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

Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for MSc 2026 ( IIT JAM )

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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.

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IIT JAM 2025 Question Paper Analysis

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). 

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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.  

Q:   What is IIT JAM Economics Exam Difficulty level?
A:

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.

Q:   What is IIT JAM Biotechnology Exam difficulty level?
A:

As of previous year, the Biotechnology paper was also of moderate to tough difficulty level. A few questions were direct and easy to answer. Molecular Biology and Cell Biology had the maximum number of questions. A few questions were really easy to answer while some required theoretical knowledge. Molecular Biology and Cell Biology had the maximum number of questions.

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

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 andBoolean Physics

Electricity and Magnetism

Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics

Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT)

Boolean algebra

 

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Table of contents
  • 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 

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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

20

Section B

10

Moderate to Difficult

Section C

10

Moderate to Difficult

 

10

Overall 

 

 

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

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%

Q:   What are the tips to crack IIT JAM?
A:

Candidates can go through IT JAM preparation tips mentioned below in order to formulate a strategy to crack the JAM exam paper for Physics.

Know the exam pattern

The first and foremost thing that candidates need to be well acquainted with is to know IIT JAM exam pattern. IIT JAM 2026 for Physics will consist of three sections wherein candidates need to attempt – MCQs, MSQs and NAT questions.

Section

Type of Questions

No of Question

A

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

30

B

Multiple Select Questions (MSQs)

10

C

Numerical Answer Type (NAT)

20

Total

60

Know the marking scheme

The next step for exam prep is to know the marking scheme for IIT JAM. This is important as by knowing the marking scheme, aspirants can have a plan of action in place to avoid negative marking wherever possible in the exam.

Section

No of Questions

Marks

A

10 MCQs

1 mark each

20 MCQs

2 marks each

B

10 MSQs

2 marks each

C

10 NAT Questions

1 mark each

10 NAT Questions

2 marks each

In IIT JAM for Physics, there is a negative marking in Section A only. There is no negative marking in Section B and Section C of the exam.

Know the syllabus

Next, aspirants need to be thorough with IIT JAM syllabus. Here, candidates need to be well acquainted with the topics that they need to ace to score well in the science entrance exam. The topics that form a part of IIT JAM syllabus include:

Mathematical Methods

Mechanics and General Properties of Matter

Oscillations, Waves and Optics

Electricity and Magnetism

Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics

Modern Physics

Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics

Prepare a timetable

Candidates should prepare a timetable for how they want to complete and revise the syllabus for the Physics paper in the IIT JAM exam. Also, while preparing the timetable candidates need to include adequate time to solve practice papers and thereafter revise important topics for IIT JAM preparation.

Know important formulas

While preparing different topics for the IIT JAM Physics paper, candidates should ensure that they keep jotting down the important formulae for each topic. This will prove extremely helpful at the time of revision as students would have a consolidated list of all the important formulae for IIT JAM Physics preparation which they can easily refer to before taking the exam.

Read important books

Aspirants should make a list of important books to read for IIT JAM physics exam preparation. Here, candidates should go through one or two important books and thereafter prepare well for each section of this Science exam.

Q:   What is IIT JAM Shift 2 exam difficulty level?
A:

Students can check the experience of previous year students who gave IIT JAM exam:

Khushi: IIT JAM Biotechnology exam difficulty level was moderate. In Biology questions from Immunology, Genetics, Recombinant DNA Technology topics were asked. In sections, i.e., NAT, both from physics and mathematics questions were asked. Section A and B was comparatively easy than Section C.

Sudarshan: IIT JAM Economics subject exam difficulty level was easier than last year. Some direct questions were asked from liquidity preference money supply and few were asked from consumer and supplier chain product.

Q:   What is the good score in IIT JAM 2025 for getting into IITs?
A:

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: 

  • Biotechnology- (80-85)
  • Chemistry- (70-80)
  • Mathematics- (70-85)
  • Physics- (70-80)
  • Economics- (70+)

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.

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

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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