IIT-JAM
F r o m the Academic Session 2004 - 2005, Indian Institutes of Technology have started conducting a Joint Admission test to M.Sc. (JAM) for admission to M.Sc. and other post-B.Sc.
programmes at the IITs. The JAM is open to all nationals (Indian/Foreign). Foreign nationals are required to satisfy the prevailing rules on the admission for foreign students of the Admitting Institute(s). Certain number of seats is reserved for the candidates belonging to various reserved categories in all programs. 15% seats are reserved for SC candidates, 7.5% seats are reserved for ST candidates. And 3% seats are reserved for Person with Disability (PD).
Courses Available:-
The following are the full-time M.Sc. and other post-B.Sc. programmes at different IITs to which admissions made on the basis of
IIT
Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes in:
(i) Applied Statistics and Informatics,
(ii) Applied Geology,
(iii) Applied Geophysics
(iv) Biotechnology
(v) Chemistry,
(vi) Mathematics, and
(vii) Physics.
M.Sc.-Ph. D. Dual Degree programmes in:
(i) Energy, and
(ii) Physics.
IIT
Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes in:
(i) Chemistry,
(ii) Mathematics, and
(iii) Physics.
IIT Guwahati (IITG):
Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes in:
(i) Chemistry,
(ii) Mathematics and Computing, and
(iii) Physics.
IIT
Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes in:
(i) Chemistry,
(ii) Mathematics,
(iii) Physics, and
(iv) Statistics.
M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree programme in Physics.
IIT Kharagpur (IITKgp):
Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes in:
(i) Chemistry
(ii) Geological Sciences
(iii) Geophysics
(iv) Mathematics
(v) Physics and
(vi) Statistics & Informatics.
IIT
Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes in:
(i) Chemistry
(ii) Mathematics and
(iii) Physics.
IIT Roorkee (IITR):
Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes in:
(i) Applied Geology
(ii) Applied Mathematics
(iii) ) Biotechnology
(iv) Chemistry
(v) Industrial Mathematics and Informatics and
(vi) Physics.
Three-year Master of Technology (M.Tech.) programme in Applied Geophysics.
Three-year Interdisciplinary Master of Computer Applications (MCA) programme.
Educational Qualification:-
M.Sc. Applied Geology/M.Sc. Geological Sciences
IITB, IITKgp, IITR:
Bachelor’s degree with Geology as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science. The candidate must have Mathematics at (10+2) level.
M.Sc. Applied Geophysics / M.Tech. Applied Geophysics
IITB, IITR:
Bachelor’s degree with Mathematics and Physics as subjects and anyone among the following subjects: Chemistry, Geology, Statistics, Electronics, and Computer Science.
M.Sc. Applied Mathematics / M.Sc. Industrial Mathematics and Informatics / M.Sc. Mathematics / M.Sc. Mathematics and Computing
IITB, IITD, IITG, IITK, IITKgp, IITM, IITR:
Bachelor’s degree with Mathematics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters.
M.Sc. Applied Statistics and Informatics / M.Sc. Statistics / M.Sc. Statistics and Informatics
IITB, IITK, IITKgp:
Bachelor’s degree with either Mathematics or Statistics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters.
M.Sc. Biotechnology
IITB, IITR:
Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Science/ Agriculture / Pharmacy / Veterinary / Engineering / Medicine (MBBS).
M.Sc. Chemistry
IITB, IITD, IITG, IITK, IITKgp, IITM, IITR:
Bachelor’s degree with Chemistry as a subject for three years/six semesters and Mathematics at (10+2) level.
M.Sc. Geophysics
IITKgp:
Bachelor’s degree with two subjects among Physics, Mathematics and Geology for at least two years / four semesters each, and the remaining one for at least one year/two semesters.
M.Sc. Physics / M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree Programme in
Physics
IITB, IITD, IITG, IITK, IITKgp, IITM, IITR:
Bachelor’s degree with Physics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/two semesters.
M.Sc. -Ph.D. Dual Degree Programme in Energy
IITB:
Bachelor’s degree with Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics.
Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
IITR:
Bachelor’s degree with Mathematics as a subject for at least one year for annual system candidates/at least two papers of Mathematics for semester system candidates.
Eligibility:-
JAM qualified candidates have to fulfill eligibility criteria for admissions in IITs. Candidate should have at least 55% aggregate marks (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for General category candidates and at least 50% aggregate marks (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for SC/ST and PD category candidates in the qualifying degree.
There is no age restriction.
Exam Pattern:-
Test Papers for Biotechnology and Computer Applications are fully Objective Type. All other Test Papers are Objective-cum-Subjective Type. In each Test Paper, out of the total marks assigned to the Test Paper, objective and subjective questions carry weightages of 30% and 70%, respectively. The Objective type questions in all the Test Papers will have four choices as possible answers, of which, only one will be correct. There is negative marking for wrong answers to the Objective type questions in all the Test Papers. For wrong answer to an objective type question, candidates get negative 1/3 (negative one third) of the maximum marks assigned to that question.
How to Apply:-
One can register online for the test through the website http://www.iitk.ac.in/jam .
To apply offline application forms can be obtained f r o m selected branches of State Bank of India (SBI). Visit the website after notification for detail information about branches and other information regarding admission.
