NEB Class 11 Physics Latest Syllabus 2076 | Updated Physics Curriculum Nepal
Are you searching for the latest Class 11 Physics syllabus in Nepal?
Here’s everything you need to know! This page provides the complete and updated NEB Class 11 Physics syllabus (2076 Curriculum) — perfect for students, teachers, and exam aspirants who want to stay aligned with the new NEB education system.
Our guide helps you understand what to study, how to plan your preparation, and what topics matter most for the final NEB exams and entrance tests like IOE and Medical.
📘 About the NEB Class 11 Physics Syllabus
The Class 11 Physics syllabus (NEB 2076) is designed to help students:
- Develop a strong conceptual base in fundamental physics
- Learn the scientific approach through experiments and observation
- Understand real-life applications of physical principles
- Prepare for higher studies in science and engineering
This updated syllabus combines theory and practical components, ensuring a balanced understanding of both conceptual and experimental physics.
🧠 How to Use This Syllabus Effectively
- Go through each chapter outline carefully before starting your studies.
- Refer to detailed notes for each unit — available on premstha.com.np Use past papers and question banks to understand exam trends.
- Focus on key formulas and numerical problems for scoring higher marks.
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Content Area: Mechanics
Physical Quantities (3 hours)
Precision and significant figures.
Dimensions and uses of dimensional analysis
Vectors (4 hours)
Triangle, parallelogram and polygon laws of vectors
Resolution of vectors; Unit vectors
Scalar and vector products
Kinematics (5 hours)
Instantenous velocity and acceleration
Relative velocity
Equation of motion (graphical treatment)
Motion of a freely falling body
Projectile motin and its application
Dynamics (6 hours)
Linear momentum, Impulse
Conservation of linear momentum
Applicaion of Newton's laws
Moment, torque and equilibrium
Solid friction: Laws of solid friction and their verifications.
Work, energy and power (6 hours)
Work done by a constant force and a variable force
Power
Work-energy theorem; Kinetic and potential energy
Conservation of energy
Conservative and non-conservative forces
Elastic and inelastic collisions
Circular motion (6 hours)
Angular displacement, velocity and acceleration
Relation between angular and linear velocity and acceleration
Centripetal acceleration
Centripetal force
Conical pendulum
Motion in a vertical circle
Applications of banking
Gravitation (10 hours)
Newton's law of gravitation
Gravitational field strength
Gravitational potential; Gravitational potential energy
Variation in value of 'g' due to altitude and depth
Centre of mass and centre of gravity
Motion of a satelite: Orbital velocity and time period of the satelite
Escape velocity
Potential and kinetic energy of the satelite
Geostationary satelite
GPS
Elasticity
Hooke's law: Force constant
Stress; Strain; Elasticity and plasticity
Elastic modulus: Young modulus, bulk modulus, shear modulus
Poisson's ratio
Elastic potential energy.
Content Area: Heat and Thermodynamics
Heat and Temperature
Molecular concept of thermal energy, heat and temperature, and cause and direction of heat flow
Meaning of thermal equilibrium and Zeroth law of thermodynamics.
Thermal equilibrium as a working principle of mercury thermometer.
Thermal Expansion
Linear expansion and its measurement
Cubical expansion, superficial expansion and its relation with linear expansion
Liquid Expansion: Absolute and apparent
Dulong and Petit method of determining expansivity of liquid
Quantity of Heat
Newton's law of cooling
Measurement of specific heat capacity of solids and liquids
Change of phases: Latent heat
Specific latent heat of fusion and vaporization
Measurement of specific latent heat of fusion and vaporization
Triple point
Rate of heat flow
Conduction: Thermal conductivity and measurement
Convection
Radiation: Ideal radiator
Black-body radiation
Stefan - Boltzmann law.
Ideal gas
Ideal gas equation
Molecular properties of matter
Kinetic-molecular model of an ideal gas
Derivation of pressure exerted by gas,
Average translational kinetic energy of gas molecule
Boltzmann constant, root mean square speed
Heat capacities: gases and solids.
Content Area: Waves & Optics
Reflection at curved mirror
Real and Virtual images.
Mirror formula
Refraction at plane surfaces
Laws of refraction: Refractive index
Relation between refractive indices
Lateral shift
Total internal reflection
Refraction through prisms
Minimum deviation condition
Relation between Angle of prism, minimum deviation and refractive index
Deviation in small angle prism.
Lenses
Spherical lenses, angular magnification
Lens maker's formula
Power of a lens
Dispersion
Pure spectrum and dispersive power
Chromatic and spherical aberration
Achromatism and its applications
Content Area: Electricity & Magnetism
Electric Charges
Electric charges
Charging by induction
Coulomb's law- Force between two point charges
Force between multiple electric charges.
Electric field
Electric field due to point charges; Field lines
Gauss Law: Electric Flux
Application of Gauss law: Field of a charge sphere, line charge, charged plane conductor
Potential, potential difference and potential energy
Potential difference, Potential due to a point, Charge, potential energy, electron volt
Equipotential lines and surfaces
Potential gradient
Capacitor
Capacitance and capacitor
Parallel plate capacitor
Combination of capacitors
Energy of charged capacitor
Effect of a dielectric Polarization and displacement.
DC Circuits
Electric Currents; Drift velocity and its relation with current
Ohm's law; Electrical Resistance; Resistivity; Conductivity
Current-voltage relations; Ohmic and Non-Ohmic resistance
Resistances in series and parallel,
Potential divider
Electromotive force of a source, internal resistance
Work and power in electrical circuits
Content Area: Modern Physics
Nuclear physics
Nucleus: Discovery of nucleus
Nuclear density; Mass number; Atomic number
Atomic mass; Isotopes
Einstein's mass-energy relation
Mass Defect, packing fraction, BE per nucleon
Creation and annihilation
Nuclear fission and fusion, energy released
Solids
Energy bands in solids (qualitative ideas)
Difference between metals, insulators and semi-conductors using band theory
Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors
Recent Trends in physics
Particle physics: Particles and antiparticles, Quarks (baryons and meson) and leptons (neutrinos)
Universe: Big Bang and Hubble law: expansion of the Universe, Dark matter, Black Hole and gravitational wave