IIT JAM 2019 Exam Pattern: Know total questions, marks & more

JAM 2019 pattern

IIT Kharagpur has invited applications from eligible applicants for JAM 2019 (Joint Admission Test for MSc 2019). All candidates interested in securing admission at colleges accepting IIT JAM scores can start filling the application forms from September 1 onwards till October 1, 2018. IIT JAM for admission in MSc and other post-bachelor courses is scheduled to be conducted on February 10, 2019.

However, before candidates appear for the Science entrance exam, it is important that they are aware about the complete IIT JAM 2019 exam pattern. Given below are total sections, questions, marks, marking scheme, and more that will come in JAM 2019 for the reference of candidates.

IIT JAM Exam Pattern

IIT JAM is conducted in online mode as a computer-based test (CBT) for a total of seven Science subjects – Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Biotechnology, and Mathematical Statistics. The exam pattern for all the papers is same wherein a paper is divided into three sections:

• Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – In this section, candidates are given four choices and they have to mark the one correct answer.
• Section B: Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) – In this section, candidates are given four choices and they have to mark one or more correct answers.
• Section C: Numerical Answer Type (NAT) – In this section, the answer for each question is a signed real number. No choices are shown for these questions. It may be noted that to enter the answer for NAT questions candidates can only use a mouse on a virtual numeric keypad.

The exam contains a total of 60 questions and all candidates need to complete their respective papers in a duration of three hours. Maximum marks that candidates can score in the exam are 100. Candidates can refer the table below for further clarity:

IIT JAM Marking Scheme

JAM 2019 marking scheme for all the sections is as mentioned below:

Section A: Out of a total of 30 questions, 10 questions have weightage of one mark each and 20 questions have weightage of two marks each. There is negative marking of 1/3 mark and 2/3 marks for each question that carries one mark weightage and two marks weightage, respectively.     

Section B: For every correct answer two marks are awarded in this section. There is no negative marking.

Section C: Out of the total 20 questions, 10 questions have weightage of one mark each and other 10 questions have weightage of two marks each. There is no negative marking in this section as well.