IIT JAM 2018
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) is administering Joint admission test for M.Sc programme, commonly known as JAM for the year 2018. IIT Bombay has conducted JAM 2018 on February 11. The JAM has been held online for admission to various post graduate (PG) science programmes including integrated Ph.D, M.Sc, joint M.Sc-Ph.D, M.Sc-Ph.D dual degree, M.Sc-M.Tech, M.Sc-M.S (Research), Ph.D dual degree and other post-bachelor degree programmes offered at IISc Bangalore and other Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), respectively. Further, admission to National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) is offered through centralized counselling to M.Sc / M.Tech programmes (CCMN). Every year, the joint admission test is conducted by an institute among the 16 participating including Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Guwahati, IIT Madras, IIT Patna and IIT Ropar. Candidates who wish to appear for JAM 2018 can check here details of the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc programme including important dates, eligibility criteria, application form, admit card, exam pattern, exam centres and results.
JAM 2018 Exam Events
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Events |
Important dates |
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Application forms begin |
September 5, 2017 |
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Application forms close |
October 10, 2017 |
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Last date of application submission including documents |
October 10, 2017 |
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Last date of remitting application fee |
October 10, 2017 |
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Download of JAM 2018 e-admit card begins |
January 9, 2018 |
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JAM 2018 online paper |
February 11, 2018 |
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Announcement of result |
March 20, 2018 |
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JAM 2018 admission form begins |
April 3, 2018 |
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Last date of submitting JAM 2018 admission forms |
April 17, 2018 |
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Last date of submitting request for change of category in defective documents |
April 17, 2018 |
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Announcement of First Admission List |
May 22, 2018 |
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Announcement of Second Admission List |
June 12, 2018 |
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Announcement of Third and Final Admission List |
June 29, 2018 |
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Admisson Closes for JAM 2018 |
July 5, 2018 |
JAM Results 2018
IIT Bombay will declare results of the joint admission test for M.Sc progammes on March 20, 2018. The Joint Admission Test (JAM) takers can download their IIT JAM 2018 result by accessing their registered login accounts from the official link. The JAM result 2018 will specify scores of candidates secured in the joint admission test of M.Sc programmes in the form of JAM score card. Any test taker will not be receiving hard copy of JAM 2018 score card, under any circumstances.
JAM Cut off 2018
IIT Bombay, the exam conducting authority will determine JAM 2018 cutoff after announcement of JAM results. The cutoff of JAM 2018 mentions minimum qualifying marks required by candidates to qualify for M.Sc admissions. The JAM cutoff will be different for different categories i.e., General, OBC, SC and ST. The participating institutes of JAM 2018 will offer admissions to only those candidates who fulfill minimum criteria as per JAM Cutoff.
JAM Counselling 2018
IIT Bombay will organise online counselling for JAM 2018 on April 3 along with beginning of online admission form for IIT JAM counselling. As per the JAM counselling procedure, qualifying candidates can also apply for admissions to M.Sc programmes in National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) through common counselling portal of IIT JAM 2018, also called CCMN 2018. The admissions in IITs, NITs and CFTIs will be offered on the basis of merit lists of candidates and JAM 2018 scores.
JAM Admission Procedure 2018
Candidates will be admitted in various M.Sc programmes at the participating institutes on the basis of All-India merit list of JAM 2018. The JAM 2018 admission list will be announced as per qualifying scores in the admission test. Candidates who qualify in the joint admission test (JAM) can apply for admission to all academic programmes subjected to fulfilment of minimum educational qualification and eligibility conditions.
JAM Eligibility Criteria 2018
Candidates applying for IIT JAM 2018 can check here eligibility conditions for the joint admission test (JAM). Candidates can check minimum marks required for applying for JAM 2018 in the table below–
Minimum Marks Percentage for JAM 2018
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S.No. |
Category |
Minimum marks required in aggregate of subjects |
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1 |
General |
55 per cent |
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2 |
Othe Backward Classes |
55 per cent |
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3 |
SC |
50 per cent |
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4 |
ST |
50 per cent |
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5 |
PwD |
50 per cent |
The equivalent percentage marks in case of grade and CGPA scores will be determined by the participating institutes.
JAM Application Form 2018
The application form of joint admission test for M.Sc programmes (JAM) 2018 was available from September 5, 2017, in online mode. Candidates needed to register online first and then apply for JAM 2018. The last date to register and fill JAM 2018 application form was October 10, 2017. Candidates were also needed to remit fee for JAM application form 2018. The fee details of JAM application 2018 is given in the table below-
JAM 2018 Registration Fee
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S.No. |
Category |
Application fee amount (in INR) |
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1 |
General |
Rs. 1500 for one paper |
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2 |
OBC |
Rs. 1500 for one paper |
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3 |
SC |
Rs. 750 for one paper |
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4 |
ST |
Rs. 750 for one paper |
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5 |
PwD |
Rs. 750 for one paper |
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6 |
Female (all categories) |
Rs. 750 for one paper |
JAM Exam Centres 2018
Candidates could appear for the joint admission test at various exam centres of 65 cities across India. The exam cities had been selected as per the IIT zones. As per IIT JAM 2018 organising committee, a total of 8 IIT zones have been selected. They are as follows–
JAM 2018 Test Centers
|
S.No. |
IIT Zone |
JAM exam centres/ cities |
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1 |
IISc Bangalore |
8 |
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2 |
IIT Bombay |
8 |
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3 |
IIT Delhi |
10 |
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4 |
IIT Guwahati |
8 |
|
5 |
IIT Kanpur |
7 |
|
6 |
IIT Kharagpur |
7 |
|
7 |
IIT Madras |
10 |
|
8 |
IIT Roorkee |
7 |
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Total |
8 Zones |
65 |
JAM Admit Card 2018
The admit card for IIT JAM 2018 was available from January 9. JAM 2018 admit card was available in online mode only. Candidates can download JAM e-admit card/ hall ticket 2018 by providing enrollment id/ enrolment id and password. The online admit card of IIT JAM 2018 mentions candidature and examination details including name, roll number, exam date and venue of the test centres along with the exam timing and duration.
JAM Exam Pattern 2018
IIT Bombay conducted JAM 2018 on February 11 in online mode for a total of seven papers including Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics and Physics. The admission test was held in two sessions, each of three hours duration. The first session had test papers- Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Geology (GG) and Mathematical Statistics (MS) and the second session had test papers of Biological Sciences (BL), Mathematics (MA) and Physics (PH).
JAM Programmes 2018
The joint admission test for post graduate degree in science programmes will be administered by IIT Bombay this year for admissions to as many as 20 post graduate science and applied science programmes. The offered degrees and programmes are listed in the table below–
List of offered programmes through JAM
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S.No. |
Offered degrees and programmes |
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1 |
Integrated Ph.D in Biological Sciences |
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2 |
M.Sc in Applied Geology |
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3 |
M.Sc in Applied Geophysics |
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4 |
M.Sc in Applied Statistics and Informatics |
|
5 |
M.Sc in Biotechnology |
|
6 |
M.Sc in Mathematics |
|
7 |
M.Sc in Chemistry |
|
8 |
M.Sc in Physics |
|
9 |
M.Sc-Ph.D dual degree in Environmental Science and Engineering |
|
10 |
M.Sc-Ph.D dual degree in Operations Research |
|
11 |
M.Sc-M.Tech. in Materials Science with specialization in Nano Science and Technology |
|
12 |
M.Sc in Mathematics and Computing |
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13 |
Joint M.Sc-Ph.D in Geology |
|
14 |
M.Sc-Ph.D dual degree in Physics |
|
15 |
Joint M.Sc-Ph.D in Physics |
|
16 |
Joint M.Sc-Ph.D in Geophysics |
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17 |
Joint M.Sc-Ph.D in Chemistry |
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18 |
Joint M.Sc-Ph.D in Mathematics |
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19 |
M.Sc in Economics |
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20 |
Joint M.Sc-Ph.D in Atmosphere & Operations Sciences |
JAM Seats 2018
Admissions to around 1800 seats are offered through JAM 2018 in a total of 16 institutes including IISc Bangalore and the IITs. Candidates can find the institute-wise seat-matrix of IIT JAM 2018 from the table below–
Seats offered through JAM
|
S.No. |
Institutes |
Seats |
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1 |
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore |
20 |
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2 |
IIT Bombay |
264 |
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3 |
IIT Delhi |
162 |
|
4 |
IIT Guwahati |
144 |
|
5 |
IIT Kanpur |
175 |
|
6 |
IIT Kharagpur |
176 |
|
7 |
IIT Madras |
152 |
|
8 |
IIT Roorkee |
162 |
|
9 |
IIT Bhubaneswar |
100 |
|
10 |
IIT Gandhinagar |
80 |
|
11 |
IIT Hyderabad |
65 |
|
12 |
IIT Indore |
60 |
|
13 |
IIT Ropar |
32 |
|
14 |
IIT Patna |
42 |
|
15 |
IIT Jodhpur |
30 |
|
16 |
ISM Dhanbad (IIT Dhanbad) |
128* |
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Total |
16 Institutes |
1792 |
*Seats may vary
JAM Participating Institutes 2018
IIT JAM 2018 is admission test conducted for admissions to a number of postgraduate programmes in as many as 16 institutes including IISc Bangalore and IITs. These participating institutes of IIT JAM 2018 accept scores of the joint-admission test for offering admissions in the PG programmes. Check the list of JAM 2018 participating institutes below–
List of IITs offering admission through JAM
|
S.No. |
Institutes |
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1 |
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore |
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2 |
IIT Bombay |
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3 |
IIT Delhi |
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4 |
IIT Guwahati |
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5 |
IIT Kanpur |
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6 |
IIT Kharagpur |
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7 |
IIT Madras |
|
8 |
IIT Roorkee |
|
9 |
IIT Bhubaneswar |
|
10 |
IIT Gandhinagar |
|
11 |
IIT Hyderabad |
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12 |
IIT Indore |
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13 |
IIT Ropar |
|
14 |
IIT Patna |
|
15 |
IIT Jodhpur |
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16 |
ISM Dhanbad |