IIT JAM 2021(14 Feb): Dates (Announced), Application Form (Started)

IIT JAM Latest Updates

• IIT JAM 2021 is scheduled to be held on 14 February 2021 via online (CBT mode).
• The candidates can apply from 10 September - 15 October 2020 via JOAPS.

IIT JAM 2021 Important Dates

Candidates can apply for 1 or 2 papers of JAM. Check all the important dates for JAM 2021 from the table below.

IIT JAM 2021 Application Form

• Candidates can apply for JAM 2021 only through the JOAPS on the official website.
• Candidates have to register on JOAPS website, by filling their name, email, mobile number, and a password.
• The candidates must give valid contact number & email id.
• Enrollment ID was ent via email and SMS to the candidates.
• The candidate needs to use their enrollment id along with the password for all JAM 2021 related websites.
• Candidate must keep their ID along with the password information safe and confidential.
• The applying candidates provide a chance to correct the registration form after the last date of submission.

IIT JAM 2021 Application Fee 

IIT JAM Application Fee can be paid via online mode. The details (category and gender-wise) are listed below:

IIT JAM 2021 Correction Window

IIT JAM 2021 Eligibility Criteria

The candidates who qualify in IIT JAM 2021 shall have to fulfil the following  Eligibility Requirements (ERs) for admissions in IITs and other colleges:

• All candidates admitted through JAM should have a Bachelor’s degree as a Minimum Educational Qualification (MEQ).
• In the qualifying degree, 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 Candidates with letter grades/CGPA, 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 as specified by the Admitting Institute should be submitted by the 30 September 2021.
• 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.

• It will entirely be the responsibility of the Candidate to prove that he/she satisfies the Minimum Educational Qualifications and JAM Eligibility for Admission.
• The Admitting Institute has the right to cancel, at any stage, the admission of a candidate who is found to have been admitted to a course to which he/she is not entitled, being unqualified or ineligible.

Download IIT JAM Information Brochure 2021

IIT JAM 2021 Exam Pattern

Section-wise distribution of JAM 2020 Exam

Below table shows the section-wise distribution of marks & questions for IIT JAM 2020 exam:

IIT JAM 2021 Syllabus

• Biotechnology (BT) - Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
• Chemistry (CY) - Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry.
• Geology (GG) - Geomorphology, Structural Geology, Palaeontology, Economic & Applied Geology, Petrology, Mineralogy, and Stratigraphy.
• Mathematics (MA) - Sequence and Series of real numbers, Functions of two real variables, Differential Equations, Group Theory, Vector Calculus, Real Analysis and Linear Algebra.
• Mathematical Statistics (MS) - Sequence and Series, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, Matrices, Estimation and Testing of Hypothesis, Standard, Sampling and Joint Distributions, Differential Equations, Statistics, Probability, and Random Variables.
• Physics (PY) - Mechanics and General Properties of Matter, Oscillations, Waves and Optics, Simple Oscillators, Electronics and Devices, Modern Physics, Solid-state Physics, KInetic theory, Electricity, and Magnetism.

IIT JAM 2021 Preparation Tips

The Preparation Tips are listed below by the experts and are targeted for the Candidates planning to look for some guidance and moral support for their preparation which might help them in scoring than what they are planning to score:

• Candidates are requested to go through the Syllabus first of all the things and before even starting their preparation, they must prepare how to go on with each subject which includes the time distribution, management of resources and various other important factors.
• Make notes of everything, put tags and sticky notes.
• Daily revision is an important aspect as what the candidate studied becomes faded which needs to be polished time and again.
• Make stronger points even better and work on weak points as well.

IIT JAM 2021 Admit Card

• Admit card will be available until the examination date.
• Hall Ticket is not sent by post or email, the candidate has to download it.
• It is mandatory to carry the admit card to the exam centre along with a valid photo ID proof which will help in verification of identity by the invigilators.
• If a candidate finds any discrepancy in their hall ticket, get in touch with the officials immediately and get it rectified.

The below table mentioned the session-wise timings for the exam and the corresponding test paper and code.

IIT JAM 2021 Answer Key

IIT Kanpur will release the provisional & the final answer key of IIT JAM entrance exam. Candidates can download the answer key & question papers in online mode. Candidates have to visit the IIT JAM official website to check their result and downloading the answer key. Answers key of all the subjects are available in the PDF format. 

IIT JAM 2021 Result

• Candidates can check their results from 20 March 2021. For each test paper, all India merit list will be prepared on the basis of All India Rank (AIR).
• The merit list depends on the number of seats and availability of seats for students from various categories. IIT JAM results are also available in the form of the scorecard.
• Candidates can check their merit and rank secured from their IIT JAM result.

IIT JAM 2021 Rank and Merit List

Read the points given below for the Rank and Merit List:

• For each test paper of JAM 2021, candidates will be assigned All India Rank (AIR) which is based on their performance in the examination.
• In the case of tie-breaker, those candidates who had more positive mark than negative given the higher rank. 
• If this criterion fails to break tie than candidates will give the same rank.
• For qualified candidates, the scorecard will be available on the JAM 2020 official website from 27 March 2021 to 31 July 2021.

IIT JAM 2021 Admission 

As the JAM result has been announced, now the candidates need to apply online, for respective IITs. Candidates can apply from JOAPS. The process for the same is as follows:

• Rs. 10000/- for General/OBC-NCL/EWS category candidates
• Rs. 5000/- for SC/ST/PwD category candidates

Documents to be Uploaded for JAM 2020 M.Sc Admission

The applicants must keep scanned copies of following documents in pdf format ready before filling the admission form on JOAPS.

• Class 10th Certificate
• Class 12th Mark sheet
• Qualifying Degree Mark sheets of all semesters/ years
• For General Category, Nationality Certificate is required. It can be a Birth Certificate/ Voter ID/ 1st page of Passport/ School Transfer Certificate/ Nationality Certificate issued by the Government/ Aadhaar Card.
• For OBC-NCL, EWS, SC and ST candidates, category certificate is required.
• PwD Certificate is required for PwD category applicants.

IIT JAM 2021 Test Centres

The list of the test centre is given below for various IITs:

IIT JAM Test Campuses and Courses

Admitting and participating institutes of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) JAM for M.Sc are listed below:

List of Participating Institutes for IIT JAM 2021

1. IISc Bangalore
2. Integrated PhD in Biological Sciences
3. Integrated PhD in Chemical Sciences
4. Integrated PhD in Mathematical Sciences
5. Integrated PhD in Physical Sciences
6. NIT Agartala
7. MNNIT Allahabad
8. NIT Arunachal Pradesh
9. NIT Calicut
10. NIT Durgapur
11. MNIT Jaipur
12. NIT Jalandhar
13. NIT Jamshedpur
14. NIT Manipur
15. NIT Nagaland
16. VNIT Nagpur
17. NIT Rourkela
18. NIT Silchar
19. NIT Srinagar, J&K
20. NIT Warangal
21. NIT Hamirpur
22. NIT Meghalaya
23. NIT Sikkim
24. NIT Surathkal
25. NIT Tiruchirappalli
26. IIEST Shibpur
27. SLIET Punjab
28. IISER Pune
29. IISER Bhopal
30. IISER Tirupati

Contact Details of Zonal Exam Offices

The participating institute contact detail is mention in the given table:

IIT JAM 2021 Highlights 

The vital points for IIT JAM are mentioned in the table below:

About Indian Institute Technology

About Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for M.Sc.

The IIT JAM is an admission test organized every year for M.Sc. & other Post Graduate Science programs at the IITs, IISc, IISERs & other top Indian Institutes like NITs, NISER, etc.  The exam is being conducted for the year 2004 to provide admission to M.Sc. Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree, etc. Programmes at the IITs & Integrated PhD Degree Programmes at IISc for consolidating Science as a career option for the deserving candidates.

• The IIT JAM for the year 2020 will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur situated in Uttar Pradesh, India.