What are some important topics of Physics subject for the preparation of IIT JAM Physics?

Candidates who want to appear for IIT JAM exam for Physics course admission should formulate a strategy to crack this Science entrance exam. Here, it is important that candidates go through important IIT JAM Physics books, identify important topics, and thereafter solve as many IIT JAM question papers as they can. This is a sure-shot way of getting a good rank in IIT JAM result. Candidates can go through important topics that they should study to score well in IIT JAM exam in the table mentioned below: Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics Mathematical Methods Simple Oscillators Mechanics and General Properties of Matter Oscillations, Waves and Boolean Physics Electricity and Magnetism Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) Boolean algebra

What is the difficulty level of IIT JAM examination?

The difficulty level of IIT JAM is moderate to tough. The difficulty level for subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics is tougher as compared to the IIT JAM subjects of Economics, Biotechnology and Geology. If we compare the difficulty level of IIT JAM examination with CUET PG exam, ISI Admission test, NEST exam, IISER Entrance examination, then it will be found that IIT JAM examination is comparetively tougher than the other top colleges/ universities entrance examination.

What is the study plan for the preparation of IIT JAM Physics exam?

Physics is one of the most sought course of choice among students who want to take admission in IITs, IISc, etc. It is for this reason alone that IIT JAM Physics paper is extremely competitive. Thus, when preparing for the Physics paper in JAM exam, candidates are suggested to pay less attention to the number of books from which they are studying and more emphasis on finding the topics that will help them score more. To have an effective prep plan for IIT JAM Physics paper, students should have a timetable in place and make notes of important formulas that will make their last-minute preparation easy. IIT JAM Physics Study Plan for First Month Week of Study Topic to Study Sub-topic to Study 1 Mechanics and General Properties of Matter-I Newton’s Laws of Motion and Applications Kepler’s Laws Polar and Cylindrical Coordinate Systems, Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces Centrifugal and Coriolis Forces Motion Under a Central Force Uniformly Rotating Frame Gravitational Law and Field Velocity and Acceleration in Cartesian 2 Mechanics and General Properties of Matter-II System of Particles Conservation of Linear and Angular Momentum Conservation of Energy Center of Mass Equation of Motion of the Center of Mass Elastic and Inelastic Collisions Fixed Axis Rotations Rigid Body Motion Rotation and Translation Parallel and Perpendicular Axes Theorem Moments of Inertia and Products of Inertia Principal Moments and Axes Equation of Continuity Kinematics of Moving Fluids Euler’s Equation Bernoulli’s Theorem 3 Mathematical Methods-I Stokes’ Theorem Green’s Theorem Divergence Theorem Multiple Integrals Vector Calculus Vector Algebra Fourier Series Taylor Expansion Imperfect and Perfect Differentials Jacobian Matrix Partial Derivatives Calculus of Single and Multiple Variables 4 Mathematical Methods-II First Order Equations Linear Second Order Differential Equations with Constant Coefficients Algebra of Complex Numbers Matrices and Determinants IIT JAM Physics Study Plan for Second Month Week of Study Topic to Study Sub-topic to Study 5 Electricity and Magnetism-I Coulomb’s Law Gauss’s Law Electric Field and Potential Electrostatic Boundary Conditions Solution of Laplace’s Equation for Simple Cases Capacitors Conductors Dielectric Polarization Electrostatic Energy Volume and Surface Charges 6 Oscillations, Waves and Optics-I Differential Equation for Simple Harmonic Oscillator and Its General Solution Superposition of Two or More Simple Harmonic Oscillator Damped and Forced Oscillators Resonance 7 Oscillations, Waves and Optics-II Energy Density and Energy Transmission in Waves Wave Equation Group Velocity and Phase Velocity Sound Waves in Media Doppler Effect Wave Equation Fermat’s Principle 8 Oscillations, Waves and Optics-III General Theory of Image Formation Thick Lens, Thin Lens and Lens Combinations Fraunhofer Diffraction Rayleigh Criterion and Resolving Power Diffraction Gratings Polarization Double Refraction and Optical Rotation

IIT JAM 2025 Question Paper Analysis: Check Exam Difficulty Level for MA, CY, PH, BT, MS, EN, GG Subjects

Q: How to crack IIT JAM 2026 exam in first attempt?

Students can crack the IIT JAM exam 2026 on their first attempt by planning a proper preparation strategy. Follow IIT JAM exam syllabus to identify the important topics for the paper they are appearing for. Solving the previous year question paper will help to identify the most important topics and get familiar with the exam difficulty level. Students can practice the IIT JAM mock test for self-assessment.

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IIT JAM 2025 exam is being conducted today, February 2, 2025, at around 112 exam centres across the nation. After the successful conduct of the exam, based on the student's reaction, IIT JAM 2025 exam analysis is provided here. The exam analysis will help the candidates to know the exam difficulty level and expected cut-off. IIT JAM 2025 answer key

IIT JAM 2025 exam was conducted sucessfully on February 2, 2025, at around 112 exam centres across the nation. IIT JAM 2025 exam difficulty level was moderate in both shifts. This year, JAM 2025 questions for all the subjects were more conceptually based than theoretical. The exam analysis will help the candidates to know the exam difficulty level and expected cut-off.

The IIT JAM entrance exam was conducted in offline mode on February 2, 2025, across various exam centres in India. The exam is held once a year and the exam is held at 112 exam centres for various subjects like Geology (GG), Chemistry (CY), and Mathematics (MA).

As per the student's response who appeared for the IIT JAM exam, the difficulty level of the exam was moderate to difficult, in comparison to the previous year. Those who appear for the exam need to download the response sheet by visiting the official website till the answer key is out.

It is better to go through the IIT JAM Question paper analysis to understand the overall difficulty level of the exam, and to understand the exam analysis before the IIT JAM answer key is released. The answer key is released on the official website in online mode. It is expected that if the exam difficulty level is higher than the cutoff will be lower. In this Shiksha article, students will be able to understand the IIT JAM question paper 2025 analysis for all the courses like Mathematics, Chemistry, Geology, Economics, Biotechnology, and Mathematical Institutes.

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IIT JAM 2025 Question Paper Analysis
IIT JAM Physics 2025 Question Paper Weightage
What is a Good Score in IIT JAM 2025?

IIT JAM 2025 Question Paper Analysis

IIT JAM 2025 exam shift 1 was found to be moderately easy by maximum candidates who appeared for Mathematics, Chemistry, and Geology subjects. Questions were designed in such a manner to test their analytical and practical approach of the concerned subject. Maximum number of candidates who have appeared in the IIT JAM 2025 exam had their first attempt in the examination. IIT JAM 2025 exam shift 1 was found to be moderately easy by maximum candidates who appeared for Mathematics, Chemistry, and Geology subjects. Questions were designed in such a manner to test their analytical and practical approach of the concerned subject. Maximum number of candidates who have appeared in the IIT JAM 2025 exam had their first attempt in the examination.

Check subject wise IIT JAM 2025 exam analysis in the following section:

Also Read: IIT JAM Chemistry 2025 Question Paper and Exam Difficulty Level

IIT JAM 2025 Chemistry Subject Analysis

According to the students the IIT JAM 2025 Chemistry Question Paper was comparatively lengthy. The exam can be categorised as Moderate to Difficult. The good attempts for the IIT JAM 2025 Chemistry Question Paper can be considered as 25-30 questions with 90% accuracy. The IIT JAM Chemistry expected cutoff this year might be in between 25 to 30 marks according to some coaching institutes.

IIT JAM 2025 Chemistry: Subject Weightage

The IIT JAM chemistry subject-wise weightage and difficulty level are as follows:

Topics	Weightage	Difficulty Level
Physical Chemistry	35	Moderate
Organic Chemistry	35	Moderate to Tough
Inorganic Chemistry	30	Tough
Overall	100	Moderate to Tough

Also Read: What is a Good Score in IIT JAM 2025?

IIT JAM 2025 Mathematics Subject Weightage and Difficulty Level

The IIT JAM 2025 Mathematics subject-wise weightage and difficulty level are as follows:

Sections	Number of Questions	Difficulty level
Section A	10	Difficult
Section A	20	Difficult
Section B	10	Moderate to Difficult
Section C	10	Moderate to Difficult
Section C	10	Moderate to Difficult
Overall

Also Read: IIT JAM 2025 Mathematics Question Paper & Exam Difficulty Level

Commonly asked questions

Q: How to crack IIT JAM 2026 exam in first attempt?

Students can crack the IIT JAM exam 2026 on their first attempt by planning a proper preparation strategy. Follow IIT JAM exam syllabus to identify the important topics for the paper they are appearing for. Solving the previous year question paper will help to identify the most important topics and get familiar with the exam difficulty level. Students can practice the IIT JAM mock test for self-assessment.

Q: How can I prepare for IIT JAM exam?

Students can plan their preparation through the exam syllabus. Check the syllabus to know what the important topics are. Then gather the required resources like the best books, previous year question paper, and mock test. Students must solve the IIT JAM question paper after completing 70% of the syllabus to keep track of their preparation.

Q: What is IIT JAM Economics Exam Difficulty level?

The exam difficulty level as compared from previous year was easy, however, the questions came this year were quite lengthy. NAT type questions took longer time to solve. In macroeconomics, ISLM had the maximum weightage and many questions were there on matrices. The IIT JAM Economics cut off will be higher than last year cut off.

IIT JAM Physics 2025 Question Paper Weightage

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%

Also Read: IIT JAM Physics 2025 Question Paper and Exam Difficulty Level

IIT JAM 2025 Exam Anlaysis: Geology Subject Difficulty Level

The IIT JAM 2025 Geology section-wise difficulty is as follows:

Section	Difficulty Level
Section A	Easy to moderate
Section B	Easy to moderate
Section C	Easy to moderate
Overall	Moderate

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What is a Good Score in IIT JAM 2025?

Since IIT JAM 2025 exam is underway, JAM 2025 score has been drawn based on the previous year's exam difficulty level, JAM 2025 cutoff, and exam analysis. Candidates must also note that if the expected IIT JAM 2025 good score is higher then the exam difficulty level is moderately easy and vice versa.

Subjects	Very Good Score	Good Score	Average Score	Low Score
Mathematics	85+	75-80+	50-60	Less than 20
Biotechnology	90+	75-82+	50-60	Less than 35
Physics	86+	75-89	50-60	Less than 30
Chemistry	88+	70-84	50-59	Less than 20
Geology	90+	75-85+	50-65	Less than 35
Mathematical Statistics	80+	65-75+	50-60	Less than 20
Economics	70+	60-69	45-50	Less than 20

Candidates can go through the IIT JAM 2025 exam analysis and student reactions video from below:

IIT JAM 2025 Question Paper And Answer Key

Candidates can check the IIT JAM 2025 master question paper and JAM 2025 answer key from below:

IIT JAM 2025 Master Question Paper	IIT JAM 2025 Answer Key
Biotechnology Question Paper	Biotechnology Answer Key
Economics Question Paper	Economics Answer key
Mathematics Question Paper	Mathematicas Answer Key
Chemistry Question Paper	Chemistry Answer Key
Mathematical Statistics Question Paper	Mathematical Statistics Answer Key
Geology Question Paper	Geology Answer Key

IIT JAM 2025 Exam Analysis

IIT JAM 2025 was conducted on February 11, 2025, by IIT Madras in two slots. The morning session began at 9:30 AM and concluded at 12.30 PM. The IIT JAM 2025 afternoon session was held from 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM. In the second slot, the exam of four subjects, Biotechnology, Mathematical Statistics, Physics and Economics will be conducted. Candidates who appeared in the IIT JAM 2025 Exam for 7 MSc courses found the exam moderate. Questions were designed in such a manner to test their analytical and practical approach of the concerned subject. The maximum number of candidates who have appeared in the IIT JAM 2025 exam had their first attempt in the examination. Being their first attempt, the difficulty level of the IIT JAM 2025 exam was found to be moderately easy.

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