IIT JAM 2025 Chemistry Syllabus (Updated): Check Newly Added Topics, Exam Pattern & Important Books
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Have you completed your BSc Chemistry Degree? Wanna pursue for higher degree in the Chemistry domain? IIT Delhi has added Basic Mathematical concept topics for IIT JAM 2025 Chemistry Syllabus. Read this Shiksha article to get the detailed syllabus for the IIT JAM 2025 MSc Chemistry course. Aspirants can also check the eligibility criteria and exam pattern for the same here.
IIT JAM MSc Chemistry Syllabus
IIT JAM 2024 syllabus for the academic session 2025-2026 was released by IIT Delhi. the exam officials have released the JAM 2025 subject-wise syllabus pdf and candidates will be able to check out the detailed IIT JAM 2025 Chemistry syllabus in this Shiksha article. Candidates preparing for the MSc Chemistry course should advance their JAM 2025 preparation to get enrol in the prestigious IITs & NIT and other result-sharing institutes. Before starting the preparation, the ideal strategy for a candidate should be to analyze the MSc Chemistry Syllabus and exam pattern for the 2025 session.
IIT Delhi, has implemented the JAM 2025 MSc Chemistry Syllabus for the academic session 2025-2026. Basic mathematical concepts (10+2 level) in the IIT JAM 2025 MSc Chemistry examination for the academic session 2025-2026 admissions. earlier int he JAM MSc chemistry examination, questions from the chemistry domains like organic chemistry, inorganic and physical chemistry were used to ask.
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Aspirants preparing for the IIT JAM 2025 exam must start their preparation soon to ace the examination and get into their desired college or university. IIT JAM MSc Chemistry exam syllabus includes the topics studied in UG of Biotechnology course. The UG Biotechnology course is very vast and contains topics like equllibrium, Thermodynamics, Organic, Inorganic and physical chemistry.
- IIT JAM 2025 Chemistry Exam Pattern
- IIT JAM 2025 Chemistry Syllabus
- CUET PG 2025 Chemistry: Eligibility Criteria
IIT JAM 2025 Chemistry Exam Pattern
IIT JAM 2025 Chemistry exam pattern states that each test paper is of three hours duration. In the exam, candidates need to attempt 60 questions which were of 100 marks weightage. These 60 questions are divided into three sections – A, B, and C. All these sections are compulsory and candidates need to attempt questions from all the sections. The medium of instruction for JAM test papers is English.
The detailed IIT JAM exam pattern 2025 is mentioned in the table below:
| Section | Type of Questions | No of Question |
|---|---|---|
| A | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Each question has four choices with one correct answer. |
30 |
| B | Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) Each question has four choices with one or more correct answers. |
10 |
| C | Numerical Answer Type (NAT) The answer for each question is a signed real number that needs to be entered using the virtual numeric keypad on the monitor. No choices will be shown for these questions. |
20 |
| Total | 60 | |
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IIT JAM 2025 Chemistry Syllabus
Aspirants preparing for the IIT JAM MSc Biotechnology degree programme should start their preparation according to the Biotechnology syllabus mentioned below:
For this year onwards, questions from basic mathematical concepts will also be asked. The exam officials are yet to specify the weightage for which the new section is added, however, candidates can expect that around questions of 10 marks can be asked by the officials from basic mathematical concepts in the form of MCQ, MSQ or Numerical answer type.
Candidates can check out the added syllabus of Mathematical concepts from here:
- Basic Mathematical Concepts (10+2 Level):
Functions; maxima and minima; integrals; ordinary differential equations; vectors and matrices; determinants; elementary statistics.
The Chemistry (CH) Test Paper comprises Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
molecules and ions; Multiple bonding (σ and π bond approach) and bond lengths; van der Waals forces, ion-dipole forces, dipole-dipole interactions, induced dipole interactions, instantaneous dipole-induced dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding; Effect of intermolecular forces on melting and boiling points, solubility energetics of dissolution process; Bond dipole,dipole moment, and molecular polarizabilities; VSEPR theory and shapes of molecules; ionic solids.
Transition Metals (d block): Characteristics of d-block elements; oxide, hydroxide and salts of first row metals; coordination complexes: structure, isomerism, reaction mechanism and electronic spectra; VB, MO and crystal field theoretical approaches for structure, color and magnetic properties of metal complexes; Organometallic compounds with metal-ligand single and multiple bonds (such as metal carbonyls, metal nitrosyls and metallocenes); Homogenous catalysis involving Wilkinson’s catalyst.
Bioinorganic Chemistry: Essentials and trace elements of life; basic reactions in the biological systems and the role of metal ions, especially Fe2+, and Zn2+; structure and function of myoglobin, hemoglobin and carbonic anhydrase.
Instrumental Methods of Analysis: Basic principles; instrumentations and simple applications of conductometry, potentiometry and UV-vis spectrophotometry; analyses of water, air and soil samples.
CUET PG 2025 Chemistry: Eligibility Criteria
Candidates can check the minimal eligibility criteria for enrolling in MSc Chemistry course from below:
| Test Paper Code | Academic Programmes | Institutes | Minimal Educational Qulaifucation for Admissions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry (CH) | MSc Chemistry | IIT Bhilai, IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Dhanbad, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Guwahati, IIT Indore, IIT Jammu, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Mandi, IIT Patna, IIT Roorkee, IIT Ropar, IIT Tirupati, IIT Varanasi | Chemistry for three years/six semesters. |
| MSc Chemistry | IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Palakkad | No restrictions | |
| MSc Chemistry | IIT Kharagpur | B.Sc./B.S. degree with at least six Chemistry subjects for six semesters /three years | |
| IIT Madras |
B.Sc./B.S. degree with Chemistry for at least six semesters/three years,nalong with mathematics for two semesters/one year.
|
Candidates can check out the JAM 2025 eligibility criteria in detail from here: IIT JAM Eligibility Criteria 2025: Know Educational Qualification and Age limit
IIT JAM Chemistry Books to Read for Organic Chemistry Prep 2025
Go through books to read when preparing for organic chemistry topics for IIT JAM prep as mentioned below:
| Name of Book |
Author |
|---|---|
| Qualitative Organic Analysis: Introduction to Spectroscopy |
Pavia, Lampman, Kriz, Vyvyan |
| Basic Concepts in Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry: Stereochemistry Conformation and Mechanism |
P.S. Kalsi |
| Organic Chemistry: Stereochemistry and the Chemistry Natural Products Volume 2
|
I.L. Finar
|
IIT JAM 2025 Student Reactions
The JAM 2025 exam was held on February 2, 2025, at various exam centres across the country. For better preparation and knowledge of the JAM exam difficulty level candidates appearing for the IIT JAM 2025 exam can check out the previous year's (2024) student reaction video from here:
Also Read: Check Year Wise IIT JAM Student Reaction and Difficulty Level from Here
IIT JAM Chemistry Books to Read for Inorganic Chemistry Prep 2025
Go through books to read when preparing for inorganic chemistry topics for IIT JAM prep as mentioned below:
| Name of Book |
Author |
|---|---|
| Inorganic Chemistry |
Miessler / Tarr |
| Instrumental Method of Analysis |
Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler, Stanley R. Crouch |
| Inorganic Chemistry |
James E. Huheey |
IIT JAM Chemistry Books to Read for Physical Chemistry Prep 2025
Go through books to read when preparing for physical chemistry topics for IIT JAM prep as mentioned below:
| Name of Book |
Author |
|---|---|
| Atkin’s Physical Chemistry |
Peter Atkins, de Paula, Julio, James Keeler |
| Physical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics |
Thomas Engel & Phillip Reid |
| Theory of Gases |
Peter W. Atkins |
| Electrochemistry: An Introduction to Electrochemistry |
Samuel Glasstone |
| Chemical and Phase Equilibria: Principals of Chemical Equilibrium & Phase Rule |
K.G. Denbigh |
| Adsorption: Introduction to Surface Chemistry & Catalysis |
Gabor A. Somorjai |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 days ago
IIT Bombay JAM cutoff 2026 has been released for admission to the MSc and MSc+ PhD courses. The cutoff was announced for different categories under the All India quota.
For the General AI category, the overall cutoff ranged from 15 (MSc in Biotechnology) to 839 (MSc+ PhD in Environmental Science a
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Answered 3 days ago
SC category students under the All India quota need a rank of at least 2336 to be considered eligible for a seat. Candidates can check the table below to know the Round 1 and Last Round closing ranks for the SC AI category.
| Course | Round 1 Cutoff 2026 | Last Round Cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| M.Sc. + Ph.D. in Chemistry | 2330 | 2336 |
| M.Sc. + Ph.D. in Mathematics | 1485 | 1485 |
| M.Sc. + Ph.D. in Physics | 2098 | 2229 |
| M.Sc. + Ph.D. in Geology | 444 | 463 |
| M.Sc. + Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | 1921 | 1921 |
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IIT Hyderabad JAM cutoff 2026 ranged from 260 in the first round to 429 in the last round for the General AI category. As per this range, MSc in Mathematics turned out to be the most competitive. This course had the overall cutoff ranging between 260 and 284.
Students can see the table below to know
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Answered 4 days ago
IIT Indore cutoff 2026 for the OBC AI category ranged from 211 to 1353 in the last round. As per this range, MSc in Biotechnology and MSc in Astronomy were the most and least competitive MSc branches for admission. Students can check the table below to know the round 1 and last round cutoff for vari
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Missing the qualifying cutoff rank by even a small margin can make admission at IIT Dhanbad for its MSc and MSc Tech courses unlikely. Students who want admission to this institute need to attain course- and category-specific ranks. The admission process is strict because the seat counts are low and
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The OBC category students need a rank of at least 1493 to be considered eligible for a seat at this instution. For this category, MSc Tech in Applied Geology turned out to be the most preffered course for admission, with the Round 1 closing cutoff of 166, which later moved up to 177 in the last roun
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A rank of 200 could get you admission at IIT Dhanbad if you belong to the General AI category. For this category, the last round cutoff ranged from 73 to 886. So, getting admission with the attained rank might be possible to all courses, expect M.Sc. Tech in Applied Geology, which had the last round
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Answered a week ago
A rank of at least 175 is required in the General AI category in the last round to gain admission to the MSc in Physics course. Check the list below to know the highest acceptable rank for other categories for the aforementioned programme.
- General: 175
- OBC: 485
- SC: 859
- ST: 1846
- EWS: 441
- PWD: 2649
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Answered a week ago
To get admission to the MSc Physics course (MSc + PhD in Physics) at IIT Kharagpur, a rank of at least 409 is required to be eligible for admission in the General AI category. Students who belong to other categories can see below to know the highest rank acceptable.
| Category | IIT Kharagpur MSc cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| General | 409 |
| OBC | 868 |
| SC | 1990 |
| ST | 3644 |
| EWS | 747 |
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Yes, you can get admission to IIT Kharagpur with a rank of 200 in the IIT JAM exam if you belong to the General AI category. For this category, the last round cutoff ranged from 100 to 894. Students can take a look below to know which courses can be availed in the last round with the attained rank.
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