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IIT JAM Syllabus 2017

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IIT JAM Syllabus 2017

IIT JAM Syllabus for Biological Sciences (BL)

General Biology
Taxonomy And Physiology Pro-And Eukaryotic Organisms Cell Organelles And Their Function Multicellular Organization Energy Transformations Internal Transport Systems Of Plants Respiration Regulation Of Body Fluids And Excretory Mechanisms	Cellular Reproduction Mendelian Genetics And Heredity Biology And Populations And Communities Evolution Genesis And Diversity Of Organisms Animal Behavior Plant And Animal Diseases.
Basics of Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology
Buffers Trace Elements In Biological Systems Enzymes And Proteins Vitamins Biological Oxidations Carbohydrates And Lipids And Their Metabolisms Digestion And Absorption; Detoxifying Mechanisms Plant And Animal Hormones And Their Action Nervous System Hydrodynamic Techniques. Principles Of X-Ray Diffraction	Nucleic Acids Nature Of Gene And Its Function Genetic Code Synthesis Of Nucleic Acids And Proteins Enzyme Mechanisms And Kinetics Nucleic Acid Metabolism Photo Synthesis Structure Of Biomolecules Intra And Intermolecular Forces Thermodynamics And Kinetics Of Biological Systems IR And UV Spectroscopy And
Microbiology, Cell Biology and Immunology
Classes Of Microorganizms And Their Characterization Nutrient Requirement For Growth Laboratory Techniques In Microbiology Pathogenic Microorganizms And Disease Applied Microbiology Viruses Microbial Genetic Innate And Adaptive Immunity	Cell Theory Cell Architecture Methods Of Cell Fractionation Cell Division Types Of Chromosome Structure Biochemical Genetics- Inborn Errors Of Metabolisms Viruses And Fungi Principles Of Processes of development Antigen Antibodies
Mathematical Sciences
Mathematical Functions (Algebraic, Exponential, Trigonometric)	Their Derivatives (Derivatives And Integrals Of Simple Functions) Permutations and combinations.

IIT JAM Syllabus for Biological Sciences (BL)

The Planet Earth
Origin Of The Solar System And The Earth Geosphere And The Composition Of The Eart Shape And Size Of The Earth Earth-Moon System Formation Of Continents And Oceans Dating Rocks And Age Of The Earth	Energy In The Earth System Volcanism And Volcanic Landforms; Interior Of Earth Earthquakes Earth’s Magnetism And Gravity Isostasy Elements Of Plate Tectonics Orogenic Cycles.
Geomorphology
Weathering And Erosion Transportation And Deposition Due To Wind Ice	River Sea And Resulting Landforms Structurally Controlled landforms.
Structural Geology
Concept Of Stratum Outcrop Patterns Maps And Cross Sections Dip And Strike Classification And Origin Of Folds	Faults Joints Foliation And Lineation Unconformities Shear Zones. Contour
Palaeontology
Major Steps In The Evolution Of Life Forms Fossils Their Mode Of Preservation And Utility Morphological Characters Elementary Idea Of Verterbrate Fossils In India	Major Evolutionary Trends And Ages Of Important Groups Of Animals – Brachiopoda Mollusca Trilobita Graptolitoidea Anthozoa Echinodermata Gondwana Plant Fossils
Stratigraphy
Principles Of Stratigraphy Litho-Chrono- And Biostratigraphic Classification	Distribution And Classification Of The Stratigraphic Horizons Of India From Archaean To Recent.
Mineralogy
Symmetry And Forms In Common Crystal Classes Physical Properties Of Minerals Isomorphism And Polymorphism Classification Of Minerals Structure Of Silicates	Mineralogy Of Common Rock-Forming Minerals Mode Of Occurrence Of Minerals In Rocks Transmitted Polarised Light Microscopy And Optical Properties Of Uniaxial and biaxial minerals
Petrology
Definition And Classification Of Rocks Igneous Rocks-Forms Of Igneous Bodies Crystallization From Magma Classification Association And Genesis Of Igneous Rocks	Sedimentary Rocks – Classification Texture And Structure Size And Shape Of Sedimentary Bodies Metamorphic Rocks – Classification Facies Texture And Properties.
Economic Geology
Properties of common economic minerals General processes of formation of mineral deposits Physical characters	Mode of occurrence and distribution in India both of metallic and non-metallic mineral deposits Coal and petroleum occurrences in India.
Applied Geology
Ground Water Mineral exploration	Elements of Mining Geology and Environmental Geology  Principles of Engineering Geology

IIT JAM Syllabus for Physics (PH)

Mathematical Methods
Calculus Of Single And Multiple Variables Partial Derivatives Jacobian Imperfect And Perfect Differentials Taylor Expansion Fourier Series Vector Algebra Numbers.	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 Determinant Algebra Of Complex
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 Force 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.
Oscillations, Waves and Optics
Differential Equation For Simple Harmonic Oscillator And Its General Solution Super Position Of Two Or More Simple Harmonic Oscillators Lissajous Figures Damped And Forced Oscillators Resonance Wave Equation Traveling And Standing Waves In One-Dimension Energy Density And Energy Transmission In Waves Group Velocity And Phase Velocity	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 Polarization: Linear, Circular And Elliptic Polarization Double Refraction And optical rotation Sound Waves In Media Doppler Effect
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 Polarization 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.
Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics
Elements Of Kinetic Theory Of Gases. Velocity Distribution Equipartition Of Energy Specific Heat Of Mono-Di- And Tri-Atomic Gases Ideal Gas Van-Der-Waals Gas And Equation Of State Mean Free Pat Laws Of Thermodynamics Zeroth Law And Concept Of Thermal Equilibrium Fermi-Dirac And Bose-Einstein distributions	First Law And Its Consequence Isothermal And Adiabatic Processe 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.
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 Radioactivity And Its Applications. Laws Of Radioactive Decay.	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
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 Combination Of Gates De Morgan’s Theorem.	Single Stage Amplifier, Two Stage R-C Coupled Amplifiers. Simple Oscillators: Barkhausen Condition Sinusoidal Oscillators OPAMP 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

IIT JAM Syllabus for Mathematical Statistics (MS)

Sequences and Series:

Convergence of sequences of real numbers, Comparison, root and ratio tests for convergence of series of real numbers.

Differential Calculus:

Limits, continuity and differentiability of functions of one and two variables. Rolle's theorem, mean value theorems, Taylor's theorem, indeterminate forms, maxima and minima of functions of one and two variables.

Integral Calculus

Fundamental theorems of integral calculus. Double and triple integrals, applications of definite integrals, arc lengths, areas and volumes.

Matrices:

Rank, inverse of a matrix. Systems of linear equations. Linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Cayley-Hamilton theorem, symmetric, skew-symmetric and orthogonal matrices.

Differential Equations:

Ordinary differential equations of the first order of the form y' = f(x,y). Linear differential equations of the second order with constant coefficients

Probability:

Axiomatic definition of probability and properties, conditional probability, multiplication rule. Theorem of total probability. Bayes’ theorem and independence of events.

Random Variables:

Probability mass function, probability density function and cumulative distribution functions, distribution of a function of a random variable. Mathematical expectation, moments and moment generating function. Chebyshev's inequality.

Standard Distributions:

Binomial, negative binomial, geometric, Poisson, hypergeometric, uniform, exponential, gamma, beta and normal distributions. Poisson and normal approximations of a binomial distribution.

Joint Distributions:

Joint, marginal and conditional distributions. Distribution of functions of random variables. Product moments, correlation, simple linear regression. Independence of random variables.

Sampling distributions:

Chi-square, t and F distributions, and their properties.

Limit Theorems:

Weak law of large numbers. Central limit theorem (i.i.d. with finite variance case only).

Estimation:

Unbiasedness, consistency and efficiency of estimators, method of moments and method of maximum likelihood. Sufficiency, factorization theorem. Completeness, Rao-Blackwell and Lehmann-Scheffe theorems, uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimators. Rao-Cramer inequality. Confidence intervals for the parameters of univariate normal, two independent normal, and one parameter exponential distributions.

Testing of Hypotheses

Basic concepts, applications of Neyman-Pearson Lemma for testing simple and composite hypotheses. Likelihood ratio tests for parameters of univariate normal distribution.

IIT JAM Syllabus for Chemistry (CY)

Physical Chemistry

Basic Mathematical Concepts

Functions, maxima and minima, integrals, ordinary differential equations, vectors and matrices, determinants, elementary statistics and probability theory

Atomic and Molecular Structure

Fundamental particles, Bohr’s theory of hydrogen-like atom; wave-particle duality; Uncertainty principle; Schrödinger’s wave equation; Quantum numbers, shapes of orbitals; Hund’s rule and Pauli’s exclusion principle, electronic configuration of simple homonuclear diatomic molecules.

Theory of Gases

Equation of state of ideal and non-ideal (van der Waals) gases, Kinetic theory of gases. Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law; equipartition of energy.

Solid state

Crystals, crystal systems, X-rays, NaCl and KCl structures, close packing, atomic and ionic radii, radius ratio rules, lattice energy, Born-Haber cycle, isomorphism, heat capacity of solids.

Thermodynamics

Reversible and irreversible processes; First law and its application to ideal and nonideal gases; Thermochemistry; Second law; Entropy and free energy, Criteria for spontaneity.

Chemical and Phase Equilibria

Law of mass action; Kp, Kc, Kx and Kn; Effect of temperature on K; Ionic equilibria in solutions; pH and buffer solutions; Hydrolysis; Solubility product; Phase equilibria–Phase rule and its application to one-component and two-component systems; Colligative properties.

Electrochemistry

Conductance and its applications; Transport number; Galvanic cells; EMF and Free energy; Concentration cells with and without transport; Polarography; Concentration cells with and without transport; Debey-Huckel-Onsagar theory of strong electrolytes.

Chemical Kinetics

Reactions of various order, Arrhenius equation, Collision theory; Theory of absolute reaction rate; Chain reactions – Normal and branched chain reactions; Enzyme kinetics; photochemical processes; Catalysis.

Adsorption

Gibbs adsorption equation, adsorption isotherm, types of adsorption, surface area of adsorbents, surface films on liquids.

Organic Chemistry

Basic Concepts in Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry

Electronic effect (resonance, inductive, hyperconjugation) and steric effects and its applications (acid/base property). Optical isomerism in compounds without any stereocenters (allenes, biphenyls), conformation of acyclic systems (substituted ethane/npropane/n-butane) and cyclic systems (mono and di substituted cyclohexanes).

Organic Reaction Mechanism and Synthetic Applications

Chemistry reactive intermediates, carbine, nitrene, benzyne, Hofmann-Curtius-Lossen rearrangement, Wolf rearrangement, Simmons-Smith reaction, Reimer-Tiemann reaction, Michael reaction, Darzens reaction, Witting reaction, McMurry reaction. Pinacol-pinacolone, Favorskii, benzilic acid rearrangement, dienonc-phenol rearrangement, Bayer-Villeger reaction. Oxidation and reduction reactions in organic chemistry. Organometallic reagents in organic synthesis (Grignard and organocopper). Diels-Alder reaction, Sigmatropic reactions.

Qualitative Organic Analysis

Functional group interconversions, structural problems using chemical reactions, identification of functional groups by chemical tests, elementary 1H NMR and IR spectroscopy as a tool for structural elucidation.

Natural Products Chemistry:

Introductory chemistry of alkaloids, terpenes, carbohydrates, amino acids, peptides and nucleic acids.

Heterocyclic Chemistry

Monocyclic compounds with one hetero atom.

Inorganic Chemistry

Periodic Table

Periodic classification of elements and periodicity in properties; general methods of isolation and purification of elements.

Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Compounds

Types of bonding; VSEPR theory and shapes of molecules; hybridization; dipole moment; ionic solids; structure of NaCl, CsCl, diamond and graphite; lattice energy.

Main Group Elements (s and p blocks)

Chemistry with emphasis on group relationship and gradation in properties; structure of electron deficient compounds of main group elements and application of main group elements.

Transition Metals (d block)

Characteristics of 3d elements; oxide, hydroxide and salts of first row metals; coordination complexes; VB and Crystal Field theoretical approaches for structure, color and magnetic properties of metal complexes. Organometallic compounds, metal carnonyls, nitrosyls and metallocenes, ligands with back bonding capabilities; MO theory approaches to explain bonding in metal-carbonyl, metal-nitrosyl and metalphosphine complexes.

Bioinorganic Chemistry

Essentials and trace elements of life, basic reactions in the biological systems and the role of metal ions especially Fe2+, Fe3+, Cu2+ and Zn2+, function of hemoglobin and myoglobin.

Instrumental Methods of Analysis

Basic principles, instrumentations and simple applications of conductometry, potentiometry, UV-vis spectrophotometry, analysis of water, air and soil samples.

Analytical Chemistry

Principles of qualitative and quantitative analysis; acid-base, oxidation-reduction and EDTA and precipitation reactions; use of indicators; use of organic reagents in inorganic analysis; radioactivity; nuclear reactions; applications of isotopes.

IIT JAM Syllabus for Mathematics (MA)

Sequences and Series of Real Numbers

Sequences and series of real numbers, Convergent and divergent sequences, bounded and monotone sequences, Convergence criteria for sequences of real numbers, Cauchy sequences, absolute and conditional convergence; Tests of convergence for series of positive terms – comparison test, ratio test, root test; Leibnitz test for convergence of alternating series.

Functions of One Variable

limit, continuity, differentiation, Rolle’s Theorem, Mean value theorem. Taylor's theorem. Maxima and minima.

Functions of Two Real Variables

limit, continuity, partial derivatives, differentiability, maxima and minima. Method of Lagrange multipliers, Homogeneous functions including Euler’s theorem.

Integral Calculus

Integration as the inverse process of differentiation, definite integrals and their properties, Fundamental theorem of integral calculus. Double and triple integrals, change of order of integration. Calculating surface areas and volumes using double integrals and applications. Calculating volumes using triple integrals and applications.

Differential Equations

Ordinary differential equations of the first order of the form y'=f(x,y). Bernoulli’s equation, exact differential equations, integrating factor, Orthogonal trajectories, Homogeneous differential equations-separable solutions, Linear differential equations of second and higher order with constant coefficients, method of variation of parameters. Cauchy-Euler equation.

Vector Calculus

Scalar and vector fields, gradient, divergence, curl and Laplacian. Scalar line integrals and vector line integrals, scalar surface integrals and vector surface integrals, Green's, Stokes and Gauss theorems and their applications.

Group Theory

Groups, subgroups, Abelian groups, non-abelian groups, cyclic groups, permutation groups; Normal subgroups, Lagrange's Theorem for finite groups, group homomorphisms and basic concepts of quotient groups (only group theory).

Linear Algebra

Vector spaces, Linear dependence of vectors, basis, dimension, linear transformations, matrix representation with respect to an ordered basis, Range space and null space, rank-nullity theorem; Rank and inverse of a matrix, determinant, solutions of systems of linear equations, consistency conditions. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Cayley-Hamilton theorem. Symmetric, skew-symmetric, hermitian, skew-hermitian, orthogonal and unitary matrices.

Real Analysis

Interior points, limit points, open sets, closed sets, bounded sets, connected sets, compact sets; completeness of R, Power series (of real variable) including Taylor’s and Maclaurin’s, domain of convergence, term-wise differentiation and integration of power series.

IIT JAM Syllabus for Biotechnology (BT)

Biology (10+2+3 Level) 

General Biology

Taxonomy; Heredity; Genetic variation; Conservation; Principles of ecology; Evolution; Techniques in modern biology.

Biochemistry and Physiology

Carbohydrates; Proteins; Lipids; Nucleic acids; Enzymes; Vitamins; Hormones; Metabolism – Glycolysis, TCA cycle, Oxidative Phosphoryation; Photosynthesis. Nitrogen Fixation, Fertilization and Osmoregulation; Vertebrates-Nervous system; Endocrine system; Vascular system; Immune system; Digestive system and Reproductive System.

Basic Biotechnology

Tissue culture; Application of enzymes; Antigen-antibody interaction; Antibody production; Diagnostic aids.

Molecular Biology

DNA; RNA; Replication; Transcription; Translation; Proteins; Lipids and Membranes; Operon model; Gene transfer.

Cell Biology

Cell cycle; Cytoskeletal elements; Mitochondria; Endoplasmic reticulum; Chloroplast; Golgi apparatus; Signaling.

Microbiology

Isolation; Cultivation; Structural features of virus; Bacteria; Fungi; Protozoa; Pathogenic micro-organizms.

Chemistry (10+2+3 Level) 

Atomic Structure: Bohr’s theory and Schrodinger wave equation; Periodicity in properties; Chemical bonding; Properties of s, p, d and f block elements; Complex formation; Coordination compounds; Chemical equilibria; Chemical thermodynamics (first and second law); Chemical kinetics (zero, first, second and third order reactions); Photochemistry; Electrochemistry; Acid-base concepts; Stereochemistry of carbon compounds; Inductive, electromeric, conjugative effects and resonance; Chemistry of Functional Groups: 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; Mechanism of organic reactions; Soaps and detergents; Synthetic polymers; Biomolecules – amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and carbohydrates (polysaccharides); Instrumental techniques – chromatography (TLC, HPLC), electrophoresis, UV-Vis, IR and NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry.

Mathematics (10+2 Level) 

Sets, Relations and Functions, Mathematical Induction, Logarithms, Complex numbers, Linear and Quadratic equations, Sequences and Series, Trigonometry, Cartesian System of Rectangular Coordinates, Straight lines and Family, Circles, Conic Sections, Permutations and Combinations, Binomial Theorem, Exponential and Logarithmic Series, Mathematical Logic, Statistics, Three Dimensional Geometry, Vectors, Matrices and Determinants, Boolean Algebra, Probability, Functions, limits and Continuity, Differentiation, Application of Derivatives, Definite and Indefinite Integrals, Differential Equations.

Physics (10+2 Level  

Physical World and Measurement, Elementary Statics and Dynamics, Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Work, Energy and Power, Electrostatics, Current electricity, Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current, Electromagnetic waves, Optics, Dual Nature of Matter and Radiations, Atomic Nucleus, Solids and Semiconductor Devices, Principles of Communication, Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body, Gravitation, Mechanics of Solids and Fluids, Heat and Thermodynamics, Oscillations, Waves.

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