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10 available years · 10 papers
ALL YEARS · COMPLETE ARCHIVE
Compare topics across all years
2017–2026 · 10 archived years · 10 papers. Compare total tagged coverage, recurrence and the observed range across years. This analysis uses the selected range and stays independent of the paper year selector.
Average = total matched tagged marks ÷ all 10 papers in this range. Years without a matching tag add no matched marks to this calculation; this does not establish zero actual exam coverage. Read the average alongside the years tagged.
The observed range uses only years with matched data, dividing each year’s marks by its paper count. Topic tags overlap, so totals cannot be added into a whole-paper marks split.
Quantum Mechanics
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 134
- Tagged questions
- 83
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 13.4
- Observed marks / paper
- 7–22
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Electromagnetic Theory
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 116
- Tagged questions
- 76
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 11.6
- Observed marks / paper
- 7–14
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 96
- Tagged questions
- 60
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 9.6
- Observed marks / paper
- 5–12
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Solid State Physics
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 95
- Tagged questions
- 65
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 9.5
- Observed marks / paper
- 6–14
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 91
- Tagged questions
- 61
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 9.1
- Observed marks / paper
- 4–16
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Classical Mechanics
Tagged in 8 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 83
- Tagged questions
- 51
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 8.3
- Observed marks / paper
- 6–13
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Quantitative Aptitude
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 70
- Tagged questions
- 45
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 7
- Observed marks / paper
- 5–13
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Mathematical Physics
Tagged in 8 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 69
- Tagged questions
- 46
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 6.9
- Observed marks / paper
- 6–13
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 65
- Tagged questions
- 44
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 6.5
- Observed marks / paper
- 4–9
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Electronics
Tagged in 8 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 60
- Tagged questions
- 40
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 6
- Observed marks / paper
- 5–9
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Verbal Aptitude
Tagged in 10 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 38
- Tagged questions
- 28
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 3.8
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–8
Matched years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Lagrangian Formulation
Tagged in 2 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 26
- Tagged questions
- 14
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 2.6
- Observed marks / paper
- 12–14
Matched years: 2025, 2026
Analytical Aptitude
Tagged in 9 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 24
- Tagged questions
- 16
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 2.4
- Observed marks / paper
- 2–4
Matched years: 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Spatial Aptitude
Tagged in 6 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 21
- Tagged questions
- 13
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 2.1
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–5
Matched years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Semiconductors in Equilibrium
Tagged in 2 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 13
- Tagged questions
- 7
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 1.3
- Observed marks / paper
- 6–7
Matched years: 2025, 2026
Vector Calculus
Tagged in 2 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 12
- Tagged questions
- 8
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 1.2
- Observed marks / paper
- 5–7
Matched years: 2025, 2026
Special Theory of Relativity
Tagged in 2 / 10 years
- Tagged marks
- 3
- Tagged questions
- 2
- Avg marks / archive paper
- 0.3
- Observed marks / paper
- 1–2
Matched years: 2025, 2026
01 · TOPICS ACROSS YEARS
Topics that recur in the selected years
Sorted by the number of archived years with matching tags, then by tagged marks. These are observations from imported papers, not a forecast or an expert priority ranking.
Quantum Mechanics
Present in the matched topic data
- Tagged questions
- 83
- Tagged marks
- 134
Totals across available years; overlaps are retained.
Electromagnetic Theory
Present in the matched topic data
- Tagged questions
- 76
- Tagged marks
- 116
Totals across available years; overlaps are retained.
Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
Present in the matched topic data
- Tagged questions
- 60
- Tagged marks
- 96
Totals across available years; overlaps are retained.
Solid State Physics
Present in the matched topic data
- Tagged questions
- 65
- Tagged marks
- 95
Totals across available years; overlaps are retained.
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Present in the matched topic data
- Tagged questions
- 61
- Tagged marks
- 91
Totals across available years; overlaps are retained.
Quantitative Aptitude
Present in the matched topic data
- Tagged questions
- 45
- Tagged marks
- 70
Totals across available years; overlaps are retained.
1 paper · 65 archived questions · 14 matched topics
02 · YEAR-WISE BREAKDOWN
Explore a year in detail
Choose a year to see its matched topics. Marks are shown from highest to lowest; years with several papers pool those papers.
Quantum Mechanics
13 tagged questions · 22 tagged marks
Electromagnetic Theory
9 tagged questions · 13 tagged marks
Lagrangian Formulation
7 tagged questions · 12 tagged marks
Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
8 tagged questions · 11 tagged marks
Nuclear and Particle Physics
4 tagged questions · 6 tagged marks
Semiconductors in Equilibrium
3 tagged questions · 6 tagged marks
Solid State Physics
4 tagged questions · 6 tagged marks
Atomic and Molecular Physics
3 tagged questions · 5 tagged marks
Quantitative Aptitude
4 tagged questions · 5 tagged marks
Spatial Aptitude
3 tagged questions · 5 tagged marks
Vector Calculus
4 tagged questions · 5 tagged marks
Analytical Aptitude
2 tagged questions · 4 tagged marks
Verbal Aptitude
2 tagged questions · 3 tagged marks
Special Theory of Relativity
1 tagged questions · 1 tagged marks
03 · UNDERSTAND THE COVERAGE
What these numbers mean
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How topics are matched
Only normalized labels matching the archived 2026 syllabus are included. 371 raw tag/year rows were omitted or consolidated.
For duplicate aliases, the existing row with the most questions is selected. Overlapping aliases are not summed. This is label matching, not an independently reviewed classification of every question.
Archive and tagging limits
10 papers · 650 imported questions. 0 have no topic tag and 650 have more than one imported tag, including metadata tags.
Each topic/year row counts unique tagged questions and their printed marks. Missing matches mean no matched tag data; they do not prove a topic was not tested.
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