Previous Years’ Paper Analysis
Yearly pattern of questions asked from different subjects in last 5 papers conducted by CSIR-NET/JRF for Physical Sciences
| 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
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
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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
| 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)
| 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 |
