IIT JAM 2019 Dates, Application, Pattern, Papers, Syllabus, Eligibility & more…

IIT JAM 2019 Important Dates – IIT Madras conducting body of JAM 2019 will release the JAM 2019 important dates in the second week of August, 2018 along with the notification for Joint Admission Test. The important dates of JAM 2019 will mention the schedule of the admission process of JAM 2019 along with the dates. IIT JAM Dates 2019 mentions the release of the application form, admit card, result and counselling procedures. (Joint Admission Test) is conducted annually for the admission to the post graduate programmes offered by the participating IIT’s. The application form will be released by the first week of September 2018. Candidates have to fill and submit the application form by the third week of October 2018. The admit card for the entrance exam will be released by the second week of January 2019. JAM 2019 is set to be conducted in the second week of February 2019. After the results are declared the counselling procedure will begin with the release of the admission form to be filled and submitted before the counselling procedure. Candidates can check here the important dates related to JAM 2019.

IIT Madras is set to conduct JAM 2019 in the second week of February 2019. IIT JAM (Joint Admission Test for M.Sc.) is a national level examination. This exam is conducted for providing admission to the M.Sc., Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree & other post-bachelor’s degree courses at IITs. Through this exam, candidates can also get admission into the Ph.D. programme at IISc. Eligibility Criteria of JAM is candidate should have the Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 55%.

Candidates are informed that the IIT JAM Exam Dates 2019 have not been released by the exam conducting authority (IIT, Kharagpur) yet. Here we have mentioned the IIT JAM 2019 tentative dates:

Check here tentative JAM dates for the JAM examination. Whenever the official dates released, we will update here:

*Dates are tentative. The dates will be updates after the university releases the notification.

 

IIT JAM Participating Institutes and Seats

S.No.	Institutes	Seats
1	Indian Institute of Science Bangalore	20
2	IIT Bombay	264
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	128*
Total		1792

 

JAM Application Form 2019

Before filling the application form, the candidates will have to complete the registration process of JAM 2019. Candidates have to register themselves at JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) by filling and submitting details such as email address, password, name and mobile number. After registration is completed candidates can now move on to fill the application procedure. While filling the application form candidates must make sure to check all the details including subject of choice, exam centre of choice and academic personal details. The details of the application fee is mentioned here.

 

IIT JAM Registration Fee

The sessions in which the exams will be conducted will depend on the subject of choice. Hence, candidates must make sure that the subjects that they choose fall under different examination sessions.

MSc courses in which aspirants can secure admission at IITs basis their JAM ranks/ scores are as mentioned below:

Test Paper Name	Test Paper Code	MSc Course	IIT College
Biotechnology	BT	MSc Biotechnology	IIT Bombay IIT Roorkee
		MSc PhD Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	IIT Bombay
		MSc Biotechnology	IIT Indore
Chemistry	CY	MSc Chemistry	IIT Bombay IIT Delhi IIT Guwahati IIT Gandhinagar IIT Hyderabad IIT Indore IIT Kanpur IIT Madras IIT Patna IIT Roorkee IIT Ropar IIT Dhanbad IIT Jodhpur
		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
Geology	GG	MSc Applied Geology	IIT Bombay IIT Roorkee
		Joint MSc PhD in Geophysics	IIT Kharagpur
		Joint MSc PhD in Geology	IIT Bhubaneswar IIT Kharagpur
		Joint MSc PhD in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	IIT Bhubaneswar
		MSc (Tech) Applied Geology	IIT Dhanbad
Mathematics	MA	MSc in Economics	IIT Roorkee
		MSc Mathematics	IIT Bombay IIT Delhi IIT Gandhinagar IIT Indore IIT Kanpur IIT Madras IIT Patna IIT Roorkee IIT Ropar IIT Jodhpur
		MSc Mathematics/ Mathematics and Computing	IIT Hyderabad IIT Dhanbad
		MSc Mathematics and Computing	IIT Guwahati
		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
Mathematical Statistics	MS	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
Physics	PH	MSc Physics	IIT Bombay IIT Delhi IIT Guwahati IIT Gandhinagar IIT Hyderabad IIT Indore IIT Kanpur IIT Madras IIT Patna IIT Roorkee IIT Ropar IIT Dhanbad IIT Jodhpur
		Joint MSc PhD in Physics	IIT Bhubaneswar IIT Kharagpur
		MSc PhD Dual Degree in Physics	IIT Kanpur
		MSc Applied Geophysics	IIT Bombay
		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 Astronomy	IIT Indore
		MSc (Tech) Applied Geophysics	IIT Dhanbad

 

IIT JAM Exam Schedule 2019

The IIT JAM 2019 Application Form will be released from the first week of September 2018 through online process. Candidates will register online through JOAPS till the third week of October 2018. The last date to pay the online application fee will be third week of October 2018. Candidates will make correction in gender, category and PwD status from the last week of October to first week of November 2018. The IIT JAM 2019 Admit Card will be available from the second week of January 2019.

The authority will organize the IIT JAM 2019 exam in the second week of February 2019. The answer keyalong with question papers will be published in the last week of February 2019. The IIT JAM 2019 Result will be provided to students in the third week of March 2019. The score card will be available from the last week of march to last week of July 2019. After the result announcement, students will submit their application form for admission between first to third week of April 2019. The last date to request for change is category will be April 2019. The first admission list will be released in the third week of May 2019. The detailed exam schedule is given below:

IIT JAM 2019 Exam Pattern

The exam pattern complete details are mentioned here:

• Exam Mode: The examination will be held in computer-based mode.
• Session: The exam will be organized into two sessions, i.e. 9 AM to 12 Noon & 2 PM to 5 PM.
• Sections: In the examinations, the questions will be asked in three different patterns such as Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.
• No. of Papers: Total seven papers will be organized for JAM exam.
• Duration: The exam duration will be three hours.
• Medium: The medium of the exam will be English only.
• Number of Questions: Total 60 questions will be asked in the examination.
• Marks: The question paper will be of 100 marks.
• Negative Marking: There will be negative marking only in Section A.

IIT JAM 2019 Eligibility

In order to fulfill IIT JAM 2019 eligibility criteria, candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree with at least 55% aggregate marks (50% for SC/ ST/ PwD category candidates). It may be noted that the aggregate marks should be without rounding off and take into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined, informs the official website.

Candidates who have appeared or will appear for their graduation exams in 2019 are also eligible to apply.

For candidates who have been given letter grades/ CGPA as a substitute for percentage of marks, the equivalence in percentage of marks will be decided by the admitting college/ institute. Proof of passing graduation exam with minimum educational qualification as specified by the admitting institute should be submitted by September 30, 2018, states the official website.

Besides the proof for minimum educational qualification, candidates also need to submit a physical fitness certificate at the time of admissions. Candidates found unfit to pursue his/her Science course can be denied admission by the admitting institute.

 

Age criteria: There is no age limit to appear for IIT JAM 2019 exam.

IIT JAM Eligibility Criteria: Minimum Educational Qualification

Test Paper Name & Code	Course	Subjects Required in Graduation along with Minimum Duration	Subjects Required in Class XII
Biotechnology (BT)	MSc Biotechnology	Any Branch/ Subject	Mathematics
	MSc PhD Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	Any one subject of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics for two years/four semesters and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters
Chemistry (CY)	MSc Chemistry	Chemistry for three years/ six semesters	Mathematics
	Joint MSc PhD in Chemistry
	MSc PhD Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters
	Joint MSc PhD in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	Mathematics and Physics with any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics	No Restrictions
Geology (GG)	MSc Applied Geology	Geology for three years/ six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biological Science	Mathematics
	Joint MSc PhD in Geophysics	Geology as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
	Joint MSc PhD in Geology
	Joint MSc PhD in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology, and Statistics	No Restrictions
	MSc (Tech) in Applied Geology	BSc degree (3 year) with Geology as Honours/ Major/ Main/ Equivalent subject and any 2 subsidiary subjects from Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry	Mathematics
Mathematics (MA)	MSc in Economics	Mathematics as one of the core subjects	No Restrictions
	MSc Mathematics	Mathematics for at least two years/ four semesters
	MSc Mathematics/ Mathematics and Computing
	MSc Mathematics and Computing
	Joint MSc PhD in Mathematics	Mathematics/ Statistics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters
	MSc PhD Dual Degree in Operations Research
	MSc PhD Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters.	Mathematics
	Joint MSc PhD in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics	No Restrictions
Mathematical Statistics (MS)	MSc Applied Statistics and Informatics	Mathematics or Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters	No Restrictions
	MSc PhD Dual Degree in Operations Research
	MSc Statistics	Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters
	Joint MSc PhD in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology, and Statistics
Physics (PH)	MSc Physics	Physics for at least two years/ four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/two semesters	No Restrictions
	Joint MSc PhD in Physics
	MSc PhD Dual Degree in Physics
	MSc Astronomy	Physics/ Mathematics / Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
	MSc Applied Geophysics	Physics and Mathematics/Mathematical Physics for two years/four semesters and at least one of them as subject for three years/six semesters
	Joint MSc PhD in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics
	Joint MSc PhD in Geophysics	Geology as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry	Mathematics
	MSc PhD Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	Any one subject of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics for two years/four semesters and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters
	MSc (Tech) in Applied Geophysics	BSc Degree (3 year) with Physics as Honours/ Major/ Main/ Equivalent subject, Mathematics as a subsidiary subject for 2 years/ 4 semesters and another subsidiary subject from Chemistry, Geology, Electronics, and Statistics for 1 year/ 2 semesters

 

JAM Important Dates 2019 – Admit Card

The admit card for JAM 2019 will be made available from second week of January 2019. To download the admit card candidates will have to enter their login credentials which include their application no/Registration ID and password.

JAM Result 2019

JAM 2019 results will be declared by the third week of March 2019. The result will be available in the online mode. Candidates can check their result by entering their login credentials (login ID and Password). The results of JAM 2019 will mention the marks and rank secured by the candidate along with the name of the subject. The marks will be displayed in the form of JAM 2019 score card.

 

JAM Cutoff 2019

The cutoff of JAM 2019 will be determined after the results of JAM 2019 is declared. The cutoff is the minimum marks required by candidates to qualify for the admissions to the subjects they have applied for. Every subject will have different cutoff marks depending on the number of applicants and the reservation for different categories.

 

JAM Counselling 2019

JAM 2019 counselling will be conducted by the first week of April 2019. Candidates who have applied for the admission process will be called for the counselling procedure. Candidates must note that the admissions will be based on the merit list released by the conducting board of the entrance examination. The conducting institute will release upto 3 merit lists based on which the admission procedures will be conducted.

 

JAM 2019 – FAQ’s

Question: Who will conduct IIT JAM 2019?

Answer: IIT Madras will conduct IIT JAM 2019 in online mode.

 

Question: How to fill JAM 2019 Online Application Form for Admission (or Admission Form)?

Answer: Candidates need to click on the JOAPS login to fill application form.

 

Question: Which Certificate should be uploaded for Nationality?

Answer: If you are a General Candidate (and not a foreigner), you have to upload any of the following Certificates for Nationality.

1.Birth Certificate

2.Aadhar Card

3.Voter ID

4.First page of Passport

5.School Transfer Certificate (TC) showing Nationality

6.Nationality Certificate issued by the authorized government agency.

 

Question: How many preferences can be added?

Answer: You can add as many number of preferences as possible based on the qualified JAM Test Paper(s). But you must ensure that the eligibility requirements of a particular programme at an Institute are satisfied before adding it as one of your programme choice.

 

Question: Can “Programme Choices” be modified after submitting the application?

Answer: A Candidate can modify his/her “Programme Choices” after submitting the choices, but before the last date of submission. They cannot change any other information in the application after submitting their application.

About JAM 2019

IIT Madras is the organizing body for JAM 2019. The Joint-Admission Test for M.Sc programmes or JAM is a PG entrance test for admissions to Masters in Science (M.Sc.) programme including 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, integrated Ph.D. and other post-graduation programme offered at IISc Bangalore and other Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).