Important Topics and Best Books for IIT JAM Chemistry 2023

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Updated on Feb 6, 2023 14:47 IST

Go through IIT JAM Chemistry books that aspirants should read when preparing for important topics like organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry and physical chemistry.

Chemistry is a sought-after Science course. Aspirants who want to secure admission in MSc and integrated PhD course in Chemistry opt to take the IIT JAM exam. A national-level entrance exam, IIT JAM is conducted by the IITs on a rotational basis. For the admission year 2023-24, Joint Admission Test for MSc (JAM) is being conducted by IIT Guwahati. The Science entrance exam is scheduled to be conducted on February 12, 2023. IIT JAM Chemistry paper will be held in Session-II, that is, from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. View IIT JAM exam dates 2023 here.

Each year, over 70,000 candidates appear for IIT JAM Chemistry exam but the seats on offer for admission are limited. Thus, it is advised that candidates prepare well for the exam. Chemistry paper in IIT JAM exam consists of questions from subjects like – Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry.

Topics to study for IIT JAM Chemistry Exam

The weightage of questions asked from different subjects in the IIT JAM Chemistry paper is as mentioned below:

Subject	Weightage (In Percentage)
Organic Chemistry	30-40
Inorganic Chemistry	20
Physical Chemistry	18

Candidates can go through important topics that they should study to score well in the IIT JAM exam for Chemistry in the table mentioned below:

Subject	Important Topics for IIT JAM Chemistry Paper
Organic Chemistry	Organic Reaction Mechanism & Synthetic Application
Organic Chemistry	Basic Concept of Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry
Inorganic Chemistry	Transition metals (d-block)
Physical Chemistry	Chemical Kinetics
Physical Chemistry	Electrochemistry

Best Books for IIT JAM Chemistry Preparation 2023

Aspirants can go through important books that they should consider studying from when they are preparing for the IIT JAM Chemistry exam.

IIT JAM Chemistry Books to Read for Organic Chemistry Prep 2023

Go through books to read when preparing for organic chemistry topics for IIT JAM prep as mentioned below:

Name of Book	Author
Qualitative Organic Analysis: Introduction to Spectroscopy	Pavia, Lampman, Kriz, Vyvyan
Basic Concepts in Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry: Stereochemistry Conformation and Mechanism	P.S. Kalsi
Organic Chemistry: Stereochemistry and the Chemistry Natural Products Volume 2	I.L. Finar
Organic Chemistry	I.L. Finar

IIT JAM Chemistry Books to Read for Inorganic Chemistry Prep 2023

Go through books to read when preparing for inorganic chemistry topics for IIT JAM prep as mentioned below:

Name of Book	Author
Inorganic Chemistry	Miessler / Tarr
Instrumental Method of Analysis	Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler, Stanley R. Crouch
Inorganic Chemistry	James E. Huheey
Concise Inorganic Chemistry	J. D. Lee
Vogel's Qualitative Inorganic Analysis	G. Svehla
Concise Inorganic Chemistry: Fifth Edition	JD Lee

IIT JAM Chemistry Books to Read for Physical Chemistry Prep 2023

Go through books to read when preparing for physical chemistry topics for IIT JAM prep as mentioned below:

Name of Book	Author
Atkin’s Physical Chemistry	Peter Atkins, de Paula, Julio, James Keeler
Physical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics	Thomas Engel & Phillip Reid
Theory of Gases	Peter W. Atkins
Electrochemistry: An Introduction to Electrochemistry	Samuel Glasstone
Chemical and Phase Equilibria: Principals of Chemical Equilibrium & Phase Rule	K.G. Denbigh
Adsorption: Introduction to Surface Chemistry & Catalysis	Gabor A. Somorjai
Basic Mathematical Concept: Differential Equation & Matrices	Shanti Narayan
Chemical Thermodynamics	Thomas Engel & Phillip Reid
Electrochemistry	Samuel Glasstone
Chemical Kinetics	Keith J. Laidler
Solid State	Peter W. Atkins

Apart from the above-mentioned books, aspirants can also go through the books mentioned below for IIT JAM preparation for Chemistry 2023:

Name of the Book	Author
IIT-JAM: MSc (Chemistry) Previous Papers & Practice Test Papers (Solved)	R Gupta
Solved Papers & Practice Sets IIT JAM (Joint Admission Test for MSc From IITs) – Chemistry	Arihant Publication
Quantitative Analysis	R.A. Day Jr. A.L. Underwood
Elementary Organic Spectroscopy: Principles and Chemical Applications	Sharma Y.R.
Instrumental Approach to Chemical Analysis	AK Srivastava, PC Jain
Analytical Chemistry: An Introduction	D.A. Skoog, D.M. West and F.J. Holler, S.R. Crouch
Modern Experimental Organic Chemistry	R.M. Roberts, J.C. Gilbert, L.B. Rodewald, A.S. Wingrove
Physical Chemistry	Keith J. Laidler, John H. Meiser
Textbook Of Physical Chemistry	Maron
Physical Chemistry	Levine
Essentials of Nuclear Chemistry	H. J Arnikar
Physical Chemistry – A Molecular Approach	D. A. McQuarrie and J. D. Simon
Principles of Physical Chemistry	B. R. Puri, L. R. Sharma, and M. S. Pathania
University General Chemistry	CNR Rao
Chemistry of Organic Natural Products	O. P. Agarwal
Concepts and Models of Inorganic Chemistry	Bodie Douglas, Darl Mcdaniel, John Alexander
Concise Inorganic Chemistry	JD Lee
Inorganic Chemistry	AG Sharpe
Inorganic Chemistry	Duward Shriver, P. W. Atkins, Tina Overton, Jonathan Rourke, Mark Weller
Organic Chemistry – Structure and Reactivity	Seyhan N. Ege
Organic Chemistry	Paula Y. Bruice
Organic Chemistry	R.T. Morrison and R.N. Boyd
Applications of Absorption Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds	Dyer
Organic Spectroscopy	William Kemp
Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds	PS Kalsi

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