Previous Years' Paper Analysis

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CSIR-NET Previous Year’s Pattern Upto Nov 2020Download
GATE Previous Year’s Pattern (2014-2021)Download
IIT JAM Previous Year’s Pattern (2015-2021)Download
JEST Previous Year’s Pattern(2018-2020)Download
TIFR Previous Year’s Pattern(2019-2020)Download
BHU MSc Previous Year Pattern(2017-2019)Download
DU MSc Previous Year’s Pattern(2017-2020)Download
JNU M.Sc Previous Year Pattern(2016-2020)Download
Yearly pattern of questions asked from different subjects in last 5 papers conducted by CSIR-NET/JRF for Physical Sciences
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Topics

Jun 2017

Dec 2017

Jun 2018

Dec 2018

 Jun 2019 Dec 2019 Nov 2020

3.5 M

5 M

3.5 M

5 M

3.5 M

5 M

3.5 M

5 M

 3.5 M 5 M 3.5 M 5 M 3.5 M 5 M

Mathematical Methods of Physics

5

4

5

4

5

4

5

4

 4 5 5 4 4 3

Classical Mechanics

4

3

5

3

4

4

4

3

 4 4 3 2 4 6

Electromagnetic Theory

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

 4 1 4 4 5 2

Quantum Mechanics

4

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

 5 4 5 3 4 4

Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics

3

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

 4 4 5 2 3 3

Electronics

3

2

3

2

4

3

4

3

 4 3 2 2 3 2

Experimental Methods

--

1

--

1

--

--

1

--

 -- -- 1 1 1 1

Atomic & Molecular Physics

1

4

--

3

1

3

1

3

 -- 4 -- 3 1 3

Condensed Matter Physics

1

3

1

3

--

3

--

4

 -- 2 -- 4 0 3

Nuclear and Particle Physics

--

2

--

3

--

3

--

3

 -- 3 -- 5 0 3

Total no. of questions

25

30

25

30

25

30

25

30

25

30

 25 30 25 30
Yearly pattern of questions asked from different subjects in last year's conducted by IITs for GATE Physics

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GATE Previous Year’s Pattern (2014-2021)

 

2019

2020

Topics

MCQ 1 M

NAT 1 M

MCQ 2 M

NAT 2 M

Total

MCQ 1 M

MSQ 1 M

NAT 1 M

MCQ 2 M

MSQ 2 M

NAT 2 M

Total

Mathematical Methods of Physics

2

1

3

2

8

0

1

0

0

2

1

4

Classical Mechanics

 

2

2

1

1

6

0

0

3

1

3

0

7

Electromagnetic Theory

 

2

2

2

2

8

2

2

0

3

0

1

8

Quantum Mechanics

 

2

1

2

5

10

1

0

1

6

0

1

9

Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics

2

0

1

2

5

0

1

1

2

0

0

4

Electronics

 

2

0

2

1

5

1

0

1

2

0

0

4

Atomic & Molecular Physics

2

1

0

1

4

0

2

3

1

0

2

8

Condensed Matter Physics

0

1

2

1

4

3

1

0

1

0

1

6

Nuclear and Particle Physics

2

1

1

1

5

2

0

0

0

0

3

5

Total

16

9

14

16

55

9

7

9

16

5

9

55

General Aptitude

 

5

0

5

0

10

5

0

0

5

0

0

10

 

2019

2018

Topics

MCQ

1 M

NAT

1 M

MCQ

2 M

NAT

2 M

Total

MCQ

1 M

NAT

1 M

MCQ

2 M

NAT

2 M

Total

Mathematical Methods of Physics

3

--

1

1

5

3

1

1

2

7

Classical Mechanics

 

1

1

2

3

7

1

1

3

2

7

Electromagnetic Theory

 

2

2

4

2

10

1

2

4

1

8

Quantum Mechanics

 

2

2

4

2

10

1

--

--

2

3

Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics

2

1

--

2

5

--

--

1

5

6

Electronics

 

1

--

3

--

4

2

1

--

2

5

Atomic & Molecular Physics

--

--

1

1

2

5

--

1

2

8

Condensed Matter Physics

2

3

1

1

7

3

1

2

--

6

Nuclear and Particle Physics

3

--

1

1

5

2

1

--

2

5

Total

16

9

17

13

55

18

7

12

18

55

 

 

 

2017

2016

Topics

MCQ

1 M

NAT

1 M

MCQ

2 M

NAT

2 M

Total

MCQ

1 M

NAT

1 M

MCQ

2 M

NAT

2 M

Total

Mathematical Methods of Physics

1

1

1

4

6

2

--

3

--

5

Classical Mechanics

 

2

1

1

4

8

1

2

3

1

7

Electromagnetic Theory

 

1

3

1

3

8

1

2

3

1

7

Quantum Mechanics

 

4

--

1

1

6

2

2

6

2

12

Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics

1

--

2

2

5

1

3

1

1

6

Electronics

 

1

1

1

2

5

--

1

1

1

3

Atomic & Molecular Physics

1

--

2

--

3

2

--

1

1

4

Condensed Matter Physics

2

1

1

2

6

3

--

1

2

6

Nuclear and Particle Physics

4

1

2

1

8

3

--

2

--

5

Total

16

9

12

18

55

15

10

21

9

55

 

 

2015

2014

Topics

MCQ

1 M

NAT

1 M

MCQ

2 M

NAT

2 M

Total

MCQ

1 M

NAT

1 M

MCQ

2 M

NAT

2 M

Total

Mathematical Methods of Physics

4

1

2

--

7

3

--

2

--

5

Classical Mechanics

 

2

--

4

2

8

1

2

5

--

8

Electromagnetic Theory

 

2

2

3

1

8

1

2

1

3

7

Quantum Mechanics

 

2

1

1

2

6

2

--

2

5

9

Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics

3

--

2

--

5

1

1

2

--

4

Electronics

 

1

1

2

2

6

1

1

--

4

6

Atomic & Molecular Physics

--

--

1

3

4

2

--

2

1

5

Condensed Matter Physics

1

3

2

1

7

4

--

--

1

5

Nuclear and Particle Physics

1

1

1

1

4

4

--

1

1

6

Total

16

9

18

12

55

16

9

15

15

55
 
Yearly pattern of questions asked from different subjects in last year's conducted by IIT-JAM for Physics
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2019

2020

Topics

MCQ

(1 M)

MCQ

(2 M)

MSQ

(2 M)

NAT

(1 M)

NAT

(2 M)

Total

MCQ

(1 M)

MCQ

(2 M)

MSQ

(2 M)

NAT

(1 M)

NAT

(2 M)

Total

M.P.

3

1

1

1

1

7

1

3

2

1

1

8

Mechanics

--

4

2

--

2

8

1

3

1

1

2

8

Oscillations, Waves and Optics

--

3

1

3

--

7

0

3

3

2

1

9

Electricity and Magnetism

--

4

2

2

1

9

3

2

2

1

2

10

Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics

3

3

1

1

1

9

1

3

1

1

2

8

Modern Physics

2

2

2

1

2

9

2

3

0

2

1

8

Solid State Physics, Devices & Electronics

2

3

1

2

3

11

2

3

1

2

1

9

Total

10

20

10

10

10

60

10

20

10

10

10

60
  2017 2018
Topics MCQ (1 M) MCQ (2 M) MSQ (2 M) NAT (1 M) NAT (2 M) MCQ (1 M) MCQ (2 M) MSQ (2 M) NAT (1 M) NAT (2 M)
M.P. 1 3 -- -- 3 2 3 2 1 --
Mechanics -- 3 3 2 2 1 3 1 2 4
Oscillations, Waves and Optics 2 3 -- 3 -- 2 3 2 1 1
Electricity and Magnetism 2 3 4 2 1 2 4 2 1 --
Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics -- 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 --
Modern Physics -- 3 2 1 2 1 2 -- 1 2
Electronics 5 2 -- 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
Total 10 20 10 10 10 10 20 10 10 10
              
 
2015
2016
Topics MCQ (1 M) MCQ (2 M) MSQ (2 M) NAT (1 M) NAT (2 M) MCQ (1 M) MCQ (2 M) MSQ (2 M) NAT (1 M) NAT (2 M)
M.P. 2 4 -- -- -- 2 2 -- 3 2
Mechanics 1 3 2 -- 4 1 5 2 1 1
Oscillations, Waves and Optics 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 --
Electricity and Magnetism 1 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 -- 1
Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics 1 2 1 -- 2 1 3 1 1 2
Modern Physics 1 4 2 4 -- -- 1 2 1 2
Electronics 1 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 3 2
Total 10 20 10 10 10 10 20 10 10 10

           
4.JEST Previous Year’s Pattern(2018-2020)
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Topics

2018

2019

 

Part A

Part B

Part C

Total

Part A

Part B

Part C

Total

Mathematical Physics

5

2

2

9

8

2

2

12

C.M. & Mechanics

5

2

6

13

4

3

2

9

Waves & Optics

0

0

1

1

2

0

2

4

Electromagnetic Theory

4

2

1

7

3

2

1

6

Thermal & Statistical

4

0

4

8

3

2

1

6

Quantum Mechanics

4

2

1

7

2

3

2

7

Electronics

1

2

0

3

0

3

0

3

Atomic & Molecular Physics

1

0

0

1

2

0

0

2

Nuclear Physics

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

Solid State Physics

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

25

10

15

50

25

15

10

50

 

TIFR Previous Year Pattern(2019-2020)
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S.N. Topic 2020
Section-A
(Common)		 Section-B
(For Int. Ph.D.)		 Section-B
(For Ph.D. only)
1 Mathematics relevant to Physics 3 1 2
2 Classical Mechanics & Mechanics 4 2 2
3 Electricity and Magnetism 4 3 2
4 Quantum Mechanics 3 2 1
5 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics 4 1 1
6 Electronics and Experimental Physics 3 1 2
7 Waves and Oscillations 1 0 1
8 Optics 0 2 0
9 Modern Physics 2 2 1
10 Nuclear Physics 0 1 3
11 General Physics 1 0 0
  Total 25 15 15
S.N. Topic 2019
Section-A
(Common)		 Section-B
(For Int. Ph.D.)		 Section-B
(For Ph.D. only)
1 Mathematics relevant to Physics 5 2 2
2 Classical Mechanics & Mechanics 4 2 2
3 Electricity and Magnetism 4 2 1
4 Quantum Mechanics 3 2 3
5 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics 4 2 2
6 Electronics and Experimental Physics 3 1 1
7 Waves and Oscillations 0 0 0
8 Optics 0 2 0
9 Modern Physics 1 1 1
10 Nuclear Physics 1 0 2
11 General Physics 0 1 1
  Total 25 15 15
BHU MSc Previous Year Pattern(2017-2019)
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S.N. Topic 2017 2018 2019
1 Mathematical Physics 7 11 8
2 Classical Mechanics 1 19 18
3 EMT 26 16 17
4 Quantum Mechanics 8 10 11
5 Waves & Oscillations 7 14 10
6 Thermodynamics 7 12 20
7 Statistical Mechanics 3 6 2
8 Electronics 17 8 9
9 Solid State Physics 16 6 7
10 Atomic & Molecular 11 4 6
11 Nuclear 6 8 6
12 STR 3 -- 3
13 Modern Physics 8 6 3
  Total 120 120 120
DU Previous Year’s Questions Pattern for Physics
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S.N.

Topic

2017

2018

2019

2020

1

Mathematical Physics

10

10

8

13

2

EMT

7

7

4

5

3

Mechanics

5

6

6

0

4

Quantum Mechanics

4

4

6

3

5

Waves & Oscillations

2

2

7

2

6

Thermodynamics

5

5

6

3

7

Statistical Mechanics

2

2

0

3

8

Electronics

5

5

4

6

9

Solid State Physics

2

3

3

4

10

Atomic & Molecular

3

3

2

3

11

Nuclear

2

0

1

5

12

STR

1

0

1

1

13

Modern Physics

2

3

2

2

 

Total

50

50

50

50

 

JNU M.Sc Previous Year Pattern(2016-2020)
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S.N.

Topic

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

1

Mathematical Physics

3

4

4

5

7

2

Mechanics

5

3

1

4

2

3

EMT

7

5

3

3

10

4

Waves & Oscillations, Optics

2

2

4

3

3

5

Quantum Mechanics

2

2

1

1

2

6

Thermodynamics

4

3

3

5

8

7

Electronics

1

1

2

4

8

8

Solid State Physics

1

2

3

4

5

9

Modern Physics

0

3

4

6

5

 

Total

25

25

25

35

50