MDCAT SYLLABUS COMPARISON
MDCAT-2024 MDCAT-2025
TOPICS SUB-TOPICS TOPICS SUB-TOPICS
1- INTRODUCTION • Atomic mass 1- INTRODUCTION • Mole
TO FUNDAMENTAL • Empirical formula TO FUNDAMENTAL • Avogadro’s number
CONCEPTS OF • Molecular formula CONCEPTS OF • Limiting and excess
CHEMISTRY • Concept of mole CHEMISTRY reagents
• Construction of mole • Yield
ratios as conversion
factors in stoichiometry
calculations
• Avogadro’s number
• Important assumptions of
stoichiometric
calculations Stoichiometry
Limiting reactant
Percentage yield
2-ATOMIC • Concept of orbitals 2-ATOMIC • Discovery of proton
STRUCTURE • Electronic configuration STRUCTURE • Planck’s quantum
• Discovery and properties theory
of proton (positive rays) • Quantum number
• Quantum numbers • Shapes of orbitals
• Shapes of orbitals • Spectrum of hydrogen
• Electronic configuration • Electronic configuration
and its rules and its rules
• Hydrogen atom using the
quantum theory
3- GASES • Properties of gases 3- GASES • Kinetic molecular
• Gas laws theory
• Boyle’s law • Standard temperature
• Charles’s law and pressure
• General gas equation • Gas laws
• Kinetic molecular theory • Boyle’s law
of gases • Charles’s law
• Ideal gas equation • General gas equation
• Absolute zero • Absolute zero
• Significance and different • Units of ‘R’
units of ideal gas constant • Real and ideal gas
• Differentiate between
ideal and real gases
4- LIQUIDS • Properties of liquids 4- LIQUIDS • Properties of liquids
• Intermolecular forces based on KMT
• Hydrogen bonding
• Vapor pressure • Evaporation, boiling
• Boiling point and external point and vapor
pressure pressure
• Anomalous behavior of • Hydrogen bonding
water • Anomalous behavior of
water
5- SOLIDS • Introduction 5- SOLIDS • Introduction
• Types of solids • Types of solids
• Ionic solids • Ionic solids
• Factors affecting shape of • Factors affecting shape
ionic crystals of ionic crystals
• Molecular solids • Molecular solids
• Crystal lattice • Crystal lattice
• Lattice energy • Lattice energy
6- CHEMICAL • Reversible and irreversible 6- CHEMICAL • Reversible and
EQUILIBRIUM reactions EQUILIBRIUM irreversible reactions
• State of chemical • State of chemical
equilibrium equilibrium
• Equilibrium constant • Equilibrium constant
expression for important expression for
reaction important reaction
• Applications of • Applications of
equilibrium constant equilibrium constant
• Solubility product • Solubility product
• The Le Chatelier’s • The Le Chatelier’s
principle principle
• Synthesis of ammonia by • Synthesis of ammonia
Haber’s Process by Haber’s Process
• Common ion effect • Common ion effect
• Buffer solutions & its • Buffer solutions & its
types types
• Equilibrium of slightly • Solubility product
soluble ionic compounds
(solubility product)
7- CHEMICAL • Define chemical kinetics 7- CHEMICAL • Define chemical kinetics
KINETICS • Rate of reaction KINETICS • Rate of reaction
• Determination of the rate • Determination of the
of a chemical reaction rate of a chemical
• Factors affecting rate of reaction
reaction • Factors affecting rate of
• Specific rate constant or reaction
velocity constant • Specific rate constant or
• Units of rate constant velocity constant
• Order of reaction and its • Units of rate constant
determination • Order of reaction and
its determination
• Activation energy and • Activation energy and
activated complex activated complex
8- • System, surrounding and 8- • System, surrounding
THERMOCHEMISTRY state function THERMOCHEMISTRY and state function
AND ENERGETICS • Definitions of terms used AND ENERGETICS • Definitions of terms
OF CHEMICAL in thermodynamics OF CHEMICAL used in
REACTION • Standard states and REACTION thermodynamics
standard enthalpy • Standard states and
changes standard enthalpy
• Energy in chemical changes
reactions • Energy in chemical
• First Law of reactions
thermodynamics • First Law of
• Sign of ΔH thermodynamics
• Enthalpy of a reaction • Sign of ΔH
• Hess’s law of constant • Enthalpy of a reaction
heat summation • Hess’s law of constant
heat summation
9- • Characteristics of a redox 9- • Characteristics of a
ELECTROCHEMISTRY reactions ELECTROCHEMISTRY redox reactions
• Oxidation number or state • Oxidation number or
• Explanation of electrolysis state
• Electrode potential • Explanation of
• SHE and SHP of an electrolysis
electrode • Electrode potential
• Balancing of redox • SHE and SHP of an
equations by ion-electron electrode
method • Balancing redox
• Balancing redox equations equations by oxidation
by oxidation number number change method
change method
10- CHEMICAL • Energetic of bond 10- CHEMICAL • VSEPR Theory
BONDING formation BONDING • Sigma and pi bonds
• Atomic sizes • Hybridization
• Atomic radii • Applications of VSEPR
• Ionic radii theory
• Covalent radii • Dipole movement
• Ionization energy • Applications of dipole
• Electron affinity movement
• Electro negativity • Bond energy and its
• Bond energy comparison with the
• Bond length bond strength
• Types of bonds
• Electrovalent or Ionic
Bond
• Covalent bond
• Co-ordinate or dative
covalent bond
• Ionic character of
covalent bond
• Sigma and Pi bond
• Hybridization
• sp3-Hybridization
• sp2-Hybridization
• sp-hybridization
• The Valence Shell Electron
Pair Repulsion Theory
Postulates of VSEPR
theory
• Applications of VSEPR
theory
11- S & P BLOCK • Electronic configuration 11- S & P BLOCK • Explain the terms:
ELEMENTS • Chemical properties of s- ELEMENTS atomic radii, ionic radii,
block elements electro negativity,
• History and basics of ionization potential,
periodic table electro-positivity or
• Group- I Elements (Alkali metallic character,
Metals) melting and boiling
• Atomic and Physical points
properties • History and basics of
• Trends in reactivity periodic table
• Group- II Elements • Reactions of group- I
(Alkaline earth metals) elements
• Trends in reactivity • Reactions of group- II
• Physical and chemical elements
properties • Reactions of group- IV
• Group trends: atomic elements
radii, ionic radii, electro
negativity, ionization
potential, electro-
positivity or metallic
character, melting and
boiling points
• Group- III element
reactions
12- TRANSITION • General characteristics 12- TRANSITION • Electronic structures of
ELEMENTS • Electronic structures of ELEMENTS the elements and ions
the elements and ions of of d block elements
d block elements
13- FUNDAMENTAL • Define organic chemistry 13- FUNDAMENTAL • Define organic
PRINCIPLES OF and organic compounds PRINCIPLES OF chemistry and organic
compounds
ORGANIC • Classification of organic ORGANIC • Classification of organic
CHEMISTRY compound CHEMISTRY compound
• Functional groups • Functional groups
• Isomerism and its types • Isomerism and its types
14- CHEMISTRY OF • Open chain and closed 14- CHEMISTRY OF • Open chain and closed
HYDROCARBONS chain hydrocarbons HYDROCARBONS chain hydrocarbons
• Nomenclature of alkanes, • Nomenclature of
alkenes and alkynes alkanes, alkenes and
• Benzene: Properties, alkynes
structure, modern • Benzene: Properties,
representation, reactions, structure, modern
resonance method, representation,
• electrophilic substitution, reactions, resonance
• The molecular orbital method,
treatment of benzene • electrophilic
• Substitution Vs Addition substitution,
reactions • The molecular orbital
treatment of benzene
• Substitution Vs Addition
reactions
15- ALKYL HALIDES • Classification of alkyl 15- ALKYL HALIDES • Classification of alkyl
halides halides
• Nomenclature • Nomenclature
• Reactions • Reactions
• Mechanism of • Mechanism of
nucleophilic substitution nucleophilic
reaction SN1, SN2, E1 and substitution reaction
E2 reaction SN1, SN2, E1 and E2
• Substitution Vs reaction
Elimination • Substitution Vs
Elimination
16- ALCOHOLS AND ALCOHOLS: 16- ALCOHOLS AND Alcohols:
PHENOLS • Classification: Primary, PHENOLS • Classification: Primary,
secondary and tertiary secondary and tertiary
alcohols alcohols
• Nomenclature • Nomenclature
• Reactivity • Reactivity
PHENOLS: Phenols:
• Physical properties • Physical properties
Nomenclature Nomenclature
• Acidity • Acidity
• Reactivity • Reactivity
• Alcohols Vs Phenols
17- ALDEHYDES • Nomenclature 17- ALDEHYDES • Nomenclature
AND KETONES • Structure AND KETONES • Structure
• Preparation • Preparation
• Reactions • Reactions
18- CARBOXYLIC • Nomenclature 18- CARBOXYLIC • Nomenclature
ACIDS • Classification ACIDS • Classification
• Physical properties • Physical properties
• Preparations of carboxylic • Preparations of
acids carboxylic acids
• Conversion of carboxylic • Conversion of
acids to its derivatives carboxylic acids to its
• Reactivity derivatives
• Reactivity
19- • Proteins 19- • Classification of
MACROMOLECULES • Enzymes MACROMOLECULES proteins
• Structure – function
relationship of proteins
• Importance of proteins
• Enzyme as biocatalysts
20- INDUSTRIAL ------- 20- INDUSTRIAL • Types and applications
CHEMISTRY CHEMSITRY of adhesives
• Types of dyes and their
uses
• Condensation and
addition polymers and
their sub-types