IIT JAM 2026 Physics Question Paper Analysis

Students can check the JAM previous year question paper with answer key online. IIT Delhi conducted the JAM 2025 exam, and the question paper for all seven paper is available on the website, jam2026.iitb.ac.in. Students can use the question paper of IIT JAM for preparation.

IIT JAM 2026 Physics question paper analysis with answer key will be available after the conclusion of the exam. The question paper analysis is the student's reaction after taking the test. This helps to understand the exam difficulty level, weightage of topics and distribution of marks. Also, it makes it easy to predict the expected cutoff for JAM exam.

Based on the JAM 2025 exam analysis, the overall difficulty level of the Physics paper was moderate. The most difficult section was MSQs and NAT. The high weightage topics were Thermodynamics, Electricity & Magnetism, Modern Physics & Mathematical Physics.

The are 60 questions in IIT JAM exam. These 60 questions were in the format of MCQ, MSQ and NAT type.

JAM 2026 exam for all the Test Papers was conducted as a computer-based Test  (CBT) where the candidates are shown the questions in a random sequence on a computer screen.

Section - A contains a total of 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) involving 10 questions of one mark each and 20 questions of two marks each. Each MCQ has four choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer. Candidates can mark their answer by clicking one of the choices. A wrong answer will result in negative marks. For each wrong answer to 1 mark
questions, 1/3 mark is deducted and similarly for each wrong answer to 2 marks questions,  2/3 mark is deducted.

There are a total of 60 questions carrying a total of 100 marks. 

Section - C has a total 20 Numerical Answer Type questions, involving 10 questions of one mark each and 10 questions of two marks each. For NAT questions.

JAM 2026 Examination was conducted for SEVEN subjects, also referred to as Test Papers: Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Economics (EN), Geology (GG), Mathematics (MA),  Mathematical Statistics (MS), and Physics (PH). The medium for all the Test Papers is English only.

JAM 2026 examination pattern is divided in such a way that the exam was conducted in the form of three sections ie., Section A, B and C.

Section - B contains a total of 10 Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) carrying two marks each. Each MSQ is similar to MCQ but with the difference that MSQ may have one or more than one correct choice (s) out of the four given choices. The candidate is awarded full credit only if all the correct answer (s) and no wrong answers are selected. Candidates can mark the answer (s) by clicking the choice (s). There is no negative marking or partial marking for MSQ.

In IIT JAM 2026 exam pattern, there is no deduction of marks for unanswered questions. Such questions are not taken into consideration while calculating the total marks.