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CSIR-NET Previous Year’s Pattern Upto June 2023
| Topics | Dec. 2019 | Nov. 2020 | Feb. 2022 | Sept. 2022 | June 2023 | Average Number of Questions |
| Mathematical Methods of Physics | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 to 9 |
| Classical Mechanics | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 to 8 |
| Electromagnetic Theory | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Quantum Mechanics | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 to 9 |
| Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Electronics | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 to 5 |
| Experimental Methods | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Atomic & Molecular Physics | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 to 4 |
| Nuclear and Particle Physics | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 to 4 |
| Total No. of Questions | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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| Topics | Dec. 2019 | Nov. 2020 | Feb. 2022 | Sept. 2022 | June 2023 | |||||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Classical Mechanics | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Electromagnetic Theory | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Quantum Mechanics | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Electronics | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Experimental Methods | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Atomic & Molecular Physics | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Nuclear and Particle | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total No. of Questions | 25 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 30 |
IIT JAM Previous Year’s Pattern (2019-2023)
| Topics | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Average Number of Questions |
| Mathematical Physics | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 to 8 |
| Mechanics | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 to 9 |
| Oscillations, Waves and Optics | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 to 9 |
| Electricity and Magnetism | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
| Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Modern Physics | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
| Solid State Physics, Device & Electronics | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 to 10 |
| Total | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
| Mathematical Physics | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Mechanics | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Oscillations, Waves and Optics | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Electricity and Magnetism | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Modern Physics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Solid State Physics, Device & Electronics | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 60 |
| 2021 | 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 |
| Mathematical Physics | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Mechanics | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Oscillations, Waves and Optics | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Electricity and Magnetism | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Modern Physics | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Solid State Physics, Device & Electronics | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Total | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 60 |
| 2019 | ||||||
| Topics | MCQ(1 M) | MCQ(2 M) | MSQ(2 M) | NAT(1 M) | NAT(2 M) | Total |
| Mathematical Physics | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Mechanics | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 8 |
| Oscillations, Waves and Optics | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 |
| Electricity and Magnetism | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Modern Physics | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Solid State Physics, Device & Electronics | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Total | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 60 |
GATE Previous Year’s Pattern (2019-2023)
| Topics | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Average Number of Questions |
| Mathematical Methods of Physics | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 to 6 |
| Classical Mechanics
| 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 to 6 |
| Electromagnetic Theory
| 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 to 8 |
| Quantum Mechanics
| 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 to 9 |
| Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 to 6 |
| Electronics
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 to 5 |
| Atomic & Molecular Physics | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 to 6 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 to 7 |
| Nuclear and Particle Physics | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 to 6 |
| Total no. of questions | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Topics | MCQ 1 M | MSQ 1 M | NAT 1 M | MCQ 2 M | MSQ 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Classical Mechanics
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Electromagnetic Theory
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Quantum Mechanics
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Electronics
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Atomic & Molecular Physics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Nuclear and Particle Physics | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 55 |
| General Aptitude
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Topics | MCQ 1 M | MSQ 1 M | NAT 1 M | MCQ 2 M | MSQ 2 M | NAT 2 M | Total | MCQ 1 M | NAT 1 M | MCQ 2 M | NAT 2 M | Total | |
| Mathematical Methods of Physics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Classical Mechanics
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Electromagnetic Theory
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Quantum Mechanics
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Electronics
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Atomic & Molecular Physics | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Nuclear and Particle Physics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 55 | |
| General Aptitude
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2019 | |||||
| Topics | MCQ 1 M | NAT 1 M | MCQ 2 M | NAT 2 M | Total |
| Mathematical Methods of Physics | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Classical Mechanics
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Electromagnetic Theory
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Quantum Mechanics
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
| Electronics
| 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 |
| Atomic & Molecular Physics | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Nuclear and Particle Physics | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 18 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 55 |
| General Aptitude
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
JEST Previous Year Paper Analysis 2018-2023
| Topics | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Average Number of Questions |
| Mathematical Physics
| 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| C.M. & Mechanics
| 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Waves & Optics
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Electromagnetic Theory | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 to 6 |
| Thermal & Statistical
| 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 to 8 |
| Quantum Mechanics | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 to 9 |
| Electronics
| 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Total no. of questions | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
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| Topics | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||
| Part A | Part B | Total | Part A | Part B | Part C | Total | Part A | Part B | Part C | Total | |
| Mathematical Physics | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| C.M. & Mechanics | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Waves & Optics | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Electromagnetic Theory | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Thermal & Statistical | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Quantum Mechanics | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Electronics | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | 25 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 50 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 50 |
| Topics | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||
| Part A | Part B | Part C | Total | Part A | Part B | Part C | Total | Part A | Part B | Part C | Total | |
| Mathematical Physics | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| C.M. & Mechanics | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| Waves & Optics | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Electromagnetic Theory | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Thermal & Statistical | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Quantum Mechanics | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Electronics | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 25 | 15 | 10 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TIFR Previous Year Paper Analysis 2019-2023
| Topics | TIFR-2023 | TIFR-2022 | |||||
| Section-A (Common) | Section-B (Common) | Total | Section-A (Common) | Section-B (For Int. Ph.D.) | Section-B (For Ph.D. only) |
Total | |
| Mathematics relevant to Physics | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Classical Mechanics & Mechanics | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2
| 7 |
| Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Modern Physics & Quantum Mechanics | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Electronics and Experimental Physics | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Solid State Physics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Waves Oscillations and Optics | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Nuclear Physics | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| General Physics | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Total | 25 | 15 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 55 |
| Topics | TIFR-2021 | TIFR-2020 | ||||||
| Section-A (Common) | Section-B (For Int. Ph.D.) | Section-B (For Ph.D. only) |
Total | Section-A (Common) | Section-B (For Int. Ph.D.) | Section-B (For Ph.D. only) |
Total | |
| Mathematics relevant to Physics | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Classical Mechanics & Mechanics | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Electricity and Magnetism | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Modern Physics & Quantum Mechanics | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Electronics and Experimental Physics | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Solid State Physics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Waves Oscillations and Optics | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Nuclear Physics | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| General Physics | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 55 |
Previous Year Paper Analysis
| Topics | TIFR-2019 | |||
| Section-A (Common) | Section-B (For Int. Ph.D.) | Section-B (For Ph.D. only)
| Total | |
| Mathematics relevant to Physics | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Classical Mechanics & Mechanics | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Modern Physics & Quantum Mechanics | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Electronics and Experimental Physics | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Solid State Physics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Waves Oscillations and Optics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Nuclear Physics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| General Physics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 25 | 15 | 15 | 55 |