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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR - 208 016

JOINT ADMISSION TEST TO M.Sc. (JAM) -2008
Prof. Neeraj Misra Chairman e-mail : chrjam@iitk.ac.in
To:

Prof. Onkar Dikshit Vice-Chairman e-mail : vchrjam@iitk.ac.in

Prof. Arbind K Lal Vice-Chairman e-mail : vchr2jam@iitk.ac.in April 29, 2008

Hearty congratulations for qualifying in JAM-2008 examination. As a qualified

candidate in JAM-2008, you are eligible to apply for admission to the Masters’
Programmes listed in item No. 9 of the attached Application Form, provided you
satisfy the minimum educational qualification(s) (MEQ) and eligibility
requirement(s) (ER) as outlined in Sections 4 and 5 of the JAM-2008 Information
Brochure (also at http://www.iitk.ac.in/jam/program.htm). For information
pertaining to these programmes, you may visit web site(s) of Admitting
Institute(s). Addresses for these web sites are available in the JAM-2008
Information Brochure. Kindly indicate the Masters’ Programmes you wish to apply
for by writing in your order of preferences as 1st Choice, 2nd Choice, 3rd Choice,
etc., in item No. 9 of the Application Form. If you do not wish to seek admission
for a particular programme then write “NOT APPLYING” in the corresponding place in
item No. 9 of the Application Form. Information on opening and closing ranks of
candidates offered admissions to various academic programmes through JAM-2007 is
given in Appendix-I. Note that irrespective of whether you have qualified in one
or two Test Papers, you need to send ONLY ONE duly completed Admission Form
listing all the M.Sc. / Post-B.Sc. programmes (along with the order of
preferences) to which the admission is sought. Fill item nos. 1-6, 9-10 (also item
nos. 7-8 in case you have downloaded this form from the web site of the Organizing
Institute) of the Application Form and affix your signature in all pages of the
Application Form. Send, by Speed Post, the Application Form along with relevant
enclosures as per item no. 11 of the Application Form and a Demand Draft of Rs.
300/- (Rupees three hundred only) drawn in favour of Organising Chairman, JAM-
2008, IIT Kanpur, payable at SBI, IIT Kanpur (Branch Code: 1161), as a non-
refundable processing fee to the address: Organising Chairman, JAM-2008, GATE/JAM
Office, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur - 208 016 (UP). The last date for receiving the
completed Admission Form at the GATE/JAM office of IIT Kanpur is May 14, 2008.
Before filling the attached Admission Form, you must carefully read the Terms and
Conditions outlined in Appendix-II attached with this letter.

Neeraj Misra Organising Chairman

Appendix-I
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMEWISE OPENING AND CLOSING RANKS OF CANDIDATES OFFERED ADMISSION
THROUGH JAM-2007*
Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Institute IIT Bombay IIT Roorkee IIT Roorkee IIT
Bombay IIT Bombay IIT Delhi IIT Guwahati IIT Kanpur IIT Kharagpur IIT Madras IIT
Roorkee IIT Bombay IIT Kharagpur IIT Roorkee IIT Bombay IIT Kharagpur IIT Roorkee
IIT Bombay IIT Bombay IIT Delhi IIT Guwahati IIT Kanpur IIT Kharagpur IIT Madras
IIT Roorkee IIT Roorkee IIT Bombay IIT Kanpur IIT Kharagpur IIT Bombay IIT Bombay
IIT Bombay IIT Delhi IIT Guwahati IIT Kanpur IIT Kanpur IIT Kharagpur IIT Madras
IIT Roorkee Test Paper BT BT CA CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY GG GG GG GP GP GP MA MA MA
MA MA MA MA MA MA MS MS MS PH PH PH PH PH PH PH PH PH PH Programme M.Sc.
Biotechnology M.Sc. Biotechnology Master in Computer Applications M.Sc. Chemistry
M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Energy M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Chemistry
M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Applied Geology M.Sc.
Geological Sciences M.Sc. Applied Geology M.Sc. Applied Geophysics M.Sc.
Geophysics M. Tech. Applied Geophysics M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree
in Energy M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc. Mathematics & Computing M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc.
Mathematics M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc. Applied Mathematics M.Sc. Industrial
Mathematics & Informatics M.Sc. Applied Statistics & Informatics M.Sc. Statistics
M.Sc. Statistics & Informatics M.Sc. Physics M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Physics
M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Energy M.Sc. Physics M.Sc. Physics M.Sc. Physics M.Sc.-
Ph.D. Dual Degree in Physics M.Sc. Physics M.Sc. Physics M.Sc. Physics Ranks
(Starting AIR-Closing AIR) GEN 1-21 10-42 1-23 5-70 130-179 15-141 79-181 1-56 7-
83 71-133 127-159 1-19 13-42 4-26 4-21 11-42 1-8 18-167 40-40 13-181 53-191 14-100
7-184 6-195 16-173 19-142 14-69 2-85 24-102 3-86 112-156 36-140 26-150 157-198 1-
61 22-97 14-123 5-168 124-184 SC 2-4 5-8 1-5 1-21 NA 3-32 15-25 4-11 5-23 14-30
12-31 2-4 8-11 5-7 3-8 NA 1-4 3-20 NA 11-32 13-28 7-23 5-15 19-33 8-24 4-4 2-3 NA
NA 10-24 2-2 NA 5-21 3-23 1-17 7-7 6-16 25-26 NA ST NA NA 1-1 1-1 NA NA NA NA NA
NA NA NA NA 1-1 NA NA 2-2 NA NA NA NA 1-1 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2-2 NA 1-1
NA 3-3 NA NA PD NA 1-1 1-1 NA NA NA NA 2-2 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1-1 NA 2-2 8-8 5-5 6-
6 4-4 2-2 9-9 7-7 NA 1-1 NA NA NA NA 4-4 NA NA NA 1-1 NA 6-6 NA NA

* The opening and closing ranks of candidates admitted to various academic

programmes may change for JAM2008.
Appendix-II Terms and Conditions
1. The last date for receiving the completed Admission Form at the GATE/JAM Office
of IIT Kanpur is May 14, 2008. Admission Forms received after this closing date
shall be rejected summarily. 2. Admission Form either found incomplete in any
respect or if not accompanied by a Demand Draft of Rs. 300/- shall be rejected and
the candidate shall not be considered for admission irrespective of his/her
eligibility for any programme(s) for which the Admission Form has been submitted.
3. To take care of possible dropouts, the number of qualified candidates in each
test paper is more than the number of seats available in various academic
programmes covered under the test paper. The fact that a candidate is in the merit
list of qualified candidates neither guarantees nor provides any automatic
entitlement for admission. Admissions shall be made in order of merit and
depending upon the number of seats available at the Admitting Institute(s). 4.
Before applying for the admission, the candidate must ensure that he/she satisfies
the Minimum Educational Qualifications and the Eligibility Requirements for
admission. Minimum Educational Qualifications for admissions are outlined in
Section 4 of the JAM-2008 Information Brochure (also available at
http://www.iitk.ac.in/jam/program.htm). Eligibility Requirements for admission are
as follows: • • • General and OBC category candidates: At least 55% aggregate
marks (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all
years combined). SC/ST and PD category candidates: At least 50% aggregate marks
(taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years
combined). For candidates with letter grades/ CGPA (instead of percentage of
marks), the equivalence in terms of percentage of marks will be decided by the
Admitting Institute(s).

5. It will entirely be responsibility of the candidate to prove that he/she

satisfies the Minimum Educational Qualifications and Eligibility Requirements for
admission to the programme for which he/she is admitted and also in respects of
entitlement for admission against reserved categories, if claimed, to the
satisfaction of the Admitting Institute(s). 6. The Admitting Institute has the
right to cancel, at any stage, the admission of a candidate who is found admitted
to a programme to which he/she is not entitled, being unqualified or ineligible in
accordance with the rules and regulations in force. 7. If the information
furnished by the candidate in the Admission Form or the supporting documents are
found to be incorrect at a later date, the candidate himself/herself will be
solely responsible and his/her admission is liable to be cancelled at any time
during his/her academic programme in the Admitting Institute. 8. SC/ST candidates
must attach copies of the Caste certificate, issued by a competent authority (list
given in Appendix-II of JAM-2008 Information Brochure), in support of their claim
for belonging to the category filled in the Admission Form. 9. PD (Person with
Disability) candidates must attach copy of the Disability certificate, issued by a
Government Medical Board, in support of their claim for person with disability
status. 10. OBC candidates must furnish copy of the OBC certificate (Non-Creamy
Layer) issued by a competent authority, in the format given in Appendix-III
attached with this letter.
Appendix-III
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES APPLYING FOR
ADMISSIONS TO CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES (CEI)
This is to certify that Shri/Smt./Kum. _____________________________ Son/Daughter
of Shri/Smt. __________________________________ of Village/Town
________________________________ District/Division __________________________ in
the _________________________ State belongs to the ________________________
Community which is recognized as a backward class under: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
(vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) (xi) (xii) (xiii) (xiv) (xv) Resolution No.
12011/68/93-BCC(C) dated 10/09/93 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary
Part I Section I No. 186 dated 13/09/93. Resolution No. 12011/9/94-BCC dated
19/10/94 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part I Section I No. 163
dated 20/10/94. Resolution No. 12011/7/95-BCC dated 24/05/95 published in the
Gazette of India Extraordinary Part I Section I No. 88 dated 25/05/95. Resolution
No. 12011/96/94-BCC dated 9/03/96. Resolution No. 12011/44/96-BCC dated 6/12/96
published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part I Section I No. 210 dated
11/12/96. Resolution No. 12011/13/97-BCC dated 03/12/97. Resolution No.
12011/99/94-BCC dated 11/12/97. Resolution No. 12011/68/98-BCC dated 27/10/99.
Resolution No. 12011/88/98-BCC dated 6/12/99 published in the Gazette of India
Extraordinary Part I Section I No. 270 dated 06/12/99. Resolution No. 12011/36/99-
BCC dated 04/04/2000 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part I
Section I No. 71 dated 04/04/2000. Resolution No. 12011/44/99-BCC dated 21/09/2000
published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part I Section I No. 210 dated
21/09/2000. Resolution No. 12015/9/2000-BCC dated 06/09/2001. Resolution No.
12011/1/2001-BCC dated 19/06/2003. Resolution No. 12011/4/2002-BCC dated
13/01/2004. Resolution No. 12011/9/2004-BCC dated 16/01/2006 published in the
Gazette of India Extraordinary Part I Section I No. 210 dated 16/01/2006.

Shri/Smt./Kum. ________________________ and/or his family ordinarily reside(s) in

the __________________________ District/Division of ________________________
State. This is also to certify that he/she does not belong to the persons/sections
(Creamy Layer) mentioned in Column 3 of the Schedule to the Government of India,
Department of Personnel & Training O.M. No. 36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 08/09/93
which is modified vide OM No. 36033/3/2004 Estt.(Res.) dated 09/03/2004.

Dated: District Magistrate/ Deputy Commissioner, etc. Seal NOTE: (a) (b) The term
‘Ordinarily’ used here will have the same meaning as in Section 20 of the
Representation of the People Act, 1950. The authorities competent to issue Caste
Certificates are indicated below: (i) District Magistrate / Additional
Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner / Additional Deputy Commissioner /
Deputy Collector / Ist Class Stipendiary Magistrate / Sub-Divisional magistrate /
Taluka Magistrate / Executive Magistrate / Extra Assistant Commissioner (not below
the rank of Ist Class Stipendiary Magistrate). (ii) Chief Presidency Magistrate /
Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate / Presidency Magistrate. (iii) Revenue
Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar’ and (iv) Sub-Divisional Officer of the
area where the candidate and / or his family resides.
Appendix-IV Declaration/Undertaking for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Candidates only

I, _______________________________________________________ son/daughter of Shri

__________________________________________________ resident of village/town/city
_______________________________ district _______________________________ State
___________________________ hereby declare that I belong to the

___________________________ community which is recognized as a backward class by

the Government of India as per orders contained in the Department of Personnel &
Training Office Memorandum No. 36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 08/09/93. I also
declare that I do not belong to the persons/sections (Creamy Layer) mentioned in
Column 3 of the Schedule to the above referred Office Memorandum, dated 08/9/1993,
which is modified vide Office Memorandum No. 36033/3/2004 Estt.(Res.) dated
09/03/2004.

Name of the Candidate Place: Date:

Signature of the Candidate

Declaration/undertaking not signed by the Candidate will be rejected

INDIAN INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY
BOMBAY, DELHI, GUWAHATI, KANPUR, KHARAGPUR, MADRAS, ROORKEE

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION THROUGH JAM-2008

To be filled by candidates qualified in JAM-2008 and desirous of Admission to
Academic Programmes of IITs covered under JAM-2008. This Application should be
sent only to “Organising Chairman, JAM-2008, GATE/JAM Office, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur-
208 016” and should reach IIT Kanpur on or before May 14, 2008.

1. Name of the Applicant: 2. Contact Address:

Tel. No. with STD Code: Mobile No.: E-mail: _______________________________ 3. If

you belong to SC/ST/OBC (Non-creamy layer*) category, would you like to be
considered for admission under the reserved category?

YES NO (Put √ mark at the appropriate box)

* As per the Column-3 of the Schedule of the Government of India, Department of
Personnel and Training, OM no. 36012/22/93-Estt(SCT), dated 8.9.93 which is
modified vide OM no. 36033/3/2004Estt. (Res.) dated 9.3.2004

4. Result of Qualifying Examination:

PASSED AWAITED (Put √ mark at the appropriate box)

(Signature of the Candidate)

5. Details of the academic record (attach copies of certificate(s) and mark
sheet(s)): Examination Passed 10th Class +2 or equivalent Bachelor’s Degree**
* ** Aggregate of all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, for all
years/ semesters of the programme If result is awaited, fill details up to pre-
final year/ semester.

Name of Board/ University

Year of Passing

Subjects/ Papers Taken

Aggregate* Marks (%)

6. Details of Papers taken, including languages and subsidiaries, in Bachelor’s

Degree for all years/ semesters S. No. Title of Paper Marks/ Grade Maximum Marks
Obtained for the Paper 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Total I = Aggregate % of Marks = (Total I / Total
II) x 100 = ……………….% Total II =

(Signature of the Candidate)

7. Kindly verify the following information. In case of any discrepancy, please
write immediately to Organising Chairman, JAM-2008, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur- 208 016
Name Category Person with Disability Status 8. Name(s) of Test Paper(s) Qualified
Roll Number All India Rank

Paste a copy of the photograph that was used in your JAM-2008 Application Form.

Signature of the Candidate

9. Order of preference for eligible programmes under JAM-2008:

Kindly indicate the Masters’ programmes, you wish to apply for by writing in your
order of preferences as 1st Choice, 2nd Choice, 3rd Choice etc. If you do not wish
to seek admission for a particular programme then write “NOT APPLYING” in the
corresponding place.

Sl. No. i. ii. iii.

Academic Programmes & Institute Code 13 52 73 Name M.Sc. Applied Geology M.Sc.
Geological Sciences M.Sc. Applied Geology Institute IIT Bombay IIT Kharagpur IIT
Roorkee

Choices of Preference

(Signature of the Candidate)

10. Details of Crossed Demand Draft of Rs. 300/- (Rupees Three Hundred Only) drawn
in favour of “Organising Chairman, JAM-2008” payable at SBI, IIT Kanpur (Branch
Code: 1161): Date of issue Number Name of the issuing Bank Branch

11. Documents to be enclosed (tick on all that are relevant to you and attach a
copy of each document) Class 10 Certificate. The 10+2 Certificate showing the
subjects passed. Mark sheets (including title of papers taken) for all semesters/
all the years OR up to prefinal year of the qualifying degree if the result is
awaited. Category Certificate of SC/ST, if applicable, issued by a competent
authority (list given in Appendix – II of the JAM-2008 information Brochure).
Category Certificate of OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), if applicable, issued by a
competent authority in the format given in Appendix-III attached with this
Application Form*. Certificate of Person with Disability (PD) Status, if
applicable, issued by a Government Medical Board. * OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)
candidates must fill and sign the Declaration as given in Appendix-IV and send the
same along with the Application Form.

Please attach only Xerox copies. DO NOT SEND ORIGINALS.

Declaration: I hereby declare that the particulars stated by me in this

Application for Admission are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Moreover, I have verified the information given in item nos. 7-8 and it is found
to be correct. I have read the Admission Procedure described in the Information
Brochure of JAM-2008. I have also read Terms and Conditions outlined in Appendix-
II attached with this application. I agree to abide by these procedures and terms
and conditions. It is entirely my responsibility to prove my eligibility for
admission to the programme for which I may be admitted and also, in respects of
qualification and entitlement for admission against reserved category, if claimed,
to the satisfaction of the Admitting Institute. Further, in the event of
suppression or distortion of any facts such as category, educational
qualifications, nationality, etc. made in my original Application Form of JAM-2008
as well as in this Application Form for Admission, I understand that my admission,
if granted, and/or degree/ diploma acquired subsequently are liable to be
cancelled/ withdrawn. I also understand that the decision of the Organising
Institute and the Admitting Institute regarding my admission will be final and I
shall abide by the ordinances and regulations of the Admitting Institute in vogue
from time to time. I further understand that the Order of Preferences for
programme(s) and corresponding Institute(s) given by me in this form are final and
no alteration will be permissible under any circumstances.

Date: Place: (Signature of the Candidate)