IIT JAM 2024 Physics Question Paper And Analysis: Check Student Reaction & Expected Cutoff

Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for MSc 2025 ( IIT JAM )

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Candidates who appeared IIT JAM 2024 exam must check the question paper and exam analysis. Along with checking the question paper students can also check the difficulty level and number of good attempts in the IIT JAM Physics paper.

Applicants who appeared in the IIT JAM exam in Physics subject can check the IIT JAM 2024 Physics Question Paper and Analysis on this page. IIT JAM 2024 exam will be concluded in two shits across 100 cities in India. Around 80,000 participants will appear in the exam for various seats in IITs and NITs.  

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Since the IIT JAM 2024 Physics Question paper will be conducted in an online mode hence memories-based questions from the students will be updated on this page after taking inputs from there. 

Applicants are advised to check the number of good attempts, exam analysis of the IIT JAM Question Paper, and the difficulty level of the exam. Since the official IIT JAM answer key will be released around 10-12 days after the exam, till then applicants are advised to check IIT JAM Physics expected cutoff in this article below.   

Q:   How many questions are asked in IIT JAM?

A:

IIT Madras,  the examination conducting body will be conducting IIT JAM 2024 for the academic year 2024-2026 on February 11, 2024. Aspirants of IIT JAM 2024 examination must go through the exam pattern carefully, before starting the preapartion.

As per the examination authority, IIT Madras will be conducting the JAM 2024 exam for seven subjects. Before filling up the application form canididates are requested to kindly suit themselves according to the eligibility criteria of the examination.

The JAM 2024 examination will be conducted in such a way that the question paper for each subject will have 60 questions. These 60 questions will eb in the format of MCQ, MSQ and NAT type.

Q:   What type of questions Section A of IIT JAM exam has?

A:

JAM 2025 Examination for all the Test Papers will be conducted as a Computer Based Test  (CBT) where the candidates will be shown the questions in a random sequence on a computer screen.

Section - A contains a total of 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) involving 10 questions of one mark each and 20 questions of two marks each. Each MCQ has four choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer. Candidates can mark their answer by clicking one of the choices. A wrong answer will result in negative marks. For each wrong answer to 1 mark
questions, 1/3 mark will be deducted and similarly for each wrong answer to 2 marks questions,  2/3 mark will be deducted.

Q:   What type of question does Section C of IIT JAM exam has?

A:

There will be a total of 60 questions carrying a total of 100 marks. The entire paper will be divided into three sections, A, B and C. All sections are compulsory. Questions in each section will be of different types as given below:

Section - C contains a total of 20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions involving 10 questions of one mark each and 10 questions of two marks each. For NAT questions, the answer is a signed real number, which needs to be entered using the virtual numeric keypad displayed on the monitor. No choices will be shown for NAT questions. There is no negative marking for NAT.

Also Read: IIT JAM 2024 Answer Key Analysis Live: Check Subject Wise Answer Key, Exam Analysis, Result Date

IIT JAM 2024 Question Paper Analysis & Expected Cut off for All Subjects

According to the students the good attempts for Physics subject in IIT JAM exam can be considered as between 35-40 questions with 90 % accuracy. The expected cutoff can be 5-7 marks less than from last year as the paper was Moderate compratively. 

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IIT JAM 2024 Physics Question Paper Structure

While looking for the exam analysis of the IIT JAM Physics Question Paper, students are advised to check the exam structure in the table below. 

Section 

Total Marks

Total Questions

Distribution of questions

A

50

30

10 questions of 1 marks & 20 questions of 2 marks. 

B

20

10

Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) of 2 marks

C

30

20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions

10 questions of 1 mark and 10 questions of 2 marks.

Negative Marking Scheme: Yes Applicable only for section A, 1/3rd of total marks will be deducted. 

IIT JAM 2024 Physics Question Paper (Memory-based)

Since the IIT JAM 2024 exam will be conducted in online mode hence no Physics question paper will provided to the applicants. Students should note that the majority of the questions will be from Simple Oscillators, Bipolar Junction transistors (BJT), Kinetic theory, Waves, and Optics topics. 

Q:   What type of questions will be asked in IIT JAM 2024 examination?

A:

IIT JAM 2024 for the academic session 2024-2025 will be conducted by IIT Madras, the examination conducting body on February 11,  2024. Aspirants who had already completed an undergraduate degree  (BSc) or are currently studying in the final year of undergraduate programmes are eligible to apply for the exam.

IIT JAM examinations will be conducted for 7 subjects and the examination patter is divided in such a way that the examination will bbe having 60 questions. These 60 questions has the following types:

  • Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)- 30 questions

    Each question has four choices with one correct answer.

  • Multiple Select Questions (MSQs)- 10 questions

    Each question has four choices with one or more correct answers.

  • Numerical Answer Type (NAT)- 20 questions

    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.

Q:   What is the official website for downloading IIT JAM question paper?

A:

Every year on the rotational basis, IIT JAM exam organising institute changes. For the academic session 2025-2026 the exam conducting body is IIT Delhi. IIT JAM 2025 exam will be conducted on February 2, 2025 at 115 exam centres across the nation. Test takers will be able to download the IIT JAM 2025 question paper in the month of March 2025, tentatively.

The officail website link to downlaod the IIT JAM previous year question is mentioned below:

  • jam2025.iitd.ac.in/qp.php 

Also Read: IIT JAM Physics 2024 Syllabus

IIT JAM 2024 Student Reactions After Exam

 IIT JAM 2024 Question Paper Weightage

Applicants who want to appear in the IIT JAM exam can check the sectional weightage of the topics from which questions might be asked in the exam. This categorisation is done based on questions from the previous year's IIT JAM Physics question paper. IIT JAM Physics topic-wise weightage is mentioned in below given table. The actual weightage of the IIT JAM question paper of Physics will be updated on this page after the exam. 

Name of Unit

Weightage of questions 

Modern Physics

10 %

Mechanics & General Properties of Matter

8 %

Solid State Physics & Devices and Electronics

8-10%

Electricity & Magnetism

5-7%

Oscillations, Waves & Optics

6-8%

Mathematical Physics

2-4%

Student Reaction in IIT JAM 2024

 

IIT JAM 2024: Physics Course Seat Matrix

Candidates can check the table below, mentioning the number of seats available for Physics (PH) subject code

Institute Name

Course Name

Number of Seats Available

 

 

GEN

EWS

SC

ST

OBC

Total

IIT Bhilai

MSc Physics

8

2

5

3

1+1*

20

IIT Bhubaneswar

MSc Physics

10

3

7+1*

4

2

27

 

Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences

9 + 1*

2

6

4

2

24

IIT Bombay

Applied Geophysics

2

4+1*

3

2

20

MSc Physics

23 + 1* 

6

16

8+1*

4+1*

60

 

Energy Science and

Engineering

1

2

1

1

9

IIT Delhi

MSc in Physics

27 + 1* 

6 + 1*

17 + 1*

10

5

68

IIT Dhanbad

MSc Physics

21 + 1* 

6

15

8

3+1*

55

IIT Gandhinagar

MSc Physics

17 + 1* 

5

12

6+1*

3

45

IIT Guwahati

MSc Physics

22 + 2* 

6

16

9

4+1*

60

IIT Hyderabad

MSc Physics

15 + 1*

4

11

6

2+1*

40

IIT Indore

MSc Physics

12 

3

8+1*

4

2

30

IIT Jammu

MSc Physics

8  

2

6

2+1*

1

20

IIT Jodhpur

MSc Physics

2

6

3

1

20

Physics and

Materials

Engineering 

1

3

2

1

13

IIT Kanpur

MSc Physics

14 + 1*

3+1*

10

6

3

38

IIT Kharagpur

MSc Physics

23 + 1* 

6

15+1*

9

3+1*

59

IIT Madras

MSc Physics

21 + 1* 

5

15

7+1*

4

54

IIT Mandi

MSc Physics

12 

2+1*

8

5

1+1*

30

Integrated-

Ph.D

4 + 1* 

1

2

3

1

12

IIT Palakkad

MSc Physics

7 + 1*

3

6

3

1

21

IIT Patna

MSc Physics

12 + 1* 

3

7+1*

4

2

30

IIT Roorkee

MSc Physics

12 

3

8+1*

4

1+1*

30

IIT Ropar

MSc Physics

10 

1+1*

6+1*

4

2

25

IIT Tirupati

MSc Physics

3

5

2+1*

1

20

IIT Varanasi

MSc Physics

10 

3

7

3

1+1*

25

* Indicates seats reserved for PwD Candidates.

Also Read: How to prepare for IIT JAM Physics

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