IIT JAM Syllabus 2025: Check Subject-Wise Topics, Exam Pattern, and Important Tips

Subjects

Topics

Biotechnology

Biology

Mathematics

Physics

Chemistry

Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry

Economics

Microeconomics

Macroeconomics

Indian economy

Statistics

Mathematics

Mathematics

Real Analysis

Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations

Linear Algebra and Algebra

Geology

Palaeontology

Economic Geology

Structural Geology

Mineralogy

Stratigraphy

Mathematical Statistics

Probability

Matrices

Theorems

Estimations

Calculus

Sequences

Physics

Heat and Thermodynamics

Oscillations, Waves, and Optics

Electricity and Magnetism

Laws of Motion

Kinematics

Physical world and Measurement

Gravitation

Mechanics of solids and liquids

Electromagnetic induction

Energy and power

Topics

Sub-topics

Biology

Cell Biology

Biochemistry

Genetics

Microbiology

Evolution

Molecular Biology

Ecology

Biochemical techniques

Plant & Animal Biology

Chemistry

Structure and properties of atoms

Bonding in molecules

Chemical kinetics

Thermodynamics

Chemistry of organic compounds

Mathematics

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Statistics 

Probability

Physics

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Topics

Sub-topics

Physical Chemistry

Atomic and Molecular Structure

Gaseous State

Liquid State

Solid State

Chemical Thermodynamics

Chemical and Phase Equilibria

Electrochemistry

Chemical Kinetics

Spectroscopy

Organic Chemistry

Basic Concepts in Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry

Organic Reaction Mechanism and Synthetic Applications

Qualitative Organic Analysis

Natural Products Chemistry

Aromatic and Heterocyclic Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry

Periodic Table

Extractions of Metals

Chemical Bonding and shapes of molecules

Bioinorganic Chemistry

Instrumental Methods of Analysis:

Analytical Chemistry

Topics

Sub-topics

Real Analysis

Sequences and Series of Real Numbers

Functions of One Real Variable

Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations

Functions of Two or Three Real Variables

Integral Calculus

Differential Equations

Linear Algebra and Algebra

Matrices

Finite Dimensional Vector Spaces

Groups

Topics

Sub-topics

Mathematical Methods

Vector algebra, Vector Calculus, Multiple integrals, Divergence theorem, Green’s theorem, Stokes’ theorem

Mechanics and General Properties of Matter

Newton’s laws of motion and applications, Velocity and acceleration in Cartesian, uniformly rotating frame, centrifugal and Coriolis forces, Motion under a central force, Kepler’s laws, Gravitational Law and field, Conservative and non-conservative forces

Oscillations, Waves and Optics

Superposition of two or more simple harmonic oscillators, Energy density and energy transmission in waves, Doppler Effect, Fermat’s Principle, General theory of image formation

Electricity and Magnetism

Coulomb’s law, Gauss’s law, Conductors, capacitors, dielectrics, dielectric polarisation, Simple DC and AC circuits with R, L and C components, Displacement current

Kinetic Theory, Thermodynamics

Elements of Kinetic theory of gases, Ideal gas, van-der-Waals gas and equation of state, First law and its consequences

Modern Physics

Inertial frames and Galilean invariance, Length contraction, time dilation,  Bohr’s atomic model,  Schrödinger equation and its solution for one, two and three dimensional boxes

Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics

Crystal structure, Bravais lattices and basis, : Binary number systems, binary addition and subtraction, variation of resistivity with temperature

Topics

Sub-topics

Microeconomics 

Consumer theory

Theory of production and cost

General equilibrium and welfare

Market structure

Game theory

Public goods and market failure

Macroeconomics

National income accounting

Behavioural and technological functions

Business cycles and economic models (closed economy)

Business cycles and economic models (open economy)

Inflation and unemployment:

Growth models

Statistics for Economics

Probability theory

Mathematical statistics

Hypothesis testing

Correlation and regression

Indian Economy

Indian economy before 1950

Planning and Indian development

Indian economy after 1991

Banking, finance and macroeconomic policies

Inequalities in social development

India’s labour market

Mathematics for Economics

Preliminaries and functions

Differential calculus

Integral calculus

Differential equations, and difference equations

Linear algebra

Optimization

Topics

Sub-topics

Statistics

Probability

Univariate Distributions

Standard Univariate Distributions

Multivariate Distributions

Standard Multivariate Distributions

Limit Theorems

Sampling Distributions

Estimation

Testing of Hypotheses

Mathematics

Sequences and Series of real numbers

Differential Calculus of one and two real variables

Integral Calculus

Matrices and Determinants

Sections

Number of questions

Section A

30

Section B

10

Section C

20

Total 

60