Important Topics for IIT JAM Syllabus 2024
Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for MSc 2026 ( IIT JAM )
Registration - 5 Sep '25 - 12 Oct '25
Are you appearing for IIT JAM 2024? Go through important topics that form a part of IIT JAM syllabus with maximum weightage in past years’ papers.
IIT JAM 2025 was successfully conducted on February 2, 2025, in multiple shifts for candidates to get admission at IITs and other participating institutes. A highly competitive exam, IIT JAM is the means through which aspirants can secure admission to MSc and integrated PhD programmes offered at IITs and IISc Bangalore.
Students who appeared in the IIT JAM exam said that the exam was Moderate to Difficult for different subjects. The IIT JAM cut-off can be less than last year.
Thus, to stay ahead of the competition aspirants need to have IIT JAM prep strategy in place. To crack JAM exam, candidates need to ensure that they study all the important topics that form a part of the IIT JAM syllabus. Further, in this article, we have listed topics with maximum weightage in the past five years’ papers of IIT JAM for each subject.
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- Important Topics for IIT JAM Geology 2024
Important Topics for IIT JAM Physics 2024
Candidates can go through the list of important topics for IIT JAM Physics prep and the weightage allotted to them in previous years' papers of the exam.
| Important Topics |
IIT JAM Physics Exam Weightage (in marks) |
|---|---|
| Mechanics and General Property of Matter |
22 |
| Solid State Physics and Devices and Electronics |
18 |
| Electricity and magnetism |
14 |
| Oscillations, Waves, and Optics |
13 |
| Kinetic Theory, Thermodynamics |
12 |
| Mathematical Physics |
12 |
| Modern Physics |
9 |
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Important Topics for IIT JAM Chemistry 2024
Candidates can go through the list of important topics for IIT JAM Chemistry prep and the weightage allotted to them in previous years' papers of the exam.
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| Subject |
Important Topics |
IIT JAM Chemistry Exam Weightage (in marks) |
|---|---|---|
| Organic Chemistry |
Basic Concept of Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry |
13 |
| Organic Reaction Mechanism & Synthetic Application |
12 |
|
| Qualitative Organic Analysis /Spectroscopy |
5 |
|
| Natural Products Chemistry |
5 |
|
| Physical Chemistry
|
Chemical Thermodynamics |
6 |
| Electrochemistry |
5 |
|
| Basic Mathematical Concepts |
5 |
|
| Atomic and Molecular Structure |
4 |
|
| Inorganic Chemistry |
Transition metals (d-block) |
9 |
| Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Compounds |
6 |
|
| Analytical Chemistry |
5 |
|
| Main Group Elements (s and p blocks) |
4 |
Important Topics for IIT JAM Biotechnology 2024
Candidates can go through the list of important topics for IIT JAM Biotechnology prep and the weightage allotted to them in previous years' papers of the exam.
| Subject |
Important Topics |
IIT JAM Biotechnology Exam Weightage (in marks) |
|---|---|---|
| Biology |
Biochemistry |
11 |
| Molecular Biology |
9 |
|
| Chemistry |
Organic Chemistry |
6 |
| Physics |
Mechanics |
5 |
| Mathematics |
Coordinate Geometry |
3 |
Important Topics for IIT JAM Mathematics 2024
Candidates can go through the list of important topics for IIT JAM Mathematics prep and the weightage allotted to them in previous years' papers of the exam.
| Important Topics |
IIT JAM Mathematics Exam Weightage (in marks) |
|---|---|
| Differential Calculus |
23 |
| Linear Algebra |
13 |
| Sequence and Series |
12 |
| Differential Equation |
12 |
| Integral Calculus |
11 |
| Vector Calculus |
10 |
Important Topics for IIT JAM Mathematical Statistics 2024
Candidates can go through the list of important topics for IIT JAM Mathematical Statistics prep and the weightage allotted to them in previous years' papers of the exam.
| Important Topics |
IIT JAM Mathematical Statistics Exam Weightage (in marks) |
|---|---|
| Random Variables |
20 |
| Estimation |
15 |
| Differential Calculus |
13 |
| Matrices |
10 |
| Sequences and Series |
10 |
Important Topics for IIT JAM Geology 2024
Candidates can go through the list of important topics for IIT JAM Geology prep and the weightage allotted to them in previous years' papers of the exam.
| Important Topics |
IIT JAM Geology Exam Weightage (in marks) |
|---|---|
| Petrology |
25 |
| Mineralogy |
20 |
| Structural Geology |
18 |
| The Planet Earth |
19 |
| Paleontology |
9 |
Candidates appearing for IIT JAM can also go through the below-mentioned links:
| IIT JAM Pattern | IIT JAM Syllabus | IIT JAM Question Papers |
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