IMD Scientific Assistant Physics Syllabus 2026: Complete Part-F Syllabus, Topics & Preparation Strategy

IMD Scientific Assistant Physics Syllabus 2026: Complete Part-F Syllabus

The IMD Scientific Assistant 2026 Physics syllabus is extensive and clearly set at approximately Graduation Level. Candidates opting for Part-F Physics in the SSC Junior Engineer Examination 2026 must prepare not only basic Class 11–12 Physics but also several higher-level topics from undergraduate Physics.

For students preparing with Career Wave, Satyendra Sir recommends following the official syllabus line by line. Random preparation or studying only familiar chapters can leave major gaps, especially because the same technical subject is relevant in both Paper 1 and Paper 2.

According to the official notification, the Part-F Physics syllabus includes the following major units: Mathematical Methods, Mechanics, General Properties of Matter, Oscillations, Waves, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism, Kinetic Theory, Thermodynamics, Modern Physics, Solid State Physics, Semiconductor Devices, and Analog & Digital Electronics.

IMD Scientific Assistant Physics Syllabus 2026: Quick Overview

Part-F Physics Major Units

1.      Mathematical Methods

2.      Mechanics

3.      General Properties of Matter

4.      Oscillations

5.      Waves

6.      Optics

7.      Electricity

8.      Magnetism

9.      Kinetic Theory

10.  Thermodynamics

11.  Modern Physics

12.  Solid State Physics

13.  Semiconductor Devices

14.  Analog and Digital Electronics

The official notification states that the standard of Physics questions will be approximately equivalent to the Graduation Level.

1. Mathematical Methods

The Mathematical Methods section includes:

·        Calculus

·        Integral Calculus

·        Differential Equations

·        Fourier Series

·        Taylor Expansion

·        Vector Algebra

·        Vector Calculus

·        Integral Theorems

·        Linear Algebra

·        Complex Numbers

·        Statistics

·        Error Analysis

This section is important because mathematical tools are used throughout Mechanics, Electricity, Magnetism, Waves and Modern Physics.

Career Wave Preparation Focus

Students should be comfortable with:

·        differentiation

·        integration

·        basic differential equations

·        vectors

·        matrices

·        complex-number applications

·        approximation methods

·        errors and uncertainty

2. Mechanics

The official syllabus includes:

·        Newton’s Laws of Motion and applications

·        Coordinate systems and kinematics

·        Inertial and non-inertial frames

·        Centrifugal force

·        Coriolis force

·        Motion under a central force

·        Kepler’s Laws

·        Gravitational Law

·        Conservative and non-conservative forces

·        System of particles

·        Conservation laws

·        Elastic and inelastic collisions

·        Moment of inertia

·        Rigid body dynamics

Important Preparation Areas

Students should focus on:

·        force and motion

·        rotational dynamics

·        center of mass

·        momentum conservation

·        energy conservation

·        angular momentum

·        planetary motion

·        collisions

·        non-inertial frames

According to Satyendra Sir, Mechanics should be prepared conceptually because many questions can combine formulas with physical interpretation.

3. General Properties of Matter

This unit includes:

·        Elasticity

·        Surface tension

·        Viscosity

·        Fluid dynamics

·        Kinematics of moving fluids

·        Equation of continuity

·        Euler’s equation

·        Bernoulli’s theorem

Important Concepts

·        Stress and strain

·        Elastic constants

·        Surface energy

·        Capillarity

·        Viscous force

·        Stokes’ law

·        Streamline flow

·        Continuity equation

·        Bernoulli applications

This is generally a formula-driven area, but conceptual understanding is still necessary.

4. Oscillations

The Oscillations syllabus contains:

·        Simple Harmonic Oscillator

·        Superposition of two or more SHMs

·        Lissajous figures

·        Damped oscillations

·        Forced oscillations

·        Resonance

·        Quality factor

·        Bandwidth

Key Focus

Students should understand:

·        SHM equations

·        energy in SHM

·        phase difference

·        resonance conditions

·        damping

·        forced motion

·        Q-factor and bandwidth

5. Waves

The official syllabus includes:

·        Wave equation

·        Travelling waves

·        Standing waves in one dimension

·        Energy density

·        Energy transmission of waves

·        Group velocity

·        Phase velocity

·        Sound waves

·        Doppler effect

High-Value Areas

·        progressive wave equation

·        stationary waves

·        nodes and antinodes

·        phase velocity vs group velocity

·        sound propagation

·        Doppler effect numericals

6. Optics

The Optics section is broad and includes:

Geometrical Optics

·        Fermat’s Principle

·        Reflection

·        Refraction

·        Mirrors

·        Lenses

·        Image formation

Wave Optics

·        Interference

·        Diffraction

·        Rayleigh Criterion

·        Resolving Power

·        Diffraction Gratings

Polarization

·        Linear polarization

·        Circular polarization

·        Elliptic polarization

·        Double refraction

·        Optical rotation

Career Wave Focus

Students should prepare both theory and numericals from:

·        lenses and mirrors

·        interference

·        diffraction

·        resolving power

·        polarization

7. Electricity

The Electricity section includes:

·        Coulomb’s Law

·        Electric field

·        Electric potential

·        Gauss’s Law

·        Conductors and dielectrics

·        Polarization and bound charges

·        Capacitors and capacitance

·        Electrostatic energy

·        Boundary conditions

·        Laplace equation

·        Boundary value problems

·        Electric current

·        Current density

·        Ohm’s Law

·        DC circuits

·        AC circuits

·        RC, LC and LCR circuits

·        Resonance in AC circuits

Most Important Areas

·        electrostatics

·        Gauss law

·        capacitance

·        dielectric behavior

·        current electricity

·        network concepts

·        AC circuits

·        resonance

This is one of the most important units for Part-F Physics.

8. Magnetism

The official syllabus includes:

·        Magnetic field

·        Biot-Savart Law

·        Ampere’s Circuital Law

·        Magnetic vector potential

·        Lorentz force

·        Motion of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields

·        Electromagnetic induction

·        Faraday’s Law

·        Self induction

·        Mutual induction

·        Maxwell’s equations

·        Displacement current

·        Electromagnetic waves

·        Poynting vector

·        Energy flow

·        Reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves

Preparation Focus

Pay special attention to:

·        magnetic force

·        charged-particle motion

·        induction

·        inductance

·        Maxwell equations

·        EM waves

·        Poynting vector

9. Kinetic Theory

The Kinetic Theory section includes:

·        Kinetic theory postulates

·        Ideal gas equation

·        Pressure and temperature

·        Degree of freedom

·        Equipartition theorem

·        Specific heat of monoatomic, diatomic and triatomic gases

·        Maxwell’s velocity distribution

·        Most probable velocity

·        Mean velocity

·        RMS velocity

·        Mean free path

·        Van der Waals gas

·        Equation of state

Important Areas

·        equipartition theorem

·        degrees of freedom

·        specific heat

·        RMS speed

·        Maxwell distribution

·        mean free path

·        real gas equation

10. Thermodynamics

The official syllabus includes:

·        Laws of Thermodynamics

·        Isothermal process

·        Adiabatic process

·        Isobaric process

·        Isochoric process

·        Entropy

·        Reversible processes

·        Irreversible processes

·        Quasi-static processes

·        Carnot cycle

·        Heat engines

·        Efficiency

·        Maxwell thermodynamic relations

·        Thermodynamic potentials

·        Phase transitions

·        Clausius-Clapeyron equation

·        Microstate and macrostate concepts

·        Ensembles

·        Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution

·        Fermi-Dirac distribution

·        Bose-Einstein distribution

This is a large unit and should not be limited only to basic thermodynamic laws.

Career Wave Advice

Students should cover:

·        first and second law

·        entropy

·        thermodynamic processes

·        Carnot engine

·        thermodynamic potentials

·        statistical distributions

11. Modern Physics

Modern Physics is another major area.

The syllabus includes:

·        Inertial frames

·        Galilean invariance

·        Special theory of relativity

·        Black body radiation

·        Photoelectric effect

·        Compton effect

·        De Broglie waves

·        Uncertainty principle

·        X-rays

·        Schrödinger equation

·        Particle in one, two and three dimensional boxes

·        Harmonic oscillator

·        Potential step

·        Potential barrier

·        Tunneling

·        Bohr atom

·        Atomic spectra

·        Pauli exclusion principle

·        Structure of atomic nucleus

·        Mass and binding energy

·        Radioactivity

·        Applications of radioactivity

·        Laws of radioactive decay

High-Priority Topics

·        photoelectric effect

·        Compton effect

·        de Broglie wavelength

·        uncertainty principle

·        Bohr model

·        Schrödinger equation

·        nuclear binding energy

·        radioactivity

·        relativity basics

12. Solid State Physics

The official syllabus includes:

·        Crystal structure

·        Unit cell

·        Lattice parameters

·        Bravais lattices

·        Basis

·        Crystal systems

·        Miller indices

·        Crystal planes

·        Crystal directions

·        X-ray diffraction

·        Bragg’s Law

·        Band theory of solids

·        Conductors

·        Semiconductors

·        Insulators

·        Energy bands

·        Fermi energy

·        Fermi level

·        Intrinsic semiconductors

·        Extrinsic semiconductors

·        Carrier concentration

·        Conductivity

·        Variation of resistivity with temperature

Important Areas

·        crystal lattices

·        Miller indices

·        Bragg law

·        energy-band theory

·        Fermi level

·        semiconductor conductivity

13. Semiconductor Devices

This unit contains:

·        PN junction diode

·        Diode characteristics

·        Zener diode

·        Zener diode applications

·        Rectifiers

·        Bipolar Junction Transistor

·        Common Base configuration

·        Common Emitter configuration

·        Common Collector configuration

·        Transistor characteristics

Preparation Focus

Students should be comfortable with:

·        diode characteristics

·        breakdown

·        rectification

·        BJT working

·        transistor configurations

·        current gain relations

14. Analog and Digital Electronics

The official syllabus includes:

Analog Electronics

·        Single-stage amplifiers

·        Two-stage RC-coupled amplifiers

·        Simple oscillators

·        Sinusoidal oscillators

·        Barkhausen condition

·        Operational amplifiers

·        OPAMP applications

·        Inverting amplifier

·        Non-inverting amplifier

·        Integrator

·        Differentiator

Digital Electronics

·        Boolean algebra

·        Binary number system

·        Number-system conversion

·        Binary addition

·        Binary subtraction

·        AND gate

·        OR gate

·        NOT gate

·        NAND gate

·        NOR gate

·        XOR gate

·        Combination of gates

·        Truth tables

·        De Morgan’s theorem

Career Wave Focus

This unit can be highly scoring if prepared properly because many questions are direct and rule-based.

IMD Scientific Assistant Physics Syllabus: Preparation Priority

A practical priority order can be:

Priority 1

·        Electricity

·        Magnetism

·        Modern Physics

·        Thermodynamics

·        Mechanics

Priority 2

·        Optics

·        Oscillations

·        Waves

·        Solid State Physics

·        Semiconductor Devices

Priority 3

·        Mathematical Methods

·        General Properties of Matter

·        Kinetic Theory

·        Analog & Digital Electronics

This order is a preparation strategy from Career Wave, not an official SSC weightage list.

Paper 1 and Paper 2: Same Physics Base

Candidates should remember that Part-F Physics is relevant in both stages.

Paper 1

Technical subject forms part of the 200-mark paper.

Paper 2

The technical subject is the core of the 300-mark paper.

Therefore, Satyendra Sir recommends preparing Physics at full depth from the beginning rather than preparing only enough for Paper 1.

How to Prepare Part-F Physics with Career Wave

A practical approach is:

Step 1: Complete the Official Syllabus

Do not leave any unit completely untouched.

Step 2: Build Formula Sheets

Maintain chapter-wise formulas for quick revision.

Step 3: Solve PYQs

PYQs help identify the actual style of numerical and conceptual questions.

Step 4: Topic Tests

After every unit, attempt chapter-wise tests.

Step 5: Mixed Revision

Combine related topics such as:

·        Electricity + Magnetism

·        SHM + Waves

·        Modern Physics + Semiconductor

·        Thermodynamics + Kinetic Theory

Step 6: Full-Length Tests

Move to complete technical mocks once the syllabus is largely covered.

Final Summary

The IMD Scientific Assistant Part-F Physics Syllabus 2026 is a full graduation-level Physics syllabus covering mathematical methods, classical mechanics, matter properties, oscillations, waves, optics, electricity, magnetism, kinetic theory, thermodynamics, modern physics, solid state, semiconductors, and electronics.

Students preparing with Career Wave and Satyendra Sir should follow the official syllabus systematically and avoid selective preparation.

The correct approach is:

Concepts → Formula Revision → PYQs → Topic Tests → Mixed Practice → Full Mocks

FAQs –

1. What is Part-F in IMD Scientific Assistant 2026?

Part-F is the Physics technical subject for eligible candidates applying for Scientific Assistant in IMD.

2. What is the level of Physics in IMD Scientific Assistant?

The official notification states that Physics questions will be approximately at the Graduation Level.

3. Is Class 11 and 12 Physics enough?

No. The syllabus includes several graduation-level areas such as Maxwell equations, thermodynamic potentials, statistical distributions, Schrödinger equation, crystal structure and advanced electronics topics.

4. How many major units are there in Part-F Physics?

The syllabus can be broadly divided into 14 major units.

5. Is Mathematical Methods included?

Yes. Calculus, differential equations, Fourier series, vectors, linear algebra, complex numbers, statistics and error analysis are included.

6. Is Modern Physics included?

Yes. Modern Physics is a major part of the syllabus and includes relativity, quantum concepts, atomic physics and nuclear physics.

7. Is Electronics included in the Physics syllabus?

Yes. Semiconductor Devices and Analog & Digital Electronics are explicitly included.

8. Is Thermodynamics included?

Yes. Thermodynamics includes both classical thermodynamics and topics such as thermodynamic potentials and statistical distributions.

9. Is Solid State Physics included?

Yes. Crystal structures, Bravais lattices, Miller indices, diffraction, band theory and semiconductor concepts are included.

10. Does the syllabus include Maxwell’s equations?

Yes. Maxwell’s equations, displacement current, EM waves and Poynting vector are included under Magnetism.

11. Is Optics part of the syllabus?

Yes. Both geometrical optics and wave optics are included.

12. Is Mathematical Physics important?

Yes. Mathematical Methods support several other units and should not be ignored.

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