Engineering Physics (BAS101) AKTU PYQ analysis – unit-wise weightage
We analysed 229 questions from 9 AKTU Engineering Physics papers (2022–2026). Here is how marks are spread across units and which topics keep coming back.
Engineering Physics unit-wise weightage
- Unit 1: Quantum Mechanics – 26% of questions, about 26 marks per paper
- Unit 2: Electromagnetic Field Theory – 25% of questions, about 25 marks per paper
- Unit 3: Wave Optics – 28% of questions, about 28 marks per paper
- Unit 4: Fiber Optics and Laser – 26% of questions, about 26 marks per paper
- Unit 5: Superconductors and Nano-Materials – 18% of questions, about 17 marks per paper
Most repeated Engineering Physics topics in AKTU PYQs
- Interference of Light
- Plane Electromagnetic Waves
- Optical Fiber Basics
- Laser Fundamentals
- Particle in a Box
Unit 1 (Quantum Mechanics) – top topics
- Particle in a Box – asked 12 times, last in 2026
- Blackbody Radiation Planck Theory – asked 11 times, last in 2026
- de-Broglie Matter Waves – asked 10 times, last in 2026
Unit 2 (Electromagnetic Field Theory) – top topics
- Plane Electromagnetic Waves – asked 19 times, last in 2026
- Poynting Vector and Theorem – asked 12 times, last in 2026
- Basic Laws Electricity Magnetism – asked 8 times, last in 2026
Unit 3 (Wave Optics) – top topics
- Interference of Light – asked 26 times, last in 2026
- Diffraction of Light – asked 10 times, last in 2026
- Diffraction Grating – asked 8 times, last in 2026
Unit 4 (Fiber Optics and Laser) – top topics
- Optical Fiber Basics – asked 18 times, last in 2026
- Laser Fundamentals – asked 14 times, last in 2026
- Types of Lasers – asked 9 times, last in 2026
Unit 5 (Superconductors and Nano-Materials) – top topics
- Superconductivity Basics – asked 9 times, last in 2026
- Nanomaterials Introduction Properties – asked 8 times, last in 2026
- Types of Superconductors – asked 7 times, last in 2026