IIT JAM Physics Syllabus 2026, Download Syllabus PDF

IIT JAM Physics Syllabus 2026 Overview

Particulars

Details

Exam Name

IIT JAM (Joint Admission Test for M.Sc.)

Subject

Physics

Exam Mode

Computer-Based Test (CBT)

Medium of Exam

English

Type of Questions

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), MSQ, NAT

Total Marks

100 Marks

Total Duration

3 Hours

Syllabus Includes

Mathematical Methods, Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Oscillations, Modern Physics, Electricity & Magnetism, etc.

IIT JAM Physics Syllabus 2026

Subjects

Topics Covered

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 and linear second-order differential equations, Matrices and determinants, Algebra of complex numbers

Mechanics and General Properties of Matter

Newton’s laws, motion in various coordinate systems, rotating frames, central forces, Kepler’s laws, gravitational field, conservative/non-conservative forces, system of particles, center of mass, conservation laws, elastic/inelastic collisions, rigid body motion, moments and products of inertia, principal axes, fluid kinematics, continuity equation, Euler’s equation, Bernoulli’s theorem

Oscillations, Waves and Optics

Simple harmonic motion, superposition, Lissajous figures, damped/forced oscillators, resonance, wave equation, standing/traveling waves, energy in waves, group and phase velocity, sound waves, Doppler Effect, Fermat’s Principle, image formation, lenses, interference, diffraction, Rayleigh criterion, polarization, double refraction, optical rotation

Electricity and Magnetism

Coulomb’s law, Gauss’s law, electric field and potential, Laplace’s equation, conductors, capacitors, dielectrics, polarization, electrostatic energy, Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law, inductance, AC/DC circuits, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, Poynting’s theorem, reflection/refraction at dielectric, Lorentz Force

Kinetic Theory and Thermodynamics

Kinetic theory of gases, velocity distribution, specific heat of gases, ideal and van-der-Waals gases, mean free path, laws of thermodynamics, isothermal and adiabatic processes, entropy, Carnot cycle, Maxwell relations, thermodynamic potentials, phase transitions, ensembles, Maxwell-Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein distributions

Modern Physics

Inertial frames, Galilean and Lorentz transformations, special relativity concepts, blackbody radiation, photoelectric and Compton effects, Bohr’s model, X-rays, wave-particle duality, uncertainty principle, Schrödinger equation and solutions, harmonic oscillator, quantum tunneling, Pauli principle, nuclear structure, radioactivity

Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics

Crystal structures, Bravais lattices, Miller indices, X-ray diffraction, semiconductors, Fermi level, p-n junction diode, Zener diode, BJT characteristics, amplifiers, oscillators, OPAMPs and applications, binary number systems, Boolean algebra, logic gates, truth tables, de Morgan’s theorem