IIT JAM · Mathematics
Chapter weightage
See which chapters the previous year papers asked the most, how that changed from year to year, and where to start. Based on PYQ 2018-2026.
Based on PYQ 2018-2026 · 9 papers · 540 questions counted
Papers analysed
9
2018 to 2026
Questions counted
540
13 chapters in 5 units
Biggest unit
Real Analysis
35.9% of all questions
Biggest chapter
Abstract Algebra
13% · about 7.8 a paper
Share by unit
Tap a unit to filter the table below.
Most asked chapters
Questions over all the papers. Tap a chapter to open it.
If time is short: just 5 of the 13 chapters made up half of all the questions asked.
What each year’s papers were made of
Every bar is 100% of that year’s counted questions, split by unit. A year with two papers shows both together.
2018
1 paper
2019
1 paper
2020
1 paper
2021
1 paper
2022
1 paper
2023
1 paper
2024
1 paper
2025
1 paper
2026
1 paper
- Real Analysis
- Calculus of Several Variables
- Differential Equations
- Linear Algebra
- Abstract Algebra
What to focus on
Asked in every paper
Safe to learn first.
Growing lately
A bigger share in the latest papers.
Asked less lately
A smaller share in the latest papers.
Chapter by year
A darker cell means a bigger share of that year’s paper. Choose a chapter to see its chart.
| Chapter | 20181 paper | 20191 paper | 20201 paper | 20211 paper | 20221 paper | 20231 paper | 20241 paper | 20251 paper | 20261 paper | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 70 | |
| 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 65 | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 54 | |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 51 | |
| 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 50 | |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 48 | |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 44 | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 29 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 29 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 28 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 27 | |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | · | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | 25 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
Abstract Algebra
Abstract Algebra
- Questions
- 70
- Share of all
- 13%
- About per paper
- 7.8
- Years asked
- 9 of 9
Share of each year’s questions
GrowingIn the latest 3 years it was 13.9% of the questions, against 12.5% before that.
How to read this: it counts the questions each chapter had in each previous year paper of IIT JAM Mathematics; mock tests are not included. A question repeated in the same year is counted, because it was asked. When a year had two papers, their questions are added together and every share is measured against all of that year’s questions.
Practise what is asked the most
Every chapter above has its own chapter-wise test, built from the real previous year questions.
See the tests