IIT JAM Biotechnology (BT) 2025: Exam Date, Syllabus, Question Papers, Important Topics

IIT JAM Biotechnology (BT) 2025 is set to be held on February 2, 2025, from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM (afternoon session). Get latest updates on JAM 2025, including important dates, syllabus, exam pattern, topic-wise weightage, and previous year papers, here.

IIT JAM Biotechnology (BT) 2025 is set to be conducted on February 2, 2025, from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM (afternoon session) in more than 100 exam centres around India. Following passing IIT JAM 2025, you can apply to prestigious IITs like IIT Delhi, Mumbai, Kanpur, and others. The MSc in Biotechnology program offers students steady job chances at leading industries, making it both challenging and opportune. You must spend three hours taking a CBT-style online test. Biotechnology, or BT, is one of the seven courses, and because of its rather extensive syllabus, students frequently find it difficult to prepare. Nonetheless, it can be cracked with the correct study plan and direction.

Continue reading to know all about IIT JAM Biotechnology (BT) 2025 exam!

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Overview on IIT JAM Biotechnology(BT) 2025

IIT JAM Biotechnology(BT) 2025 examination paper will test students' knowledge in biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics. For Mathematics and Physics, we suggest referring to NCERT class 10+2 books whereas the other two subjects will be of UG level. According to the IIT JAM 2025 exam pattern for Biotechnology, the paper will be divided into three sections; Section A will be concerned with MCQs, Section B will comprise MSQ and Section C will contain NAT questions. 

For better scores, students must consider the weighages of sections and chapters while preparing. Here are the weightage per subject given below:

  • Biology: 44%
  • Chemistry: 20%
  • Physics: 18%
  • Mathematics: 18%

IIT JAM 2025 Important Dates

Candidates can check out all the IIT JAM 2025 Important Dates in the table provided below:

Events

Dates 

Commencement of IIT JAM 2025 Registration and Application form

September 3, 2024

IIT JAM Application Form 2025 Last DateOctober 11, 2024
IIT JAM 2025 Application Form CorrectionNovember 18, 2024
Upload of valid OBC-NCL certificateNovember 20, 2024

IIT JAM 2025 Admit Card Download Date

 January, 6 2025

IIT JAM 2025 Exam Date

February 2, 2025

IIT JAM 2025 Response Sheet 

To be notified
IIT JAM 2025 Exam Answer KeyTo be notified
Submission of Challenge for the IIT JAM Answer Key 2025To be notified

IIT JAM 2025 Exam Result Date

March 19, 2025
IIT JAM 2025 Score Card
March 25, 2025

Starting date of IIT JAM 2025 Application Form for Admission 

April 2, 2025

IIT JAM Biotechnology 2025 Syllabus

Candidates can check out the list of total chapters in IIT JAM Biotechnology 2025 Syllabus which is divided into 4 parts Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics.

IIT JAM Biotechnology 2025 Syllabus: Biology (10+2)

Topics

Sub-topics

Cell Biology

Structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells; Membrane structure and function; Organelles and internal organization of the eukaryotic cell Protein trafficking in a eukaryotic cell; Cell communication – signalling pathways: endocrine and paracrine signalling; Extracellular matrix and apoptosis; Cell cycle – stages of mitosis and meiosis, and control of cell division cycle.  

Biochemistry

Structure and function of biological macromolecules; Allostery; Enzymes – basic mechanisms of enzyme catalysis, Michaelis-Menten kinetics, enzyme inhibition, vitamins as coenzymes, and regulation; Bioenergetics – free-energy change, high-energy compounds, biological oxidation-reduction reactions and reduction potential; Metabolism – glycolysis, TCA cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, urea cycle, and regulation of glycolysis and TCA cycle. 

Genetics

Mendel's laws; Inheritance patterns of polygenic traits; Mendelian inheritance patterns of human disorders; Pedigree analysis; Chromosomal basis of inheritance; Genetic recombination; Mapping genes on chromosomes based on linkage analysis; Plant breeding. 

Molecular Biology

Landmark experiments that established DNA is the genetic material; DNA replication; Proofreading and repair of DNA; DNA recombination; Transcription; RNA processing; Translation; Regulation of gene expression including operons bacteria and differential gene expression in multicellular eukaryotes. 

Evolution

Darwinian view – natural selection, fossil record and descent with modification; Population genetics – sources of genetic variation, gene pools and allele frequencies, Hardy-Weinberg equation, genetic drift, gene flow and adaptive evolution; Different types of speciation; Phylogenetic classification; Origin of life – abiotic synthesis of biological macromolecules, protocell, dating fossils and origin of multicellularity. 

Microbiology

Isolation; Cultivation; Structural features of viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa; Pathogenic microorganisms; Nutrition-based classification of microbes; Microbial metabolism; Growth kinetics; Submerged fermentation techniques; Microbial genetics.  

Plant Biology

Types of tissues and organs; Primary and secondary growth; Morphogenesis; Transport in vascular plants; Plant nutrition; Development of flowering plants – gametophytic and sporophytic generations, different developmental phases, genetic control of flowering, gametogenesis, incompatibility, embryogenesis, dormancy, germination and environmental influence; Plant hormones; Photobiology; Plant response to biotic and abiotic stresses 

Animal Biology

Digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory, nervous, reproductive and endocrine systems; Basics of immunology – Innate and adaptive immunity, Immune cells and Immunoglobulins; Animal development – Fertilization, embryonic pattern formation, cleavage, gastrulation, cellular differentiation and morphogenesis. 

Ecology

Climate patterns; Terrestrial and aquatic biomes; Environmental constraints on species distribution; Factors affecting population density; Interactions among communities; Ecosystems; Ecological remediation. 

Biotechnology:

Plant tissue culture; Cloning of animals through somatic cell nuclear transfer; Applications of recombinant DNA technology in medicine, agriculture and forensic science. 

IIT JAM Biotechnology 2025 Syllabus: Chemistry (10+2)

Topics

Sub-Topics

Structure and properties of Atoms

Bohr's theory; Periodicity in properties. 

Bonding in molecules

Chemical bonding; Complex formation; Physical and chemical basis of molecular interactions. . 

Chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and equilibrium

Chemical equilibrium; Chemical thermodynamics (first and second law); and Chemical kinetics (zero and first order reactions). 

Physical and chemical properties of compounds

Chemical catalysis; Acid-base concepts; Concepts of pH and buffer; Conjugative effects and resonance; Inductive effects; Electromeric effects; Photochemistry; and Electrochemistry. 

Chemistry of organic compounds

Hydrocarbons; Alkyl halides; Alcohols; Aldehydes; Ketones; Carboxylic acids; Amines and their derivatives; Aromatic hydrocarbons, halides, nitro and amino compounds, phenols, diazonium salts, carboxylic and sulphonic acids; Soaps and detergents; Stereochemistry of carbon compounds.

Instrumental techniques - Spectroscopy:

fundamentals of molecular spectroscopy, emission and absorption spectroscopy, UV-Vis, IR and 1-D proton NMR spectroscopy, basics of mass spectrometry; Basics of calorimetry; Basic concepts of crystallography

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IIT JAM Biotechnology 2025 Syllabus: MATHEMATICS (10+2 level)

Topics

Sub-Topics

Statistics

Measures of dispersion; Mean Deviation for grouped and ungrouped data; Variance and Standard Deviation; and Analysis of Frequency Distribution.  

Probability

Random Experiments; Event; Axiomatic Approach to Probability; Conditional Probability and its properties; Multiplication Theorem on Probability; Independent Events; Bayes' Theorem; Random Variables and its Probability Distributions; Bernoulli Trails and Binomial Distributions. 

IIT JAM Biotechnology 2025 Syllabus: Physics (10+2 level)

Units and measurements; Motion in one and two dimensions; Laws of motion; Work and kinetic energy; Conservation of energy; System of particles and rotational motion; Mechanical properties of solids and fluids; Thermal properties of matter; Heat and laws of thermodynamics; Kinetic theory of gases; Electric charge and field; Electric potential and capacitance; Current, resistance and simple circuits; Moving charges and magnetic field; Magnetism and matter; Electromagnetic induction; Electromagnetic waves; Alternating currents; Optics: Geometrical Optics – Reflection by spherical mirrors, Refraction at spherical surfaces and lenses, Total internal reflection and Optical instruments; Wave optics – Reflection and refraction of plane waves, Interference, Diffraction, Polarization, and Young's experiment: Dual nature of radiation and matter; Atoms, nuclei and nuclear physics; Semiconductor materials, devices, and simple circuits.

IIT JAM Biotechnology Year-wise Cutoff Marks

When aiming for top institutes through JAM, you need to set your score goals by paying close attention to the cutoff mark over the years. We have compiled cutoff marks for IIT JAM Biotechnology for the past 3 years.

Category

2024

2023

2022

General

44.46

33.06

35.25

OBC/EWS

40.01

29.75

31.73

SC/ST

22.23

16.23

17.62

IIT JAM Biotechnology Past Year Question Papers

IIT JAM Exam preparation must be consistent and comprehensive. Every year, many students compete to get into the best colleges and universities through IIT JAM. To have some advantage over other candidates in the exam, try solving IIT JAM previous year's question papers. Top-scoring students always suggest that students to solve the previous year question papers because it will help them strengthen their exam preparation and they can outperform everyone.

Students can check out the IIT JAM BioTechnology previous year question papers from 2016-2023 in the link provided below:


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