CUET UG 2027 / Chemistry syllabus
CUET UG 2027 · Paper 306
CUET Chemistry Syllabus 2027: Units, Chapters and Books
The official CUET UG Chemistry syllabus (paper 306), unit by unit, with the book chapter each unit comes from, links to our class 12 notes for every chapter, what changed from 2025 to 2026, and where to practise.
2027 status: NTA has not released the CUET UG 2027 syllabus. This page shows the official CUET UG 2026 Chemistry syllabus, the latest available, and will be updated when NTA publishes the 2027 version.
CUET Chemistry at a glance
- Paper code
- 306 (Chemistry)
- Questions
- 50 multiple-choice questions, all compulsory
- Time
- 60 minutes
- Marking
- +5 for a correct answer, minus 1 for a wrong answer; 250 maximum
- Syllabus
- 10 units, 10 chapters in our chapter map
How the CUET Chemistry paper is structured
CUET Chemistry (paper 306) is class 12 only, in 10 units that match the 10 chapters of the rationalised NCERT Chemistry class 12 book one to one: five from Part I (Solutions to Coordination Compounds) and five from Part II (Haloalkanes to Biomolecules).
The organic units assume class 11 basics such as IUPAC naming and electronic effects, even though class 11 is outside the syllabus. Every chapter below links to our class 12 notes for it.
CUET Chemistry syllabus, unit by unit
Unit titles and topics as printed in NTA’s CUET UG 2026 syllabus PDF.
Unit 1
Solutions
- Introduction to solution and its type, expressing concentration of solutions
- solubility of a solid in liquid, solubility of a gas in a liquid, Henry's Law
- vapour pressure of liquid-liquid solutions, Raoult's law Vapour Pressure of Solutions of Solids in Liquids
- Ideal & Non Ideal Solutions, Azeotropes (elementary idea only)
- Colligative properties and Determination of Molar Mass: Relative Lowering of Vapour Pressure, Elevation of Boiling Point, Depression of Freezing point, Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure, Reverse Osmosis & Water Purification
- Abnormal Molar Masses, Van't Hoff factor
Unit 2
Electrochemistry
- Electrochemical Cells, Galvanic Cells, Standard Electrode potential and its measurement, EMF of cell
- Nernst Equation & its applications (calculation of equilibrium constant and Ecell calculations), Electrochemical Cell & Gibbs Energy of the reaction
- Conductance of electrolytic Solutions, Measurement of the conductivity of Ionic Solutions, Specific & Molar Conductivity, Variation of Conductivity and molar conductivity with Concentration, Kohlrausch law & its applications
- Electrolytic Cells & Electrolysis, Faraday's Laws of Electrolysis, Products of Electrolysis
- Batteries- Primary & Secondary batteries, fuel cell, Corrosion.
Unit 3
Chemical Kinetics
- Introduction to chemical kinetics, Rate of a chemical reaction (Average and instantaneous rate of reactions), factors influencing rate of reaction: concentration, temperature, catalyst
- Rate law and rate constant, order and molecularity of a reaction
- integrated rate equations and half-life of a reaction (for zero and first order reactions only), pseudo first order reactions
- Arrhenius equation, activation energy, collision theory for a bimolecular elementary chemical reactions and its limitations.
Unit 4
d and f Block Elements
- General introduction to d and f-block elements, Position of d- and f-block elements in the periodic Table, Electronic configurations of the d- and f-block elements
- general properties of the transition elements & their trends:- Physical properties, atomic & ionic sizes- lanthanoid contraction, Ionisation Enthalpies, Oxidation states, Standard electrode potential trends for M2+/M & M3+/M2+, Stability of Higher oxidation states, Chemical reactivity and E° values
- Magnetic properties, Formation of coloured Ions, Formation of Complex compounds, Catalytic properties, Formation of Interstitial Compounds, Alloy Formation, Nature of Oxides & Oxanions of d-block Metals
- Some important compounds of transition elements- K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4
- f-block elements: Lanthanoids & actinoids: general properties, Atomic & Ionic sizes, Oxidation States, Comparison of actinoids with Lanthanoids
- Applications of d-and f- Block elements
Unit 5
Coordination Compounds
- General Introduction to Coordination/complex compounds, Werner's theory, double salts
- Basic definitions: coordination entity, central atom/ion, Ligands, coordination number, coordination sphere, coordination polyhedron, oxidation number of central atom, homoleptic and heteroleptic complexes
- IUPAC nomenclature of coordination compounds, Isomerism in coordination compounds
- Bonding in coordination compounds- Valence Bond theory (VBT) and its limitations, crystal field theory (CFT): applications (magnetic properties and colour of complex compounds) and limitations, spectrochemical series
- Shape and Bonding in metal carbonyls
- Importance & Applications of coordination compounds.
Unit 6
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
- Introduction, Classification of haloalkanes and Haloarenes, Nomenclature of Haloalkanes & Haloarenes, nature of C-X Bond
- Methods of preparation of Haloalkanes & Haloarenes, Physical properties of Haloalkanes & Haloarenes (like Melting & boiling Point, Density and Solubility)
- Chemical Properties of Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, Stereochemical aspects (optical activity, Chirality, retention, inversion, racemization etc) of SN- Reactions of Haloalkanes
- Important Polyhalogen Compounds (CH2Cl2, CHCl3, CHI3, CCl4, freons & DDT).
Unit 7
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
- Classification & nomenclature of alcohols, phenols & Ethers, Structures of functional groups (alcohol, phenols & ethers)
- Methods of preparation of alcohols, Phenols and Ethers, Physical properties of alcohols, phenols and Ethers (boiling point & solubility)
- Chemical properties of alcohols involving cleavage of -C-OH bond & -CO-H bond, Chemical properties of phenols including oxidation & Reduction, Chemical properties of Ethers
- Some Commercially important Alcohols like methanol & Ethanol.
Unit 8
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
- General introduction to carbonyl compounds, Nomenclature of Aldehydes, Ketones and carboxylic acids, structure of Carbonyl group
- Methods of preparation of Aldehydes & Ketones, Physical properties of aldehydes & ketones (boiling point & solubility), Chemical properties of aldehydes & ketones, Uses of Aldehydes & Ketones
- Structure of Carboxyl group, Methods of preparation of Carboxylic Acids, Physical properties (Boiling point & Solubility) and Chemical properties of carboxylic acids, Uses of Carboxylic Acids.
Unit 9
Amines
- General Introduction, Structure of Amines, Classification & Nomenclature of amines, Methods of preparation of Amines, Physical properties of amines (Boiling point & solubility), Basic Character & Chemical properties of amines
- Aliphatic & aromatic Diazonium salts: Method of preparation, Physical and chemical properties, Importance of Diazonium Salts in Synthesis of aromatic Compounds.
Unit 10
Biomolecules
- Carbohydrates: Classification of carbohydrates, Methods of preparation of glucose, Structure of Glucose, D&L configuration of monosaccharides
- method of preparation of fructose
- structure of fructose, disaccharides: sucrose, maltose and lactose, polysaccharides: starch, cellulose and glycogen, importance of carbohydrates
- amino acids and their classifications, structure and types of proteins, denaturation of proteins, enzymes, mechanism of enzyme action (elementary idea)
- Vitamins: Types, sources and deficiency diseases
- Nucleic acids: types, composition, structure and biological importance
- Hormones: classification, biological importance and deficiency diseases.
Chapter map
Each row is one chapter of study, with the book it comes from. Where a syllabus topic is missing from that book, the row says so. Every NCERT chapter links to our class 12 notes for it.
- SolutionsNCERT Chemistry Part I Class 12, chapter 1Class 12 notes
- ElectrochemistryNCERT Chemistry Part I Class 12, chapter 2Class 12 notes
- Chemical KineticsNCERT Chemistry Part I Class 12, chapter 3Class 12 notes
- The d- and f-Block ElementsNCERT Chemistry Part I Class 12, chapter 4Class 12 notes
- Coordination CompoundsNCERT Chemistry Part I Class 12, chapter 5Class 12 notes
- Haloalkanes and HaloarenesNCERT Chemistry Part II Class 12, chapter 6Class 12 notes
- Alcohols, Phenols and EthersNCERT Chemistry Part II Class 12, chapter 7Class 12 notes
- Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsNCERT Chemistry Part II Class 12, chapter 8Class 12 notes
- AminesNCERT Chemistry Part II Class 12, chapter 9Class 12 notes
- BiomoleculesNCERT Chemistry Part II Class 12, chapter 10Class 12 notesNot covered in this source: method of preparation of fructose
What changed from 2025 to 2026
Scope is essentially unchanged (same 10 NCERT chapters); 2026 rewrote each unit as a detailed list of NCERT sub-headings instead of the old CBSE one-liners.
Added or newly named
- Henry's law, ideal and non-ideal solutions, azeotropes, reverse osmosis and water purification
- Measurement of electrode potential, products of electrolysis, primary and secondary batteries
- Pseudo first order reactions; collision theory limitations
- Standard electrode potential trends M2+/M and M3+/M2+, oxides and oxoanions, applications of d- and f-block elements
- Double salts, homoleptic/heteroleptic, spectrochemical series, metal carbonyls, CFT limitations
- Stereochemical aspects of SN reactions (retention, inversion, racemization)
- Cleavage of C-OH and O-H bond reactions; oxidation and reduction of phenols
- Methods of preparation of glucose and fructose; enzyme mechanism; vitamin sources and deficiency diseases; hormone classification and deficiency diseases
Removed or no longer named
- Redox reactions (Unit II opener)
- Lead accumulator / dry cell named specifically (now 'Primary & Secondary batteries')
- Solid solutions
- 'Occurrence' of transition metals
- Directive influence of halogen in monosubstituted haloarenes
- Identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols; mechanism of dehydration
- Mechanism of nucleophilic addition; reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes
- Identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines
- Protein structure levels named (primary/secondary/tertiary/quaternary) - now 'structure and types of proteins'
- Hormones 'excluding structure' qualifier
Compared against NTA’s CUET UG 2025 syllabus PDF. When the 2027 syllabus is out, this section will compare 2027 with 2026.
Books to study from
- NCERT Chemistry Part I class 12
- NCERT Chemistry Part II class 12
NCERT books are on ncert.nic.in; NIOS course material is on nios.ac.in.
Practise CUET Chemistry chapter by chapter
The Study OS CUET track follows the chapter map above. Choose Chemistry as one of your papers, revise a chapter, then test it with exam-style questions and read the explanation after every answer.
Frequently asked questions
What is the exam pattern of the CUET Chemistry paper?
CUET UG Chemistry (paper code 306) has 50 compulsory multiple-choice questions to be answered in 60 minutes. A correct answer earns 5 marks and a wrong answer costs 1 mark, so the paper is out of 250. This is the CUET UG 2026 pattern; NTA has not announced any change for 2027.
Has NTA released the CUET Chemistry syllabus for 2027?
Not yet. The syllabus on this page is the official CUET UG 2026 Chemistry syllabus, which is the latest one NTA has published. This page will be updated when the 2027 syllabus is released.
Which books should I study for CUET Chemistry?
Study from: NCERT Chemistry Part I class 12; NCERT Chemistry Part II class 12.
What changed in the CUET Chemistry syllabus?
Same 10 NCERT chapters. 2026 rewrote each unit as a detailed NCERT sub-heading list; a few items such as solid solutions and named mechanisms are no longer listed. This compares the 2025 and 2026 syllabi; the 2027 syllabus is not out yet.
Are Solid State, Surface Chemistry and Polymers in CUET Chemistry?
No. Those chapters were removed from NCERT class 12 Chemistry in the 2023 rationalisation and are not in the 2026 CUET syllabus. The paper covers the 10 chapters of the current book.
Does CUET Chemistry include class 11 chapters?
No class 11 chapter is listed. The organic units still expect you to know class 11 basics such as IUPAC names and inductive and resonance effects.
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