JAM Previous Year Question Papers

JAM Previous Year Official Question Papers are given below year wise. IIT JAM is the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. The past year papers with solutions is an essential study material for IIT JAM preparation. Best of luck to all the students!

JAM 2018 Question Papers [with Answers]
JAM 2017 Question Papers [with Answers]
JAM 2016 Question Papers [with Answers]
JAM 2015 Question Papers [with Answers]
JAM 2014 Question Papers [with Answers]

IIT JAM Previous Year Question Paper – About

IIT JAM (Joint Admission Test for MSc.) is conducted every year by IIT. JAM is a national; level entrance examination. It is done for the admission in M.Sc. (Two Years) in subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics etc.

IIT JAM Previous year question papers contain the questions that have been asked previously in Joint Entrance Examination. Through previous year question papers candidates get an idea of entrance examination. JAM previous year question papers are released by various websites. It is available on official as well as unofficial website. In this article we have provided the link to download the previous year question papers. However it will be available on the IIT JAM official website at js2.iitd.ac.in IIT JAM previous year question papers are important source of information in consideration to the test.

Importance of Previous Year Question Papers for IIT JAM

It is very important to understand the importance of the previous year question papers. Previous year question papers are the most authentic source of information to prepare for an entrance examination. Solving the papers give you some sort of understanding of managing the time and speed in the examination. Practicing the IIT JAM previous year question papers helps a student in revision. But, students need to cover their syllabus of Joint Entrance examination before going for previous year question papers.

By solving the question papers you will realise that many questions are rephrased and asked repeatedly in the exam. Candidate can analyse the his or her performance on the basis of previous year question paper and work on their shortcomings. Previous year question papers give an idea about type of question papers and patterns. It trains you to complete the paper in the required time. Now let us see the exam pattern for IIT JAM and a glimpse of syllabus.

Know the Exam Pattern and Syllabus of IIT JAM

IIT JAM is conducted in seven subjects that include Biological Sciences (BL), Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Geology (GG), Mathematics (MA), Mathematical Statistics (MS) and Physics (PH). Candidates need to specify the subject at the time of admission. Different topics from every subject are included in the admission test. The syllabus for Joint Admission Test for MSc. is as follows:

Biological Sciences (BL)

General Biology
Basics of Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology
Microbiology, Cell Biology and Immunology
Mathematical Sciences

Geology (GG)

Geomorphology
Structural Geology
Palaeontology
Stratigraphy
Mineralogy
Petrology
Economic Geology
Applied Geology

Physics (PH)

Mathematical Methods
Mechanics and General Properties of Matter
Oscillations, Waves and Optics
Electricity and Magnetism
Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics
Modern Physics
Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics

Mathematical Statistics (MS)

Sequences and Series:
Differential Calculus
Integral Calculus
Matrices
Differential Equations
Probability
Random Variables
Standard Distribution
Joint Distributions
Sampling distributions
Limit Theorems
Estimation
Testing of Hypotheses

Biotechnology (BT)

General Biology
Biochemistry and Physiology
Basic Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Microbiology
Chemistry (10+2+3 level)
Mathematics (10+2 level)
Physics (10+2 level)

Chemistry (CY)

Physical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry

Mathematics (MA)

Sequences and Series of Real Numbers
Functions of One Variable
Functions of Two Real Variables
Integral Calculus
Differential Equations
Vector Calculus
Group Theory
Linear Algebra
Real Analysis

The level of difficulty of Joint Admission Test varies year to year , but if candidate go through papers he or she will get a clear idea about overall level of difficulty of the examination and will be able to prepare accordingly. Once the candidates come across the previous year question paper they will understand the style and pattern of the test which will help the students to score well in the examination.

Mock test papers or the sample papers are the replica of the main question paper, they are prepared by the experts and the coaching institutes. They can be referred for practicing, but candidates are advised to look for previous year question papers as they are credible source of information and are available on the official website. Candidates can also download IIT JAM previous year question papers from this page.

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