Electricity & Magnetism – IIT JAM

Past Years Analysis :-

• JAM 2020: Sec A – 5 , Sec B – 2 , Sec C
– 3 . Total Questions – 10 ( Marks-15)

• JAM 2019 : Sec A – 4 , Sec B – 1, Sec C –

3 . Total Questions –8 ( Marks -16)

• JAM 2018 : Sec A – 6, Sec B – 2, Sec C -

1 . Total Questions – 9 ( Marks -15)

• JAM 2017 : Sec A – 5 , Sec B – 3 , Sec C

– 2. Total Questions – 10 ( Marks-17)

• JAM 2016 : Sec A – 7 , Sec B – 3 , Sec C

– 1 . Total Questions – 11 ( Marks – 19)

• JAM 2015 : Sec A – 5 , Sec B -0 , Sec C -

6 . Total Questions – 10
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Note : From Above analysis , you can see

EMT is very very important for JAM it covers
more than 20 % of the syllabus in
examination.

Syllabus :
1. Electrostatics – Coulomb’s Law ,
Gauss's law , Electric Field & potential
, boundary value problems , solution
of Laplace Equation for some easy
cases.
2. Conductors , Capacitors , dielectric
Polarization , Surface & Volume
charge densities & Electrostatics
Energy .
3. Biots – Savart Law , Amperes law
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4. EMI & AC – Faraday’s law , Self &
mutual inductance , Simple AC – DC
circuits containing R , L , C
components .
5. Displacement Current , Maxwell’s
Equation , Plane EM waves , Poynting
Vector ( Vector Form)
6. Reflection & Refraction of EM
waves at dielectric interface ,
transmissions & reflection coefficients
( normal incidence only ) .
7. Lorentz force & Motion of charge
particle in magnetic fields

Most Important Subtopics:

1. Electrostatics – Coulomb’s Law ,

Gauss's law , Electric Field & potential
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, boundary value problems , solution
of Laplace Equation for some easy
cases.
2. Capacitors , dielectric Polarization ,
Surface & Volume charge densities &
Electrostatics Energy .
3. EMI & AC – Faraday’s law , Self &
mutual inductance , Simple AC – DC
circuits containing R , L , C
components .
4. Displacement Current , Maxwell’s
Equation , Plane EM waves , Poynting
Vector ( Vector Form)
5. Reflection & Refraction of EM
waves at dielectric interface ,
transmissions & reflection coefficients
( normal incidence only ) .
6. Lorentz force & Motion of charge
particle in magnetic fields
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Most Important Books :

1. Introduction To Electrodynamics –
David J Griffith
2. Electricity & Magnetism – Edward M
Purcell
3. Advanced Book on EMT ( Classical
Electrodynamics ) – J D Jackson

Do at least 10 problems available in Griffith

exercise ..

Start your preparation with planing...