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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