Lst of the most recommended Chemistry books for IIT JEE (Main + Advanced), categorized
by subject: Physical, Organic, and Inorganic Chemistry
🔷 1. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Book Title Author Why Use It
Easy theory + large set of
O.P. Tandon
Physical Chemistry numericals. Great for JEE Main &
(GRB)
Boards.
Numerical P. Bahadur Best for solving high-level JEE
Chemistry (G.R. Bathla) numerical problems.
N. Awasthi Objective + subjective problems
Physical Chemistry
(Balaji) organized topic-wise.
Ideal for concept building through
Modern Approach to R.C.
numericals. Very useful for JEE
Physical Chemistry Mukherjee
Advanced.
NCERT Chemistry (Class 11 & Compulsory for theory and fact-
Part 1 & 2 12) based JEE Main questions.
🔹 Demo Look:
📘 RC Mukherjee: Focused on concepts via numericals (e.g. mole concept,
thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium).
📕 P. Bahadur: Contains multiple-choice, integer-type, and passage-based questions with
full solutions.
🔷 2. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Book Title Author Why Use It
Best conceptual book for
Organic
Morrison & Boyd understanding mechanisms and
Chemistry
theory.
Book Title Author Why Use It
Organic Great for basic theory and
O.P. Tandon (GRB)
Chemistry introductory problems.
Gold standard for JEE
Organic
M.S. Chouhan (Balaji) Advanced. Tough and concept-
Chemistry
rich questions.
Solomons & Fryhle
Organic Clean layout with visual reaction
(Adapted by M.S.
Chemistry mechanisms. Great for learners.
Chouhan)
Concept of For practice: 1000s of JEE-type
Organic Himanshu Pandey questions, including assertion-
Chemistry reason.
🔹 Demo Look:
📕 MS Chouhan: Divided into Concept Builder Problems, JEE Advanced Problems,
Assertion-Reason, and Match the Columns.
📘 Himanshu Pandey: Only question bank, categorized chapter-wise (e.g. Isomerism,
Aldehydes, Aromatic Compounds).
🔷 3. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Book Title Author Why Use It
NCERT Chemistry Most important for JEE Main &
Textbooks (11 & NCERT factual questions in Advanced.
12) Do not skip!
J.D. Lee (Adapted
Concise Inorganic Very detailed, concept-rich, and
by Sudarshan
Chemistry adapted to Indian syllabus.
Guha)
Inorganic For practice; topic-wise conceptual
VK Jaiswal (Balaji)
Chemistry questions with JEE pattern.
Book Title Author Why Use It
Modern ABC
Covers both board and
Inorganic S.P. Jauhar
competitive-level theory.
Chemistry
Objective questions from every line
Objective NCERT
MTG of NCERT – great for last-minute
at your Fingertips
revision.
🔹 Demo Look:
📗 JD Lee (adapted): Includes periodic trends, complex bonding, metallurgy,
coordination compounds in-depth.
📘 VK Jaiswal: Has Level 1 (basic), Level 2 (JEE Mains), and Level 3 (JEE Advanced)
problems.
✅ Smart Preparation Strategy by Section
Section For Theory For Practice
Physical RC Mukherjee, P. Bahadur, N
NCERT + O.P. Tandon
Chemistry Awasthi
Organic Morrison & Boyd,
MS Chouhan, Himanshu Pandey
Chemistry Solomons
Inorganic
NCERT, JD Lee VK Jaiswal, MTG Fingertips
Chemistry
📌 Bonus: Previous Year Papers
Arihant 43 Years Chapter-wise Solved Papers
MTG 35 Years JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry
