JAM Syllabus 2020 – From this page get JAM syllabus PDF files. Joint Admission Test for M.Sc courses consists of 6 test papers which are biotechnology (BT), chemistry (CY), mathematical statistics (MS), physics (PH), geology (GG) and mathematics (MA). Syllabus of JAM 2020 for all the 6 papers is different from each other. The conducting body itself prescribes the syllabus of JAM and the aspirants have to stick to the same while preparing for the exam.
JAM Syllabus 2020
From the below given links, candidates can download JAM syllabus 2020 subject wise:
| JAM Subject Paper | Syllabus |
| Biotechnology (BT) | Check here |
| Chemistry (CY) | Check here |
| Geology (GG) | Check here |
| Mathematics (MA) | Check here |
| Mathematical Statistics (MS) | Check here |
| Physics (PH) | Check here |
| Biological Sciences (BL) | Check here – discontinued from 2020 |
Important Topics in JAM Syllabus 2020
Syllabus for each of the JAM 2020 paper consists of subjects and topics from which the questions are framed in the exam. These topics are further divided into sub-topics which the candidates have to prepare for JAM 2020.
Topics in Biotechnology (BT) paper syllabus
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
Topics in Chemistry (CY) paper syllabus
- Physical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
Topics in Geology (GG) paper syllabus
- Geomorphology
- Structural Geology
- Paleontology
- Stratigraphy
- Mineralogy
- Petrology
- Economic Geology
- Applied Geology
Topics in Mathematics (MA) paper syllabus
- Sequences and Series of Real Numbers
- Functions of Two Real Variables
- Differential Equations
- Vector Calculus
- Group Theory
- Linear Algebra
- Real Analysis
Topics in Mathematical Statistics (MS) paper syllabus
- Sequences and Series
- Differential Calculus
- Integral Calculus
- Matrices
- Differential Equations
- Statistics
- Probability
- Random Variables
- Standard Distributions
- Joint Distributions
- Sampling distributions
- Estimation and Testing of Hypotheses.
Topics in Physics (PH) paper syllabus
- Mechanics and General Properties of Matter
- Oscillations
- Waves and Optics
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Kinetic theory
- Thermodynamics
- Modern Physics
- Solid State Physics
- Devices and Electronic
- Simple Oscillators.
Recommended: JAM previous year question papers for preparation
Books to prepare for JAM 2020
To be able to prepare for JAM 2020 as per the syllabus, here is the list of important books:
IIT JAM 2020 Books for Biotechnology:
| Concepts of Physics – H.C. Verma | Buy now |
| Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Physics | Buy now |
| Introduction to Electrodynamics | Buy now |
| IIT JAM Biotechnology Solved Papers and Practice Sets | Buy now |
| IIT-JAM: M.Sc. (Biotechnology) Previous Papers (Solved) | Buy now |
IIT JAM 2020 Books for Physics:
| IIT-JAM: M.Sc. (Physics) Previous Papers & Practice Test Papers (Solved) | Get the book |
| Solved Papers & Practice Sets IIT JAM – Physics | Get the book |
| Intro to quantum mechanics | Get the book |
| Statistical Physics | Get the book |
IIT JAM 2020 Books for Chemistry:
| Physical Chemistry | Books |
| Physical Chemistry by Peter Atkins and Julio de Paula | Click here |
| A Textbook of Physical Chemistry | Click here |
| Organic chemistry | Books |
| Organic Chemistry by Leroy G Wade and Jan William Simek | Click here |
| March’s Advanced Organic Chemistry | Click here |
| Inorganic chemistry | Books |
| Concise Inorganic Chemistry | Click here |
| Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity | Click here |
IIT JAM 2020 Books for Mathematics:
| Mathematical Analysis – S.C Malik | Buy from here |
| Study Guide IIT JAM 2020 Mathematics – Dr. Kuldeep Chaudhary | Buy from here |
| IIT JAM Mathematics – Neha Tyagi | Buy from here |
| Linear Algebra Done Right – Sheldon Axler | Buy from here |
| Group theory – Sudesh Kumari Shah | Buy from here |
| Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations – Raisinghania M.D | Buy from here |
IIT JAM 2020 Books for Mathematical Statistics:
| IIT JAM Mathematical Statistics – Anand Kumar | Get the book here |
| Complete Resource Manual M.Sc. Mathematics – Suraj Singh | Get the book here |
| Fundamental of Mathematical Statistics – S.C Gupta and V.K Kapoor | Get the book here |
| Introduction to Mathematical Statistics – Hogg and Craig | Get the book here |
| An introduction to probability and Statistics – V.K Rohatgi | Get the book here |
IIT JAM 2020 Books for Geology:
| Structural Geology by MP Billings | Click here |
| Physical Geography | Click here |
| Principals of Engineering Geology | Click here |
| Textbook of Physical Geology | Click here |
IIT JAM 2020
IIT Kanpur is conducting the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc 2020. The exam is for admission in M.Sc, Joint M.Sc-Ph.D., M.Sc-Ph.D dual degree and other PG courses in the IITs. Apart from that JAM 2020 score is also used for admission in integrated Ph.D. degree programmes at IISc. The admission test has 6 papers and the candidates can apply for anyone or any 2 of them, given that the 2 papers are not scheduled on the same day. All the 6 papers are held in the online mode and contain MCQ type questions.
IIT Kanpur
For the year 2020, IIT Kanpur is conducting JAM 2020. Like all the other IITs, this institute also enjoys the status of institute of national importance. Via JAM 2020, IIT Kanpur intakes admission in 2 years master of science (M.Sc.) programmes in chemistry, mathematics, physics, and statistics. Also, admission is offered in the M.Sc.-Ph.D. dual degree programme in Physics.
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