JAM 2021 Joint Admission test for Masters

ABOUT JAM Joint Admission test for Masters is JOINT ADMISSION PROCEDURE an examination on the comprehensive understanding of Admissions to various academic programmes at IITs for the Academic Session 2021‐22 shall be made based the candidates in various undergraduate subjects including on the All India merit list of JAM 2021. Candidates who qualify in any test paper of JAM 2021 will be eligible to Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Economics (EN), Geology apply for admission to all the academic programmes corresponding to that test paper, provided that they also (GG), Mathematics (MA), Mathematical Statistics (MS), and satisfy the minimum educational qualifications and the eligibility requirements as specified by the institute(s) in Physics (PH). A new paper on Economics (EN) is added to JAM which admission is being sought. Admission shall be given in the order of merit depending on the number of seats from 2021 onwards. JAM scores will be used for admission to available at the admitting institute(s). After the declaration of JAM 2021 results, qualified candidates should apply M.Sc. (Two years), Masters in Economics (Two years), Joint online at JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) through the Organizing Institute (IISc Bangalore) M.Sc.‐Ph.D., M.Sc.‐Ph.D. Dual Degree, M.Sc.‐M.S. (Research)/ specifying preferences for the programmes of their interest. Further details regarding admission, prescribed fees, Ph. D. Dual Degree and other Post‐Bachelor Degree programmes etc. are available on the JAM 2021 website. Reservation policy is applicable as per the Government of India norms. at IlTs (Bhilai, Bhubaneshwar, Bombay, Delhi, (ISM) Dhanbad, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Kanpur, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT AND MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL Kharagpur, Madras, Mandi, Palakkad, Patna, Roorkee, Ropar, QUALIFICATIONS (MEQ) FOR ADMISSION Tirupati and (BHU) Varanasi) for the Academic Session 2021‐22. In the qualifying degree, the aggregate marks or CGPA/CPI without rounding‐off (taking into account all subjects, JAM score will be used by llSc Bangalore for admission to including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) should be at least 55% or 5.5 out of 10 for General/OBC Integrated Ph.D. programmes. JAM score will also be used (NCL)/EWS category candidates and 50% or 5.0 out of 10 for SC/ST and PwD category candidates (If CGPA/CPI is by other centrally funded technical institutions such as NITs, on a different scale, it would be linearly mapped to a 10-point scale). IIEST Shibpur, SLIET Punjab, and IISERs for admission to their programmes. However, qualifying in JAM does not guarantee Refer to http://jam.iisc.ac.in for MEQ and other details. Proof of having passed the qualifying degree with the either admission to postgraduate programs or any scholarship/ required eligibility as specified by the admitting institute should be submitted by September 30, 2021. financial assistance. IMPORTANT DATES FOR JAM 2021 PATTERNS OF TEST PAPERS STRUCTURE AND MODE OF JAM 2021 10 September 2020 ONLINE Registration and Application JAM 2021 Test papers will be fully objective Process type, with three patterns of questions: (i) JAM 2021 examination will be conducted as a Computer Based 15 October 2020 Closure of ONLINE Application Process Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ); (ii) Multiple Test (CBT) in ONLINE mode only. A candidate can appear for Select Questions (MSQ); and (iii) Numerical 14 February 2021 JAM 2021 Examination either one test paper or two test papers by paying an additional Answer Type (NAT) questions. fee for the second test paper. Candidates opting to appear for two 20 March 2021 Announcement of JAM 2021 Results CONTACT DETAILS OF JAM OFFICES test papers must ensure that they do not choose test papers that GROUP/CATEGORY FEE DETAILS INSTITUTE AND are scheduled in the same session. E‐MAIL One Test Paper Two Test Papers WEBSITE Female (All categories)/ ₹ 750/‐ ₹ 1050/‐ IISc Bangalore [email protected] EXAMINATION CITIES & TOWNS SC/ST/PwD http://jam.iisc.ac.in Agra, Agartala, Ahmedabad, Asansol‐Durgapur, Bareilly, Bengaluru, All others ₹ 1500/‐ ₹ 2100/‐ IIT Bombay [email protected] Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Dhanbad, http://jam.iitb.ac.in Dibrugarh, Ernakulam, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Goa, Greater NOIDA, JAM 2021 SCHEDULE IIT Delhi [email protected] Gurugram, Guwahati, Hisar, Hubli, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Jaipur, EXAM DATE SESSION AND TEST PAPERS http://jam.iitd.ac.in Jalandhar, Jammu, Jind, Jodhpur, Jorhat, Kalyani, Kannur, Kanpur, AND DAY TIME IIT Guwahati [email protected] Kharagpur, Kolkata, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Kurukshetra, Biotechnology (BT), http://iitg.ac.in/gate‐jam Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mohali, Moradabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, SESSION ‐ I Mathematical Statistics (MS) IIT Kanpur [email protected] Nanded, Nashik, New Delhi, NOIDA, Palakkad, Patna, Prayagraj Morning* 14 February 2021 and Physics (PH) http://jam.iitk.ac.in (Allahabad) Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Roorkee, Shillong, Siliguri, (Sunday) Chemistry (CY), Economics IIT Kharagpur [email protected] Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, SESSION ‐ II http://jam.iitkgp.ac.in (EN), Geology (GG) and Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Warangal. Afternoon* IIT Madras [email protected] Mathematics (MA) Note: The JAM 2021 Committee may add and/or drop any place as http://jam.iitm.ac.in *Examination time will be published on the website and printed on an examination city/ town at its discretion. IIT Roorkee [email protected] the Admit Cards. http://www.iitr.ac.in/jam Disclaimer: The health and safety of our examination participants is of utmost priority. Due to the current pandemic situation, all dates men- INFORMATION BROCHURE & APPLICATION PROCEDURE tioned in this poster may be subject to changes. At this point of time, we intend to move forward with JAM 2021 examination. In rare cases, Refer to http://jam.iisc.ac.in for downloading the Information it may be necessary to cancel or postpone the examination because of situations beyond our control. All updates will be notified on JAM 2021 website Brochure and for the details of application procedure. http://jam.iisc.ac.in Highlights of JAM 2021

 IISc Bangalore is the Organizing Institute for JAM 2021.  JAM 2021 Examination will be conducted ONLINE only as a Computer Based Test (CBT) for all Test Papers.  JAM 2021 will have seven Test Papers, namely, (i) Biotechnology (BT), (ii) Chemistry (CY), (iii) Economics (EN), (iv) Geology (GG), (v) Mathematics (MA), (vi) Mathematical Sciences (MS) and (vii) Physics (PH). Economics (EN) paper is added newly this year.  All the seven Test Papers of JAM 2021 will be of entirely objective type, with three different patterns of questions, namely (i) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), (ii) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and (iii) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.  Applications will be accepted ONLINE only through JAM 2021 website.  No hardcopies of documents are to be sent to the Organizing Institute. The applicable documents are to be uploaded online to the application website only.  No hardcopy of the JAM 2021 scorecard will be sent to the JAM 2021 qualified candidates by the Organizing Institute. It can only be downloaded from JAM 2021 website within a specified period.  NO additional requirements, such as suitability test or interview, are needed for admission to the Masters programmes under JAM.  Integrated Ph.D. programmes in Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Biological Sciences at IISc Bangalore will use the JAM results to shortlist candidates for the final selection.