IIT JAM 2020 Exam Analysis & Expected Cutoffs

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Find out what experts have to say about the difficulty level and chances of cracking IIT JAM 2020.

Go through detailed IIT JAM 2020 paper analysis and review. Also, check subject-wise difficulty level of JAM 2020 and topics from which questions were asked.

IIT JAM 2020 Exam Analysis: Check Subject Wise Paper Analysis

IIT JAM 2020 was conducted by IIT Kanpur on February 9 in two sessions. JAM Session-I was held from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM for Biotechnology (BT), Physics (PH) and Mathematical Statistics (MS) papers and Session-II was from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM for Chemistry (CY), Geology (GG) and Mathematics (MA) papers.

Most of the students who have IIT JAM 2020 shared that the exam was comparatively easier, this year. Students shared that the overall difficulty level of the questions asked was average.

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As per IIT JAM exam analysis by experts the difficulty level of the exam was moderate. Further, NAT questions were time consuming and required aspirants to solve the questions at hand with a lot of attention.

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Subject-wise IIT JAM analysis is such that the Mathematics paper was lengthy and tricky. The difficulty level of the Chemistry paper was also high. On the other hand, questions asked in the Physics, Biotechnology, Geology and Mathematical Statistics paper was similar to last year’s entrance exam.

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Subject-wise IIT JAM Exam Analysis 2020

Aspirants can go through detailed exam analysis for IIT JAM subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Mathematics, Geology and Mathematical Statistics below.

IIT JAM Exam Analysis for Physics 2020

The overall difficulty level of IIT JAM Physics paper was moderate and it was easier than last year’s exam paper. The NAT and MCQ section was easy.

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IIT JAM analysis for Physics paper is mentioned in the table below:

Section

IIT JAM 2020 Difficulty Level for Physics Paper

Overall Difficulty Level

Moderate

MCQs (Section A)

Moderate

MSQs (Section B)

Easy

NAT(Section C)

Moderate to Difficult

IIT JAM Exam Analysis for Biotechnology 2020

Overall, IIT JAM Biotechnology paper was easy. The MCQ, MSQ and NAT questions were moderate and as expected with respect to difficulty level.

Topics-wise IIT JAM Analysis for Biotechnology

  • A lot of questions were asked from Mathematics and they were easy to attempt
  • Questions asked from Biology and Chemistry topics were easy

IIT JAM analysis for Biotechnology paper is mentioned in the table below:

Section

IIT JAM 2020 Difficulty Level for Biotechnology Paper

Overall Difficulty Level

Moderate

MCQs (Section A)

Moderate

MSQs (Section B)

Moderate

NAT(Section C)

Moderate to Difficult

IIT JAM Exam Analysis for Mathematical Statistics 2020

The overall difficulty level of IIT JAM for Mathematical Statistics paper was average. The difficulty level of all the sections of the exam was moderate.

Topics-wise IIT JAM Analysis for Mathematical Statistics

  • Maximum questions were asked from Estimation, Random Variable and Limits

IIT JAM analysis for Mathematical Statistics paper is mentioned in the table below:

Section

IIT JAM 2020 Difficulty Level for Mathematical Statistics Paper

Overall Difficulty Level

Moderate

MCQs (Section A)

Moderate

MSQs (Section B)

Moderate

NAT(Section C)

Moderate to Difficult

IIT JAM Exam Analysis for Chemistry 2020

The overall difficulty level of IIT JAM Chemistry paper was high. Compared to previous years’ IIT JAM papers for Chemistry, this year, the exam was tough. Questions asked in NAT and MCQ section were difficult.

Topics-wise IIT JAM Analysis for Chemistry

  • Questions asked from NMR were easy
  • Question asked from Physical Chemistry were difficult
  • Comparatively less questions were asked from Organic Chemistry

IIT JAM analysis for Chemistry paper is mentioned in the table below:

Section

IIT JAM 2020 Difficulty Level for Chemistry Paper

Overall Difficulty Level

Moderate to Difficult

MCQs (Section A)

Moderate

MSQs (Section B)

Moderate

NAT(Section C)

Difficult

IIT JAM Exam Analysis for Geology 2020

The overall difficulty level of IIT JAM for Geology was average. The difficulty level of all the sections in the exam was easy to moderate.

IIT JAM analysis for Geology paper is mentioned in the table below:

Section

IIT JAM 2020 Difficulty Level for Geology Paper

Overall Difficulty Level

Moderate

MCQs (Section A)

Easy to Moderate

MSQs (Section B)

Moderate

NAT(Section C)

Moderate

IIT JAM Exam Analysis for Mathematics 2020

The overall difficulty level of IIT JAM Mathematics paper was moderate. Questions asked in the MSQ section were tricky whereas the NAT questions were easy and some of them were repeated from past years’ IIT JAM question papers.

Topics-wise IIT JAM Analysis for Mathematics

  • Questions asked from Vector Calculus were easy and some questions were same as last year’s paper
  • Questions asked from Continuity and Differentiability were tricky
  • Questions asked in the Applied section were easy to attempt

IIT JAM analysis for Mathematics paper is mentioned in the table below:

Section

IIT JAM 2020 Difficulty Level for Mathematics Paper

Overall Difficulty Level

Moderate

MCQs (Section A)

Easy

MSQs (Section B)

Moderate to Difficult

NAT(Section C)

Moderate to Difficult

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Answered 2 weeks ago

Yes, BSc students are eligible for IIT JAM 2026. They have to complete their graduation or must be in the final year of graduation while applying for JAM. Admisison is offered to M.Sc., M.Sc. (Tech.), MS (Research), M.Sc. - M.Tech. Dual Degree, Joint M.Sc. - Ph.D., M.Sc. - Ph.D. Dual Degree, and Int

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Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

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Answered 3 weeks ago

Students who have a score above the JAM qualifying cutoff and are mentioned in the merit list can apply for the counselling process. The counselling will be held online. JAM counselling schedules are available online.

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Answered 3 weeks ago

IIT JAM 2026 counselling will be held in four rounds, followed by an additional round. Students need to fill the form at the JOAPS portal to participate in the JAM counselling process.

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Answered 3 weeks ago

The authority has released the JAM qualifying marks online. Candidates can check cutoff to know the minimum passing marks in each paper. IIT JAM qualifying marks for Economics are mentioned below.

  • GEN -40.63
  • OBC-NCl / EWs -36.56
  • SC/ST/PwD - 20.31

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Answered 3 weeks ago

IIT JAM 2026 cutoff was released on March 21, 2026. Candidates can check the cutoff at official website. This is the qualifying cutoff. Candidates who score above the IIT JAM qualifying cutoff can participate in the counselling process.

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Answered 3 weeks ago

IIT JAM 2026 qualifying cutoff for GEN category vary category wise. Check the table for the JAM qualifying cutoff subject-wise.

Subject Name

GEN Cutoff

Biotechnology

42.3

Chemistry

18.65

Economics

40.63

Geology

25.98

Mathematics

12.65

Mathematics Statistics

13.33

Physics

12.04

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Answered 3 weeks ago

Below is the qualifying cutoff for IIT JAM OBC category.

Subject Name

OBC (NCL) / EWS

Biotechnology

38.07

Chemistry

16.78

Economics

36.56

Geology

23.38

Mathematics

11.38

Mathematics Statistics

11.99

Physics

10.83

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Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

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Answered 3 weeks ago

Based on past years exam analysis, IIT JAM is moderately difficult. The questions in the JAM exam are conceptually based. Candidates need to keep their concepts clear and practice JAM question papers regularly for better performance in the exam.

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Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

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Answered 3 weeks ago

IIT JAM counselling process is mentioned below.

  • Go to IIT JAM 20266 website
  • Click on the JOAPS portal
  • Click on counselling link
  • Fill the form, choose the preference order
  • Pay the fees
  • Submit the form

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Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

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IIT JAM merit list is based on AIR. The authority will consider the total number of seats available in each category, to include the number of candidates in the All India Merit List. Candidates who are included in the merit list will be eligible to apply for admisison.

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