IIT JAM 2025 Exam Pattern, Marking Scheme & Question Format
[tabby title=”Physics (PH)”]
Analysis of Previous Question Papers: Topic wise marks distribution.
Part A: MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions),
Part B: (Multiple Select Questions);
Part C: NAT (Numerical Answer Type).
| S. No. | Topics | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | Present pattern started w.e.f. 2015 | ||||||
| A | B | C | A | B | C | A | B | C | |||
| 1 | Mathematical Methods | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 7 | 10 | – | – | |
| 2 | Mechanics and General Properties of Matter | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | Oscillations, Waves and Optics | 5 | – | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Electricity and Magnetism | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | |
| 5 | Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Modern Physics | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics | 12 | – | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 50 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 20 | 30 | ||
[tabby title=”Chemistry (CY)”]
Analysis of Previous Question Papers: Topic wise marks distribution.
Part A: MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions),
Part B: (Multiple Select Questions);
Part C: NAT (Numerical Answer Type).
| S. No. | Topics | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | Present pattern started w.e.f. 2015 | ||||||
| A | B | C | A | B | C | A | B | C | |||
| PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | |||||||||||
| 1 | Basic Mathematical Concept | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| 2 | Atomic and Molecular Structure | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 3 | Theory of Gases | – | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| 4 | Solid state | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| 5 | Chemical Thermodynamics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Chemical and Phase Equilibria | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | |
| 7 | Electrochemistry | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| 8 | Chemical Kinetics | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | |
| 9 | Adsorption | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| 10 | Spectroscopy | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | |||||||||||
| 11 | Basic Concepts in Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry<>/p> | 5 | – | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Organic Reaction Mechanism and Synthetic Applications | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
| 13 | Qualitative Organic Analysis | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | |
| 14 | Natural Products Chemistry | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | Aromatic and Heterocyclic Chemistry | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | |||||||||||
| 16 | Periodic Table | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| 17 | Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Compounds | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | – | 1 | |
| 18 | Main Group Elements (s and p blocks) | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| 19 | Transition Metals (d block) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 | Bioinorganic Chemistry | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 21 | Instrumental Methods of Analysis | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| 22 | Analytical Chemistry | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | |
[tabby title=”Mathematics (MA)”]
Analysis of Previous Question Papers: Topic wise marks distribution.
Part A: MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions),
Part B: (Multiple Select Questions);
Part C: NAT (Numerical Answer Type).
| S. No. | Topics | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | Present pattern started w.e.f. 2015 | ||||||
| A | B | C | A | B | C | A | B | C | |||
| 1 | Sequences and Series of Real Numbers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | Differential Calculus | 12 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
| 3 | Integral Calculus | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Differential Equations | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | Vector Calculus | 10 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 6 | Modern Algebra | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | Linear Algebra | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | Real Analysis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | |
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