IIT JAM 2021 by Indian Institute of Science, Banglore
Only candidates who qualify in JAM 2021 (whose names appear in the Merit List) will be eligible to apply for admission to any of the Academic Programmes available at IITs (refer to Information Brochure). Candidates are advised, in their own interest, to refer to the brief profiles of the Admitting Institutes and Departments at their respective websites. Applicants should note that they have to apply by filling an online Application Form for Admission (henceforth called Admission Form) available only at JOAPS website. Based on the test paper(s) qualified, an applicant can apply to one or more academic programmes covered under that test paper(s), subject to fulfillment of the Minimum Educational Qualifications (MEQs) and the Eligibility Requirements (ERs) of the Admitting Institutes. For the academic session 2021-22, the following admission procedure shall be followed for all the programmes at IITs covered under JAM 2021. Candidates are also advised to refer to the JAM 2021 website for latest updates.
After JAM 2021 results are announced, a qualified candidate should apply ONLINE only using the prescribed Admission Form available at JOAPS website, irrespective of the Institute where the admission is sought.
NOTE to OBC-NCL/EWS Candidates: The candidates must upload a valid OBC-NCL/EWS certificate issued after March 31, 2020, in the prescribed format when they submit their application form for admission after the declaration of JAM 2021 results. The final seat allotment will be done based on the OBC-NCL/EWS certificate submitted along with the application form for admission. The candidate will be considered in the General category in case the OBC-NCL/EWS Certificate is invalid or not in the prescribed format or not uploaded within the specified time.
Irrespective of whether a candidate has qualified in one or two Test Papers, only one duly completed Admission Form should be submitted. The duly completed Admission Form must list, in an option form, all the programmes at IITs (along with the order of preferences) where the candidate is seeking admission.
Upon logging into the JAM Online Application Process System website (JOAPS), the candidate needs to provide the required information, such as choice of the programmes in order of preference, educational qualifications, percentage of marks/CGPA, category, PwD status, etc. After carefully choosing the order of programme preferences based on the ER and MEQ of the programmes at Admitting Institutes, a payment of ₹ 600/- (Rupees Six hundred only) is to be made as non-refundable processing fee. The payment can be made online through JOAPS latest by April 28, 2021 (Wednesday).
The Admission Form will not be considered if it is found incomplete in any respect or if it is not accompanied by the payment and the candidate will not be considered for admission, irrespective of satisfying the ER and MEQ of any programme(s) for which the Admission Form has been submitted. Also, a candidate will be considered for admission only to the programme(s), given in his/her Admission Form.
Taking into consideration the order of preference as given in the Admission Form and corresponding rank(s) in the Merit List, the First Admission List for each programme under JAM 2021 will be prepared by the Organizing Institute and will be announced on June 16, 2021 (Wednesday) on JAM 2021 website.
Important dates:
September 10, 2020 (Thursday)
Commencement of ONLINE Registration and Application on JAM 2021 Website
October 15, 2020 (Thursday)
Last Date for Online Application Submission and Uploading of Documents on the Website
January 05, 2021 (Tuesday)
Availability of JAM admit cards for download
February 14, 2021 (Sunday )
JAM 2021 Examination
March 20, 2021 (Saturday)
Announcement of the Results of JAM 2021
April 15-28, 2021
Submission of Application Form for Admission on the JAM 2021 Website
June 16, 2021 (Wednesday)
Declaration of First Admission List
July 01, 2021 (Thursday)
Declaration of Second Admission List
July 16, 2021
(Friday)
Declaration of Third and Final Admission List
July 20, 2021 (Tuesday)
Closure of Admissions through JAM 2021
Which Courses are available through IIT JAM 2021 and where?
The following are the full-time M.Sc. (Two Years), Masters in Economics (Two Years), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree, and other Post-Bachelor’s Degree Programmes at different IITs and Integrated Ph.D. Programmes at the IISc to which admissions shall be made on the basis of JAM 2021.
- Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc): Integrated Ph.D. Programmes in Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physical Sciences.
- IIT Bhilai (IITBH): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics and Computing, and (iii) Physics.
- IIT Bhubaneswar (IITBBS): Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. Programmes in (i) Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences, (ii) Chemistry, (iii) Geology, (iv) Mathematics, and (v) Physics.
- The modalities for selection to the Ph.D. programme in the joint M.Sc. - Ph.D. programme are as follows.
- After completing the third semester of the M.Sc. Programme:
- Those students securing CGPA more than or equal to 8.5 and having expressed their desire to continue in writing are eligible to opt for the Ph.D. Programme. The final selection will be based on the written test, interview and other short-listing criteria set by the Institute. Those not selected and those who do not opt for the Ph.D. Programme will exit with an M.Sc. degree.
- Those with CGPA less than 8.5 are not allowed to opt for the Ph.D. Programme and will exit with an M.Sc. degree.
- IIT Bombay (IITB): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Applied i) Applied Geophysics, (iii) Applied Statistics and Informatics, (iv) Biotechnology, (v) Chemistry, (vi) Mathematics, and (vii) Physics. M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree Programmes in (i) Energy, (ii) Environmental Science and Engineering, and (iii) Operations Research. Both the degrees will be awarded together after the successful completion of the Programmes.
- IIT Delhi (IITD): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Economics, (iii) Mathematics and (iv) Physics.
- IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (ISM): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics and Computing, (iii) Physics, and three year Master in Science (M.Sc.[Tech]) in (i) Applied Geology, and (ii) Applied Geophysics.
- IIT Gandhinagar (IITGN): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, and (iii) Physics.
- IIT Guwahati (IITG): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics and Computing, and (iii) Physics.
- IIT Hyderabad (IITH): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics/Mathematics and Computing, and (iii) Physics.
- IIT Indore (IITI): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Astronomy , (ii) Biotechnology, (iii) Chemistry, (iv) Mathematics, and (v) Physics with an option to convert it to M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree Programme during the second semester. Programme conversion of the eligible students is confirmed at the end of the third semester subjected to their qualification of the CSIR/UGC-NET, GATE, or any equivalent examination and meeting the short-listing criteria of the concerned discipline. Students continuing M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree Programme are awarded an M.Sc. degree after successful completion of all its prescribed requirements with recognition that it also partially fulfills the requirements of M.Sc. and Ph.D. Dual Degree Programme.
- IIT Jodhpur (IITJ):Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, and (iii) Physics.
- M.Sc.-M.Tech. Dual Degree Programme in Mathematics – Data & Computational Sciences.
- IIT Kanpur (IITK): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, (iii) Physics, and (iv) Statistics.
- M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree Programme in Physics (Transfer from M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree Programme to M.Sc. Physics Programme is not permitted. However, for students admitted to the M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree Programme, the M.Sc. degree will be given after successful completion of all academic requirements of the first six semesters while working towards Ph.D. degree.)
- IIT Kharagpur (IITKGP): Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. Programmes in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Geology, (iii) Geophysics, (iv) Mathematics, (v) Medical Physics, (vi) Molecular Medical Microbiology (vii) Nuclear Medicine, and (viii) Physics,
- IIT Madras (IITM): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, and (iii) Physics.
- IIT Mandi (IITMandi): IIT Mandi (IITMandi): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Applied Mathematics, (ii) Chemistry, and (iii) Physics.
- IIT Palakkad (IITPKD): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, and (iii) Physics.
- IIT Patna (IITP): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, and (iii) Physics.
- IIT Roorkee (IITR): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Applied Geology, (ii) Chemistry, (iii) Economics, (iv) Mathematics, and (v) Physics.
- IIT Ropar (IITRPR): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, and (iii) Physics.
- IIT Tirupati (IITTP): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics and Statistics, and (iii) Physics.
- IIT (BHU) Varanasi (IITBHU): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) Programmes in (i) Chemistry, and (ii) Physics.
