About Jam Entrance Exam

I want to apply for IIT Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) exam so can you please provide me the details about the exam?

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The Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) is an admission test for Master of Science (M.Sc.) and other post-graduate science programs at the Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institute of Science, and other institutes.

JAM exam Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor’s degree (In science field) from a well-known) university

Candidates who are graduate via distance studies, they can also apply for this examination.

Candidates who belong to General or OBC category they must have gone graduation with at least 55% of marks however candidates who belong to reserved category, they need to be passed via 50% of marks.

Important dates-

The beginning date for online application for IIT JAM 2017 5th September 2016
Dead line for fee payment through e-challan 6th October 2016
Closing date for online application 6th October 2016
Download Admit Card January 2017
Date of JAM 2017 Examination 12th February 2017
Announcement of Result of JAM 2017 27th March 2017
Submission of application form for admission on JAM 2017 website 12th to 25th April 2017
Last date for receipt of request for change of category in proper format/ rectification of defective documents at IIT Delhi 10th May 2017
Declaration of first admission list 2nd June 2017
Declaration of second admission list 20th June 2017
Declaration of third and final admission list 3rd July 2017
Closure of admission through JAM 2017 7th July 2017

Application fee

If you want to apply for only one paper and you belong to General or OBC category then you need to give the payment of Rs. 1500/-

If you are female and belong to SC or ST or PWD (male) then you need to give the payment of Rs. 750/-

If you want to apply for both papers and belong to General or OBC category then you need to pay the payment of Rs. 2100/- and all the candidates from SC or ST or PWD and Female need to pay Rs. 1050/-

Group/Category One Test Paper Two Test Paper
General/OBC 750/- 1050/-
Female (All category) / SC / ST/ PwD 1500/- 2100/-