IIT JAM Exam 2025, Dates (Out), Application (Released), Admit Card

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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