IIT JAM

IIT JAM (Joint Admission Test for M.Sc) is a national level examination organized by the IITs and IISc on a rotational basis. Through this exam, students can get admission in M.Sc (Four Semesters), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-M.Tech., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree & other courses. Top reputed colleges & institutions like IITs & IISc offer admissions into these courses on the basis of IIT JAM exam. IITs started conducting the JAM in the 2004 – 2005 academic session.In this article, we are providing details about IIT JAM 2018 exam for Geology Students.

IIT JAM Exam Pattern

Total 60 questions will be There.

• Exam Mode: The exam will be organized through online mode (Computer-Based Test).
• Duration: The total exam duration will be three hours.
• Language: Question paper will be asked in English language only.
• No. of Questions: There will be total 60 questions asked in the examination.
• Sections: The exam has been divided into three sections.
• Total Marks: The question paper will have 60 questions of 100 marks.
• Negative Marking: There is no negative marking for Section B & C.

IIT JAM Syllabus

The Planet Earth: Origin of the Solar System and the Earth; Geosphere and the composition of the Earth; Shape and size of the earth; Earth-moon system; Formation of continents and oceans; Dating rocks and age of the Earth; 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; Contour; Outcrop patterns; Maps and cross sections; Dip and strike; Classification and origin of folds, faults, joints, unconformities, foliations and lineations; shear zones. Stereographic and equal area projections of planes and lines; computation of true thickness of beds from outcrops and bore-holes.

Palaeontology: Major steps in the evolution of life forms; Fossils; their mode of preservation and utility; Morphological characters, major evolutionary trends and ages of important groups of animals – Brachiopoda, Mollusca, Trilobita, Graptolitoidea, Anthozoa, Echinodermata; Gondwana plant fossils; Elementary idea of verterbrate fossils in India.

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, zones and texture. Characteristic mineral assemblages of pelites in the Barrovian zones and mafic rocks in common facies.

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; Principles of Engineering Geology.

Admitting Institutes for JAM

As per the JAM Brochure details, there are total 15 IITs that offer admissions to various M.Sc. programs based on the IIT JAM 2017 Scores.

Apart from these IITs, 15 National Institute of Technologies (NITs) and 02 Centrally-Funded Technical Institutes are also participating as JAM 2017 Admitting Institutes.

Below, we have mentioned the list of all the institutes that participate in IIT JAM. Please check it out! –

S.No.	Admitting Institutes Name
1.	IISc Bangalore
2.	IIT Bhubaneswar
3.	IIT Bombay
4.	IIT Delhi
5.	IIT Gandhinagar
6.	IIT Guwahati
7.	IIT Hyderabad
8.	IIT Indore
9.	IIT Jodhpur
10.	IIT Kanpur
11.	IIT Kharagpur
12.	IIT Madras
13.	IIT Patna
14.	IIT Roorkee
15.	IIT Ropar
16.	IIEST Shibpur
17.	NIT Agartala
18.	MNNIT Allahabad
19.	NIT Arunachal Pradesh
20.	NIT Calicut
21.	NIT Durgapur
22.	MNIT Jaipur
23.	NIT Jalandhar
24.	NIT Jamshedpur
25.	NIT Manipur
26.	NIT Nagaland
27.	VNIT Nagpur
28.	NIT Rourkela
29.	NIT Silchar
30.	NIT Srinagar, J&K
31.	NIT Warangal
32.	SLIET Punjab

IIT JAM Courses Offered by Each IIT

Geology	Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. Programs	IITBBS
	Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Program	IITB
	Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. Program	IITKGP
	Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Program	IITR

Preparation Tips

We hope that these preparation tips will benefit you and help ease out your exam worries.

• Candidates have to prepare as early as possible so that they will get enough time for exam preparations.
• Understand and analyze the syllabus before preparing.
• Study from the best study materials and also practice previous years’ question papers & sample papers.
• Make short notes of the topics and revise them in the end of preparation.
• Take care of your health, do exercise and yoga as it will help you concentrate on your studies.
• It is recommended to make a list of subjects and prioritize them based on the marks allotted to them. Now, create a timetable with the distribution of subjects. It will help you to study the different subjects according to the marks. If the distribution is not prepared, then you usually end up learning random topics, which may lead to confusion at the end.
• Don’t take any stress, eat well & try to sleep at fixed time and for at least 6 to 7 hours a day during your preparation.

Read about why maintaining good health during exam preparation is important here.

The IIT is a prestigious institution in India. It is not easy to secure admission since the exam and the whole admission process is very tough. However, with dedication and hard work you will be able to easily pass with flying colours and secure admission. We wish you all the best.

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