IIT JAM Notes 2025: The Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for Masters (IIT JAM) is a prestigious national-level examination conducted by IITs for admission to various postgraduate programs in science and technology. The IIT JAM 2025 is scheduled for February 2, 2025. IIT JAM Notes 2025 is crucial to aid candidates in their preparation. This article provides an in-depth overview of the IIT JAM 2025 exam and detailed IIT JAM Notes for each subject: Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Mathematical Statistics, and Geology.
IIT JAM Notes 2025 Overview | |
Exam Name | IIT JAM |
Conducting Body | IIT Delhi |
Post Category | IIT JAM Notes 2025 |
Exam Level | National |
Exam Mode | Online |
IIT JAM Exam Date 2025 | 2 February 2025 |
IIT JAM Admit Card 2025 Release Date | January 2025 (Tentative) |
IIT JAM Result 2025 Release Date | March 2025 (Tentative) |
IIT JAM Scorecard 2025 Release Date | April 2025 (Tentative) |
Exam Duration | 3 Hours |
Paper Pattern |
Divided into three sections (A, B & C Section):
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Negative Marking | Yes, but no negative marking in Section-C (NAT) |
Official Website | https://jam2025.iitd.ac.in/about.php |
IIT JAM Notes 2025 Biotechnology | |
Sections | Topics |
Biotechnology (BT) | Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Evolution, Microbiology, Plant Biology, Animal Biology, Ecology, Biotechnology, Methods in Biology |
Chemistry (10+2+3 level) | Atoms, Bonding, Chemical Kinetics, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Physical and Chemical Properties of Compounds, Organic Compounds, Instrumental Techniques - Spectroscopy |
Mathematics (10+2 level) | Sets, Relations and Functions, Mathematical Induction, Logarithms, Complex Numbers, Linear and Quadratic Equations, Sequences and Series, Trigonometry, Cartesian System of Rectangular Coordinates |
Physics (10+2 level) | Units and Measurements, Motion in One and Two Dimensions, Laws of Motion, Work and Kinetic Energy, Conservation of Energy, Mechanical Properties of Solids and Fluids, Thermal Properties of Matter |
IIT JAM Chemistry Notes 2025 | |
Sections | Subtopics |
Physical Chemistry | Atomic and Molecular Structure, Planck's Black Body Radiation, Photoelectric Effect, Bohr's Theory, de Broglie Postulate, Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, Schrödinger's Wave Equation, Operators, Particle in One-Dimensional Box, Radial and Angular Wave Functions, Hydrogen Atom, etc. |
Chemical Thermodynamics | Mathematical Treatment: Exact and In-Exact Differentials, Partial Derivatives, Euler's Reciprocity, Cyclic Rule; Reversible and Irreversible Processes; Laws of Thermodynamics, Thermochemistry, Thermodynamic Functions (Enthalpy, Entropy, Gibbs Free Energy), etc. |
Chemical and Phase Equilibria | Law of Mass Action; Kp, Kc, Kx, Kn; Effect of Temperature on K; Le-Chatelier Principle; Ionic Equilibria in Solutions; pH and Buffer Solutions; Salt Hydrolysis; Solubility and Solubility Product, etc. |
Electrochemistry | Conductivity; Equivalent and Molar Conductivity; Kohlrausch Law; Debye-Hückel-Onsager Equation; Ionic Velocities; Mobilities; Transference Numbers; Applications of Conductance Measurement, etc. |
Chemical Kinetics | Order and Molecularity of a Reaction; Differential and Integrated Form of Rate Expressions; Kinetics of Opposing, Parallel, and Consecutive Reactions; Steady State Approximation in Reaction Mechanisms, etc. |
Adsorption | Gibbs Adsorption Equation; Adsorption Isotherm; Types of Adsorption; Surface Area of Adsorbents; Surface Films on Liquids, etc. |
Spectroscopy | Beer-Lambert's Law; Fundamental Concepts of Rotational, Vibrational, Electronic and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, etc. |
Organic Chemistry | Basic Concepts in Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry: Electronic Effects (Resonance, Inductive); Steric Effects (Acid/Base Property); Optical Isomerism in Compounds with and Without Stereocenters |
Natural Products Chemistry | Chemistry of Alkaloids; Steroids; Terpenes; Carbohydrates; Amino Acids; Peptides and Nucleic Acids, etc. |
Aromatic and Heterocyclic Chemistry | Monocyclic Bicyclic Tricyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Monocyclic Compounds with One Hetero Atom: Synthesis, Reactivity and Properties, etc. |
Inorganic Chemistry | Periodic Table: Periodic Classification of Elements; Aufbau's Principle; Variations of Orbital Energy. etc. |
Instrumental Methods of Analysis | Basic Principles: Instrumentations and Simple Applications of Conductometry, Potentiometry and UV-Vis Spectrophotometry, etc. |
IIT JAM Mathematics Notes 2025 | |
Topic | Subtopics |
Real Analysis | Sequences: convergence, bounded, monotone, Cauchy, Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem; Series: absolute convergence, comparison test, ratio test, root test; Power series: radius and interval of convergence, term-wise differentiation and integration |
Functions of One Real Variable | Limit, continuity, intermediate value property, differentiation, Rolle's theorem, mean value theorem, L'Hospital rule, Taylor's theorem, Taylor's series, maxima and minima, Riemann integration |
Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations | Functions of two or three real variables: limit, continuity, partial derivatives, total derivative, maxima and minima; Double and triple integrals; Calculating surface areas and volumes using double integrals, etc. |
Linear Algebra and Algebra | Matrices: systems of linear equations, rank, nullity, rank-nullity theorem, inverse, determinant, eigenvalues, eigenvectors; Finite dimensional vector spaces: linear independence of vectors, basis, dimension, etc. |
IIT JAM Physics Notes 2025 | |
Topic | Subtopics |
Mathematical Methods | Calculus of single and multiple variables, partial derivatives, Jacobian, imperfect and perfect differentials, Taylor expansion, Fourier series, Vector algebra, Vector Calculus, Multiple integrals, Divergence theorem, Green's theorem, Stokes' theorem, First order equations and linear second order differential equations with constant coefficients, etc. |
Mechanics and General Properties of Matter | Newton's laws of motion and applications, Velocity and acceleration in Cartesian, polar and cylindrical coordinate systems, Uniformly rotating frame, Centrifugal and Coriolis forces, Motion under a central force, Kepler's laws, Gravitational Law and field, Conservative and non-conservative forces, System of particles, Center of mass, equation of motion of the CM, etc. |
Oscillations, Waves and Optics | Differential equation for simple harmonic oscillator and its general solution, Superposition of two or more simple harmonic oscillators, Lissajous figures, Damped and forced oscillators, resonance, Wave equation, traveling and standing waves in one-dimensional energy density and energy transmission in waves, etc. |
Electricity and Magnetism | Coulomb's law, Gauss's law, Electric field and potential, Electrostatic boundary conditions, Solution of Laplace's equation for simple cases, Conductors, capacitors, dielectrics, dielectric polarization, etc. |
Kinetic Theory and Thermodynamics | Elements of kinetic theory of gases, Velocity distribution and equipartition of energy, Specific heat of mono-, di- and tri-atomic gases, etc. |
Modern Physics | Inertial frames and Galilean invariance, Postulates of special relativity, Lorentz transformations, etc. |
Solid State Physics | Crystal structure, Bravais lattices and basis; Miller indices; X-ray diffraction and Bragg's law; Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, etc. |
Electronics | p-n junction diode; I-V characteristics; Zener diode; BJT: characteristics in CB; CE; CC modes; Single stage amplifier; two stage R-C coupled amplifiers; Simple Oscillators: Barkhausen condition; sinusoidal oscillators, etc. |
IIT JAM Mathematical Statistics Notes 2025 | |
Mathematics (30% weight) Topics | Subtopics |
Sequences and Series | Cauchy sequences, monotonic sequences, infinite series, convergence and divergence tests |
Differential Calculus | Limits, continuity, differentiability, Rolle's theorem, Lagrange's mean value theorem, Taylor's theorem |
Integral Calculus | Fundamental theorems, Leibnitz's rule, improper integrals, Beta and Gamma integrals, double integrals |
Matrices and Determinants | Vector spaces, linear independence, algebra of matrices, determinants, evaluation of determinants |
Statistics (70% weight) Topics | Subtopics |
Probability | Random experiments, event space, probability function, addition theorem, conditional probability, etc. |
Univariate Distributions | Cumulative distribution function, probability mass function, probability density function, etc. |
Standard Univariate Distributions | Degenerate, Bernoulli, Binomial, Poisson, Uniform, Exponential, Gamma, Normal and Cauchy distributions, etc. |
Multivariate Distributions | Joint and marginal distribution functions, conditional distribution functions, etc. |
Standard Multivariate Distributions | Multinomial distribution, Bivariate normal distribution, etc. |
Limit Theorems | Convergence in probability, convergence in distribution, weak law of large numbers and Central Limit Theorem, etc. |
Sampling Distributions | Random sample, parameter and statistic, order statistics, etc. |
Testing of Hypotheses | Null and alternative hypotheses, type-I and type-II errors, etc. |
IIT JAM Geology Notes 2025 | |
Topics | Subtopics |
The Planet Earth | Origin of Solar System, Earth's Composition, Shape and Size, Earth-Moon System, Dating Rocks, Age of Earth, Volcanism, Earthquakes, Earth's Magnetism and Gravity, Isostasy, etc. |
Geomorphology | Weathering and Erosion, Soil Formation, Transportation and Deposition by Wind, Ice, River, Sea, etc. |
Structural Geology | Orientation of Planes and Lines, Contour Lines, Rule of 'V's, Outcrop Patterns, Interpretation of Geological Maps, Cross-Section Construction, etc. |
Paleontology | Evolution of Life Forms, Fossils, Preservation and Utility, Major Groups of Animals (Brachiopoda to Echinodermata), etc. |
Stratigraphy | Principles of Stratigraphy, Litho-, Chrono- and Biostratigraphic Classification, Stratigraphic Correlation Techniques, Regional Stratigraphy (Archaean to Quaternary), etc. |
Mineralogy | Symmetry and Forms in Crystal Classes, Physical Properties of Minerals, Isomorphism to Exsolution, etc. |
Petrology | Definition and Classification of Rocks, Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks, etc. |
Economic Geology | Physical Properties of Common Economic Minerals, Formation of Mineral Deposits, Distribution of Mineral Deposits in India, etc. |
Applied Geology | Groundwater and Hydrological Cycle, Porosity and Permeability, Engineering Geology (Dams and Tunnels), etc. |