Is IIT JAM 2024 exam difficult?

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.  

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.

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 2024 Exam Analysis

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

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.

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.

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:

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.