The Joint Admission Test for MSc (JAM) is an all-India level online entrance exam conducted by Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) every year on a rotational basis on behalf of Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India. Candidates are informed that biometric system of identity verification (fingerprint) will be used for JAM 2021 exam as well as admission.
IIT JAM 2021 exam schedule has been released and the national-level science entrance exam will be conducted by IISc Bangalore.
Last year, IIT JAM exam was conducted for six Science subjects (also referred to as test papers). However, JAM 2021 will be conducted for seven subjects, which are Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Economics (EN), Geology (GG), Mathematics (MA), Mathematical Statistics (MS) and Physics (PH). The new paper added for JAM 2021 admissions is Economics.
IIT JAM is conducted to provide admission to candidates in MSc and other postgraduate courses offered at IITs and integrated PhD courses offered by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. Several National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) also accept JAM scores for MSc admissions.
Highlights
| Exam Name | Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for MSc |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours |
| Official Website | jam.iisc.ac.in |
IIT JAM 2021 Important Dates
Each year the same timeline is followed for IIT JAM, the exam is usually conducted in the first week of February every year. Important dates for IIT JAM 2020 are mentioned below in a tabulated format :
| Events | Dates (Revised) |
| Availability of application form for IIT JAM 2021 | September 10, 2020 (Click Here To apply) |
| Last date of application form availability | October 15, 2020 |
| Availability of Admit Card | January 2021 |
| IIT JAM 2021 Exam Date | February 14, 2021 |
| Announcement of IIT JAM 2021 Result | March 20, 2021 |
| Availability of Admission Form | To be announced |
| Last date to send in ‘change of category’ | To be announced |
| Publishing of first admission list | To be announced |
| Publishing of second admission list | To be announced |
| Last date of Submitting missing documents | To be announced |
| Last date to Pay Fee for Second Admission List | To be announced |
| Publishing of final admission list | To be announced |
| Last date to Pay Fee for Third Admission List | To be announced |
| Submit Missing Documents | To be announced |
| Last date of admission through IIT JAM 2021 | To be announced |
IIT JAM 2021 Eligibility Criteria
Those wishing to appear in IIT JAM will have to fulfil the eligibility criteria given below:
- Nationality: Citizens from Indian states and foreign nationals are eligible.
- Age Limit: There is no age restriction.
- Educational Qualifications: Must have a degree in Bachelor’s in Science in any one of the following subjects – Geology, Biotechnology, Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics, Physics, Chemistry. Final year candidates are also eligible to apply.
- Minimum Marks: At least 55% or 5.5 CGPA out of 10 for General/OBC (NCL) category candidates and 50% or 5.0 CGPA for SC/ST and PwD category candidates.
Admission Process
Step 1: Fill IIT JAM Application Form
For IIT JAM 2021 registrations, candidates need to apply for the exam in the online mode. Candidates need to visit the JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) link present on the official website of the exam and fill the IIT JAM 2021 application form there.
IIT JAM 2021 application fee also needs to be paid in the online mode only via net banking/ debit card/ credit card. It may be noted that candidates can apply for maximum two test papers at a time. But for appearing for the second test paper, candidates need to pay an additional application fee.
Step 2: Download IIT JAM Admit Card
Candidates can download their IIT JAM 2021 admit cards from the official website of the exam. After downloading the admit card, candidates need to take a print of it and carry it to the allotted exam centre along with valid ID proof (original). Candidates not carrying the admit card and ID proof will not be allowed to appear for JAM 2021 exam.
Step 3: Appear for IIT JAM
Next, candidates have to appear for IIT JAM 2021 exam at the allotted exam centre. Candidates can take one or two IIT JAM test papers. However, candidates appearing for two test papers have to ensure that both exams are being conducted in different sessions.
| IIT JAM Exam Day | Session & Time | JAM Test Papers |
| 14-Feb-2021 | Session-I 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM | Biotechnology (BT), Physics (PH) and Mathematical Statistics (MS) |
| Session-II 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Chemistry (CY), Economics (EN), Geology (GG) and Mathematics (MA) |
Step 4: Check IIT JAM Result
IIT JAM 2021 result will be declared on the official website of the exam. For each test paper in IIT JAM 2021, candidates are given an All India Rank (AIR). Based on AIR, an All India Merit List will be prepared. Candidates whose names/ roll numbers appear in the merit list are considered eligible for admission in MSc courses offered at IITs and integrated PhD programmes offered at IISc.
Step 5: Fill Admission Form for IIT JAM Counselling
Qualifying candidates are required to fill the admission form available on the official website of JAM 2021. Note that irrespective of whether a candidate qualifies one or two test papers, they need to fill and submit only one admission form. After filling the admission form, candidates need to pay a processing fee of Rs 600 in the online mode through JOAPS.
Step 6: Check Admission List
After the submission of admission form along with the processing fee, an admission list will be released on the official website of JAM 2021. After the declaration of the list, offer letters will be sent by the respective admitting college/ institute(s) to candidates. After receiving the offer letter, candidates need to submit an acceptance form along with an advance seat booking fee in the online mode through JOAPS.
| Category | Acceptance Fee |
| General/ OBC – Non-Creamy Layer | Rs 10,000 |
| SC/ ST/ PwD | Rs 5,000 |
After this, candidates will be allotted seats and their IIT JAM 2021 admission process will be complete.If seats remain vacant after the first admission list, two more admission lists will be declared for candidates.
Note: “Being in the merit list of any test paper neither guarantees nor provides any automatic entitlement for admission. Admissions shall be made in order of merit and depending on the number of seats available at the admitting institute(s),” states the official website.
List of Courses and Colleges Accepting Scores
Courses in which aspirants can secure admission, along with the list of colleges accepting IIT JAM 2021 scores/ ranks are mentioned in the table below:
| Chemistry (CY) Test Paper: List of Courses and Colleges accepting JAM scores 2021 | |
| Course | List of IITs Accepting JAM Scores |
| MSc Biotechnology | IIT Indore, IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee |
| MSc- PhD Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering | IIT Bombay |
| Integrated Ph.D. Programmes in Biological Sciences | IISc Bangalore |
| MSc Chemistry | IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, IIT Patna, IIT Roorkee, IIT Ropar, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, IIT Bhilai, IIT Palakkad, IIT Delhi |
| Joint MSc- PhD in Chemistry | IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Kharagpur |
| MSc- PhD Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering | IIT Bombay |
| Joint MSc- PhD in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | IIT Bhubaneswar |
| Integrated PhD in Chemical Sciences | IISc Bangalore |
| M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Energy | IISc Bangalore |
| Geology (GG) Test Paper: List of Courses and Colleges accepting JAM scores 2021 | |
| Course | List of IITs Accepting JAM Scores |
| MSc Applied Geology | IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee |
| Joint MSc- PhD in Geophysics | IIT Kharagpur |
| Joint MSc- PhD in Geology | IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bhubaneswar |
| Joint MSc- PhD in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | IIT Bhubaneswar |
| MSc (Tech) in Applied Geology* | IIT (ISM) Dhanbad |
| Mathematics (MA) Test Paper: List of Courses and Colleges accepting JAM scores 2021 | |
| Course | List of IITs Accepting JAM Scores |
| MSc Mathematics | IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Indore, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, IIT Patna, IIT Roorkee, IIT Ropar |
| MSc Mathematics / Applied Mathematics and Computing | IIT Hyderabad |
| MSc Mathematics and Computing | IIT Guwahati, IIT Bhilai, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad |
| Joint MSc- PhD in Mathematics | IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Kharagpur |
| MSc- PhD Dual Degree in Operations Research | IIT Bombay |
| MSc- PhD Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering | IIT Bombay |
| Joint MSc- PhD in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | IIT Bhubaneswar |
| Integrated PhD in Mathematical Statistics | IISc Bangalore |
| MSc- PhD Dual Degree in Energy | IISc Bangalore |
| Mathematical Statistics (MS) Test Paper: List of Courses and Colleges accepting JAM scores 2021 | |
| Course | List of IITs Accepting JAM Scores |
| MSc Applied Statistics and Informatics | IIT Bombay |
| MSc- PhD Dual Degree in Operations Research | IIT Bombay |
| MSc Statistics | IIT Kanpur |
| Joint MSc- PhD in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | IIT Bhubaneswar |
| Integrated PhD in Mathematical Sciences | IISc Bangalore |
| Physics (PH) Test Paper: List of Courses and Colleges accepting JAM scores 2021 | |
| Course | List of IITs Accepting JAM Scores |
| MSc Physics | IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, IIT Patna, IIT Roorkee, IIT Ropar, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, IIT Bhilai, IIT Palakkad |
| Joint MSc- PhD in Physics | IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Kharagpur |
| MSc- PhD Dual Degree in Physics | IIT Kanpur |
| MSc Applied Geophysics | IIT Bombay |
| MSc Astronomy | IIT Indore |
| Joint MSc- PhD in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | IIT Bhubaneswar |
| Joint MSc- PhD in Geophysics | IIT Kharagpur |
| MSc- PhD Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering | IIT Bombay |
| MSc (Tech) in Applied Geophysics | IIT (ISM) Dhanbad |
| Integrated PhD in Chemical Sciences | IISc Bangalore |
| Integrated PhD in Physical Sciences | IISc Bangalore |
| MSc- PhD Dual Degree in Energy | IISc Bangalore |
| Economics (EN) Test Paper: List of Courses and Colleges accepting JAM scores 2021 | |
| Course | List of IITs Accepting JAM Scores |
| MSc Economics | IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee |
Admission in each course is provided on the basis of merit in the corresponding test paper of JAM 2021.
IIT JAM 2021 Exam Centres
The science entrance exam is scheduled to conducted across cities that have been divided into eight zones. The official website informed that there could be one or more IIT JAM exam centres in one city. The exact IIT JAM exam centre details will be mentioned on the admit cards issued to candidates.
Candidates can select up to three exam cities in order of preference at the time of filling IIT JAM application form. However, it may be noted that the first two exam cities need to be from the same zone. Candidates could select the third exam city anywhere within India. The zone-wise list of IIT JAM exam centres 2021 has been released by IISC Bangalore. This year, IIT JAM exam is scheduled to be conducted across 70 test cities spread all over the country.
| Institute | Cities |
| IISc Bangalore | Bengaluru, Hubli, Hyderabad, Kannur, Kozhikode, Mangalore, Palakkad, Trissur |
| IIT Bombay | Ahmedabad, Goa, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Vadodara |
| IIT Delhi | Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Hisar, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, New Delhi |
| IIT Guwahati | Asansol-Durgapur, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kalyani, Patna, Siliguri |
| IIT Kanpur | Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhopal, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi |
| IIT Kharagpur | Bhubaneswar, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raipur, Ranchi, Vijaywada, Visakhapatnam |
| IIT Madras | Chennai, Coimbatore, Ernakulam, Kollam, Kottayam, Madurai, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Warangal |
| IIT Roorkee | Dehradun, Jalandhar, Kurukshetra, NOIDA, Mohali, Moradabad, Roorkee |
After the selection of an exam center, JOAPS will automatically detect the nearest IIT Zone. The same procedure has to be followed for the second and third preference.
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