IMU CET Exam Pattern & Syllabus 2026 - Check Section Wise Syllabus, Exam

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Updated on December 12th, 2025 - 10:37 AM by Jalla Venkatesh

IMU CET Exam Pattern and Syllabus 2026: Indian Maritime University (IMU) will release the IMU CET 2026 exam pattern and
syllabus on the official website. The IMU CET exam will last for 3 hours with a total of 200 questions in MCQ format. The IMU
CET syllabus covers subjects including English, General Knowledge, General Aptitude, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics.
The IMU CET exam pattern will include details such as the exam mode, type of questions, number of sections in the question
paper, etc. The syllabus will help candidates understand the topics covered in the IMU CET exam. The authority is expected
to begin the IMU CET 2026 exam registration tentatively in January 2026. The detailed IMUCET exam date 2026 syllabus and
pattern will be released along with the official notification. Read the article for IMU CET syllabus and pattern details.

IMU CET Exam Pattern 2026

The authority will release the IMUCET exam pattern on the official website. Students with the complete details on IMU CET
2026 exam pattern and syllabus have better chances to qualify the exam with good marks. The knowledge of IMU CET exam
syllabus and paper pattern helps in creating a good preparation strategy. Candidates can check the IMU CET paper pattern
in the table below.

IMUCET Paper Pattern 2026

Particulars Details

Mode of Examination Computer-Based Exam

 Particulars Details

Duration 3 Hours

Medium of Exam English

Type of Questions Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

English - 25 Questions

General Knowledge - 25 Questions

General Aptitude - 25 Questions

Section-wise Distribution of Questions
Chemistry - 25 Questions

Mathematics - 50 Questions

Physics - 50 Questions

IMU CET Total Marks 200 Marks

Total Number of Questions 200 Questions

Marking Scheme 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer

IMU CET Syllabus 2026

The authority will announce the IMU CET 2026 syllabus online. Students can check the IMUCET syllabus for 2026 to prepare
effectively for the exam. It is advised to study only as per the prescribed IMU CET syllabus for marine engineering, as the
questions will be framed based on the syllabus itself. Candidates can refer to the table below for the IMU CET subjects and
topics.

IMU CET Physics Syllabus 2026

Candidates can check the IMU CET Syllabus PDF for Physics. The syllabus of IMU CET for Physics will include topics such as
Optics, Electronic Devices, Electromagnetic Waves, Current Electricity, Electrostatics, and more. Candidates can check the
IMU CET physics syllabus in the table below.

Units Chapters

Electric Charges and Fields

Electrostatics
Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Current Electricity Current Electricity

Magnetic Effects of Current Moving Charges and Magnetism

and Magnetism Magnetism and Matter
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Electromagnetic Induction and Electromagnetic Induction

Alternating Currents Alternating Current

Electromagnetic Waves Electromagnetic Waves

Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

Optics
Wave Optics

Dual Nature of Radiation and

Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
Matter

Atoms
Atoms and Nuclei
Nuclei

Electronic Devices Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

IMU CET Chemistry Syllabus 2026

Candidates can access the IMU CET Syllabus PDF to review the topics covered in Chemistry. IMU CET Chemistry syllabus will
include topics such as Solutions, Electrochemistry, Surface Chemistry, p - Block Elements, Biomolecules, and more. Check
the table for IMU CET Chemistry syllabus.

Units Chapters

Types of solutions, expression of concentration of solutions of solids in

liquids, solubility of gases in liquids, solid solutions, colligative properties -
relative lowering of vapour pressure, Raoult's law, elevation of boiling point,
Solutions
depression of freezing point, osmotic pressure, determination of molecular
masses using colligative properties, abnormal molecular mass, Van't Hoff
factor.

Redox reactions, conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific and molar

conductivity, variations of conductivity with concentration, Kohlrausch's Law,
electrolysis and law of electrolysis (elementary idea), dry cell-electrolytic cells
Electrochemistry
and Galvanic cells, lead accumulator, EMF of a cell, standard electrode
potential, Nernst equation and its application to chemical cells, Relation
between Gibbs energy change and EMF of a cell, fuel cells, corrosion.

Rate of a reaction (Average and instantaneous), factors affecting rate of

reaction: concentration, temperature, catalyst; order and molecularity of a
reaction, rate law and specific rate constant, integrated rate equations and
Chemical Kinetics half-life (only for zero and first order reactions), concept of collision theory
(elementary idea, no mathematical treatment). Activation energy, Arrhenius
equation.

Surface Chemistry Adsorption - physisorption and chemisorption, factors affecting adsorption of

gases on solids, catalysis, homogenous and heterogenous activity and
selectivity; enzyme catalysis colloidal state distinction between true solutions,
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colloids and suspension; lyophilic, lyophobic multi-molecular and
macromolecular colloids; properties of colloids; Tyndall effect, Brownian
movement, electrophoresis, coagulation, emulsion - types of emulsions.

Principles and methods of extraction - concentration, oxidation, reduction -

General Principles and Processes of Isolation
electrolytic method and refining; occurrence and principles of extraction of
of Elements
aluminum, copper, zinc and iron

Group 16 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation

states, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties, dioxygen:
Preparation, Properties and uses, classification of Oxides, Ozone, Sulphur -
allotropic forms; compounds of Sulphur: Preparation Properties and uses of
Sulphur-dioxide, Sulphuric Acid: industrial process of manufacture,
properties and uses; Oxoacids of Sulphur (Structures only).
p - Block Elements
Group 17 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation
states, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties; compounds of
halogens, Preparation, properties and uses of Chlorine and Hydrochloric acid,
interhalogen compounds, Oxoacids of halogens (structures only).

Group 18 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration,

occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties, uses.

General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics

of transition metals, general trends in properties of the first row transition
metals - metallic character, ionization enthalpy, oxidation states, ionic radii,
colour, catalytic property, magnetic properties, interstitial compounds, alloy
formation, preparation and properties of K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4.
‘d’ and ‘f’ Block Elements
Lanthanoids - Electronic configuration, oxidation states, chemical reactivity
and lanthanoid contraction and its consequences.

Actinoids - Electronic configuration, oxidation states and comparison with

lanthanoids.

Coordination compounds - Introduction, ligands, coordination number, colour,

magnetic properties and shapes, IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear
Coordination Compounds coordination compounds. Bonding, Werner's theory, VBT, and CFT; structure
and stereoisomerism, importance of coordination compounds (in qualitative
inclusion, extraction of metals and biological system).

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Haloalkanes: Nomenclature, nature of C-X bond, physical and chemical
properties, mechanism of substitution reactions, optical rotation. Haloarenes:
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Nature of C-X bond, substitution reactions (Directive influence of halogen in
monosubstituted compounds only).

Uses and environmental effects of - dichloromethane, trichloromethane,

tetrachloromethane, iodoform, freons, DDT.

Alcohols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical

properties (of primary alcohols only), identification of primary, secondary and
tertiary alcohols, mechanism of dehydration, uses with special reference to
methanol and ethanol.

Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers Phenols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical
properties, acidic nature of phenol, electrophillic substitution reactions, uses
of phenols.

Ethers: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical

properties, uses.

Aldehydes and Ketones: Nomenclature, nature of carbonyl group, methods of

preparation, physical and chemical properties, mechanism of nucleophilic

Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids addition, reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes, uses.

Carboxylic Acids: Nomenclature, acidic nature, methods of preparation,

physical and chemical properties; uses.

Amines: Nomenclature, classification, structure, methods of preparation,

physical and chemical properties, uses, identification of primary, secondary
and tertiary amines.
Organic compounds containing Nitrogen
Cyanides and Isocyanides - will be mentioned at relevant places in text.

Diazonium salts: Preparation, chemical reactions and importance in synthetic

organic chemistry

Biomolecules
Carbohydrates - Classification (aldoses and ketoses), monosaccahrides
(glucose and fructose), D-L configuration oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose,
maltose), polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, glycogen); Importance of
carbohydrates.

Proteins -Elementary idea of - amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides,

proteins, structure of proteins - primary, secondary, tertiary structure and
quaternary structures (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins;
enzymes. Hormones - Elementary idea excluding structure.
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Vitamins - Classification and functions.

Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA

Copolymerization, some important polymers: natural and synthetic like

Polymers polythene, nylon polyesters, Bakelite, rubber. Biodegradable and non-
biodegradable polymers

Chemicals in medicines - analgesics, tranquilizers antiseptics, disinfectants,

antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines.
Chemistry in Everyday life
Chemicals in food - preservatives, artificial sweetening agents, elementary
idea of [Link] agents- soaps and detergents, cleansing action.

IMU CET Maths Syllabus 2026

Candidates can refer to the IMU CET exam syllabus PDF to find the detailed curriculum for Mathematics.

Units Topics

Relations and Types of relations: reflexive, symmetric, transitive and equivalence relations. One-to-one and onto
Functions functions, composite functions, the inverse of a function.

Inverse
Definition, range, domain, principal value branch. Graphs of inverse trigonometric functions. Elementary
Trigonometric
properties of inverse trigonometric functions.
Functions

Concept, notation, order, equality, types of matrices, zero and identity matrix, transpose of a matrix,
symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices.

Operation on matrices: Addition and multiplication and multiplication with a scalar. Simple properties of
Matrices addition, multiplication and scalar multiplication. Non- commutativity of multiplication of matrices and
existence of non-zero matrices whose product is the zero matrix (restrict to square matrices of order
2).Concept of elementary row and column operations. Invertible matrices and proof of the uniqueness of
inverse, if it exists; (Here all matrices will have real entries).

Determinant of a square matrix (up to 3 x 3 matrices), properties of determinants, minors, co-factors and
applications of determinants in finding the area of a triangle. Adjoint and inverse of a square matrix.
Determinants
Consistency, inconsistency and number of solutions of system of linear equations by examples, solving
system of linear equations in two or three variables (having unique solution) using inverse of a matrix.

Continuity and
Continuity and differentiability, derivative of composite functions, chain rule, derivative of inverse
Differentiability
trigonometric functions, derivative of implicit functions. Concept of exponential and logarithmic
functions.

Derivatives of logarithmic and exponential functions. Logarithmic differentiation, a derivative of

functions expressed in parametric forms. Second-order derivatives. Rolle’s and Lagrange's Mean Value
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Theorems (without proof) and their geometric interpretation.

Applications of derivatives: rate of change of bodies, increasing/decreasing functions, tangents and

Applications of normals, use of derivatives in approximation, maxima and minima (first derivative test motivated
Derivatives geometrically and second derivative test given as a provable tool). Simple problems (that illustrate basic
principles and understanding of the subject as well as real-life situations).

Integration as the inverse process of differentiation. Integration of a variety of functions by substitution,

by partial fractions and by parts, Evaluation of simple integrals of the following types and problems
based on them.
Integrals
Definite integrals as a limit of a sum, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (without proof).Basic properties
of definite integrals and evaluation of definite integrals.

Applications in finding the area under simple curves, especially lines, circles/ parabolas/ellipses (in
Applications of
standard form only), Area between any of the two above said curves (the region should be clearly
the Integrals
identifiable).

Definition, order and degree, general and particular solutions of a differential equation. Formation of
differential equation whose general solution is given. Solution of differential equations by method of
separation of variables, solutions of homogeneous differential equations of first order and first degree.
Differential
Solutions of linear differential equation of the type:
Equations
Dy/dx + py = q, where p and q are functions of x or constants.

D𝑥/d𝑦 + px = q, where p and q are functions of y or constants.

Vectors and scalars, magnitude and direction of a vector. Direction cosines and direction ratios of a
vector. Types of vectors (equal, unit, zero, parallel and collinear vectors), position vector of a point,
negative of a vector, components of a vector, addition of vectors, multiplication of a vector by a scalar,
Vectors
position vector of a point dividing a line segment in a given ratio. Definition, Geometrical Interpretation,
properties and application of scalar (dot) product of vectors, vector (cross) product of vectors, scalar
triple product of vectors.

Direction cosines and direction ratios of a line joining two points. Cartesian equation and vector
Three -
equation of a line, coplanar and skew lines, shortest distance between two lines. Cartesian and vector
dimensional
equation of a plane. Angle between (i) two lines, (ii) two planes, (iii) a line and a plane. Distance of a point
Geometry
from a plane.

Introduction, related terminology such as constraints, objective function, optimization, different types of
Linear linear programming (L.P.) problems, mathematical formulation of L.P. problems, graphical method of
Programming solution for problems in two variables, feasible and infeasible regions (bounded or unbounded), feasible
and infeasible solutions, optimal feasible solutions (up to three non-trivial constraints).

Probability Conditional probability, multiplication theorem on probability, independent events, total probability,
Bayes’ theorem, Random variable and its probability distribution, mean and variance of a random
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variable.

IMU CET 2026 Syllabus for General Knowledge

General Knowledge Basic GK Questions and Current Affairs

Critical Reasoning
Word Groups
Instructions
Structural Analysis
Syllogism (Logic Syllogism (Logic based questions)
Fill in/Completion of series based on Pattern/Logic, Data Sufficiency
Data Interpretation
Pipes & Cisterns
Odd Man Out
Boat & Streams
Numerical Computation
Numerical Estimation
Time & Work
Logical Reasoning Calendar
Clocks
Stocks
Time & Distance
Height & Distance
Quantitative Aptitude
Analytical Reasoning
Logic Reasoning
Fault Diagnosis
Abstract Reasoning
Mechanical Reasoning
Mixture & Allegation
Ratio
Numerical Reasoning

IMU CET 2026 Syllabus for English

Parts of Speech
Synonyms and Antonyms
Meaning of words/phrases
Tenses
Phrasal verbs
Idioms
IMU CET Distribution of Questions
A total of 200 questions will be included in the examination, covering various subjects such as Physics, Chemistry,
Mathematics, English, General Knowledge, and Aptitude. The distribution of questions by subject is presented in the table
below:

Subject Number of Questions

Physics 50

Chemistry 25

Mathematics 50

English 25

General knowledge 25

Aptitude 25

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