IIT JAM 2019 - Syllabus, Eligibility, Paper Pattern Notifications!

About IIT JAM Exam

IIT-JAM stands for Indian Institute of Technology - Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. A graduate aspirant who is willing to pursue Master’s degree from India's reputed IIT's need to qualify this entrance test.

Every year more than 55,000 candidates aim for admission to IITs, NITs, IISERS by appearing in country’s top M.Sc. Entrance Exam i.e. IIT JAM Exam. In this article, we offer complete guide for cracking IIT JAM exam along with expert tips from those who actually cracked Joint Admission Test for M.Sc.

JAM Eligibility

JAM 2019 Syllabus

IIT JAM Question Papers

IIT JAM Result

Latest News About IIT JAM 2019 #Trending

• JAM (Joint Admission Test) 2019 will be held on 10th February 2019.


• IIT JAM 2019 will be conducted by IIT Kharagpur. Last year, IIT Bombay conducted JAM 2018 Exam.


• IIT JAM 2019 Admit Card has been released on 7th January 2019 by official website


• IIT Kharagpur has activated the IIT JAM Mock Test link on the official website.

IIT JAM Exam Dates – Important Dates
Online Application Process Started	5th September 2018
Closure of Online Application Proces	12th October 2018 (Extended)
IIT JAM Admit Cards	7th January 2019
IIT JAM 2019 Exam Dates	10th February 2019
Announcement of JAM 2019 Result	20th March 2019

IIT JAM Test Schedule and Application Fee

• It is the first time when IIT Varanasi, IIT Bhilai and IIT Palakkad are offering admission through JAM 2019.


• A candidate can apply for at most two test papers in IIT JAM Exam.


• The application fee for IIT JAM 2019 is as follows:
  
  

  Female/SC/ST/PwD - ₹ 750 (for one paper), ₹ 1050 (for two papers)
  
  All Others - ₹ 1500 (for one paper), ₹ 2100 (for two papers)



• The online examination will be held in two sessions. The schedule for different test papers of JAM 2019 is given below.

Session	Time	Test Papers and Codes
I	9:30 AM to 12:30 PM	Biological Sciences (BL) Mathematics (MA) Physics (PH)
II	2:30 PM to 5:30 PM	Biotechnology (BT) Chemistry (CY) Geology (GG) Mathematical Statistics (MS)

• Those candidates who have submitted their online application form and want to change their preferred exam centers can now request for changes. The last date to submit the application is 30th October 2018.
  To know the complete procedure, visit – How To Change IIT JAM Exam Centre

If you are willing to pursue career in Pure Sciences and Research, then IIT JAM is the perfect M.Sc. Entrance Test for you. It offers 2104 seats in pioneer IITs and IISC and 1412 seat in NITs for MSc and PhD Courses.

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IIT JAM 2019 Eligibility

To apply for the topmost coveted IIT MSc entrance exam, an aspirant must fulfil following requirements.

• All candidates admitted through JAM should have a Bachelor’s degree.


• 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.

Note: Aggregate percentage are calculated taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined.

For detailed eligibility criteria please visit here - IIT JAM Eligibility Criteria.

Question Paper Pattern for IIT JAM 2019

Knowing the exam pattern is very important for the exam you are preparing for so judiciously. Or else, it would be like you are heading for climbing the mountain with the right aides but in the wrong direction.

A JAM aspirant should prepare his mind for the flair of questions that will be asked to him on the D-day, thereby ensuring and developing the prompt approach towards answering the questions wisely and scoring well.

Exam Name	IIT JAM (Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for MSc) 2019
Exam for Course Level	PG level
Mode of Exam	Online only
Medium of Paper	English only
Test Duration	180 minutes (3 hours)
Total Questions	60
Total Marks	100
No. of Test Cities	61 cities across 8 zones
Courses Offered	MSc & Joint MSc PhD
Exam Date	10th February 2019
Exam Helpdesk No.	03222-282091/282095
Exam Website	http://jam.iitkgp.ac.in/
Website Email	jam@adm.iitkgp.ac.in

Make sure you know the negative marking scheme for IIT JAM Exam too. JAM 2019 examination will be conducted for the seven test papers, namely-

• Biological Sciences (BL)


• Biotechnology (BT)


• Chemistry (CY)


• Geology (GG)


• Mathematics (MA)


• Mathematical Statistics (MS)


• Physics (PH)

All seven test papers will be of objective type, with three different patterns of questions as follows:

• Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Each MCQ type question has four choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer.



• Multiple Select Questions (MSQ)

Each MSQ type question is similar to MCQ but with a difference that there may be one or more than one choice(s) that are correct out of the four given choices.



• Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions

For each NAT type question, the answer is a signed real number which needs to be entered using the virtual keypad on the monitor. No choices will be shown for these types of questions.

For complete details, please visit the following link - IIT JAM 2019 Pattern and Marking Scheme.

Know IIT JAM 2019 Syllabus for Your Opted Subjects

To get best scores in IIT JAM 2019 you should begin your preparations with a clearly defined syllabus.

With Official IIT JAM Syllabus, you can channelize your preparation for important topics only. Make sure, you choose the right book and study material covering major topics from the syllabus.

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IIT JAM Question Paper

This section contains links for free download of IIT JAM Question Papers from 2013 to 2018.

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IIT JAM Answer Keys

After giving one of the difficult exams, every student searches for IIT JAM Answer key to draw a rough idea of cut off marks and selection. Eduncle provides you the year wise and the subject wise IIT JAM answer keys which will help you analyze your result.

Answer keys also help while you practice with JAM previous year papers. Answer key gives ‘key’ values which are the relevant answers of the questions asked in previous JAM Exams. Previous year JAM question papers alone won’t be that beneficial. The use of both adds value to the learning process.

IIT JAM Online Application 2019

Filling online application form is the first step towards your goal so keep yourself aware with the dates to fill the IIT JAM online application form for JAM 2019 mission.

The candidates who wish to pursue M.Sc. from IIT’s or IISc should apply for IIT JAM Exam. Every year JAM Exam is conducted in the month of February. The coordinating body allows candidates to appear in the exam by applying online. Eduncle provides complete details of How to Fill the Online Application Form?

Know the dos and don’ts of filling IIT JAM online form for IIT JAM 2019 and fill your JAM online form successfully.

The candidates can follow the link for more details - IIT JAM Online Application 2019.

IIT JAM Admit Card 2019

IIT JAM Admit Card is compulsory for each aspirant to carry in the examination hall, otherwise they won’t be allowed to appear in the exam.
As soon as the online application form submission is closed, the official website releases IIT JAM Admit Card for those candidates who have successfully applied for the exam.

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Eduncle's IIT JAM Study Material for All Subjects

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Your IIT JAM Prepration Strategy should be a mix of the online study materials, tips and guidance for Joint Admission Test.

We have compiled courses that live up to expectations of each JAM aspirants. Our online study materials are available for IIT JAM all subjects. Here are some of our free IIT JAM Study Materials:

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IIT JAM 2019 Preparation Tips

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IIT JAM Results 2018

Result is the final outcome of all those activities which you’ve made during exam preparation!
The candidates who have appeared in IIT JAM Exam may check their results at Eduncle and also get the step by step procedure to download their results from the official website.

They can also get the exam cut-offs and answer keys on our website. Please, visit following link for more details - IIT JAM Results.

Admitting Institutes for JAM 2019

There are total 19 IITs that offer the admissions to various M.Sc. programs based on the IIT JAM 2019 Scores.
Apart from these IITs, 20 National Institute of Technologies (NITs) and 4 Centrally Funded Technical Institutes are also participating as IIT JAM 2019 Admitting Institutes.

You can check the IIT JAM Admission Process to know the counselling rounds and fee structure for the IITs and IISc.
However,the candidates who aren't eligible to participate in the counselling procedure for IIT and IISc due to less scores, they can appear in CCMN 2019 Counselling to get into NITs with JAM 2019 Score Card.

Below, we have mentioned the list of all the institutes that are participating in IIT JAM 2019. Please check it out!

S.No.	Admitting Institutes Name	Logo	Total Seats Offered
1.	IISc Bangalore		20
2.	IIT Bhubaneswar		100
3.	IIT Bombay		256
4.	IIT Delhi		162
5.	IIT Gandhinagar		80
6.	IIT Guwahati		144
7.	IIT Hyderabad		65
8.	IIT Indore		84
9.	IIT Jodhpur		60
10.	IIT Kanpur		166
11.	IIT Kharagpur		202
12.	IIT Madras		138
13.	IIT Patna		60
14.	IIT Roorkee		182
15.	IIT Ropar		71
16.	IIT(ISM) Dhanbad		240
17.	IIT BHU		40
18.	IIT Bhilai		30
19.	IIT Pallakad		40
20.	IIT Tirupati		12
Total Seats in IIT for MSc			2104
Other Institutes Accepting JAM 2019 Scores
20.	IIEST Shibpur		80
21.	NIT Agartala		30
22.	MNNIT Allahabad		23
23.	NIT Arunachal Pradesh		20
24.	NIT Calicut		60
25.	NIT Durgapur		60
26.	MNIT Jaipur		96
27.	NIT Jalandhar		93
28.	NIT Jamshedpur		90
29.	NIT Manipur		45
30.	VNIT Nagpur		120
31.	NIT Rourkela		165
32.	NIT Silchar		60
33.	NIT Srinagar, J&K		25
34.	NIT Warangal		144
35.	SLIET Punjab		60
36.	NIT Hamirpur		60
37.	NIT Sikkim		15
38.	NIT Meghalaya		48
39.	NIT Nagaland		10
40.	NIT Tiruchirappalli		56
41.	NIT Surathkal		52
Total Seats in NIT for MSc			1412

Apart from the above-mentioned colleges, there are 4 more colleges that accept the IIT JAM Scores. Please find the list below –

S.No.	Other IIT JAM Scores Accepting Institutes (Click on the Links to get detailed Info)	Official Links
1.	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)
2.	IISER, Bhopal
3.	IISER, Pune
4.	IISER, Tirupati

If any JAM qualified candidate wishes to take admission in these 4 colleges, then he/she must appear in the Interview Rounds conducted by the College Authorities. Only after passing out the Interview Round, they can take admission in these colleges.

List of M.Sc. & Ph.D Courses Offered by IITs and IISC

JAM aspirants can either opt for M.Sc. or Phd or M.Sc.-Phd Dual degree professional courses offered by the IIT's and IISc. Although each IIT institute offers specialized courses in its respective manner, you can check the IIT JAM Seat matrix and list of courses offered by each IIT and the IISc here.

Also visit – List of NIT MSc Courses

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