JAM 2016 Exam Pattern

JAM 2016 Exam Pattern - Candidates appearing for the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc (JAM 2016) organized by IIT Madras can check the Exam Pattern for JAM 2016 to get an idea of the question paper. The JAM Exam Pattern 2016 elaborates the types of questions asked, marking scheme and other details about the question paper.

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Important: There will be the provision of online calculator in the JAM 2016 exam. Candidates will not be allowed to carry their own calculators to the exam hall.

Candidates must note that JAM 2016 will be held in seven papers namely:

• Biological Sciences

• Biotechnology

• Chemistry

• Geology

• Mathematics

• Mathematical Statistics

• Physics

The JAM Paper Pattern 2016 will be as follows:

• The question Paper will be computer based with objective type of questions.

• The total duration of the exam will be 180 minutes. The system will stop automatically at the end of 180 minutes.

• The JAM 2016 Question Paper will have a total of 60 questions carrying 100 marks.

The detailed JAM 2016 Exam Pattern:

• The JAM 2016 Question Paper is divided into three sections, A, B and C.

• All sections are compulsory with questions in each section of different types as detailed below.

Section – A

• This section will contain Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with four choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer.

• There will be 30 Questions carrying a total of 50 marks.

• There is negative marking for this section

• Q.1 – Q.10 will be for 1 mark each. A wrong answer will result in deduction of 1/3 marks

• Q.11 – Q.30 will be for 2 marks each. A wrong answer will result in deduction of 2/3 marks

Section – B

• This section contains Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) with one or more than one choice(s) being correct out of the four given choices.

• There will be 10 Questions carrying a total of 20 marks.

• There is NO NEGATIVE and NO PARTIAL marking provisions in this section

Section – C:

• This section contains Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions where the answer is a real number that needs to be entered using the virtual numerical keypad on the monitor.

• No choices will be given for these type of questions. Candidates have to calculate the answer.

• There is no negative marking for this section

• This section will have 20 Questions for a total of 30 marks.

• Q.1 – Q.10 carry 1 mark each and Questions Q.11 – Q.20 carry 2 marks each.

Useful Common Data:

Some Useful Common data may be required for answering the questions. In case the paper has the need for this, candidates will be provided the same through the Useful Common Data button that will display the needed information on clicking it.

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