IIT JAM Chemistry (CY) Predicted Question Paper 2026 - Important Question Analysis

The IIT JAM Chemistry 2026 question paper is likely to have moderate difficulty. Some of the expected high-weightage topics include D-blocks (Transition Metals), Chemical Kinetics, Reaction Mechanism, and Chemical Thermodynamics.

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IIT JAM Chemistry 2026 Predicted Topics and Weightage
Detailed IIT JAM 2025 Chemistry Question Paper Analysis
Detailed IIT JAM 2024 Chemistry Question Paper Analysis
Detailed IIT JAM 2023 Chemistry Question Paper Analysis
Detailed IIT JAM 2022 Chemistry Question Paper Analysis
IIT JAM Chemistry 2026 Predicted Topics and Weightage
Difficulty Level of IIT JAM Chemistry 2020

IIT JAM Chemistry predicted question paper 2026 : IIT JAM Chemistry 2026 is scheduled to be held on February 15, 2026, in the morning shift from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Candidates appearing for IIT JAM 2026 can go through the past years' detailed analysis shared here to identify key chapters and important topics for last-minute revision. The IIT JAM Chemistry predicted question paper 2026 has been created using expert insights, opinions, and trends from previous year question papers of IIT JAM . However, students must note that the analysis provided is only indicative and not the actual question paper.

IIT JAM Chemistry 2026 Predicted Topics and Weightage

Provided below is the list of topics that you can predict in the IIT JAM Chemistry predicted question paper 2026. The weightage for each topic is also explained on this page so that you will have an idea about the last-minute revision:

Name of the Topic	Expected Weightage
Reaction Mechanism	6- 9
Reagents	4-6
Pericyclic	2-3
Organometallic Compounds	5-7
D-blocks (Transition Metals)	7-10
S and p blocks	4-9
Chemical Kinematics	6-10
Named Reactions and Re-Arrangements	2-4
Chemical Thermodynamics	5-7
Basic Mathematical Concepts	3-5
Solid State	2-4
ElectroChemistry	3-5
Theory of Gases	3-5
StereoChemistry	3-5
Physical Spectroscopy	4-5
Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Compounds	2-6

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Detailed IIT JAM 2025 Chemistry Question Paper Analysis

We have provided the IIT JAM 2025 Chemistry question paper analysis in the table below:

Aspect	Analysis
Overall Difficulty Level	Moderate
Physical Chemistry	Moderate to Difficult
Organic Chemistry	Easy to Moderate
Inorganic Chemistry	Moderate

Detailed IIT JAM 2024 Chemistry Question Paper Analysis

Check the detailed IIT JAM 2024 Chemistry paper analysis in the table below:

Aspect	Analysis
Overall Difficulty Level	Moderate
Difficulty Level of Section A	Moderate
Difficulty Level of Section B	Easy
Difficulty Level of Section C	Moderate

Detailed IIT JAM 2023 Chemistry Question Paper Analysis

Check the detailed IIT JAM 2023 Chemistry paper analysis in the table below:

Aspect	Analysis
Overall Difficulty Level	Easy to Moderate
Difficulty Level of Section A	Moderate
Difficulty Level of Section B	Moderate
Difficulty Level of Section C	Easy to Moderate

Detailed IIT JAM 2022 Chemistry Question Paper Analysis

Check the detailed IIT JAM 2022 Chemistry paper analysis in the table below:

Aspect	Analysis
Overall Difficulty Level	Moderate
Difficulty Level of Section A	Moderate
Difficulty Level of Section B	Moderate
Difficulty Level of Section C	Easy

Organic Chemistry (2021 vs 2022)

The following table shows the comparison between organic chemistry weightage in 2021 and 2022.

Name of the Unit or Topic	Marks Weightage in Section A (2021)	Weightage in Section A (2022)	Weightage in Section B (2021)	Weightage in Section B (2022)	Weightage in Section C (2021)	Weightage in Section C (2022)
Organic Spectroscopy	1	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated
Heterocyclic Chemistry	2	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated
Pericyclic	3	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated
Natural Products	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	1	To be Updated
Reagents	4	To be Updated	6	To be Updated	0	To be Updated
Named Reactions and Re-Arrangements	0	To be Updated	2	To be Updated	0	To be Updated
Reaction Mechanism	6	To be Updated	2	To be Updated	0	To be Updated
StereoChemistry	2	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	2	To be Updated
Aromaticity	0	To be Updated	2	To be Updated	0	To be Updated

Inorganic Chemistry (2021 vs 2022)

The following table shows the comparison between the inorganic chemistry weightage in 2021 and 2022:

Name of the Unit or Topic	Marks Weightage in Section A (2021)	Weightage in Section A (2022)	Weightage in Section B (2021)	Weightage in Section B (2022)	Weightage in Section C (2021)	Weightage in Section C (2022)
Analytical Chemistry	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated
Instrumentation Methods of Analysis	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated
Bio-inorganic Chemistry	2	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated
Organometallic Compounds	5	To be Updated	2	To be Updated	0	To be Updated
D-blocks (Transition Metals)	5	To be Updated	4	To be Updated	4	To be Updated
S and p blocks	2	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated
Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Compounds	2	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated
Periodic Table	1	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated

Physical Chemistry (2021 vs 2022)

The following table shows the comparison between the physical chemistry weightage in 2021 and 2022:

Name of the Unit or Topic	Marks Weightage in Section A (2021)	Weightage in Section A (2022)	Weightage in Section B (2021)	Weightage in Section B (2022)	Weightage in Section C (2021)	Weightage in Section C (2022)
Physical Spectroscopy	2	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	2	To be Updated
Solution and Colligative Properties	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	2	To be Updated
Adsorption	2	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	1	To be Updated
Chemical Kinematics	4	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	6	To be Updated
ElectroChemistry	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	2	To be Updated
Chemical and Phase Equilibria	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	1	To be Updated
Chemical Thermodynamics	1	To be Updated	2	To be Updated	2	To be Updated
Solid State	2	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	2	To be Updated
Theory of Gases	2	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	1	To be Updated
Atomic and Molecular Structure	1	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated
Basic Mathematical Concepts	3	To be Updated	0	To be Updated	0	To be Updated

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IIT JAM Chemistry 2026 Predicted Topics and Weightage

Here is a list of topics that can be predicted for the IIT JAM Chemistry predicted question paper 2026. This page also explains the weightage for each topic, so you can plan your last-minute revision accordingly.

Organic Chemistry (2020 vs 2021)

The following table shows the comparison between organic chemistry weightage in 2020 and 2021:

Name of the Unit or Topic	Marks Weightage in Section A (2020)	Weightage in Section A (2021)	Weightage in Section B (2020)	Weightage in Section B (2021)	Weightage in Section C (2020)	Weightage in Section C (2021)
Organic Spectroscopy	0	1	4	0	1	0
Heterocyclic Chemistry	0	2	0	0	0	0
Pericyclic	0	3	2	0	0	0
Natural Products	1	0	0	0	2	1
Reagents	2	4	4	6	0	0
Named Reactions and Re-Arrangements	4	0	0	2	0	0
Reaction Mechanism	4	6	0	2	0	0
StereoChemistry	3	2	2	0	2	2
Aromaticity	2	0	0	2	2	0

Inorganic Chemistry (2020 vs 2021)

Following table shows the comparison between inorganic chemistry weightage in 2020 and 2021.

Name of the Unit or Topic	Marks Weightage in Section A (2020)	Weightage in Section A (2021)	Weightage in Section B (2020)	Weightage in Section B (2021)	Weightage in Section C (2020)	Weightage in Section C (2021)
Analytical Chemistry	0	0	0	0	0	0
Instrumentation Methods of Analysis	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bio-inorganic Chemistry	0	2	0	0	0	0
Organometallic Compounds	4	5	2	2	0	0
D-blocks (Transition Metals)	5	5	2	4	3	4
S and p blocks	6	2	0	0	2	0
Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Compounds	6	2	0	0	0	0
Periodic Table	0	1	0	0	0	0

Physical Chemistry (2020 vs 2021)

Following table shows the comparison between physical chemistry weightage in 2020 and 2021.

Name of the Unit or Topic	Marks Weightage in Section A (2020)	Weightage in Section A (2021)	Weightage in Section B (2020)	Weightage in Section B (2021)	Weightage in Section C (2020)	Weightage in Section C (2021)
Physical Spectroscopy	2	2	2	0	0	2
Solution and Colligative Properties	0	0	0	0	2	2
Adsorption	0	2	0	0	1	1
Chemical Kinematics	1	4	2	0	4	6
ElectroChemistry	1	0	0	0	4	2
Chemical and Phase Equilibria	0	0	0	0	0	1
Chemical Thermodynamics	3	1	2	2	2	2
Solid State	0	2	0	0	1	2
Theory of Gases	2	2	0	0	2	1
Atomic and Molecular Structure	0	1	2	0	1	0
Basic Mathematical Concepts	2	3	0	0	1	0

Organic Chemistry (2019 vs 2018)

Following table shows the comparison of organic chemistry weightage in 2019 and 2018.

Name of the Unit or Topic	Marks Weightage in Section A (2019)	Weightage in Section A (2018)	Weightage in Section B (2019)	Weightage in Section B (2018)	Weightage in Section C (2019)	Weightage in Section C (2018)
Organic Spectroscopy	2	2	0	0	1	1
Heterocyclic Chemistry	0	2	0	0	0	0
Pericyclic	0	2	0	0	0	0
Natural Products	3	1	2	2	1	0
Reagents	2	2	2	0	2	0
Named Reactions and Re-Arrangements	2	2	0	2	0	0
Reaction Mechanism	6	1	0	4	2	0
StereoChemistry	0	2	2	0	2	3
Aromaticity	2	1	2	0	0	0

Inorganic Chemistry (2019 vs 2018)

Following table shows the comparison of inorganic chemistry weightage in 2019 and 2018.

Name of the Unit or Topic	Marks Weightage in Section A (2019)	Weightage in Section A (2018)	Weightage in Section B (2019)	Weightage in Section B (2018)	Weightage in Section C (2019)	Weightage in Section C (2018)
Analytical Chemistry	2	2	0	2	0	2
Instrumentation Methods of Analysis	2	2	0	0	2	2
Bio-inorganic Chemistry	1	1	2	0	0	0
Organometallic Compounds	2	2	0	0	1	0
D-blocks (Transition Metals)	5	2	2	2	0	2
S and p blocks	5	1	0	0	2	0
Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Compounds	-	4	2	2	1	2
Periodic Table	2	2	0	0	2	0

Physical Chemistry (2019 vs 2018)

Following table shows the comparison of physical chemistry weightage in 2019 and 2018.

Name of the Unit or Topic	Marks Weightage in Section A (2019)	Weightage in Section A (2018)	Weightage in Section B (2019)	Weightage in Section B (2018)	Weightage in Section C (2019)	Weightage in Section C (2018)
Physical Spectroscopy	3	0	2	0	0	3
Solution and Colligative Properties	0	0	0	0	2	2
Adsorption	0	1	0	0	2	0
Chemical Kinematics	0	2	0	0	2	1
ElectroChemistry	1	4	0	2	1	4
Chemical and Phase Equilibria	0	0	0	0	1	0
Chemical Thermodynamics	3	2	0	2	2	2
Solid State	2	1	0	0	2	1
Theory of Gases	2	2	2	0	0	2
Atomic and Molecular Structure	0	0	0	2	2	0
Basic Mathematical Concepts	3	3	2	0	2	3