Joint Admission Test (JAM) 2018
JAM 2018 Date: 11th February, 2018 (Sunday)
Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. 2018
Organizing Institute: IIT Bombay
Admission to M.Sc. (Two Year), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree and other post-bachelor's degree programmes
IITs and IISc are institutions of national importance and are well known, the world over, for quality education in engineering, science & technology and research in frontier areas. The aim of IITs and IISc is to build a sound foundation of knowledge, pursue excellence and enhance creativity in an intellectually stimulating environment. The vibrant academic ambience and well-equipped research infrastructure of IISc & IITs motivate the students to pursue Research and Development careers in frontier areas of basic sciences as well as interdisciplinary areas of science and technology.
Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) is being conducted from 2004 to provide admissions to M.Sc. (Four Semesters), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree, etc. Programmes at the IITs and Integrated Ph.D. Degree Programmes at IISc for consolidating Science as a career option for bright students. These postgraduate programmes at IITs and IISc offer high quality education in their respective disciplines, comparable to the best in the world. The curricula for these programmes are designed to provide opportunities to the students to develop academic talent leading to challenging and rewarding professional life.
Important Dates:
Commencement of ONLINE Registration and Application on JAM 2018 Website : September 05, 2017 (Tuesday)
Last Date for Online application Submission and Uploading of Documents on the Website : October 17, 2017 (Tuesday)
Last Date for Payment of Application Fee through Online process : October 17, 2017 (Tuesday)
Date of JAM 2018 Examination : February 11, 2018 (Sunday)
Announcement of the Results of JAM 2018 : March 20, 2018 (Tuesday)
Submission of Application Form for Admission on the JAM 2018 Website : April 03 - 17, 2018
Last Date for receipt of request for change of category in proper format/ rectification of defective documents at IIT Bombay : April 17, 2018 (Tuesday)
Declaration of First Admission List : May 22, 2018 (Tuesday)
Declaration of Second Admission List : June 12, 2018 (Tuesday)
Declaration of Third and Final Admission List : June 29, 2018 (Friday)
Closure of Admissions through JAM 2018 : July 05, 2018 (Thursday)
Test Schedule:
| Exam Date | Session | Time | Test Papers and Codes |
| February 11, 2018 (Sunday) | I | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon | Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Geology (GG) and Mathematical Statistics (MS) |
| II | 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m | Biological Sciences (BL), Mathematics (MA) and Physics (PH) |
General Information:
(a) JAM 2018 is open to all nationals (Indian/Foreign). Candidates seeking admission to the academic programmes covered under JAM 2018 need to appear in JAM 2018. There is no age restriction.
(b)
JAM 2018 is a Computer Based ONLINE Examination. It will be held on 11 February 2018 (Sunday).
(c) For admission, foreign nationals are required to satisfy the rules and regulations of the admitting Institute(s) pertaining to foreign students. For further details, they are advised to contact the concerned Admitting Institute(s).
(d) To apply for admission to a desired programme, a candidate is required to qualify in the relevant Test Paper and also satisfy the Minimum Educational Qualifications (MEQs) and Eligibility Requirements (ERs) of the respective Academic Programme.
(e) The candidates who have either appeared or are due to appear in the final examination of their qualifying degree in 2018 are also eligible to appear in the test. By qualifying in JAM 2018, candidates can apply for provisional admission subject to the condition that: (a) all parts of their final examination shall be completed by the date of registration of the Admitting Institute, and (b) proof of having passed the qualifying degree with required eligibility, as specified by the Admitting Institute, will be submitted by 30 September 2018.
(f) Admission to most of the Academic Programmes at various institutes will be made on the basis of merit in JAM 2018.
(g) On the basis of performance in JAM 2018, for each test paper, separate merit lists will be prepared for General (GEN), OBC Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL), SC, ST, and Persons with Disability (PwD) category candidates.
(h) Requests for the change of category, if any, with proper documentation, should reach the Organizing Institute latest by 10 May 2018. Requests received after this date will not be accepted under any circumstances.
(i) Candidates should note that mere appearance in JAM 2018 or being in the merit list of any test paper neither guarantees nor provides any automatic entitlement to admission. Qualified candidates will have to apply for admission as per the prescribed procedure. Admissions shall be made in order of merit in each category and depending on the number of seats available at the Admitting Institute(s).
(j) The list of academic programmes, number of seats, eligibility requirement and minimum educational qualifications of each of the programmes mentioned in this Information Brochure are subject to change, as per the policy of Admitting Institute(s).
(k) In this document, the phrases 'Un-Reserved' and 'General' are used interchangeably and they both mean the same.
(l) With regard to the interpretation of the provisions on any matter not covered in this Information Brochure, the decision of the Organizing Institute shall be final and binding on all the parties concerned.
(m) In all matters concerning JAM 2018, the decision of the Organizing Institute or the Organizing Chairman, JAM 2018 will be final and binding on all the applicants.
(n) Although JAM 2018 is held at different centres across country, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is the Organizing Institute, and has the overall responsibility of conducting JAM 2018.In case of any claims or disputes arising in respect of JAM 2018, it is hereby made absolutely clear that the Mumbai High Court alone shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to entertain and settle any such disputes and claims.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (ERs) FOR ADMISSION:
The candidates who qualify in JAM 2018 shall have to fulfill the following Eligibility Requirement (ER) for admissions in IITs.
i. All candidates admitted through JAM should have a Bachelor's degree.
ii. In the qualifying degree, the aggregate marks or CGPA/CPI without rounding-off (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) 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 Candidates with letter grades/CGPA (instead of percentage of marks), the equivalence in percentage of marks will be decided by the Admitting Institute(s).
Proof of having passed the Qualifying Degree with the Minimum Educational Qualifications (MEQ) as specified by the admitting institute should be submitted by September 30, 2018.
At the time of admission, all admitted candidates will have to submit a physical fitness certificate from a registered medical practitioner in the prescribed form. At the time of admission, the admitted candidates may also have to undergo a physical fitness test by a medical board constituted by the Admitting Institute. In case a candidate is not found physically fit to pursue his/her chosen course of study, his/her admission is liable to be cancelled.
Test Cities:
| Institute | Cities |
| IISc Bangalore | Bengaluru, Hubli, Hyderabad, Kannur, Kozhikode, Mangalore, Palakkad, Trissur |
| IIT Bombay | Ahmedabad, Goa, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Vadodara |
| IIT Delhi | Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Hisar, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, New Delhi |
| IIT Guwahati | Asansol-Durgapur, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kalyani, Patna, Siliguri |
| IIT Kanpur | Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhopal, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi |
| IIT Kharagpur | Bhubaneswar, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Raipur, Ranchi, Vijaywada, Visakhapatnam |
| IIT Madras | Chennai, Coimbatore, Ernakulam, Kollam, Kottayam, Madurai, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Warangal |
| IIT Roorkee | Dehradun, Jalandhar, Kurukshetra, NOIDA, Mohali, Moradabad, Roorkee |
Rank List:
For each test paper in JAM 2018, an All India Rank (AIR) will be assigned to all the appeared candidates based on the performance of the candidates in the test paper.
Tie-Breaking: The tie-breaking criterion for awarding the ranks to candidates scoring the same aggregate marks in a test paper will be as follows:
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 candidates concerned will be awarded the same rank.
Merit List:
The results (merit lists) will be declared on
March 20, 2018 (Tuesday). The results will be available on the website: http://jam.iitb.ac.in.
For each test paper, an All India Merit list will 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, SC,ST, and PwD) in a given subject. These candidates (henceforth called Qualified Candidates) are eligible to apply for admission to any of the corresponding academic programmes available (see Appendix-I) at IITs and IISc. Please note that the number of category-wise (OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and PwD) candidates included in the All India Merit List will be based on the category declared by the candidates in their application.
Quick Links:
JAM 2018 Brochure
JAM 2018 Apply Online
JAM 2018 Syllabus
Institutes
Old Question Paper
Contact Address:
Organizing Chairperson JAM-2018,
GATE-JAM Office,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
P.O. IIT Powai,
MUMBAI - 400076, Maharashtra.
Phone: 022-2576 7022, 7068
Email: jam@iitb.ac.in
Website:
http://jam.iitb.ac.in/
