Can an engineering graduate from mechanical stream eligible for M.SC physics at IIT, Kanpur after IIT JAM?

I am eligible for every IIT but there is minimum eligibility criteria, and I want to do M.Sc in physics. The problem is only with the minimum eligibility criteria. What shall I do about this?

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Yash Singhal
7 years ago
Yes, you can but I'll suggest you to go for M.Tech instead of M.Sc physics at IIT Kanpur.

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I want to pursue the career in physics, so I prefer to change that from engineering to physics stream. Am I eligible for minimum eligibility criteria?

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