Joint Admission Test for M.Sc.

The Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM)[1] is an admission test conducted every year
for admission into Master of Science (M.Sc.) and other post-graduate science programs at
the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc, Bangalore),
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs), National Institute of Science
Education and Research (NISER, Bhubaneswar), National Institutes of Technology (http://
mhrd.gov.in/nits) (NITs) etc. IITs and IISc are institutions of national importance and are
well known, the world over, for quality education in engineering, science & technology and
research in frontier areas. The aim of IITs and IISc is to build a sound foundation of
knowledge, pursue excellence and enhance creativity in an intellectually stimulating
environment. The vibrant academic ambience and well-equipped research infrastructure of
IISc & IITs motivate the students to pursue Research and Development careers in frontier
areas of basic sciences as well as interdisciplinary areas of science and technology.

Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) is being conducted from 2004 to provide
admissions to M.Sc. (Four Semesters), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree, etc.
Programmes at the IITs and Integrated Ph.D. Degree Programmes at IISc for consolidating
Science as a career option for bright students. These postgraduate programmes at IITs and
IISc offer high quality education in their respective disciplines, comparable to the best in the
world. The curricula for these programmes are designed to provide opportunities to the
students to develop academic talent leading to challenging and rewarding professional life.

The IIT JAM 2019 Exam will be conducted by IIT Kharagpur. This is the first time when IIT
Kharagpur will be playing the role of organizing institute. For the year 2018, IIT Bombay was
the institute which conducted the JAM Exam. The exam is held annually in February. IIT
BHU, IIT Palakkad, IIT Bhilai, IIT Mandi and IIT Tirupati will be admitting students for the
first time through JAM 2019.[2]

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore: Integrated Ph.D. Programs in (i) Biological Sciences,
(ii) Chemical Sciences, (iii) Mathematical Sciences, and (iv) Physical Sciences.

IIT Bhubaneswar: Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. Programs in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Earth Science, (iii)
Mathematics, and (iv) Physics.

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 IIT Bombay: Two-year M.Sc. programs in (i) Applied Geology, (ii) Applied Geophysics, (iii)
Applied Statistics and Informatics, (iv) Biotechnology, (v) Chemistry, (vi) Mathematics, and
(vii) Physics.

Four-year dual-degree program in M.Sc.(Physics)- M.Tech (Material Science) with

specialization in nano-science and technology.
M.Sc. Ph.D. dual-degree programs in (i) Applied Geology, (ii) Applied Geophysics, (iii)
Biotechnology, (iv) Chemistry, (v)Energy, (vi) Environmental Science and Engineering,
(vii) Operation Research, and (viii) Physics.

IIT Delhi: Two-year M.Sc. programs in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, and (iii) Physics.

IIT Gandhinagar: Two-year M.Sc. programs in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, and (iii)
Physics.

IIT Guwahati: Two-year M.Sc. programs in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics and Computing,
and (iii) Physics.

IIT Hyderabad: Two-year M.Sc. programs in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, and (iii)
Physics.

IIT Indore: Two-year M.Sc. programs in (i) Chemistry, and (ii) Physics.

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad: Two-year M.Sc.

programs in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, and (iii) Physics.

6-Semester M.Sc. (Tech) programs in (i) Applied Geology (GG) and (ii) Applied
Geophyics (PH).

IIT Jodhpur: Two-year M.Sc. programs in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, and (iii) Physics.

IIT Kanpur: Two-year M.Sc. programs in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, (iii) Physics, and
(iv) Statistics.

IIT Kharagpur: Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. programs in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Geology, (iii) Mathematics,
and (iv) Physics.

IIT Madras: Two-year M.Sc. programs in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, and (iii) Physics.

IIT Patna: Two-year M.Sc. programs in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, and (iii) Physics.

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 IIT Roorkee: Two-year M.Sc. programs in (i) Applied Geology, (ii) Applied Mathematics, (iii)
Biotechnology, (iv) Chemistry, (v) Industrial Mathematics and Informatics, and (vi) Physics.

IIT Ropar: Two-year M.Sc. programs in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, and (iii) Physics.

IIT Varanasi: Two-year M.Sc. programs in (i) Chemistry,and (ii) Physics.

IIT Bhilai: Two-year M.Sc. programs in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, and (iii) Physics.

IIT Palakkad: Two-year M.Sc. programs in (i) Chemistry, and (ii) Physics.

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Candidates who couldn't participate in IIT JAM Counselling procedure due to less eligible
score for IITs and IISc, they can take part in Centralized Counselling for M.Sc. Programs
(CCMN). By this procedure, they get admission in NITs and CFITs for M.Sc. courses.

Contents
IIT JAM Eligibility
IIT JAM Exam Pattern
See also
References

IIT JAM Eligibility

Candidates from any nation can apply for JAM Exam and there is no age limit to appear
in the exam.
Candidates should have minimum 55% aggregate marks in graduation if belongs to
General or OBC-NCL category or if they are from SC/ST/PWD category then they should
have minimum 50% marks in graduation without rounding-off.

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 Each IIT and IIsc has their own guidelines for different courses on which basis they give
the admissions in the institutes.

IIT JAM Exam Pattern

Mode of Exam : Computer Based Exam
Number of Papers : Seven Papers are conducted for each respective subject i.e.
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematical Statistics, Geology, Biological
Science, Biotechnology
Medium of Exam : English
Duration of Exam : 3 hours
Number of Questions : 60
Type of Questions : 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), 10 Multiple Select
Questions (MSQ), 20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT)
Total Marks : 100 Marks [50 (MCQ) + 20 (MSQ) + 30 (NAT)]
Negative Marking : Only for MCQ

See also
Institutes

National Institute of Science Education and Research

National Institutes of Technology
Examinations

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)

Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
Common Admission Test (CAT)

References
1. Kharagpur, IIT. "::: JAM 2019 :::" (http://jam.iitkgp.ac.in/). jam.iitkgp.ac.in. Retrieved
2018-10-29.
2. Kharagpur, IIT. "::: JAM 2019 :::" (http://jam.iitkgp.ac.in/?id=p&n=201). jam.iitkgp.ac.in.

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