IIT JAM or Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test is an entrance exam for those seeking a Master’s in their professional career. Those who wish to be aspiring professionals in the engineering field by mastering them can apply for reputed colleges/institutions like IIT’s, NIT’s, IISc and similar ones.
The prestigious IISc Bangalore is conducting the IIT JAM 2021 for the first time. If you are willing to pursue a career in research and other areas of science, then IIT JAM is the perfect M.Sc Entrance exam for you. The most sought after entrance exam will be conducted by IISc Bangalore on the 14th of February 2021 across 71 exam centers and 8 zones.
IISc Bangalore has added Economics as one of the subjects in addition to other prevailing subjects for the entrance exam. The entrance exam will be organized for subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Mathematical Statistics, Geology, Mathematics, Biotechnology and Economics.
| Exam Name | IIT JAM (Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for M Sc) |
| Organizing Institute | IISc Bangalore |
| Exam for Course Level | PG level |
| Mode of Exam | Computer Based Test (Online Mode) |
| Medium of Paper | English only |
| Test Duration | 180 minutes (3 hours) |
| Total Questions | 60 |
| Total Marks | 100 |
| No. of Test Cities | 71 cities across 8 zones |
| Courses Offered | M Sc & Joint M Sc PhD |
| Official Website | jam.iisc.ac.in |
IIT JAM 2021 Eligibility
One of the most important criteria for applying for the entrance exam is the eligibility mentioned on the website of IIT JAM for 2021. For applicants to apply to the topmost IIT MSc entrance exams, they must fulfill some slated requirements like:
- The candidates applying for the IIT JAM should have a Bachelor’s degree in Science subject.
- He/she should be an Indian /Foreign NRI’s.
- The aggregate marks or CGPA/CPI without rounding-off should be at least 55% or 5.5 out of 10 for General/OBC (NCL) category candidates and 50% or 5.0 out of 10 for SC/ST and PwD category candidates for qualifying the entrance exam.
- The candidate/applicant should be either appearing or has appeared for the final examination of their qualifying degree.
- If the candidate has already qualified the 2021 IIT JAM entrance exam, then he/she can apply for provisional admission subjected to the following conditions:
- All sections of their final examination shall be completed before the date of registration of the IIT JAM Admitting Institute.
- Proof of passing the qualifying degree must be submitted by 30th September 2021.
IIT JAM 2021 Eligibility
One of the most important criteria for applying for the entrance exam is the eligibility mentioned on the website of IIT JAM for 2021. For applicants to apply to the topmost IIT MSc entrance exams, they must fulfil some slated requirements like:
- The candidates applying for the IIT JAM should have a Bachelor’s degree in Science subject.
- He/she should be an Indian /Foreign NRI’s.
- The aggregate marks or CGPA/CPI without rounding-off should be at least 55% or 5.5 out of 10 for General/OBC (NCL) category candidates and 50% or 5.0 out of 10 for SC/ST and PwD category candidates for qualifying the entrance exam.
- The candidate/applicant should be either appearing or has appeared for the final examination of their qualifying degree.
- If the candidate has already qualified the 2021 IIT JAM entrance exam, then he/she can apply for provisional admission subjected to the following conditions:
- All sections of their final examination shall be completed before the date of registration of the IIT JAM Admitting Institute.
- Proof of passing the qualifying degree must be submitted by 30th September 2021.
Educational Qualifications @ Graduation and 10+2 level
To apply for the desired program, a candidate must qualify the corresponding Test Paper. Every Academic Program has certain Minimum Educational Qualification (MEQ) and Eligibility Requirements (ER). IIT JAM Eligibility 2021 and their courses are given below:
| Test Paper (code) | Academic Programme | Institute | Minimum Educational Qualifications for Admission | |
| Essential subjects in Bachelor’s Degree along with minimum duration | Essential subjects at (10+2) level | |||
| Biotechnology (BT) | M.Sc. Biotechnology | IITI, IITB | Any Branch/Subject | No Restrictions |
| Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Molecular Medical Microbiology | IITKGP | B.Sc./B.S. degree (three years/six semesters) with Biology/ Biotechnology/Botany/Life Science/Physiology/Zoology/ Microbiology/Biochemistry/ Genetics and molecular biology as Honours/Major/Main Subject, and any one of Chemistry/ Physics/ Mathematics as one of compulsory subsidiary subject for at least one year/two semesters | No Restrictions | |
| M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering | IITB | 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 | |
| Chemistry (CY) | M.Sc. Chemistry | IITI, IITR# | Chemistry for three years/six semesters | No Restrictions |
| IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITJ, IITK, IITM, IITP, IITRPR, IITISM, IITBHU, IITBhilai, IITPKD, IITMandi | Chemistry for three years/six semesters | Mathematics | ||
| Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Chemistry | IITBBS, IITKGP | |||
| Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Nuclear Medicine | IITKGP | B.Sc./B.S. degree (three years/six semesters) with Chemistry as Honours/Major/Main Subject, Mathematics as compulsory one subsidiary subject and Physics/ Biology as another subsidiary subject for at least two years/four semesters | No Restrictions | |
| M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering | IITB | 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 M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | IITBBS | Mathematics and Physics with any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics | No Restrictions | |
| Economics (EN) | M.Sc. in Economics | IITD | Any Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.Sc./ B.Com/ B.Stat./B.Math./ B.Tech/B.E. or equivalent). The bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. | No Restrictions |
| IITR# | B.Tech/B.E./ B.Sc. (PCM)/ B.Stat. and B.A./ B.Com. (with Mathematics as one of the subjects in the whole programme) | No Restrictions | ||
| Geology (GG) | M.Sc. Applied Geology | IITB | Geology for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science | Mathematics |
| M.Sc. Applied Geology | IITR# | Geology for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science | No Restrictions | |
| Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geophysics | IITKGP | Geology as a subject for three years/ six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry | Mathematics | |
| Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geology | IITKGP, IITBBS | |||
| Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | IITBBS | Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics | No Restrictions | |
| M.Sc.(Tech) in Applied Geology * | IITISM | B.Sc. degree (3 year) with Geology as Honours/ Major/ Main/Equivalent subject and any two subsidiary subjects from Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. | Mathematics | |
| Mathematics (MA) | M.Sc. Mathematics | IITB, IITD, IITGN, IITI, IITJ,IITK, IITM, IITP, IITPKD, IITR#, IITRPR | Mathematics for at least two years/four semesters | No Restrictions |
| M.Sc. Mathematics/ Mathematics and Computing | IITH, IITISM | |||
| M.Sc.-M.Tech. Dual Degree in Mathematics-Data and Computational Sciences | IITJ | |||
| M.Sc. Mathematics and Computing | IITG, IITBhilai | |||
| M.Sc. Mathematics and Statistics | IITTP | |||
| Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Mathematics | IITBBS, IITKGP | Mathematics/ Statistics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters. | ||
| M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research | IITB | |||
| M.Sc. Applied Mathematics | IITMandi | Mathematics for at least two years/four semesters | Mathematics | |
| M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering | IITB | 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 M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | IITBBS | Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics | No Restrictions | |
| Mathematical Statistics (MS) | M.Sc. Applied Statistics and Informatics | IITB | Mathematics or Statistics for at least two years/four semesters | No Restrictions |
| M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research | IITB | |||
| M.Sc. Statistics | IITK | Statistics for at least two years/four semesters | ||
| Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | IITBBS | Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics | ||
| Physics (PH) | M.Sc. Physics | IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI, IITJ, IITK, IITM, IITISM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR, IITBHU, IITBhilai, IITPKD | No restrictions for engineering degrees. For B.Sc./B.S. degree, Physics for at least two years/four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/two semesters. | No Restrictions |
| Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Physics | IITBBS, IITKGP | |||
| M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Physics | IITK | |||
| M.Sc. Applied Geophysics | IITB | Physics and Mathematics/ Mathematical Physics for two years/four semesters and at least one of them as subject for three years/six semesters | ||
| Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Medical Physics | IITKGP | B.Sc./B.S. degree (3yrs/6 semesters) with Physics as Honours/Major/Main Subject, Mathematics as compulsory one subsidiary subject and Chemistry/Biology as another subsidiary subject for at least two years/four semesters | ||
| M.Sc. Astronomy | IITI | Physics/ Mathematics /Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering | ||
| Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | IITBBS | Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics | ||
| Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geophysics | IITKGP | Geology/Physics as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Geology and Chemistry | Mathematics | |
| M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering | IITB | Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and anyone of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters | Mathematics | |
| M.Sc.(Tech) in Applied Geophysics | IITISM | B.Sc. Degree (3 yrs.) with Physics as Honours/ Major/ Main/ Equivalent subject, Mathematics as a subsidiary subject for two years/four semesters and another subsidiary subject from Chemistry, Geology, Electronics, Statistics and Computer Science for one year/two semesters. | No Restrictions |
Kindly Note: Minimum Educational Qualification for engineering graduates/students should be treated as removed for this program and these candidates will be admitted based on their JAM rank only.
Applicants with color blindness and/or Uni-ocularity are not eligible.
b) To do fieldwork, persons with disability (PwD) category candidates should be able to walk in the field without assistance/escort (on-road and/or off-road conditions.)
IIT JAM 2021 Application Form
IISc Bangalore is going to conduct the upcoming Joint Admission Test for Masters on 14th of February 2021. The online form registration process was conducted from 10th September to 17th October 2020.
The aspirants will get a chance to make changes in their JAM registration form through the JOAPS portal from 2nd to 10th November.
IIT JAM Important Dates for 2021
| Online Registration Opening Date | 10th September 2020 (closed) |
| Last Date to Apply |
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| Correction in Application Form | 2nd to 10th November 2020 |
| IIT JAM Exam Date | 14th February 2021 |
Information to fill the Application Form of IIT JAM 2021
The aspirants are advised to keep all the documents and information ready before applying for IIT JAM Exam:
- Personal details like name, DOB, mobile number, e-mail address, date of birth, parent’s name etc.
- Complete address with PIN code.
- JAM Papers(s)
- Choice of JAM Exam Cities
- 10th, 12th and qualifying degree mark sheet/ College name
- Scanned photograph and signature.
- Scanned copy of caste certificates (if any) in pdf format.
- Valid government identity proof like Aadhar Card/ Driving License/ College ID/ Employee ID/ PAN Card/ Voter ID/ Passport, etc.
- Details of the mode of payments like Net Banking / Credit or Debit Card details.
Some important reminders:
1. The name of the candidate in the application form must exactly be the same as mentioned in the qualifying degree certificate. Do not use Prefix/titles such as Mr/Shri/Dr/Mrs/Smt, etc. before the name.
2. The candidates should not send hard copies of documents to the Organizing Institute. The applicable documents are to be uploaded online to the application website only.
3. OBC-NCL/EWS candidates do not need to upload any category certificate along with the filled online application form. However, they are required to submit this certificate issued as per the authorized officials at a later date.
Corrections in IIT JAM 2021 Application Form
The conducting IIT has re-opened the IIT JAM Correction window till 10th November 2020. Students can make changes in the information they have filled through the JOPAS portal through online mode. Make sure that you have filled the correct information, as this will be the last chance for the correction.
Correction in JAM Online Application form will be allowed as following-
- Change in Personal Information like Candidate’s Name, Date of Birth, Parents /Guardian’s Name etc.
- Change in Gender, Category, PwD Status information
- Change of examination city/town preference
- Add Second Test Papers
Note- Changes in mobile number and email address are not allowed in the form.
Fee Structure for corrections in IIT JAM 2021 Registration Form
| Group/Category | Existing | Wishes to Change | Wishes to Add | ||
| Case | Additional Fee (INR) | Case | Additional Fee (INR) | ||
| Female (All Categories)/SC/ST/PwD | One Test Paper | One Test Paper | 750/- | One Test Paper | 300/- |
| Two Test Papers | Any One Test Paper | 300/- | Not Applicable | ||
| Both Papers | 1050/- | ||||
| All Others | One Test Paper | One Test Paper | 1500/- | One Test Paper | 600/- |
| Two Test Papers | Any One Test Paper | 600/- | Not Applicable | ||
| Both Papers | 2100/- |
Additional Fee for Changing Category or Gender
Candidates will have to pay some fees in order to change their gender and category information in the form as following-
| Existing Group/Category | Change | Case | Additional Fee (INR) |
| Female (All Categories)/SC/ST/PwD (Group-1) | Within Group-1 | One or Two Test Paper(s) | NIL |
| To Group-2 | One Test Paper | 750/- | |
| Both Papers | 1050/- | ||
| All Others (Group-2) | To Group-1 | One or Two Test Paper(s) | NIL |
Important Reminders:
There are no charges for correction in personal information and examination city preference.
- The additional fee for making changes in gender/ category or addition of second test paper can be submitted through online payment via NET Banking, Debit/ Credit card/ UPI.
- Be careful while changing all the details in the application form and before submitting the correction form check the data you modified.
- Fees paid earlier will not be refundable in any case. For example, a general applicant changing gender from male to female and category from General to SC/ST/PwD, the fees paid earlier will not be refunded.
IIT JAM 2021 Admit Card
IIT JAM Admit Card has been released at the official website. Candidates are required to download the IIT JAM 2021 Admit Card @ joaps.iisc.ac.in. IIT JAM 2021 exam is scheduled to begin from 14th February 2021.
The candidates need to follow the steps mentioned below to download their admit card:
- Visit the official website of IIT JAM 2021 at joaps.iisc.ac.in.
- Click on the JAM 2021 Admit Card link.
- Login using your valid/ correct credentials.
- Save and download the JAM 2021 Admit Card.
IIT JAM 2021 Results
Results will be available for download from 20th March 2021 onwards. Candidates can download their score cards from 27th March to 31st July 2021. Candidates will be able to download their IIT JAM results through online medium.
For each test paper, an All India Rank (AIR) is assigned to the candidates based on the performance in the test paper.
The tie-breaking criterion will be adopted for assigning the rank to the candidates scoring the same aggregate marks in a test paper.
The candidate with a higher ratio of positive marks to negative marks will be given a higher rank. If this criterion fails to break ties, the concerned candidates will be awarded the same rank.
IIT JAM 2021 Merit List
The IIT JAM merit list 2021 will be released along with the results.
For each test paper, an All India Merit listwill be prepared based on AIR. The number of candidates included in the All India Merit List will depend on the total number of seats available in each category (OBC-NCL, EWS, SC, ST, and PwD) in a given subject.
These candidates will be eligible to apply for admission to any of the correspondings
IIT JAM 2021 Counseling
The candidates whose name are listed in the merit list will be called for counseling. Candidates will be able to attend the IIT JAM counseling through online medium.
Qualified candidates will have to fill the admission form after releasing of the results. The first admission list will be available on 16th June 2021.
The admission form will be made available online on the website.
The candidates have to pay Rs. 600/- as admission fee. Candidates can choose the courses in order of preference, percentage, category, qualification etc.
The admission form will be released on 15th to 28th April 2021. Candidates are advised to carry their original documents during the admission.
Common FAQ’s for IIT JAM 2021
Q: How can I change my preference for the exam centre?
A: The change of exam centre may be permitted if a request with a valid reason for the same is submitted through the JOAPS website along with an online payment of Rs. 500/-.
Q: What is meant by Under Scrutiny or Under Process?
A: Scrutiny and verification of documents is a manual process, so it takes time due to a large number of applications.
Q: What should I upload in X Class certificate fields?
A: Candidates have to upload Class X Certificate as a single pdf file within file size.
at IITs and IISc. Candidates included in the All India Merit List will be based on the category declared by the candidates in their application.
