IIT JAM Physics (PH) 2025: Exam Date, Syllabus, Question Papers, Important Topics

Nikhar Aggrawal

Updated On: July 22, 2024 12:13 pm IST | IIT JAM

IIT JAM Physics (PH) 2025 will be held on 2nd February 2025. Candidates can check out all necessary details about the exam, including important dates, syllabus, topic-wise weightage, previous year cutoff, PYQs, FAQs, etc., in this article.

IIT JAM Physics (PH) 2025: Exam Date, Syllabus, Question Papers, Important Topics

IIT JAM Physics (PH) 2025: IIT JAM 2025 Physics exam is the doorway for all graduates who want to pursue a master's degree in Physics as it is one of the most popular IIT JAM exams. Candidates can get admitted into one of the prestigious Indian Institutions of technology in India after clearing the IIT JAM 2025 physics exam. Candidates who are interested in taking the IIT JAM 2025 Exam should start their exam preparation for the main exam right away. IIT JAM Physics is easier to pass because the questions are mostly from the BSc level physics syllabus, as opposed to JEST, which requires them to cover a wide range of topics.

Download: IIT JAM Admit Card 2025

JAM admit card 2025 has been released. The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has released the admit card. Test takers can download the admit card from the official website of IIT JAM 2025. IIT JAM 2025 admit cards are only available to those who filled out the JAM 2025 application. Until the exam, candidates can access the hall ticket. It is advised that candidates verify the information on their admit card after downloading it. Applicants must email to the authorities if any irregularities they find in the admit card.

Candidates must plan ahead of time in order to pass IIT JAM 2025 and gain admission to the Physics course. Every year, approximately 10,000 to 15,000 students take the Physics paper for IIT JAM 2025. It is critical that candidates prepare thoroughly for the IIT JAM 2025 Physics exam. The IIT JAM 2025 registration process has concluded. The IIT JAM 2025 exam will be held on February 11, 2025, and qualified candidates can participate in the IIT JAM 2025 counselling sessions, which will begin in April 2025.

IIT JAM 2025 Important Dates

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

Events

Dates (Tentative)

IIT JAM 2025 Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) Website Opens

3rd  September, 2024

IIT JAM 2025 Last Date for Closing Registration

11th October, 2024

To Upload a Valid OBC-NCL/EWS Certificate

20th November, 2024

Last Date to Change the Examination Cities/Test Papers/ Category/ Gender

30th November, 2024

IIT JAM 2025 Application Form Correction Window

To be Notified

Confirmation of Compensatory Time/Scribe Assistants

30th December, 2024

IT JAM 2025 Admit Card Availability on the Online Application Portal

Early January, 2025

IIT JAM 2025 Exam Date

2nd  February, 2025

IIT JAM 2025 Provisional Answer Key

To be Notified

IIT JAM 2025 Response Sheet

To be Notified

IIT JAM Provisional Answer Key Challenge Window

To be Notified

Announcement of IIT JAM 2025 Result

16th March, 2025

IIT JAM 2025 Final Answer Key

To be Notified

IIT JAM 2025 Counseling Registration

To be Notified

IIT JAM 2025 Scorecard Availability

25th March, 2025

IIT JAM 2025 Portal for Admission Opens

2nd April,2025

IIT JAM 2025 Admission Form Correction (Last Date)

To be Notified

Check out: IIT JAM Physics (PH) Predicted Question Paper 2025

IIT JAM Physics 2025 Syllabus

Candidates can check out the list of total topics and sub-topics of  IIT JAM Physics 2025 Syllabus in the table provided below:

Topics

Sub-topics

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. Matrices and determinants, Algebra of complex numbers.

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, travelling and standing waves in one-dimension. Energy density and energy transmission in waves. Group velocity and phase velocity. Sound waves in the media. Doppler Effect. Fermat’s Principle. General theory of image formation. Thick lens, thin lens and lens combinations. Interference of light, optical path retardation. Fraunhofer diffraction. Rayleigh criterion and resolving power. Diffraction gratings. Polarisation: linear, circular and elliptical polarisation. Double refraction and optical rotation.

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, conservation of linear and angular momentum, conservation of energy, variable mass systems. Elastic and inelastic collisions. Rigid body motion, fixed axis rotations, rotation and translation, moments of Inertia and products of Inertia, parallel and perpendicular axes theorem. Principal moments and axes. Kinematics of moving fluids, equation of continuity, Euler’s equation, Bernoulli’s theorem.

Kinetic Theory, Thermodynamics

Elements of Kinetic theory of gases. Velocity distribution and Equipartition of energy. Specific heat of Mono-, di- and triatomic gases. Ideal gas, van-der-Waals gas and equation of state. Mean free path. Laws of thermodynamics. Zeroth law and concept of thermal equilibrium. First law and its consequences. Isothermal and adiabatic processes.Reversible, irreversible and quasi-static processes. Second law and entropy. Carnot cycle. Maxwell’s thermodynamic relations and simple applications. Thermodynamic potentials and their applications. Phase transitions and Clausius-Clapeyron equation. Ideas of ensembles, Maxwell- Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions.

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 polarisation, volume and surface charges, electrostatic energy. Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction, Self and mutual inductance. Alternating currents. Simple DC and AC circuits with R, L and C components. Displacement current, Maxwell’s equations and plane electromagnetic waves, Poynting’s theorem, reflection and refraction at a dielectric interface, transmission and reflection coefficients (normal incidence only). Lorentz Force and motion of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields.

Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics

Crystal structure, Bravais lattices and basis. Miller indices. X-ray diffraction and Bragg's law; Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, variation of resistivity with temperature. Fermi level. p-n junction diode, I-V characteristics, Zener diode and its applications, BJT: characteristics in CB, CE, CC modes. Single stage amplifier, two stage R-C coupled amplifiers. Simple Oscillators: Barkhausen condition, sinusoidal oscillators. OP AMP and applications: Inverting and non-inverting amplifier. Boolean algebra: Binary number systems; conversion from one system to another system; binary addition and subtraction. Logic Gates AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR exclusive OR; Truth tables; combination of gates; de Morgan’s theorem.

Modern Physics

Inertial frames and Galilean invariance. Postulates of special relativity. Lorentz transformations. Length contraction, time dilation. Relativistic velocity addition theorem, mass energy equivalence. Blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, Compton effect, Bohr’s atomic model, X-rays. Wave-particle duality, Uncertainty principle, the superposition principle, calculation of expectation values, Schrödinger equation and its solution for one, two and three dimensional boxes. Solution of Schrödinger equation for the one dimensional harmonic oscillator. Reflection and transmission at a step potential, Pauli exclusion principle. Structure of atomic nucleus, mass and binding energy. Radioactivity and its applications. Laws of radioactive decay.

Students can check out IIT JAM Physics 2024 Syllabus PDF

IIT JAM Physics Previous Year Question Papers

Solving previous year question papers are key for academic excellence. Students can track their performance through these IIT JAM Physics previous year question papers . They can rate their preparations and check the area that needs to be revised and rectified. Check out the IIT JAM Physics previous year question papers from 2015-2023 in the link provided below:

IIT JAM Physics CutOff

The IIT JAM cut-off varies each year based on the level of the questions, the total number of applicants, and the total number of seats. IIT JAM 2025 cutoff will be updated here as soon as IIT Madras releases the cutoff list. Students can get an idea of the minimum marks by looking at the table below, which shows the IIT JAM 2024 Physics cutoff by category.

Category

IIT JAM 2024 Physics Cutoff

General

19.63

EWS/OBC

17.66

SC/ST/PWD

9.81

IIT JAM Physics 2025 Topic-wise Weightage

The topic-wise weightage for IIT JAM Physics 2025 is in the table below. This helps you prioritise your time allowing you to know which topics are more important.

Topics

Percentage

Solid State Physics, Electronic Devices & Boolean Algebra

20%

Mathematical Physics

15%

Oscillations, Waves, and Optics

15%

Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics

12%

Electricity and Magnetism

12%

OTHER TOPICS (Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics etc.)

26%

Also Read: IIT JAM 2024 Exam Day Guidelines, Important Points, Last Minute Tips

Candidates must master all of the IIT JAM Physics concepts and theories in order to pass the IIT JAM Physics 2025. Only 765 seats were available at IITs last year for the Physics MSc Course in 2023. As a result, students must strive for excellence and prepare for the exam.

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