Syllabus for IIT JAM Entrance Exam

Know about IIT JAM
The Joint Aptitude for M.Sc, popularly known as IIT – JAM, is an entrance admission test conducted every year for admission into Masters of Science and other post graduate science program at Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Science(IISc, Bangalore) and other top Indian institutes. IITs and IISc institutes are of national importance and worldwide famous and are well known for delivering quality education in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

The objective behind conducting this exam is to provide consolidating science as a career option for bright students and build sound foundation of knowledge, enhance creativity in the individual and sustain in an intellectually stimulating environment.

Eligibility Criteria
To appear for examination, the eligibility criteria is graduation in the respective subject with at least minimum of 55% aggregate marks with no age limit. The candidates belonging to general and or OBC must have at least 55% and candidates belonging to SC, ST, PWD must have at least 50% of marks in graduation.

Syllabus
To crack any entrance exam in a single attempt one must be aware of the syllabus. As it is most important to achieve success and the aspirants must follow it.
The detailed syllabus of IIT JAM Chemistry is mentioned below:
Physical Chemistry

• Basic Mathematical Concepts - Functions, integrals, maxima and minima, determinants, vectors and matrices, elementary statistics, and probability theory.
• Theory of gases- Kinetic theory of gases, Maxwell- Boltzmann distribution law, Equation of state for ideal and non- ideal gases, equipartition of energy.
• Atomic and Molecular Structure -Fundamental particles, wave – particle duality, uncertainty principles, Bohr’s theory of hydrogen –like atom, quantum number’s.
• Solid State - atomic and ionic radii, Crystals and crystal systems, radius ratio rules, heat capacity of solids, isomorphism.
• Chemical and Phase Equilibria- Law of mass action, ionic equilibria in solutions, pH and buffer solutions, solubility product, hydrolysis, Law of mass action, colligative properties.
• Electrochemistry - Conductance and its applications, galvanic cells, EMF and free energy, polarography, Debey-Huckel-Onsager theory of strong electrolytes.
• Chemical Kinetics - Arrhenius equation, collision theory, Reactions of various order, transition state theory, photochemical processes, chain reactions, enzyme kinetics.     
• Spectroscopy - fundamental concepts of rotational, vibrational, electronic and magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
• Adsorption - adsorption isotherm, surface films on liquids, types of adsorption, Gibbs adsorption equation, surface area of adsorbents.

Organic Chemistry

• Basic Concepts in Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry - Electronic effects, steric effects and its applications, optical isomerism in compounds with and without any stereocenters, conformation of acyclic systems
• Organic Reaction Mechanism and Synthetic Applications - Hofmann-Curtius-Lossen rearrangement, Wolff rearrangement, Simmons-Smith reaction, Chemistry of reactive intermediates, Darzens reaction.
• Qualitative Organic Analysis - elementary UV, Identification of functional groups by chemical tests, IR and 1H NMR spectroscopic techniques as tools for structural elucidation.
• Natural Products Chemistry - Chemistry of alkaloids, carbohydrates, steroids, amino acids, peptides and nucleic acids.
• Aromatic and Heterocyclic Chemistry – Monocyclic, bicyclic and tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, synthesis, monocyclic compounds with one heteroatom, reactivity and properties.

Inorganic Chemistry

• Periodic Table - general methods of isolation and purification of elements, Periodic classification of elements and periodicity in properties. 
• Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Compounds - VSEPR theory and shapes of molecules, types of bonding, hybridization, dipole moment, structure of NaCl.
• Main Group Elements (s and p blocks)- General concepts on group relationships and gradation in properties, structure of electron deficient compounds involving main group elements.
• Transition Metals (d block) - Characteristics of 3d elements, hydroxide and salts of first row metals, coordination complexes, isomerism, reaction mechanism and electronic spectra, color and magnetic properties of metal complexes, organometallic compounds having ligands with back bonding capabilities such as metal carbonyls, homogenous catalysis.
• Bioinorganic Chemistry - Essentials and trace elements of life, basic reactions in the biological systems and the role of metal ions, structure and function of hemoglobin and myoglobin and carbonic anhydrase
• Instrumental Methods of Analysis - Basic principles, instrumentations and simple applications of conductometry, potentiometry and UV-vis spectrophotometry, air and soil samples, analysis of water,    
• Analytical Chemistry - Principles of qualitative and quantitative analysis, acid-base, oxidation-reduction and complexometric titrations using EDTA, precipitation reactions, use of organic reagents in inorganic analysis, radioactivity, nuclear reactions.

Aspirants willing to pursue their post-graduation program from any of the top institutes of India need to follow the above mentioned articles. And the best coaching institute where you can gain knowledge on chemistry is Alchemist Science Academy.