First year
Physics cycle vs chemistry cycle in VTU first year
Updated 28 August 2026 7 min read
Quick answer How VTU first-year batches split Applied Physics and Applied Chemistry, what stays common, and how to pick the right notes.
The split is the science paper, not the whole year
Most 2022-scheme first-year cards share Mathematics-I, a programming paper and an ability-enhancement course. The cycle decides whether Applied Physics or Applied Chemistry sits in odd semester.
Physics-cycle batches typically take BPHY102 in first semester and BCHE102 in second. Chemistry-cycle batches reverse that. Your college admission list, not a WhatsApp chart, is the source.
What does not flip
- Mathematics-I is first semester for both cycles on the common 2022 pattern VTUHub uses.
- Programming in C and Communicative English still sit on the first-year card.
- Labs attached to physics or chemistry move with that paper.
How to download the right notes
Open your branch, then 1st or 2nd semester, and match the subject code (BPHY102 vs BCHE102). Downloading “first semester physics” because a friend is physics-cycle will waste a CIE if you are not.