IIT JAM Books 2025: Check best books for exam preparation

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

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Updated on Feb 5, 2025 10:40 IST

By Manisha Kumari, Associate Senior Executive

IIT JAM preparation books 2025 form an integral part of exam preparation. Given the high difficulty level of the exam, it is critical to select the right books to prepare for IIT JAM, which is a postgraduate level entrance exam for MSc and Integrated PhD programmes offered at IITs, IISc, NITs and CFTIs.

JAM 2025 exam was scheduled to be held on February 2, 2025, at 100 exam centres across the nation. Candidate's JAM 2025 preparation must be done with the help of JAM 2025 book options available for various subjects. A preparation plan will help you ensure that you cover all of the JAM 2025 important topics with the help of JAM Preparation Books 2025.

Although IITs, the exam conducting body does not suggest any specific books for IIT JAM preparation, the experts and previous years’ toppers have shared the must-read books that can help you make the cut in the exam.

This page of Shiksha brings the list of subject-wise books for IIT JAM 2025 which aspirants must refer to if they want to appear and crack the exam by securing the cutoff marks. Referring to these books along with regular practice will help them prepare well for IIT JAM. Before checking the list of IIT JAM books, let us take a look at the exam pattern and syllabus or important topics for the test.

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IIT JAM 2025 Exam Pattern and Structure

IIT JAM is a computer-based test of three hours duration carrying 60 questions with total of 100 marks. The exam is conducted for seven subjects, Physics, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Geology, Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics and Economics. The questions are divided into three types, multiple-choice questions (MCQs), Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) and Numerical Answer Type (NAT). There is a differential marking scheme for each of these question types. The detailed structure of the exam is given below:

Section

Type of Questions

No of Question

Marking Scheme

A

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Each question has four choices with one correct answer.

30

1 mark each for the first 10 MCQs

2 marks each for 20 MCQs

B

Multiple Select Questions (MSQs)

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

10

2 marks each

C

Numerical Answer Type (NAT)

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.

20

1 mark each for the first 10 questions

2 marks each for the last 10 questions

Total

60

100

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IIT JAM 2025 Subject-wise Important Topics

The table below brings the important topics of each subject or the paper of the IIT JAM exam. Students must note that these are not the complete IIT JAM syllabus, but a comprehensive one.

IIT JAM Subject

Important Topics

Physics

Chemistry

  • Physical Chemistry

  • Organic Chemistry

  • Inorganic Chemistry

Geology

  • The Planet Earth

  • Geomorphology

  • Structural Geology

  • Paleontology

  • Stratigraphy

  • Mineralogy

  • Petrology

  • Economic Geology

  • Applied Geology

Biotechnology

  • Biology

  • Chemistry

  • Mathematics

  • Physics

Mathematics

  • Numbers

  • Functions

  • Calculus

  • Equations

  • Group Theory

  • Algebra

Mathematical Statistics

  • Sequences and Series

  • Calculus

  • Matrices

  • Probability

  • Distribution

  • Theorems

  • Estimations

Economics

  • Microeconomics

  • Macroeconomics

  • Statistics for Economics

  • Indian Economy

  • Mathematics for Economics

Now let us take a look at the top books for IIT JAM preparation for each subject, as suggested by experts and toppers.

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IIT JAM 2025 Best Books for Physics

The table below brings the list of best books for IIT JAM Physics subject preparation.

Name of Book

Author

IIT-JAM: MSc (Physics) Previous Papers & Practice Test Papers (Solved)

R Gupta

Solved Papers & Practice Sets IIT JAM (Joint Admission Test for MSc from IITs) – Physics

Arihant Publications

Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications

Nouredine Zettili

Quantum Mechanics (Schaum’s Outline Series)

Yoav Peleg, Reuven Pnini, Elyahu Zaarur, Eugene Hecht

Introduction to Solid State Physics

Charles Kittel

Elementary Solid State Physics

Omar

Statistical Physics

Reif

Mathematical Methods for Physicists

Arfken

Classical Mechanics

John R. Taylor

Introduction to Classical Mechanics: With Problems and Solutions

David Morin

Heat and Thermodynamics 

Mark Zemansky

Thermodynamics Kinetic Theory and Statistical Thermodynamics

FW Sears, G.L. Salinger

Optics

Ghatak

A Text-Book of Optics

Brijlal and Subhramanyam

Introduction to Electrodynamics

Griffith

Electronic Devices and Circuit

Boylestad /Nashelsky

Nuclear Fission and Cluster Radioactivity: An Energy-Density Functional Approach

MA Hooshyar, Irwin Reichstein, F Bary Malik

Nuclear Physics

V Devanathan

Atomic and Molecular Physics

Raj Kumar

Also Read: Important Topics and Best Books for IIT JAM Physics Paper

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IIT JAM 2025 Best Books for Chemistry

The table below brings the list of top books for IIT JAM Chemistry preparation.

Name of the Book

Author

IIT-JAM: MSc (Chemistry) Previous Papers & Practice Test Papers (Solved)

R Gupta

Solved Papers & Practice Sets IIT JAM (Joint Admission Test for MSc From IITs) – Chemistry

Arihant Publication

Quantitative Analysis

R.A. Day Jr. A.L. Underwood

Elementary Organic Spectroscopy: Principles and Chemical Applications

Sharma Y.R.

Instrumental Approach to Chemical Analysis

AK Srivastava, PC Jain

Analytical Chemistry: An Introduction

D.A. Skoog, D.M. West and F.J. Holler, S.R. Crouch

Modern Experimental Organic Chemistry

R.M. Roberts, J.C. Gilbert, L.B. Rodewald, A.S. Wingrove

Physical Chemistry

Keith J. Laidler, John H. Meiser

Textbook Of Physical Chemistry

Maron

Physical Chemistry

Levine

Essentials of Nuclear Chemistry

H. J Arnikar

Physical Chemistry – A Molecular Approach

D. A. McQuarrie and J. D. Simon

Principles of Physical Chemistry

B. R. Puri, L. R. Sharma, and M. S. Pathania

University General Chemistry

CNR Rao

Chemistry of Organic Natural Products

O. P. Agarwal

Concepts and Models of Inorganic Chemistry

Bodie Douglas, Darl Mcdaniel, John Alexander

Concise Inorganic Chemistry

JD Lee

Inorganic Chemistry

AG Sharpe

Inorganic Chemistry

Duward Shriver, P. W. Atkins, Tina Overton, Jonathan Rourke, Mark Weller

Organic Chemistry – Structure and Reactivity

Seyhan N. Ege

Organic Chemistry

Paula Y. Bruice

Organic Chemistry

R.T. Morrison and R.N. Boyd

Applications of Absorption Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds

Dyer

Organic Spectroscopy

William Kemp

Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds

PS Kalsi

Also Read: Best Books for IIT JAM Chemistry

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IIT JAM 2025 Best Books for Biotechnology

Take a look at the list of IIT JAM books for Biotechnology subject preparation.

Name of book

Author

IIT-JAM: MSc (Biotechnology) Previous Papers (Solved)

R Gupta

Solved Papers & Practice Sets IIT JAM (Joint Admission Test for MSc From IITs) – Biotechnology

Arihant Publications

Biochemical Calculations

Irwin H Segel

Bioinformatics

Mount David W

Essential Cell Biology

Bruce Alberts, Dennis Bray, Alexander D Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter

Molecular Cloning

Sambrook and Russel

Principles of Gene Manipulation

Sandy B Primrose, Richard Twyman, Bob Old

Kuby Immunology

Thomas J Kindt, Barbara A Osborne, Richard Goldsby

Basic Immunology

Abbas and Litchmann

Prescott’s Microbiology

Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Chris Woolverton

Microbiology

Michael Pelczar Jr

Genetics (Benjamin/Cummings Series in the Life Sciences)

Peter J Russell

Also Read: Best Books for IIT JAM Biotechnology

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IIT JAM 2025 Best Books for Geology

The table below brings the list of top books for IIT JAM Geology preparation.

Name of book

Author

IIT JAM Geology Book

JBC Press

The IIT JAM Breaker Series

Niloy Chakraborty and Rohan Nandy

IIT-JAM: M.Sc. (Geology) Previous Years Papers (Solved)

Ajhar Hussain

The Making of India: Geodynamic Evolution

KS Vaidya

Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

John D Winter

Earth’s Changing Surface

MJ Selby

Also Read: Important Topics and Best Books for IIT JAM Geology Preparation

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IIT JAM 2025 Best Books for Mathematics

Take a look at the list of IIT JAM books for Mathematics subject preparation.

Name of Book

Author

IIT-JAM: MSc (Mathematics) Previous Papers & Practice Test Papers (Solved)

R Gupta

IIT Jam Mathematics for MSc Entrances Solved Papers

Anand Kumar

Solved Papers & Practice Sets IIT JAM (Joint Admission Test for MSc From IITs)

Arihant Publication

Abstract Algebra

Bhattacharya, Jain & Nagpal

Complex numbers from A to Z

T.Andreescu, D.Andrica

Calculus: One-Variable Calculus with An Introduction to Linear Algebra Vol 1

Tom M. Apostol

Calculus: Multi-Variable Calculus and Linear Algebra with Applications to Differential Equations and Probability – Vol 2

Tom M. Apostol

Calculus

Howard Anton, Irl Bivens, Stephens Davis

Group theory

Sudesh Kumari Shah

Contemporary Abstract Algebra

Gallian

Topics in Algebra

I.N. Herstein

Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations

M.D. Raisinghania 

University Algebra

N.S. Gopalakrishan

Linear Algebra

Stephen H. Friedberg, Arnold J. Insel, Lawrence E. Spence

Principles of Mathematical Analysis

Walter Rudin

Vector Analysis: Schaum’s Outlines Series

Murray Spiegel, Seymour Lipschutz, Dennis Spellman

Topics in Abstract Algebra

M. Parthasarathi

Also Read: Important Topics and Best Books for IIT JAM Mathematics

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IIT JAM 2025 Best Books for Mathematical Statistics

The table below brings the list of best books for IIT JAM Mathematical Statistics subject preparation.

Name of the Book

Author

IIT JAM: MSc Mathematical Statistics

Anand Kumar

Complete Resource Manual MSc Mathematics

Suraj Singh

Fundamental of Mathematical Statistics

S.C. Gupta & V.K. Kapoor

Introduction to Mathematical Statistics

Robert V. Hogg and Craig Mckean Hogg

Problems and Solutions in Mathematical Statistics

S.C Gupta, Vikas Gupta and Sanjeev Kumar Gupta

Also Read: Best Books for IIT JAM Mathematical Statistics Preparation

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IIT JAM 2025 Best Books for Economics

The table below brings the list of top books for IIT JAM Economics preparation.

Name of the Book

Author

IIT JAM Economics: National Education Policy 2020

Piyush Parashari

IIT JAM Economics: Statistics MCQ

Piyush Parashari

Objective Economics: Collection of Highly Useful Questions for Competitive Exams

Sanjay Kumar

Indian Economy

Mishra & Puri

Macro Economic Analysis

Edward Shapiro and H.L. Ahuja

Micro Economics

Anna Koutsoyiannis and H.L. Ahuja

 Mathematics For Economists

B.C. Mehta and G.M.K. Madnani

Statistics and Econometrics

B.L Agarwal

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IIT JAM 2025 Preparation Tips

Simply collecting IIT JAM preparation books is not enough to crack the exam. One must have a foolproof preparation strategy in place to crack this highly competitive exam. Aspirants can follow the IIT JAM preparation tips given below:

  • Know the IIT JAM syllabus thoroughly.

  • Understand the IIT JAM exam pattern and marking scheme.

  • Get the best books to study for IIT JAM and other study material.

  • Make a monthly time-table, a weekly time-table, and a daily time-table.

  • Solve past years’ question papers, sample papers, and mock tests.

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