JEE Main 6-Month Plan
A complete 180-day plan covering 81 highest-weightage topics — prioritised by subject weight, not alphabet. No signup, no fees.
- Days
- 180
- Topics
- 81
- Subjects
- 3
- Phases
- 3
How to actually use your 180 days
Build real understanding, then layer depth, two revision passes, and a structured mock series.
This 6-month plan gives you 180 days to work through 81 weighted JEE Main topics across 3 subjects — roughly 0.45 new topics a day at 2.5–3.5 hours of focused study. That moderate daily load is the point of starting this early — you trade intensity for retention.
JEE Main marks are not spread evenly across subjects. Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry carry the heaviest weightage in recent papers, so this plan front-loads them — so they become the conceptual backbone the rest of the syllabus hangs off. Cover everything, and give weight 3–5 topics a second problem-solving pass. Low-weight topics get one solid pass — at this length they are worth keeping, not cutting.
Around 6 months lets you do far more than cover JEE Main — you can understand it: a concept pass, a problem-solving pass, then spaced revision across all 81 topics. A multi-month plan fails by drifting in the early, low-pressure weeks. Anchor each month to a concrete checkpoint so the slack does not become a late scramble.
What to prioritise & cut
Cover everything, and give weight 3–5 topics a second problem-solving pass. Low-weight topics get one solid pass — at this length they are worth keeping, not cutting.
Mock tests & revision
Topic and sectional tests through the build phase; full-length mocks every other week from the midpoint, weekly in the final two months. Maintain an error log from the start.
Weekly rhythm
Three arcs: a concept-building phase, a depth-and-problems phase, and a revision-plus-mocks phase. Each subject gets at least two spaced passes.
Phase-by-phase plan
24 weeks totalA 180-day plan only works when you sequence it. Here is how the 6-Month Plan breaks down — foundation, depth, then mocks.
- 1
Foundation
8 weeksBuild concept depth across full syllabus
Topic-wise notesConcept testsRecap docs - 2
Advanced + PYQs
10 weeksPYQs of last 7-10 years; advanced problems
Year-wise PYQ solvingTopic-wise problem masteryConcept gap-fix list - 3
Mocks + final revision
6 weeksWeekly full-length mocks; targeted revision
10+ full mocksWeak-topic eradicationLast-mile drill
Week-by-week schedule
| Week | Days | Topics covered |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–7 | Physics: Laws of Motion (w5)Chemistry: Chemical Bonding (w5)Mathematics: Trigonometry (w5)Physics: Work Energy Power (w5) |
| 2 | 8–14 | Chemistry: Thermodynamics (w5)Mathematics: Limits (w5)Physics: Thermodynamics (w5)Chemistry: Atomic Structure (w4) |
| 3 | 15–21 | Mathematics: Differentiation (w5)Physics: Electrostatics (w5)Chemistry: Equilibrium (w4)Mathematics: AOD (w5) |
| 4 | 22–28 | Physics: Current Electricity (w5)Chemistry: Electrochemistry (w4)Mathematics: Complex Numbers (w5)Physics: EMI (w5) |
| 5 | 29–35 | Chemistry: Kinetics (w4)Mathematics: Continuity (w4)Physics: Ray Optics (w5)Chemistry: Periodic Table (w4) |
| 6 | 36–42 | Mathematics: Differentiability (w4)Physics: Dual Nature (w5)Chemistry: p-Block (w4)Mathematics: Indefinite Integrals (w4) |
| 7 | 43–49 | Physics: Motion in 1D (w4)Chemistry: d-Block (w4)Mathematics: Definite Integrals (w4)Physics: Motion in 2D (w4) |
| 8 | 50–56 | Chemistry: Hydrocarbons (w4)Mathematics: Vector Algebra (w4)Physics: Rotational Motion (w4)Chemistry: Some Basic Concepts (w3) |
| 9 | 57–63 | Mathematics: 3D Geometry (w4)Physics: Gravitation (w4)Chemistry: Classification (w3)Mathematics: Probability (w4) |
| 10 | 64–70 | Physics: Thermal Properties (w4)Chemistry: States of Matter (w3)Mathematics: Sequences (w4)Physics: SHM (w4) |
| 11 | 71–77 | Chemistry: Redox (w3)Mathematics: Matrices (w4)Physics: Waves (w4)Chemistry: Solutions (w3) |
| 12 | 78–84 | Mathematics: Parabola (w4)Physics: Capacitance (w4)Chemistry: s-Block (w3)Mathematics: Circle (w4) |
| 13 | 85–91 | Physics: Moving Charges (w4)Chemistry: Metallurgy (w3)Mathematics: Sets Relations (w3)Physics: Magnetism (w4) |
| 14 | 92–98 | Chemistry: Haloalkanes (w3)Mathematics: Inverse Trig (w3)Physics: AC (w4)Chemistry: Alcohols Phenol Ether (w3) |
| 15 | 99–105 | Mathematics: DE (w3)Physics: Wave Optics (w4)Chemistry: Aldehydes Ketones (w3)Mathematics: Permutations (w3) |
| 16 | 106–112 | Physics: Units & Measurement (w3)Chemistry: Carboxylic Acids (w3)Mathematics: Binomial (w3)Physics: Mechanical Properties (w3) |
| 17 | 113–119 | Chemistry: Amines (w3)Mathematics: Determinants (w3)Physics: Fluid Mechanics (w3)Chemistry: Biomolecules (w3) |
| 18 | 120–126 | Mathematics: Ellipse (w3)Physics: Kinetic Theory (w3)Chemistry: Surface Chemistry (w2)Mathematics: Hyperbola (w3) |
| 19 | 127–133 | Physics: EM Waves (w3)Chemistry: Colloidal (w2)Mathematics: Straight Lines (w3)Physics: Atoms (w3) |
| 20 | 134–140 | Chemistry: f-Block (w2)Physics: Nuclei (w3)Chemistry: Polymers (w2)Physics: Semiconductors (w3) |
| 21 | 141–147 | Chemistry: Environmental Chemistry (w2) |
Subject-wise topic split
Each topic shows its weightage (1–5 dots) and the concepts you'll cover. Higher-weight topics appear first.
Physics
28 topics- Laws of Motion ●●●●●
Newton's three laws, free body diagrams, friction, pulley problems, and application of momentum conservation.
- Work Energy Power ●●●●●
Work done by forces, kinetic and potential energy, work-energy theorem, and power calculations.
- Thermodynamics ●●●●●
Laws of thermodynamics, specific heat capacities, isothermal and adiabatic processes, and heat engines.
- Electrostatics ●●●●●
Coulomb's law, electric field, electric dipole, Gauss's law, electric potential, and capacitance.
- Current Electricity ●●●●●
Electric current, Ohm's law, resistivity, combination of resistors, Kirchhoff's laws, and circuit analysis.
- EMI ●●●●●
Electromagnetic induction — Faraday's law, Lenz's law, motional EMF, self and mutual inductance, and AC generators.
- Ray Optics ●●●●●
Reflection, refraction, spherical mirrors, lenses, prism, total internal reflection, and optical instruments.
- Dual Nature ●●●●●
Photoelectric effect, Einstein's equation, photon concept, de Broglie wavelength, and wave-particle duality.
- + 20 more topics on the full roadmap →
Chemistry
28 topics- Chemical Bonding ●●●●●
Ionic, covalent, metallic, hydrogen, and van der Waals bonds; VSEPR theory, hybridisation, MOT, and dipole moment.
- Thermodynamics ●●●●●
Internal energy, enthalpy, Hess's law, Gibbs free energy, spontaneity, and thermochemical calculations.
- Atomic Structure ●●●●○
Bohr model, quantum numbers, Aufbau principle, Hund's rule, Pauli's exclusion principle, and electronic configuration.
- Equilibrium ●●●●○
Chemical equilibrium, Le Chatelier's principle, Kp and Kc, ionic equilibrium, pH, buffers, and solubility product.
- Electrochemistry ●●●●○
Galvanic cells, electrolytic cells, Nernst equation, conductance, Faraday's laws, and batteries.
- Kinetics ●●●●○
Rate of reaction, rate laws, order, molecularity, Arrhenius equation, and half-life calculations.
- Periodic Table ●●●●○
Trends in atomic radius, ionisation energy, electronegativity, electron affinity across periods and groups; s, p, d, f blocks.
- p-Block ●●●●○
Group 13-18 elements — boron, carbon family, nitrogen, oxygen, halogen, and noble gas compounds.
- + 20 more topics on the full roadmap →
Mathematics
25 topics- Trigonometry ●●●●●
Trigonometric ratios, identities, equations, inverse trig, and solution of triangles using sine and cosine rules.
- Limits ●●●●●
Limits of functions, L'Hospital's rule, limits of indeterminate forms, and standard limit formulas.
- Differentiation ●●●●●
Derivatives of various functions, product, quotient, chain rules, and implicit differentiation.
- AOD ●●●●●
Application of derivatives — equations of tangent and normal, finding maxima and minima, monotonicity, and optimisation problems.
- Complex Numbers ●●●●●
Complex numbers in algebraic form, Argand plane, modulus, argument, and De Moivre's theorem.
- Continuity ●●●●○
Continuity and differentiability, intermediate value theorem, and behavior of functions at points.
- Differentiability ●●●●○
Relationship between continuity and differentiability, Rolle's and Lagrange's mean value theorems, and derivative as a rate measure.
- Indefinite Integrals ●●●●○
Integration as antiderivative, standard integration formulas, substitution method, partial fractions, and integration by parts.
- + 17 more topics on the full roadmap →
Why a 180-day plan beats a 1,200-page prep book
| Dimension | Typical JEE Main book | This 6-Month Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Time to start | Hours of reading before any study starts | Seconds — plan is already here |
| Personalisation | One-size-fits-all | Fits exactly your 180 days |
| Freshness | Printed months ago | Updated for the 2026 cycle · verified 2026-04-06 |
| Weightage signal | Author guess | Derived from last 5 years' papers |
| Cost | ₹500–2,500 | ₹0 |
| Sign-up required | Often (with a trial trap) | None |
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JEE Main 6-Month Plan — common questions
Is 180 days enough to prepare for JEE Main? +
Around 6 months lets you do far more than cover JEE Main — you can understand it: a concept pass, a problem-solving pass, then spaced revision across all 81 topics. The honest answer depends on your starting point, but this 6-month plan is built to get the most from the time you have: build real understanding, then layer depth, two revision passes, and a structured mock series.
How many hours a day does this JEE Main 6-month plan need? +
Plan for 2.5–3.5 hours of focused study, covering about 0.45 new topics a day. Three arcs: a concept-building phase, a depth-and-problems phase, and a revision-plus-mocks phase. Each subject gets at least two spaced passes.
What should I skip if I am short on time? +
Cover everything, and give weight 3–5 topics a second problem-solving pass. Low-weight topics get one solid pass — at this length they are worth keeping, not cutting.
When should I start mock tests on this plan? +
Topic and sectional tests through the build phase; full-length mocks every other week from the midpoint, weekly in the final two months. Maintain an error log from the start.
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