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JAM

JAM

Joint Admission Test for M.Sc Programmes

Overview

IIT JAM (Joint Admission Test) for M.Sc is a national level entrance exam which is conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology on the behalf of Ministry of human resources development, every year. This exam offer admission to those applicants who want to take admission into PG programs like M. Sc courses offered by IIT’s as well as integrated PhD programs offered by the IISc( Indian Institute of Science). After clear the exam, applicants will able to get admission into several national institutes of technology and centrally funded technical institutes.
Read the below article before to apply for this exam:

Highlights ofIIT JAM Exam 

Particulars  Information
Exam name IIT JAM
Known as Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test
Conducted by IIT Roorkee
Frequency of exam Annually
Level of the exam PG exam (National level)
Exam mode CBT (Computer Based Test)
Offered courses MSc and Integrated PhD courses
Language of the exam English
Total exam cities 103

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Eligibility

  • Both Foreign as well as Indian can apply for this exam.
  • Applicants should have Graduation’s degree in the relevant field from the recognized university.
  • Final year appearing applicants will also eligible for the exam.
  • No upper and lower age limit criteria has been decided by the auhtority.

Syllabus

The IIT JAM exam syllabus will be comprise of all relevant science subjects. In exam, the questions will be asked from Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Biotechnology, etc.

Chemistry
This section contains questions from spectroscopy, solid state, organic reaction mechanism, adsorption, natural products chemistry, mathematical concepts, theory of gases, aromatic and heterocyclic chemistry periodic table, main group elements, chemical thermodynamics , electrochemistry, basic concept of organic chemistry, bio inorganic chemistry, chemical bonding,analytical chemistry, shapes, etc. topics.

Mathematics
Some important topics from this section are integral calculation, group theory and sequence function and one variable, vector calculus, differential calculus, real analysis, linear algebra, and series and real number etc.

Mathematics Statics
This sections includes topics matrix, probability, differential and integral calculus, random variables, estimation, sequence and series, joint distributions, limit theorem, testing of hypothesis, sampling distributions, etc.

Physics
The syllabus from this section are kinetics theory, mathematical methods, modern physics, thermodynamics, electricity and mechanism, devices and electronics, oscillation waves and optics, solid state physics, mechanics and general properties of matter, and modern physics, etc.

Biotechnology
The questions will be asked from the General section arebasic biotechnology, biochemistrybiology and physiology, etc.

Geology
The syllabus from this section will include the planet earth, geomorphology, palaeontology, structural geology, petrology, stratigraphy, applied geology, economic geology and mineralogy, etc.

 

Exam Pattern

  • In IIT JAM exam, there will be 60 questions available in the question paper
  • There will be Objective type questions will be asked in the exam
  • The language of the exam will be English
  • The IIT JAM exam will be held through online mode
  • 100 will be total number of marks in the exam
  • There will be seven total number of subjects

Exam Paper

  • There will be only one exam available which has three sections
  • Section 1 contains 30 questions
  • Section 2 contains 10 questions
  • Section 3 contains 20 questions

Exam Prepare

  • Any applicant who want to apply for the IIT JAM national level entrance exam must have to know the below points before to start the preparation of the exam:
  • Gather and collect all required syllabus of IIT JAM exam 2022 from website and download it
  • Participate in the Mock test
  • Purchase and use best books for the preparation
  • For better practice of the exam solve previous year’s question papers
  • Make time table and follow it

Exam Important Date

Events  Tentative Dates
Releasing date of application form Aug-22
Last date of online IIT JAM application form Oct-22
Last date to pay the application fees Oct-22
Admit card releasing date Jan-23
Exam date Feb-23
Result announcement Mar-23

Exam Application Process

The IIT JAM exam application form available through online mode
Only eligible applicants will able to participate and fill the application form for this exam
From the month of August the application form will be available
The authority will also provide correction facility
Make sure, the application form should be filled with correct details

Registration Fees of IIT JAM Exam 2022
The application fee of IIT JAM exam for all categories will be Rupees 1500 for one test paper while Rupee 2100 for two test papers
The IIT JAM exam application fees for Female (All Categories)/ PWD/ ST/ SC categories will be Rupees 750 for 1 test paper while Rupees 1050 for 2 test papers

Counseling Process of IIT JAM Exam 2022

From the month of April, the IIT JAM exam counseling process conducted by the authority. The counseling process will be conducted for each selected and qualified applicants and will be done through online mode.
The authority will conduct IIT JAM counseling process into multiple rounds on the basis seats availability. The admission will be done on the basis of obtained rank by the candidate.

FAQ

Ques: Where a candidate will get their exam center?
Ans:
The exam center will be allotted to each applicant on the basis of their preference.

Ques: How a candidate can apply for the IIT JAM Exam?
Ans:
Willing and eligible applicants can apply for the IIT JAM exam through online mode.

Ques: If any applicant will not able to appear in the exam then he or she can get the refund of their IIT JAM exam application fees?
Ans:
No, in any case applicants will not able to get their application fees.

Ques: When the IIT JAM exam 2022 result will be released?
Ans:
The IIT JAM result will be released in the month of March 2022.

Ques: If any applicant belong to reserved category then do they need to submit their caste certificate?
Ans:
Yes, other than the general category applicant, every category applicants must have to submit their caste certificate.

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