Joint Admission Test for Masters
The Joint Admission Test for Masters is a common admission test conducted every year for admission into Master of Science and other post-graduate science programs at Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian [Institute of Science], Indian Institutes of Information Technology and National Institutes of Technology, organized by alternating institutes every year. JAM has been conducted since 2004. The 2021 edition has been organized by Indian Institute of Science. JAM 2022, 2023 and 2024 was Organized by Indian [Institute of Technology Roorkee], Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati and Indian Institute of Technology Madras respectively. JAM 2025 has organized by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Eligibility
, the eligibility criteria for JAM include having a bachelor's degree. There is no percentage criteria to apply for the exam. The Foreign candidates can also apply for the JAM Exam after having a qualifying degree with the Minimum Educational Qualifications as specified by the Admitting Institute.
Exam pattern
The exam is Computer Based Test. The Seven Papers of respective subject namely mathematics, physics, chemistry, mathematical statistics, geology, biotechnology and economics. Biological science was removed in 2020 and economics introduced in 2021. The exam is three hours and is conducted only in English. It includes 60 questions, as follows: 30 multiple choice questions, 10 multiple select questions and 20 numerical answer type questions. Total marks are 100, 50 for MCQ, 20 for MSQ and 30 for NAT. Negative marks are given for mistakes in the MCQ part.