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Does the Cambridge International A Level syllabus cover BITSAT?

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Good to knowA Level is taken as components rather than year-groups, so the left column names Cambridge topics, not Class 11 and Class 12.
Good to knowBITSAT also tests English Proficiency and Logical Reasoning, which sit outside Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and so outside this table.

Physics

BITSAT examines 18 areas in Physics. Your Cambridge International A Level course covers 16, and EduPeak is ready to verify your readiness on 18, today.

Where it matters: 2 are not taught in your course at all.

What BITSAT asks — 18 areas

One row per area the exam examines. On the left, what your school already gave you. On the right, what we can do about it.

Units & Measurement
Physics
Your syllabus
Physical quantities and units (AS)
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Kinematics
Physics
Your syllabus
Kinematics (AS)
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Newton's Laws of Motion
Physics
Your syllabus
Dynamics (AS)Forces, density and pressure (AS)Motion in a circle (A2)
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Impulse and Momentum
Physics
Your syllabus
Dynamics (AS)Forces, density and pressure (AS)Motion in a circle (A2)
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Work and Energy
Physics
Your syllabus
Work, energy and power (AS)
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Rotational Motion
Physics
Your syllabus
Not taught in your course.Cambridge covers circular motion but not rigid-body rotation - no moment of inertia or angular momentum.
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Gravitation
Physics
Your syllabus
Gravitational fields (A2)
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Mechanics of Solids and Fluids
Physics
Your syllabus
Forces, density and pressure (AS)Deformation of solids (AS)Temperature (A2)
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Oscillations
Physics
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Waves (AS)Superposition (AS)Oscillations (A2)
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Waves
Physics
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Waves (AS)Superposition (AS)Oscillations (A2)
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Heat and Thermodynamics
Physics
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Thermodynamics (A2)Ideal gases (A2)
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Electrostatics
Physics
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Electric fields (A2)Capacitance (A2)
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Current Electricity
Physics
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Electricity (AS)D.C. circuits (AS)
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Magnetic Effect of Current
Physics
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Magnetic fields (A2)
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Electromagnetic Induction
Physics
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Alternating currents (A2)
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Optics
Physics
Your syllabus
Superposition (AS)Only in part — wave optics only — no ray optics, lenses or mirrors at A Level
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Modern Physics
Physics
Your syllabus
Quantum physics (A2)Particle physics (AS)Nuclear physics (A2)
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Electronic Devices
Physics
Your syllabus
Not taught in your course.Semiconductors and diodes are not in the Cambridge 9702 A Level course.
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In your course, not on this paper — 2 areas

Still in your course and still in your board exam — this exam simply never asks it directly. Where such a topic quietly feeds one the exam does ask, the row says so.

Medical physics
Physics · A2
Your board exam asks this, and your board result is a qualification in its own right — study it fully. For BITSAT practice specifically it sits lower on the list, because BITSAT never asks it directly. That is sequencing, not skipping.
Astronomy and cosmology
Physics · A2
Your board exam asks this, and your board result is a qualification in its own right — study it fully. For BITSAT practice specifically it sits lower on the list, because BITSAT never asks it directly. That is sequencing, not skipping.

Chemistry

BITSAT examines 14 areas in Chemistry. Your Cambridge International A Level course covers 13, and EduPeak is ready to verify your readiness on 13, today.

Where it matters: 1 has no chapter test with us yet; 1 is not taught in your course at all.

What BITSAT asks — 14 areas

One row per area the exam examines. On the left, what your school already gave you. On the right, what we can do about it.

States of Matter
Chemistry
Your syllabus
States of matter (AS)Atoms, molecules and stoichiometry (AS)
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Atomic Structure
Chemistry
Your syllabus
Atomic structure (AS)
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Periodicity and Bonding
Chemistry
Your syllabus
The Periodic Table: chemical periodicity (AS)Chemical bonding (AS)
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Thermodynamics
Chemistry
Your syllabus
Chemical energetics (AS · A2)
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Physical and Chemical Equilibria
Chemistry
Your syllabus
Equilibria (AS · A2)
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Electrochemistry
Chemistry
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Electrochemistry (AS · A2)
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Chemical Kinetics
Chemistry
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Reaction kinetics (AS · A2)
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Hydrogen and s-block elements
Chemistry
Your syllabus
Group 2 (the alkaline earth metals) (AS · A2)Only in part — the s-block metals only - Cambridge has no Hydrogen topic of its own
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p-, d- and f-block elements
Chemistry
Your syllabus
Group 17 (the halogens) (AS)Nitrogen and sulfur (AS)Chemistry of transition elements (A2)
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Principles of Organic Chemistry and Hydrocarbons
Chemistry
Your syllabus
An introduction to AS Level organic chemistry (AS)Organic synthesis (AS · A2)An introduction to A Level organic chemistry (A2)Hydrocarbons (AS · A2)
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Stereochemistry
Chemistry
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An introduction to AS Level organic chemistry (AS)Organic synthesis (AS · A2)An introduction to A Level organic chemistry (A2)
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Organic Compounds with Functional Groups Containing Oxygen and Nitrogen
Chemistry
Your syllabus
Hydroxy compounds (AS · A2)Carbonyl compounds (AS)Carboxylic acids and derivatives (AS · A2)Nitrogen compounds (AS · A2)
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Biological, Industrial and Environmental Chemistry
Chemistry
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Not taught in your course.Nothing in your course covers it.
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Theoretical Principles of Experimental Chemistry
Chemistry
Your syllabus
Analytical techniques (AS · A2)
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In your course, not on this paper — 2 areas

Still in your course and still in your board exam — this exam simply never asks it directly. Where such a topic quietly feeds one the exam does ask, the row says so.

Halogen compounds
Chemistry · AS · A2
Your board exam asks this, and your board result is a qualification in its own right — study it fully. For BITSAT practice specifically it sits lower on the list, because BITSAT never asks it directly. That is sequencing, not skipping.
Polymerisation
Chemistry · AS · A2
Your board exam asks this, and your board result is a qualification in its own right — study it fully. For BITSAT practice specifically it sits lower on the list, because BITSAT never asks it directly. That is sequencing, not skipping.

Mathematics

BITSAT examines 12 areas in Mathematics. Your Cambridge International A Level course covers 10, and EduPeak is ready to verify your readiness on 10, today.

Where it matters: 2 have no chapter test with us yet; 2 are not taught in your course at all.

What BITSAT asks — 12 areas

One row per area the exam examines. On the left, what your school already gave you. On the right, what we can do about it.

Algebra
Mathematics
Your syllabus
Functions (P1)Logarithmic and exponential functions (P3)Quadratics (P1)Complex numbers (P3)Permutations and combinations (P&S 1)Series (P1)Algebra (P3)
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Trigonometry
Mathematics
Your syllabus
Circular measure (P1)Trigonometry (P1 · P3)
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Two-dimensional Coordinate Geometry
Mathematics
Your syllabus
Coordinate geometry (P1)Only in part — straight lines and circles only — no parabola, ellipse or hyperbola
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Three dimensional Coordinate Geometry
Mathematics
Your syllabus
Vectors (P3)Only in part — lines in 3-D only — planes are not in 9709
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Differential Calculus
Mathematics
Your syllabus
Differentiation (P1 · P3)
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Integral Calculus
Mathematics
Your syllabus
Integration (P1 · P3)
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Ordinary Differential Equations
Mathematics
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Differential equations (P3)
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Probability
Mathematics
Your syllabus
Representation of data (P&S 1)Probability (P&S 1)Discrete random variables (P&S 1)
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Vectors
Mathematics
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Vectors (P3)
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Statistics
Mathematics
Your syllabus
Representation of data (P&S 1)Probability (P&S 1)Discrete random variables (P&S 1)
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Linear Programming
Mathematics
Your syllabus
Not taught in your course.Not part of the Cambridge A Level Mathematics course.
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Neither of us has this yet. Your course does not teach it and we cannot drill it. Worth raising with your teacher — and worth knowing now rather than in the exam hall.
Mathematical Modeling
Mathematics
Your syllabus
Not taught in your course.Nothing in your course covers it.
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Neither of us has this yet. Your course does not teach it and we cannot drill it. Worth raising with your teacher — and worth knowing now rather than in the exam hall.

In your course, not on this paper — 7 areas

Still in your course and still in your board exam — this exam simply never asks it directly. Where such a topic quietly feeds one the exam does ask, the row says so.

Numerical solution of equations
Mathematics · P3
Your board exam asks this, and your board result is a qualification in its own right — study it fully. For BITSAT practice specifically it sits lower on the list, because BITSAT never asks it directly. That is sequencing, not skipping.
Forces and equilibrium
Mathematics · Mechanics
Your board exam asks this, and your board result is a qualification in its own right — study it fully. For BITSAT practice specifically it sits lower on the list, because BITSAT never asks it directly. That is sequencing, not skipping.
Kinematics of motion in a straight line
Mathematics · Mechanics
Your board exam asks this, and your board result is a qualification in its own right — study it fully. For BITSAT practice specifically it sits lower on the list, because BITSAT never asks it directly. That is sequencing, not skipping.
Momentum
Mathematics · Mechanics
Your board exam asks this, and your board result is a qualification in its own right — study it fully. For BITSAT practice specifically it sits lower on the list, because BITSAT never asks it directly. That is sequencing, not skipping.
Newton's laws of motion
Mathematics · Mechanics
Your board exam asks this, and your board result is a qualification in its own right — study it fully. For BITSAT practice specifically it sits lower on the list, because BITSAT never asks it directly. That is sequencing, not skipping.
Energy, work and power
Mathematics · Mechanics
Your board exam asks this, and your board result is a qualification in its own right — study it fully. For BITSAT practice specifically it sits lower on the list, because BITSAT never asks it directly. That is sequencing, not skipping.
The normal distribution
Mathematics · P&S 1
Your board exam asks this, and your board result is a qualification in its own right — study it fully. For BITSAT practice specifically it sits lower on the list, because BITSAT never asks it directly. That is sequencing, not skipping.
Read this oneWhich Mathematics topics you have met depends on the papers your school entered you for. Rows below assume Pure 1 and Pure 3 plus the usual applied pair.

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How to read this

Each row is one area the exam examines. The left cell is your school's doing; the right cell is ours — including whether our question bank is genuinely deep enough yet, which is where "no chapter test yet" comes from.

We do not list what EduPeak covers beyond your exam. It would pad the page and it would not help you.

The limit worth naming. A tick means you have met the material, not that you are ready for it. Only solved papers measure that.

Read this oneBITSAT publishes its syllabus without saying which school year each area belongs to, so we place each area by the class your board teaches it in. That is our judgement, not the exam board's.
Worth doingYour board exam comes first. Everything your board teaches is worth studying fully, whatever entrance exam you are aiming at - your board result is a qualification in its own right, and the 'not asked by this exam' list below is a sequencing aid for entrance practice, never a licence to skip course work.
Where this came fromA word about the 'builds ideas' lines. The green and red verdicts compare chapter lists and are taken from the boards' and exam bodies' own documents. But topics are not islands - the binomial expansion, taken far enough, is where the normal curve comes from. Where a topic outside your exam builds ideas the exam does use, we say so on the row. That connection is our judgment as educators, clearly marked, and it never changes a verdict - only explains one.
Where this came fromEvery syllabus here was read from the board's own published documents - textbooks or syllabus papers - never from a coaching site or an exam-guide aggregator. Where we could not reach an official source, the board is left out rather than guessed at.
Where this comes from

BITSAT areas: BITSAT-2026 brochure, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Annexure-1 'Syllabus for BITSAT-2026' (PDF created 2026-05-13). Re-verified unit by unit 2026-09-02: Physics 18/18, Chemistry 14/14, Mathematics 12/12 - exact. Supersedes the earlier undated BITSAT_Syllabus.pdf capture, which it confirms rather than corrects.

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