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What are the important topics for IIT JAM Physics?


abhinav mittal 8th Feb, 2019
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abhinav mittal 8th Feb, 2019

Hello

As per the IIT JAM Syllabus Physics, there are total 10 main topics and their sub-topics that cover the entire syllabus. These topics are –

  • 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
  • BJT
  • Simple Oscillators
  • Boolean algebra

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Among these topics, there are some important topics whose chance of occurring in the exam are highest. Please find the list of those topics along with their marking weightage below –

Important Topics - Marking Weightage

  • 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%

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