Syllabus

Let’s get real, NSECh doesn’t ask you to study everything under the sun. It mostly sticks to the NCERT Class 11 and 12 syllabus, but it expects you to go deeper in understanding and stronger in application.

That means, if you’ve got your NCERT basics right and you're curious enough to explore beyond the classroom, you're already halfway there.

Here’s a neat summary of the syllabus areas:

NSECh Syllabus Breakdown as per the official syllabus view

Topics	Coverage
Basic Concepts of Chemistry	Mole concept, stoichiometry, laws of chemical combination
Atomic Structure	Bohr model, quantum numbers, orbitals, electronic configuration
Chemical Bonding	Hybridization, molecular orbital theory, VSEPR
States of Matter	Gases, ideal gas laws, kinetic theory
Thermodynamics	First law, enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs free energy
Equilibrium	Chemical and ionic equilibrium, buffer, pH calculations
Redox Reactions	Oxidation-reduction, balancing redox equations
Electrochemistry	Conductance, electrochemical cells, Nernst equation
Chemical Kinetics	Rate laws, order and molecularity, activation energy
Surface Chemistry	Adsorption, catalysts, colloids
The Solid State	Unit cells, packing, defects, density of crystals
Solutions	Concentration terms, Raoult’s law, colligative properties
Hydrogen and s-block Elements	Group 1 and 2 properties, water, hydrogen peroxide
p-block Elements	Group 13–18 elements, trends, uses
d- and f-block Elements	Transition metals, lanthanides, actinides
Coordination Compounds	Nomenclature, bonding, isomerism, applications
Organic Chemistry - Basics	Nomenclature, reaction mechanisms, isomerism
Hydrocarbons & Derivatives	Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, halides, alcohols, ethers, etc.
Biomolecules & Polymers	Proteins, carbohydrates, DNA/RNA, synthetic polymers
Environmental Chemistry	Pollution, ozone, water treatment, green chemistry
Experimental Chemistry	Basic lab techniques, titration, salt analysis (no actual practicals in NSECh but useful for further stages)

NSEC 2025 - National Standard Examination in Chemistry

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