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745
Questions analysed
2013–2026
Years covered
14
Subjects
78
Topics

In TIFR Physics, Classical Mechanics carries the most weight (17.3% of questions), and the single most-asked topic is Basic Quantum Mechanics.

Subject weightage

Classical Mechanics129 · 17.3%
Quantum Mechanics95 · 12.8%
Electromagnetism94 · 12.6%
Mathematical Physics82 · 11%
Electronics59 · 7.9%
Experimental Physics49 · 6.6%
Statistical Mechanics44 · 5.9%
Thermodynamics41 · 5.5%
Nuclear and Particle Physics38 · 5.1%
Optics36 · 4.8%
Solid State Physics29 · 3.9%
Atomic and Molecular Physics23 · 3.1%
Modern Physics17 · 2.3%
Geometry9 · 1.2%

Question types

MCQ715 · 96%
NAT30 · 4%

Questions per year

55
2013
55
2014
55
2015
55
2016
45
2017
40
2018
55
2019
55
2020
55
2021
55
2022
55
2023
55
2024
55
2025
55
2026

Top 50 most important TIFR topics

  1. 1
    Basic Quantum Mechanics
    Quantum Mechanics · asked in 13 years · last 2026
    41
    5.5%
  2. 2
    Electrostatics
    Electromagnetism · asked in 14 years · last 2026
    26
    3.49%
  3. 3
    Angular momentum and hydrogen atom
    Quantum Mechanics · asked in 14 years · last 2026
    25
    3.36%
  4. 4
    Central Forces, Gravitation and Universe
    Classical Mechanics · asked in 11 years · last 2026
    25
    3.36%
  5. 5
    Special theory of relativity
    Classical Mechanics · asked in 13 years · last 2026
    24
    3.22%
  6. 6
    Basic Mechanics
    Classical Mechanics · asked in 12 years · last 2026
    22
    2.95%
  7. 7
    Canonical Ensemble
    Statistical Mechanics · asked in 12 years · last 2026
    21
    2.82%
  8. 8
    Instruments
    Experimental Physics · asked in 11 years · last 2026
    21
    2.82%
  9. 9
    EM Waves
    Electromagnetism · asked in 10 years · last 2026
    19
    2.55%
  10. 10
    Laws of thermodynamics
    Thermodynamics · asked in 12 years · last 2026
    18
    2.42%
  11. 11
    Oscillations
    Classical Mechanics · asked in 11 years · last 2024
    18
    2.42%
  12. 12
    Radioactivity
    Nuclear and Particle Physics · asked in 11 years · last 2026
    18
    2.42%
  13. 13
    Logic Gates
    Electronics · asked in 13 years · last 2026
    17
    2.28%
  14. 14
    OPAMP
    Electronics · asked in 11 years · last 2024
    16
    2.15%
  15. 15
    Differential Equations
    Mathematical Physics · asked in 11 years · last 2026
    15
    2.01%
  16. 16
    Potential Well
    Quantum Mechanics · asked in 12 years · last 2026
    15
    2.01%
  17. 17
    Data Anaysis
    Experimental Physics · asked in 7 years · last 2025
    14
    1.88%
  18. 18
    Interference
    Optics · asked in 11 years · last 2026
    14
    1.88%
  19. 19
    Matrices
    Mathematical Physics · asked in 12 years · last 2026
    14
    1.88%
  20. 20
    Rotational Motion
    Classical Mechanics · asked in 12 years · last 2026
    14
    1.88%
  21. 21
    Complex Analysis
    Mathematical Physics · asked in 12 years · last 2026
    13
    1.74%
  22. 22
    Lagrangian and Hamiltonian
    Classical Mechanics · asked in 8 years · last 2025
    13
    1.74%
  23. 23
    Lattice Vibrations and Thermal Properties
    Solid State Physics · asked in 10 years · last 2026
    13
    1.74%
  24. 24
    Magnetostatics
    Electromagnetism · asked in 8 years · last 2025
    12
    1.61%
  25. 25
    Kinetic theory of gases
    Thermodynamics · asked in 7 years · last 2026
    11
    1.48%
  26. 26
    Light Matter interaction
    Modern Physics · asked in 7 years · last 2024
    10
    1.34%
  27. 27
    Limits, Continuity and Differentiation
    Mathematical Physics · asked in 7 years · last 2026
    10
    1.34%
  28. 28
    Delta, Gamma, Beta and Integrals
    Mathematical Physics · asked in 7 years · last 2026
    9
    1.21%
  29. 29
    Geometry
    Geometry · asked in 9 years · last 2025
    9
    1.21%
  30. 30
    Quantum Stat. Mech.
    Statistical Mechanics · asked in 6 years · last 2026
    9
    1.21%
  31. 31
    Ray Optics
    Optics · asked in 7 years · last 2022
    9
    1.21%
  32. 32
    Bohar model
    Atomic and Molecular Physics · asked in 7 years · last 2023
    8
    1.07%
  33. 33
    Effects in atomic physics
    Atomic and Molecular Physics · asked in 7 years · last 2024
    8
    1.07%
  34. 34
    Electrodynamics
    Electromagnetism · asked in 8 years · last 2026
    8
    1.07%
  35. 35
    Microstates
    Statistical Mechanics · asked in 7 years · last 2024
    8
    1.07%
  36. 36
    Particle Physics
    Nuclear and Particle Physics · asked in 8 years · last 2022
    8
    1.07%
  37. 37
    Probability
    Mathematical Physics · asked in 8 years · last 2026
    8
    1.07%
  38. 38
    AC and DC Circuits
    Electronics · asked in 6 years · last 2026
    7
    0.94%
  39. 39
    Black Body Radiations
    Modern Physics · asked in 7 years · last 2025
    7
    0.94%
  40. 40
    Carnot Cycle
    Thermodynamics · asked in 7 years · last 2026
    7
    0.94%
  41. 41
    Diffraction
    Optics · asked in 6 years · last 2023
    7
    0.94%
  42. 42
    Error Analysis
    Experimental Physics · asked in 6 years · last 2026
    7
    0.94%
  43. 43
    Experimental design
    Experimental Physics · asked in 4 years · last 2025
    7
    0.94%
  44. 44
    Molecular Physics
    Atomic and Molecular Physics · asked in 6 years · last 2025
    7
    0.94%
  45. 45
    Multipole Expansion
    Electromagnetism · asked in 7 years · last 2026
    7
    0.94%
  46. 46
    Quantum Harmonic Oscillator
    Quantum Mechanics · asked in 5 years · last 2025
    7
    0.94%
  47. 47
    Bulk Matter
    Classical Mechanics · asked in 5 years · last 2026
    6
    0.81%
  48. 48
    Electric field in matter
    Electromagnetism · asked in 5 years · last 2023
    6
    0.81%
  49. 49
    Fourier and Laplace Analysis
    Mathematical Physics · asked in 6 years · last 2025
    6
    0.81%
  50. 50
    Polarization
    Optics · asked in 4 years · last 2026
    6
    0.81%