Can you tell me about IIT JAM?

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8 years ago
Hello, IIT JAM is Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. It is an entrance test to get admitted in IITs, NITs, or IISc to pursue M.Sc (four semesters), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D, M.Sc.-M.Tech., M.Sc.-Ph.D dual degree & other courses. IIT JAM 2018 exam will be conducted on 11th February 2018. Candidates who have a

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4 years ago
IIT JAM stands for Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Admission Test (JAM)for master. IIT JAM is a National level exam conducted by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. The IIT JAM 2021 who are interested in pursuing a Master's from Indian c

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Shalini Sharma
8 years ago
Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) 2018 will be held on 11th February 2018 (Sunday) for admission to Integrated Ph.D. Degree Programs at IISc Bangalore and M.Sc. (2 years), Joint M.Sc. Ph.D. M.Sc. Ph.D. Dual Degree, M.Sc. -M.Tech. M.Sc. -M. S. (Research)/PhD Dual Degree and other Post-Bachelor Deg

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Hello Smruti, The Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) is an admission test to Master of Science (M.Sc.) and other post-graduate science programs at the Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institute of Science, and other institutes. There are seven papers of objective type questions on the fol

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Yes, BSc students are eligible for IIT JAM 2026. They have to complete their graduation or must be in the final year of graduation while applying for JAM. Admisison is offered to M.Sc., M.Sc. (Tech.), MS (Research), M.Sc. - M.Tech. Dual Degree, Joint M.Sc. - Ph.D., M.Sc. - Ph.D. Dual Degree, an

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Students who have a score above the JAM qualifying cutoff and are mentioned in the merit list can apply for the counselling process. The counselling will be held online. JAM counselling schedules are available online.

IIT JAM 2026 counselling will be held in four rounds, followed by an additional round. Students need to fill the form at the JOAPS portal to participate in the JAM counselling process.

The authority has released the JAM qualifying marks online. Candidates can check cutoff to know the minimum passing marks in each paper. IIT JAM qualifying marks for Economics are mentioned below.

  • GEN -40.63
  • OBC-NCl / EWs -36.56
  • SC/ST/PwD - 20.31

IIT JAM 2026 cutoff was released on March 21, 2026. Candidates can check the cutoff at official website. This is the qualifying cutoff. Candidates who score above the IIT JAM qualifying cutoff can participate in the counselling process.

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