Joint Admission Test for Masters

The Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) is an admission test to Master of Science (M.Sc.) and other post-graduate science programs at the Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) and other institutes. IITs started conducting the JAM in the 2004 - 2005 academic session. The main objective of JAM is to provide admissions to various M.Sc., M.Sc.-Ph.D. dual-degree and other post-graduate programs based on the performance in a single test. In due course, JAM is also expected to become a benchmark for normalising undergraduate-level science education in the country.

As of 2014, the following are the full-time M.Sc. (two-year), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree, M.Sc.-M.Tech., and other post-bachelor's degree programs at different IITs, and Integrated Ph.D. Programs at IISc to which admission shall be made on the basis of JAM.

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.

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 specialisation 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.

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 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.

Following are the result-sharing institutes which use JAM scores:

• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata
• Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad
• National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Format

IIT Bombay will conduct JAM 2018 examination on February 11 in online mode. The exam will be conducted in one day in two session. Candidates have to check the subjects and appear in exam session accordingly. There are seven papers (objective questions) on the following subjects:

Session 1 (9:00 am to 12:00 noon)

• Biotechnology (BT)
• Chemistry (CY)
• Geology (GG)
• Mathematical Statistics (MS)

Session 2(2:00 pm to 5:00 pm)

• Mathematics (MA)
• Physics (PH)
• Biological Sciences (BL)

Each paper is divided into three sections, consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions, 10 multiple-select questions and 20 numerical-answer questions. The duration of the exam is 180 minutes. The online registration has start from September 5, 2017 in online mode. interested candidates can apply for IIT JAM before October 10, 2017.

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)