IIT JAM 2019 Syllabus: Know all topics to be covered in exam
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Exam dates for IIT JAM 2019 have been declared. The entrance exam for MSc and other post-bachelor course admissions is scheduled to be conducted on February 10, 2019. Application process for the exam has not commenced yet. All interested candidates can start filling JAM application form on the official website of the exam from September 1 onwards. The application process is scheduled to end on October 1, 2018.
While IIT JAM 2019 application process is scheduled to commence soon, it is important that candidates start with their preparation for the exam. But before creating a preparation strategy it is also important to know JAM 2019 syllabus well.
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IIT JAM is conducted for seven test papers – Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Geology, Biotechnology, and Mathematical Statistics. JAM 2019 consists of three sections as mentioned below:
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- Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- Section B: Multiple Select Questions (MSQs)
- Section C: Numeric Answer Type (NAT)
All candidates need to take the exam in online mode and complete their respective test papers in a duration of three hours. Check detailed syllabus for the exam below:
| Subject |
Topics |
| Biological Sciences (BL) |
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| - |
General Biology |
| Basics of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biophysics |
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| Microbiology, Cell Biology and Immunology |
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| Mathematical Sciences |
|
| Biotechnology (BT) |
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| Biology (10+2+3 level) |
General Biology |
| Biochemistry and Physiology |
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| Basic Biotechnology |
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| Molecular Biology |
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| Cell Biology |
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| Microbiology |
|
| Chemistry (10+2+3 level) |
Atomic Structure: Bohr’s theory and Schrodinger wave equation |
| Periodicity in properties |
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| Chemical bonding |
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| Properties of s, p, d and f block elements |
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| Complex formation, etc |
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| Mathematics (10+2 level) |
Sets, Relations and Functions |
| Mathematical Induction |
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| Logarithms |
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| Complex numbers |
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| Linear and Quadratic equations, etc |
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| Physics (10+2 level) |
Physical World and Measurement |
| Elementary Statics and Dynamics |
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| Kinematics |
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| Laws of Motion, etc |
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| Chemistry (CY) |
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| Physical Chemistry |
Basic Mathematical Concepts |
| Atomic and Molecular Structure |
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| Theory of Gases |
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| Solid state |
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| Chemical Thermodynamics |
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| Chemical and Phase Equilibria |
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| Electrochemistry |
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| Chemical Kinetics |
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| Adsorption |
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| Spectroscopy |
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| Organic Chemistry |
Basic Concepts in Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry |
| Organic Reaction Mechanism and Synthetic Applications |
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| Qualitative Organic Analysis |
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| Natural Products Chemistry |
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| Aromatic and Heterocyclic Chemistry |
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| Inorganic Chemistry |
Periodic Table |
| Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Compounds |
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| Main Group Elements (s and p blocks) |
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| Transition Metals (d block) |
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| Bioinorganic Chemistry |
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| Instrumental Methods of Analysis |
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| Analytical Chemistry |
|
| Geology (GG) |
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| - |
The Planet Earth |
| Geomorphology |
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| Structural Geology |
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| Palaeontology |
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| Stratigraphy |
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| Mineralogy |
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| Petrology |
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| Economic Geology |
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| Applied Geology |
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| Mathematics (MA) |
|
|
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Sequences and Series of Real Numbers |
| Functions of One Real Variable |
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| Functions of Two or Three Real Variables |
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| Integral Calculus |
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| Differential Equations |
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| Vector Calculus |
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| Group Theory |
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| Linear Algebra |
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| Real Analysis |
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| Mathematical Statistics (MS) |
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| Mathematics |
Sequences and Series |
| Differential Calculus |
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| Integral Calculus |
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| Matrices |
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| Statistics |
Probability |
| Random Variables |
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| Standard Distributions |
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| Joint Distributions |
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| Sampling distributions |
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| Limit Theorems |
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| Estimation |
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| Testing of Hypotheses |
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| Mathematical Methods |
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| Mechanics and General Properties of Matter |
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| Oscillations, Waves and Optics |
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| Electricity and Magnetism |
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| Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics |
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| Modern Physics |
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| Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics |
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| Physics (PH) |
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| - |
Mathematical Methods |
| Mechanics and General Properties of Matter |
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| Oscillations, Waves and Optics |
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| Electricity and Magnetism |
|
| Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics |
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| Modern Physics |
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| Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics |
|
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