IIT JAM 2021 Entrance Exam Notification

ABOUT JAM Joint Admission test for Masters is an examination on the comprehensive understanding of the candidates in various undergraduate subjects including
Biotechnology (Bl), Chemistry (CY), Economics (EN), Geology (GG), Mathematics (MA), Mathematical Statistics (MS), and Physics (PH). A new paper on Economics (EN) is added to JAM from 2021 onwards. JAM scores will be used for admission to M.Sc. (Two years), Masters in Economics (Two years), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree, M.Sc.-M.S. (Research)/ PhD Dual Degree and other Post-Bachelor Degree Programmes at IITs (Bhilai, Bhubaneshwar, Bombay. Delhi, (ISM) Dhanbad, Gandhinagar, Guwahati,  Hyderabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Mandi, Palakkad, Patna, Roorkee, Ropar, Tirupati and (BHU) Varanasi) for the Academic Session 2021-22. JAM score will be used by IISc Bangalore for admission to Integrated PhD programmes. JAM score will also be used by other centrally funded technical institutions such as NITs, IIEST Shibpur, SLIET

Punjab, and IISERs for admission to their programmes. However, qualifying in JAM does not guarantee either admission to postgraduate programs or any scholarship/ financial assistance.

JOINT ADMISSION PROCEDURE: Admissions to various academic programmes at I ITs for the Academic Session 2021-22 shall be made based on the All India merit list of JAM 2021. Candidates who qualify in any test paper of JAM 2021 will be eligible to apply for admission to all the academic programmes corresponding to that test paper, provided that they also satisfy the minimum educational qualifications and the eligibility requirements as specified by the institute(s) in which admission is being sought. Admission shall be given in the order of merit depending on the number of seats available at the admitting institute(s). After the declaration of JAM 2021 results, qualified candidates should apply online at JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) through the Organizing Institute (IISc Bangalore) specifying preferences for the programmes of their interest. Further details regarding admission, prescribed fees, etc. are available on the JAM 2021 website. The reservation policy is applicable as per the Government of India norms.

STRUCTURE AND MODE OF JAM 2021

JAM 2021 examination will be conducted as a Computer Based Test (CBT) in ONLINE mode only. A candidate can appear for either one test paper or two test papers by paying an additional fee for the second test paper. Candidates opting to appear for two test papers must ensure that they do not choose test papers that are scheduled in the same session.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT AND MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (MEQ) FOR ADMISSION

In the qualifying degree, the aggregate marks or CGPNCPI without rounding-off (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) should be at least 5 5 % or 5.5 out of 1 O for General/OBC (NCL)/EWS category candidates and 50% or 5.0 out of 10 for SC/ST and PwD category candidates (If CGPNCPI is on a different scale, it would be linearly mapped to a 10-point scale).

Refer to http://jam.iisc.ac.in for MEQ and other details. Proof of having passed the qualifying degree with the required eligibility as specified by the admitting institute should be submitted by September 30, 2021.

PATTERNS OF TEST PAPERS

JAM 2021 Test papers will be fully objective type, with three patterns of questions: (i)
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ); (ii) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ); and (iii) Numerical
Answer Type (NAT) questions.

EXAMINATION CITIES & TOWNS

Agra, Agartala, Ahmedabad, Asansol-Durgapur, Bareilly, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Ernakulam, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Goa, Greater NOIDA, Gurugram, Guwahati, Hisar, Hubli, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Jaipur,
Jalandhar, Jammu, Jind, Jodhpur, Jorhat, Kalyani, Kannur, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Kurukshetra, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mohali, Moradabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, New Delhi, NOIDA, Palakkad, Patna, Prayagraj (Allahabad) Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Roorkee, Shillong, Siliguri, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Warangal.

Note: The JAM 2021 Committee may add and/or drop any place as an examination city/ town at its discretion.

JAM 2021 SCHEDULE
EXAM DATE	SESSION and TIME	TEST PAPERS
14 February 2021 (Sunday)	SESSION – I Morning*	Biotechnology (Bl), Mathematical Statistics (MS) and Physics (PH)
14 February 2021 (Sunday)	SESSION – II Afternoon*	Chemistry (CY), Economics (EN), Geology (GG) and Mathematics (MA)

 

*Examination time will b e published on the website and printed on the Admit Cards.

INFORMATION BROCHURE AND APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Refer to http://jam.iisc.ac.in for downloading the Information Brochure and for the details of the application procedure

GROUP/CATEGORY	FEE DETAILS One Test Paper	FEE DETAILS Two Test Paper
Female (All Categories)/SC/ST/PwD	₹ 750/-	₹ 1050/-
All Others	₹ 1500/-	₹ 2100/-

 

IMPORTANT DATES FOR JAM
10 September 2020	Start of ONLINE Registration and Application Process
15 October 2020	Closure of ONLINE Application Process
14 February 2021	JAM 2021 Examination
20 March 2021	Announcement of JAM 2021 Results

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