IIT JAM 2024 Question Paper and Answer Key (Out) & Expected Cut off for All Subjects

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IIT JAM 2024 exam is scheduled to be held on February 11, 2024 across the nation. Before stepping in the exam hall, check the JAM 2024 predicted question paper for all the subjects here. Going through the IIT JAM 2024 predicted subject-wise question paper will help the JAM aspirants get an extra edge in the IIT JAM score card.

IIT JAM 2024 exam conducted successfully on February 11, 2024 for both shifts. IIT JAM 2024 answer key and JAM 2024 master question paper released on February 19, 2024. Test  takers can visit the official website, i.e., jam.iitm.ac.in to download the JAM 2024 answer key of all the subjects. 

JAM 2024 Expected Question Paper and Exam Analysis for All Subjects

IITs and NIT's are well-known for high-quality education in engineering, science, social science, management, and research in frontier areas. Getting admission in IITs is everyone's dream college. The JAM 2024 exam will be held on February 11, 2024 at 100+ exam centres across the nation. IIT JAM question paper 2024 will be available for candidates to download in March 2024, tentatively. Candidates can also go through IIT JAM 2024 question paper (memory-based) here on this Shiksha page. 

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IIT JAM 2024 answer key released by the exam officials on February 19, 2024. JAM 2024 test takers can visit the official website to download the JAM 2024 master question paper and JAM answer key 2024. The answer keys are open to challenges by candidates from February 26, 2024, to February 28, 2024. IIT JAM 2024 Results will be declared by IIT Madras on March 22, 2024. Candidates could check their results and download IIT JAM 2024 scorecards by logging in using their enrolment ID or email ID along with the password on the official website.

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Q:   When will IIT JAM 2026 Cut off Releasing?
A: 

IIT JAM 2026 cutoff for round 1 was released on May 25, 2026. While the round 2 cutoff rank was released on June 8, 2026. The link to check the IIT JAM admission cutoff is mentioned online.

Q:   What is IIT JAM subject wise cut off?
A: 

Caniddates can go through the JAM subject wise cut off from here:

SubjectCut-Off Marks
GENOBC-NCL / EWSSC / ST / PwD
Biotechnology (BT)44.4640.0122.23
Chemistry (CY)25.3822.8412.69
Economics (EN)24.6422.1712.32
Mathematics (MA)11.2210.095.61
Mathematical Statistics (MS)23.0320.7211.51
Geology (GG)33.0929.7816.54
Physics (PH)19.6317.669.81
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IIT JAM 2024 analysis will provide the exam difficulty level and expected cut off. JAM 2024 question paper here in this article is designed after the IIT JAM 2024 analysis and students reactions. IIT JAM 2024 question have become very dynamic, and questions are more based on a practical and analytical approach than one-word answers. In the coming years the questions are more coming from the disciplines, which are flourishing in the science domains, and there is no such need to mug up the concepts. Based on the above factors, the following IIT JAM 2024 predicted question paper, important topics, and their weightage has been drawn.

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  • IIT JAM 2024 Question Paper And Answer Key
  • IIT JAM 2024 Cut Off
  • IIT JAM 2024 Exam Pattern
  • IIT JAM 2024 Expected Question Paper for All Subjects

IIT JAM 2024 Question Paper And Answer Key

Candidates can check the IIT JAM 2024 master question paper and JAM 2024 answer key from below:

IIT JAM 2024 Master Question Paper IIT JAM 2024 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
Physics Question Paper Phyiscs Answer Key

IIT JAM 2024 Exam Analysis

IIT JAM 2024 was conducted on February 11, 2024, by IIT Madras in two slots. The morning session began at 9:30 AM and concluded at 12.30 PM. The IIT JAM 2024 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 2024 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 2024 exam had their first attempt in the examination. Being their first attempt, the difficulty level of the IIT JAM 2024 exam was found to be moderately easy.

IIT JAM 2024 Shift 2 Exam Analysis

Khushi: IIT JAM 2024 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. Sections A and B were comparatively easier 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 products.

Economics: The exam difficulty level as compared to the previous year was easy, however, the questions that 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 on matrices. The IIT JAM 2024 Economics cut off will be higher than last year cut off.

 Memory Based Questions: Two questions were on the producer and consumer surplus graph (standard supply-demand graph). Candidates were need to find the value of the surplus and change in the surplus.

IIT JAM 2024 Shift 2 Student reactions and Exam Analysis Video

IIT JAM 2024 Shift 1 Analysis

Chemistry: The difficulty level of the Chemistry section was considered to be easy to moderate. The questions were on the expected lines. The majority of the questions appeared from the topics of Atoms & Molecules, Analytical Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, etc. Some of the questions were lengthy and calculation-intensive.

Memory Based Questions: 

  1. B2 & C2 - Magnetic moment - Para & Dia
  2. NO (-) & NO (+)
  3. P(4) + 5 O(2) —> P4O10
  4. 1 question related to Aldol reaction
  5. 1 question was related to hoffmann bromamide degradation reaction

Mathematics:

  1. Paper was found to be moderately tough.
  2. Numerical Answer Type (NAT) found to be very difficult by most of the IIT JAM 2024 Mathematics candidates.
  3. MCQ questions that were asked in the section A and section B were also found to be very difficult to answer. More tricky types questions were asked.
  4. MSQ section was doable.

IIT JAM Mathematics detailed exam analysis: Section wise

Section A: 5-6 questions were asked as straightforward MCQ questions.

Geometry and Topology (GT):

  1. Order> or equal to 6.

Ordinary Differential Equation:

  1. Group of order 39 has exactly one sub group of order 3 and 13. G cannot be boolean as 13 has element of order.
  2. Bernoulli Theorem.
  3. U(8)= U(12)- isomorphisim

Section A: Moderate

IIT JAM 2024 Cut Off

The exam officials will publish the IIT JAM 2024 cut off for a particular subject in the scorecard of the candidate who appeared for that subject. For reference candidates acn go through the IIt jam 2024 Expected cut off based on the JAM 2024 student reactions and exam analysis:

Subject

GEN

EWS/ OBC (NCL)

SC/ST/PwD

Mathematical Statistics

20-22

15-18 10-12
Economics 25-29 22-24 18-20

Physics

28-30

22-26

15-19

Geology 30-35 25-28 18-22

Chemistry

 

25-30

20-25

15-17

Good Score: 50-55

Good Score: 45-50

Good Score:35-40

Biotechnology

38-40

32-25

22-24

Mathematics

 

22-25

20-22

12-14

Good Score: 40-42

Good Score: 32-38

Good Score: 22-28

IIT JAM 2024 Exam Pattern

The table below brings the structure of the IIT JAM 2024 exam.

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

IIT JAM 2024 Expected Question Paper for All Subjects

Candidates can find the subject-wise expected question paper below:

IIT JAM Chemistry (CY) Expected Question Paper

Topic Weightage
D- Block (Transition Metals) 11-12
Chemical Kinetics 8-9
Reaction Mechanism 9-10
Organic metallic compounds 5-7
S and P block  8-9
Reagents 3-4
Name Reactions and Name Re arrangements 2-3
Chemical Thermodynamics 6-7
Electrochemistry 2-3
Solid state 2-4
Physical Spectroscopy 4-5
Theory of Gases 3-4

IIT JAM Physics (PH) Expected Question Paper

Topic Weightage
Oscillation and wave optics 9-10
Modern Physics 6-7
Mathematical Physics 7-10
Electricity and Magnetism 10-11
Solid state, Devices and Elements 10-12
Mechanics and General Properties of Matter 12-15
Kinematic 10-12

IIT JAM Mathematics (MA) Expected Question Paper

Topic Weightage
Differntial Calculus 25-27
Real Analysis 10-12
Linear Algebra 15-16
Modern Algebra 12-15
Differential Equation 10-12
Vector Calculus 13-17
Integral Calculus 12-18
Sequence and Series 5-9

IIT JAM Biotechnology (BT) Expected Question Paper

Topic Weightage
Biochemistry 8-10
Molecular Biology 6-7
Animal Physiology 4-5
Cell Biology 2-4
Taxonomy 2-3
Genetics 4-5
Recombinant DNA and Techniques 5-6
Immunulogy 2-3
Microbiology 2-3
Maths 10-12
Physics 10-12
Chemistry 12-15
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