Tamil Nadu Board Class 12 Physics Syllabus 2025-26 – Free PDF Download

Units

Topics

Electrostatics

Historical background of electric charges, Coulomb’s law, Superposition principle, Electric Field, Electric dipole, Gauss Law, Electric Flux, Distribution of charges in a conductor and action at points, and more

Current Electricity

Electric Current, Ohm’s Law, Energy and power in electrical circuits, Kirchhoff’s rule, Thermoelectric current

Magnetism and magnetic effects of electric current

Basic properties of magnets, Ampere Circuital law, Lorentz force,

Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current

Electromagnetic Induction, Self-Induction, Methods of producing induced emf, Transformer, Alternating Current, Power in AC circuits, Oscillation in LC circuits

Electromagnetic waves

Displacement current and Maxwell’s correction to Ampere’s circuital law, Electromagnetic waves, Types of spectral emission and absorption spectrum, Fraunhofer lines

Ray optics

Ray optics, Spherical mirrors, Refraction, Thin lens, Prism,

Wave optics

Theories on light, Wave nature of light, Interference, Diffraction, Optical instruments,

Dual nature of radiation and matter

Electron Emission, Matter waves, Photoelectric Effect, X-ray Spectra, Continuous X-ray Spectra, Characteristic X-ray Spectra

Atomic and nuclear physics

Electric Discharge Through gases, properties of Cathode Rays, Atomic Spectra, Nuclear Force, Nuclear fission, Nuclear fusion

Electronics and communication systems

Energy Band Diagram, DIODES, The Bipolar Junction Transistor, Digital Electronics, Modulation,