IIT JAM Physics 2025 Predicted Question Paper and Exam Difficulty Level

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

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Manisha Kumari
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Updated on Jan 24, 2025 13:55 IST

IIT JAM 2025 Physics exam will be held on February 2, 2025, in the afternoon shift from 2:30 to 5:30 at more than 100 exam centers across the nation. To ensure admission to MSc Physics degree programs at IITs, check out the IIT JAM 2025 Physics predicted question paper, exam difficulty level, and year-wise comparison in this Shiksha article.

IIT JAM 2025 Physics Question Paper

The IIT JAM 2025 Physics exam will be conducted by IIT Madras on February 2, 2025, at various exam centers across the nation and overseas. To prepare effectively for the examination, candidates should strategically review the IIT JAM 2025 Physics expected question paper, analyze the upcoming exam's difficulty level based on previous year trends. The IIT JAM 2025 Physics predicted question paper will also assist candidates in their final revision phase by enabling them to focus more on the identified topics.

Also Read: How to prepare for IIT JAM Physics 2025: Check Important Topics and Books here 

The IIT JAM 2025 exam is a highly competitive examination that assesses candidates' understanding of fundamental concepts in classical mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, optics, and modern physics. This Shiksha article delves into the IIT JAM 2025 Physics expected question paper pattern, including the type of questions, difficulty level, and key areas to focus on, providing valuable insights for aspiring candidates.

IIT JAM Physics 2025 Predicted Question Paper Weightage

Applicants who want to appear in the IIT JAM 2025 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%

Also Read: Is IIT JAM 2025 exam difficult? 

IIT JAM Physics 2025 Predicted Important Topics

Candidates can check out the IIT JAM Physics 2025 predicted important topics list from here:

Subject

Weightage (In per cent)

Modern Physics

21

SSP & Electronics

11

Electricity & Magnetism

12

Oscillation, Wave & Optics

10

KTG & Thermodynamics

14

Mathematical Methods

15

Mechanics

13

IIT JAM Physics 2025: Expected Exam Difficulty Level

Candidates can check out the IIT JAM Physics 2025 expected difficulty level from here:

Section Expected Exam Difficulty Level
Overall Moderately High
Section A Easy to Moderate
Section B Moderate
Section C Moderate to Difficult
Number of Good Attempts 35+

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IIT JAM Physics 2024: Exam Difficulty Level

Candidates can check out the IIT JAM Physics 2025 expected difficulty level from here:

Section Expected Exam Difficulty Level
Overall Moderate to Difficult
Section A Difficult
Section B Moderate
Section C Moderate
Number of Good Attempts 25+
Candidates can check out the complete IIT JAM 2024 Physics exam question paper analysis from here: IIT JAM 2024 Physics Question Paper And Analysis: Check Student Reaction & Expected Cutoff 

Q:   How was the IIT JAM 2024 exam difficulty level?

A:

IIT JAM 2024 exam shift 1 was found to be moderately easy by maximum candidates who appeared for Mathematics, Chemistry, and Geology subjects. Questions were designed in such a manner to test their analytical and practical approach of the concerned subject. Maximum number of candidates who have appeared in the IIT JAM 2024 exam had their first attempt in the examination. The Chemistry section has been rated as easy to moderate. Some of the topics included Molar Conductivity, Magnetic Moments, Titration, Bonds, etc. As per some candidates, the MCQ questions were tougher than the MSQs and NAT questions. The Geology section has questions from topics such as geomorphology, mineralogy, and petrology were moderately difficult.  

Q:   What are some important topics of Physics subject for the preparation of IIT JAM Physics?

A:

Candidates who want to appear for the IIT JAM exam for Physics course admission should formulate a strategy to crack this Science entrance exam. Here, it is important that candidates go through important IIT JAM Physics books, identify important topics, and thereafter solve as many IIT JAM question papers as they can. This is a sure-shot way of getting a good rank in the IIT JAM result.

Candidates can go through important topics that they should study to score well in the IIT JAM exam in the table mentioned below:

Kinetic theory,  Thermodynamics

Mathematical Methods

Simple Oscillators

Mechanics and General Properties of Matter

Oscillations,  Waves andBoolean Physics

Electricity and Magnetism

Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics

Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT)

Boolean algebra

 

Q:   What is IIT JAM 2024 Economics Exam Difficulty level?

A:

The exam difficulty level as compared from previous year was easu, however, the questions 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 there on matrices. The IIT JAM 2024 Economics cut off will be higher than last year cut off.

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

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Q:   What are the important topics for Chemistry subject while preparing for IIT JAM (Chemistry) exam?

A:

Chemistry paper in IIT JAM exam consists of questions from subjects like – Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry.

The weightage of questions asked from different subjects in the IIT JAM Chemistry paper is as mentioned below:

Subject

Weightage (In Percentage)

Organic Chemistry

30-40

Inorganic Chemistry 

20

Physical Chemistry

18

Candidates can go through important topics that they should study to score well in the IIT JAM exam for Chemistry in the table mentioned below:

Subject

Important Topics for IIT JAM Chemistry Paper

Organic Chemistry

Organic Reaction Mechanism & Synthetic Application

Basic Concept of Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry

Inorganic Chemistry 

Transition metals (d-block)

Physical Chemistry

Chemical Kinetics

Electrochemistry

Q:   What is the study plan for the preparation of IIT JAM Physics exam?

A:

Physics is one of the most sought course of choice among students who want to take admission in IITs, IISc, etc. It is for this reason alone that IIT JAM Physics paper is extremely competitive. Thus, when preparing for the Physics paper in JAM exam, candidates are suggested to pay less attention to the number of books from which they are studying and more emphasis on finding the topics that will help them score more.

To have an effective prep plan for the IIT JAM Physics paper students should have a time-table in place and make notes of important formulas that will make their last-minute preparation easy.

IIT JAM Physics Study Plan for First Month

Week of Study

Topic to Study

Sub-topic to Study

1

Mechanics and General Properties of Matter-I

Newton’s Laws of Motion and Applications

Kepler’s Laws

Polar and Cylindrical Coordinate Systems,

Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces

Centrifugal and Coriolis Forces

Motion Under a Central Force

Uniformly Rotating Frame

Gravitational Law and Field

Velocity and Acceleration in Cartesian

2

Mechanics and General Properties of Matter-II

System of Particles

Conservation of Linear and Angular Momentum

Conservation of Energy

Center of Mass

Equation of Motion of the Center of Mass

Elastic and Inelastic Collisions

Fixed Axis Rotations

Rigid Body Motion

Rotation and Translation

Parallel and Perpendicular Axes Theorem

Moments of Inertia and Products of Inertia

Principal Moments and Axes

Equation of Continuity

Kinematics of Moving Fluids

Euler’s Equation

Bernoulli’s Theorem

3

Mathematical Methods-I

Stokes’ Theorem

Green’s Theorem

Divergence Theorem

Multiple Integrals

Vector Calculus

Vector Algebra

Fourier Series

Taylor Expansion

Imperfect and Perfect Differentials

Jacobian Matrix

Partial Derivatives

Calculus of Single and Multiple Variables

4

Mathematical Methods-II

 First Order Equations

Linear Second Order Differential Equations with Constant Coefficients

Algebra of Complex Numbers

Matrices and Determinants

IIT JAM Physics Study Plan for Second Month

Week of Study

Topic to Study

Sub-topic to Study

5

Electricity and Magnetism-I

Coulomb’s Law

Gauss’s Law

Electric Field and Potential

Electrostatic Boundary Conditions

Solution of Laplace’s Equation for Simple Cases

Capacitors

Conductors

Dielectric Polarization

Electrostatic Energy

Volume and Surface Charges

6

Oscillations, Waves and Optics-I

Differential Equation for Simple Harmonic Oscillator and Its General Solution

Superposition of Two or More Simple Harmonic Oscillator

Damped and Forced Oscillators

Resonance

7

Oscillations, Waves and Optics-II

Energy Density and Energy Transmission in Waves

Wave Equation

Group Velocity and Phase Velocity

Sound Waves in Media

Doppler Effect

Wave Equation

Fermat’s Principle

8

Oscillations, Waves and Optics-III

General Theory of Image Formation

Thick Lens, Thin Lens and Lens Combinations

Fraunhofer Diffraction

Rayleigh Criterion and Resolving Power

Diffraction Gratings

Polarization

Double Refraction and Optical Rotation

Q:   What is the difficulty level of IIT JAM examination?

A:

The difficulty level of IIT JAM is moderate to tough. The difficulty level for subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics is tougher as compared to the IIT JAM subjects of Economics, Biotechnology and Geology.

If we compare the difficulty level of IIT JAM 2024 examination with CUET PG exam, ISI Admission test, NEST exam, IISER Entrance examination, then it will be found that IIT JAM 2024 examination is comparetively tougher than the other top colleges/ universities entrance examination.

Q:   What is step wise preparation plan for IIT JAM 2024 examination?

A:

Aspirants should check the following steps to start with the preparation process of IIT JAM 2024.

Step 1: Know the IIT JAM syllabus thoroughly.

Step 2: Understand the IIT JAM exam pattern and marking scheme.

Step 3: Get the best books to study for IIT JAM and other study material.

Step 4: Make a monthly time-table, a weekly time-table, and a daily time-table.

Step 5: Solve past years’ question papers, sample papers, and mock tests.

Q:   How is the IIT JAM 2024 Merit List made?

A:

For each Test Paper, an All India Merit list will be prepared based on AIR. The number of candidates included in the All India Merit List will depend on the total number of seats available in each category (GEN/ OBC-NCL/ EWS/ SC/ ST/ PwD) in a given subject. These candidates  (henceforth called Qualified Candidates) are eligible to apply for admission to any of the
corresponding academic programmes. The JAM 2024 Scorecard indicating the AIR and the mark obtained by the candidate will be available for download from the JAM 2024 website from April 02, 2024 to July 31, 2024 for qualified candidates.

IIT JAM 2025 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. 

Also Read: IIT JAM 2025 Exam Pattern: Exam Paper Pattern, Marking Scheme & Shift Timings 

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