IIT JAM Physics 2025 Question Paper and Exam Difficulty Level
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IIT JAM 2025 Physics exam will be held on February 2, 2025, in the afternoon shift from 2:30 to 5:30 at more than 100 exam centers across the nation. To ensure admission to MSc Physics degree programs at IITs, check out the IIT JAM 2025 Physics predicted question paper, exam difficulty level, and year-wise comparison in this Shiksha article.
IIT JAM 2025 Physics Question Paper
IIT Madras will conduct the IIT JAM Physics exam on February-2- 2025 across various exam centers in India and abroad. To prepare well, students should prepare from previous year question papers, and analyze the difficulty level as per the previous year trends.
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IIT JAM 2025 exam is a highly competitive examination. It is designed to evaluate the fundamental concepts of students in classical mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, optics, and modern physics. The Shiksha article talks about the difficulty level, type of questions, and key topics on which students must focus.
- IIT JAM Physics 2025 Predicted Question Paper Weightage
- IIT JAM Physics 2025 Predicted Important Topics
- IIT JAM Physics 2025: Expected Exam Difficulty Level
- IIT JAM Physics 2024: Exam Difficulty Level
- IIT JAM 2025 Physics Question Paper Structure
- IIT JAM 2024 Student Reactions After Exam
IIT JAM Physics 2025 Predicted Question Paper Weightage
Applicants who want to appear in the IIT JAM 2025 exam can check the sectional weightage of the topics from which questions might be asked in the exam. This categorisation is done based on questions from the previous year's IIT JAM Physics question paper. IIT JAM Physics topic-wise weightage is mentioned in below given table. The actual weightage of the IIT JAM question paper of Physics will be updated on this page after the exam.
| Name of Unit |
Weightage of questions |
|---|---|
| Modern Physics |
10 % |
| Mechanics & General Properties of Matter |
8 % |
| Solid State Physics & Devices and Electronics |
8-10% |
| Electricity & Magnetism |
5-7% |
| Oscillations, Waves & Optics |
6-8% |
| Mathematical Physics |
2-4% |
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IIT JAM Physics 2025 Predicted Important Topics
Candidates can check out the IIT JAM Physics 2025 predicted important topics list from here:
| Subject |
Weightage (In per cent) |
|---|---|
| Modern Physics |
21 |
| SSP & Electronics |
11 |
| Electricity & Magnetism |
12 |
| Oscillation, Wave & Optics |
10 |
| KTG & Thermodynamics |
14 |
| Mathematical Methods |
15 |
| Mechanics |
13 |
IIT JAM Physics 2025: Expected Exam Difficulty Level
Candidates can check out the IIT JAM Physics 2025 expected difficulty level from here:
| Section | Expected Exam Difficulty Level |
|---|---|
| Overall | Moderately High |
| Section A | Easy to Moderate |
| Section B | Moderate |
| Section C | Moderate to Difficult |
| Number of Good Attempts | 35+ |
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IIT JAM Physics 2024: Exam Difficulty Level
Candidates can check out the IIT JAM Physics 2025 expected difficulty level from here:
| Section | Expected Exam Difficulty Level |
|---|---|
| Overall | Moderate to Difficult |
| Section A | Difficult |
| Section B | Moderate |
| Section C | Moderate |
| Number of Good Attempts | 25+ |
| Candidates can check out the complete IIT JAM 2024 Physics exam question paper analysis from here: IIT JAM 2024 Physics Question Paper And Analysis: Check Student Reaction & Expected Cutoff |
For each Test Paper All India Merit list will be prepared based on AIR. The number of candidates included in the All India Merit List will depend on the total number of seats available in each category (GEN/ OBC-NCL/ EWS/ SC/ ST/ PwD) in a given subject.
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IIT JAM 2025 Physics Question Paper Structure
While looking for the exam analysis of the IIT JAM Physics Question Paper, students are advised to check the exam structure in the table below.
| Section |
Total Marks |
Total Questions |
Distribution of questions |
|---|---|---|---|
| A |
50 |
30 |
10 questions of 1 marks & 20 questions of 2 marks. |
| B |
20 |
10 |
Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) of 2 marks |
| C |
30 |
20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions |
10 questions of 1 mark and 10 questions of 2 marks. |
Negative Marking Scheme: Yes Applicable only for section A, 1/3rd of total marks will be deducted.
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Based on the previous year's topper marks and cut off, here is the formulated data of good score which a candidate need to score inorder to get admissions in the IITs. Candidates must note the mentioned the mentioned score is for General Category student:
The authorities will be preparing the JAM cut off 2025 after checking various factors related to the entrance examination. IIT JAM 2025 cutoff will vary according to the subject and category that the candidate belongs to.