Joint Admission Test for Masters
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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 (NITs) etc.
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.
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.
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.
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.
- National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar
- 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.
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
- 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, Biotechnology, Economics (Biological Science was removed in 2020 and Economics introduced in 2021[3])
- 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
Examinations
- Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
- Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)
- National Entrance Screening Test (NEST)
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
- Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
- Common Admission Test (CAT)
References
- ^ Kharagpur, IIT. "::: JAM 2019 :::". jam.iitkgp.ac.in. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^ Kharagpur, IIT. "::: JAM 2019 :::". jam.iitkgp.ac.in. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^ "JAM2021". jam.iisc.ac.in. Retrieved 2020-10-20.