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 Physics 2024
- Important Topics for IIT JAM Chemistry 2024
- Important Topics for IIT JAM Biotechnology 2024
- Important Topics for IIT JAM Mathematics 2024
- Important Topics for IIT JAM Mathematical Statistics 2024
- 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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Commonly asked questions
IIT BBS cutoff 2025 is yet to be released for admission to the BTech courses across mulitple specialisations. However, going as per the last year cutoff data, candidates can expect the IIT Bhubaneswar Round 1 Seat Allotment for various BTech courses to range between the ranks mentioned below:
- B.Tech. in Electrical and Communication Engineering must range between 4798 and 5157
- B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering must range between 3404 and 3685
- B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering must range between 6505 and 7661
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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.
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Among the OBC AI quota, the cutoff trend has also been fluctuating. In 2026
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Hence, to gain
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But you can get into NIT Srinaga
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But you can get into IIT Goa in the third round. This college had the 3rd round cutoff of 775 for the General AI category.
Students c
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IIT Dharwad MSc Physics cutoff 2026 was 767 for the General AI category in the third round. The IIT Dharwad MSc cutoff 2026 has been released up to round 3 for admission to the MSc in Physics and other branches.
See the list below to know the round 3 cutoff for all other categories.
- OBC: 1272
- SC: 240
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The IIT Gandhinagar JAM cutoff 2026 has been released till the 3rd round for admission to the MSc courses. The OBC AI category, the round 3 cutoff ranged from 439 to 459. Therefore, students need to attain a rank of at least 459 or below if they belong to this category.
Check the table below to know
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IIT Bhubaneswar OBC cutoff 2026 was released for admission to the MSc course for the third round.
For the OBC AI category, the round 3 cutoff ranged from 246 to 1425 for various MSc courses. Among all, M.Sc. + Ph.D. in Geology was the toughest course for admission, with the cutoff being 246.
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Yes, you can get into IIT Hyderabad with a rank of 400 if you belong to the OBC AI category. For this category, the round 3 cutoff ranged from 454 to 707.
Students can check the table below to know which branches are available.
| Course | IIT Hyderabad MSc cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| M.Sc. in Chemistry | 566 |
| M.Sc. in Physics | 707 |
| M.Sc. in Mathematics | 454 |
The IIT Hyderabad JAM cutoff 2026 was released till round 3 for various M
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