IIT JAM 2024: Application, New Pattern, Syllabus, Exam Dates

IIT JAM 2024 Exam Status

The official notification for IIT JAM 2024 has been released. Here is important information regarding the IIT JAM 2024 registration:

• IIT JAM 2024 Registration Deadline Extended: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has extended the registration deadline for the IIT Joint Admission Test for Masters (IIT JAM 2024) until October 20.
• Correction Period: The application correction facility for IIT JAM 2024 will begin on November 24.
• Correction Options: Candidates can make corrections to various details, including examination cities, test papers, category, and gender.
• Fee for Corrections: The fee for making corrections is Rs 300. This applies to changes in examination cities, test papers, category, and gender. Additionally, candidates will need to pay any applicable difference in the application fee.
• Application Refund Policy: The application fee is non-refundable. In case the fee amount has been debited from the candidate's bank account, but the JAM 2024 application portal does not receive the information due to communication failure or any such event, the money will be automatically credited back to the candidate's account. However, this process may take a week or more after the closure of the application process.
• Exam Date: The IIT JAM 2024 examination is scheduled to be held on February 11.
• Programs and Seats: JAM scores are used for admission to various postgraduate programs, including MSc, MSc Tech, MS Research, MSc-MTech dual degree, Joint MSc - PhD, MSc - PhD dual degree in numerous institutes. There are around 3,000 seats available in postgraduate programs at 21 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for the academic year 2024-25, with an additional 2,000 seats in IISc and the centralised counselling process.
• Registration Link: Candidates can register for the exam on the JOAPS official website, joaps.iitm.ac.in.
• Seat Availability: IIT JAM 2024 offers admission to approximately 3,000 seats across 21 IITs for the academic year 2024-25.
• Qualification for Admission: Successful IIT JAM candidates will be eligible to apply for admission to various programs, including MSc, MSc Tech, MS Research, MSc-MTech dual degree, Joint MSc-PhD, and MSc-PhD dual degree programs in participating institutes.
• Registration Process: To register, candidates need to provide their name, a valid email address, and an active mobile number to generate a password. They must enter the enrollment number and OTP sent to their email address for login on the JOAPS official website.
• Exam Subjects: The JAM 2024 examination comprises seven subjects: biotechnology (BT), chemistry (CY), economics (EN), geology (GG), mathematics (MA), mathematical statistics (MS), and physics (PH). Candidates can apply for a maximum of two papers.

Candidates can check the IIT JAM 2024 exam status from the below table:

What is IIT JAM?

• JAM 2024 Exam Format: The JAM 2024 is a Computer Based Test (CBT) that covers SEVEN different subjects, namely Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Economics (EN), Geology (GG), Mathematical Statistics (MS), Mathematics (MA), and Physics (PH).
• Question Types: The exam consists of fully objective questions with three types: (i) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), (ii) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and (iii) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.
• Choice of Test Papers: Candidates have the option to appear for either ONE or TWO test papers, depending on their subject preferences and eligibility.
• Admission Opportunities: Successful performance in JAM 2024 provides DIRECT admission to over 3000 seats in various postgraduate programmes offered at IITs.
• Wider Admissions: JAM 2024 Scores hold significance for admissions to over 2300 seats across various Central Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs), including prestigious institutions like NITs, IISc, DIAT, IIEST, IISER Pune, IISER Bhopal, IIPE, JNCASR, and SLIET.

JAM 2024: Non-IIT institutes

Besides IITs, JAM score 2024 will be used by various other institutes for granting admission to masters programmes.

• Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR),
• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal)
• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune (IISER Pune)
• Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE).

IIT JAM 2024 Exam Dates

Who will conduct IIT JAM 2024 ?

How to Fill IIT JAM 2024 Admission Application ?

• Step 1: First, they need to check their name in the JAM 2024 merit list.
• Step 2: If the name is included in the merit list, then apply online only using the prescribed Admission Form available at the JOAPS website, irrespective of IITs where the admission is sought.
• Step 3: Use the login credentials obtained at the time of JAM registration to access the JOAPS admission form.
• Step 4: In the admission form qualified candidates will have to enter all the programs at IITs, in order of preferences, where the candidate is seeking admission.
• Step 5: To submit the form the candidates are then needed to make the payment of Rs. 600/-
• Step 6: For each JAM 2024 program, review the Admission Lists, which are prepared by the Organizing Institute and announced on the JAM 2024 website.
• Step 7: The admission lists are released before the seats in the respective courses in the IITs are filled in. Three admission lists have been issued.
• Step 8: If the name of a candidate appears on any of the admission lists, the candidate is told by an offer letter of the same.

• Rs. 10000/- for General/OBC-NCL/EWS category candidates
• Rs. 5000/- for SC/ST/PwD category candidates

IIT JAM 2024 Application Form

• Candidates can apply for JAM 2024 only through the JOAPS on the official website.
• Candidates have to register on JOAPS website, by filling their name, email, mobile number, and a password.
• The candidates must give valid contact number & email id.
• Enrollment ID was ent via email and SMS to the candidates.
• The candidate needs to use their enrollment id along with the password for all JAM 2024 related websites.
• Candidate must keep their ID along with the password information safe and confidential.
• The applying candidates provide a chance to correct the registration form after the last date of submission.

IIT JAM 2024 Application Fee 

IIT JAM Application Fee can be paid via online mode. The details (category and gender-wise) are listed below:

Documents for JAM 2024 M.Sc Admission to be Uploaded

• Class 10th Certificate
• Class 12th Mark sheet
• Qualifying Degree Mark sheets of all semesters/ years
• For General Category, a Nationality Certificate is required. It can be a Birth Certificate/ Voter ID/ 1st page of Passport/ School Transfer Certificate/ Nationality Certificate issued by the Government/ Aadhaar Card.
• The certificate category is required for OBC-NCL, EWS, SC, and ST candidates.
• PwD Certificate is required for PwD category applicants.

IIT JAM 2024 Eligibility Criteria

The candidates who qualify in IIT JAM 2024 shall have to fulfil the following  Eligibility Requirements (ERs) for admissions in IITs and other colleges:

• All candidates admitted through JAM should have a Bachelor’s degree as a Minimum Educational Qualification (MEQ).
• The aggregate marks or CGPA/CPI without rounding-off in the qualifying degree should be at least 55% out of 10 for candidates in the General/OBC (NCL) category and 50% or 5.0 out for 10 candidates in the SC/ST and PWD categories.
• For Candidates with letter grades/CGPA, the equivalence in percentage of marks will be decided by the Admitting Institute(s).
• Proof of having passed the Qualifying Degree with the Minimum Educational Qualifications as specified by the Admitting Institute should be submitted by the 30 September 2022.
• All accepted candidates will have to request a physical health certificate in the prescribed form from a licenced medical practitioner at the time of admission. The admitted candidates will also have to undergo a physical health examination at the time of admission by a medical board established by the Admitting Institute.

• It will entirely be the responsibility of the Candidate to prove that he/she satisfies the Minimum Educational Qualifications and JAM Eligibility for Admission.
• The Admitting Institute has the right to cancel, at any point, the admission to a course to which it is not entitled, unqualified or disqualified, of an applicant who is found to have been admitted.

IIT JAM 2024 Correction Window

All registered candidates were given a one time opportunity to correct any mistake in the submitted online JAM registration form. To access the form correction window candidates gave during the login using their email id/enrolment number and password at JOAPS.

The candidates can edit the below-given details in the JAM 2024 Application Form:

• Category
• PwD Status
• Exam City Choice
• Gender
• Paper Choice

IIT JAM 2024 Admit Card

• Admit card will be available until the examination date.
• Hall Ticket is not sent by post or email, the candidate has to download it.
• It is mandatory to carry the admit card to the exam centre along with a valid photo ID proof which will help in verification of identity by the invigilators.
• If a candidate finds any discrepancy in their hall ticket, get in touch with the officials immediately and get it rectified.

IIT JAM 2024 Syllabus

JAM syllabus differs for all the 6 papers. Aspirants can check below the IIT JAM syllabus 2024 for all the 6 JAM subject papers from below:

• Biotechnology (BT) - Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
• Chemistry (CY) - Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry.
• Geology (GG) - Geomorphology, Structural Geology, Palaeontology, Economic & Applied Geology, Petrology, Mineralogy, and Stratigraphy.
• Mathematics (MA) - Sequence and Series of real numbers, Functions of two real variables, Differential Equations, Group Theory, Vector Calculus, Real Analysis and Linear Algebra.
• Mathematical Statistics (MS) - Sequence and Series, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, Matrices, Estimation and Testing of Hypothesis, Standard, Sampling and Joint Distributions, Differential Equations, Statistics, Probability, and Random Variables.
• Physics (PY) - Mechanics and General Properties of Matter, Oscillations, Waves and Optics, Simple Oscillators, Electronics and Devices, Modern Physics, Solid-state Physics, KInetic theory, Electricity, and Magnetism.

IIT JAM 2024 Exam Pattern

Section-wise distribution of JAM 2024 Exam

Below table shows the section-wise distribution of marks & questions for IIT JAM 2024 exam:

IIT JAM 2024 Answer Key

IIT Roorkee will release the provisional & the final answer key of the IIT JAM entrance exam. Given below are the important points to check for JAM Answer Key:

• Candidates can download the answer key & question papers online mode. Candidates have to visit the IIT JAM official website.
• To check their result and download the answer key there is no login required at JOAPS to download them.
• Answers key of all the subjects is available in PDF format. The official JAM 2024 answer key will be released for all 7 papers separately and has the correct answer to all questions asked in the exam.
• Using the answer key candidates can get an estimate of their JAM score even before the result is out.
• In case a candidate finds an answer to be wrong as per them, they can challenge the answer key by logging into JOAPS.
• Per challenge, a fee is charged, which is refunded if the corresponding challenge is accepted.

• If the challenges are accepted, a final answer key is published with the frozen answers. This key is used as a reference for the calculation of IIT JAM 2024 result.
• The final answer key cannot be challenged further.

If The answer is correct

• For 1 marks MCQ – add 1 marks
• For 2 marks MCQ – add 2 marks
• For 1 mark NAT – add 1 marks
• For 2 mark NAT – add 2 marks

If the answer is wrong:

• For 1 mark MCQ – deduct 1/3 marks
• For 2 marks MCQ – deduct 2/3 marks
• There is no negative marking for the NAT. So, no need to deduct marks

IIT JAM 2024 Result

• Candidates can check their results from 22 March 2024. For each test paper, all India merit list will be prepared based on All India Rank (AIR).
• The merit list depends on the number of seats and availability of seats for students from various categories. IIT JAM results are also available in the form of the scorecard.
• Candidates can check their merit and rank secured from their IIT JAM result.

IIT JAM 2024 Rank and Merit List

Read the points given below for the Rank and Merit List:

• For each test paper of JAM 2024, candidates will be assigned All India Rank (AIR) which is based on their performance in the examination.
• In the case of tie-breaker, those candidates who had more positive mark than negative given a higher rank. 
• If this criterion fails to break the tie then candidates will give the same rank.
• For qualified candidates, the scorecard is available on the JAM 2024 official website.

IIT JAM 2024 Scorecard 

The scorecard is a valid document that is used for admission. The candidates who pass the JAM cutoff marks have to login in to JOAPS and download the scorecard. The scorecard shall have the below-given details:

• Name of the candidate
• Registration number
• AIR of JAM in the attempted subject paper
• Marks scored out of 100
• Number of candidates who appeared in the paper
• Category wise qualifying marks in the paper
• Photo and signature of the candidate
• Other instructions

IIT JAM 2024 Tie-Breaking

Check below the criteria's for JAM 2024 Tie-breaking:

• In case, two or more candidates get the same marks in JAM, the to decide All India Rank (AIR) tie-breaking is done.
• The candidate with a higher ratio of positive marks to negative marks will be given a higher rank. If the criterion fails to break ties, the concerned candidates are awarded the same rank.

IIT JAM 2024 Cutoff Marks

The cutoff is the minimum marks needed to be able to pass JAM 2024. IIT JAM 2024 cutoff is declared with the result, thus for reference here is JAM cutoff marks from last year:

IIT JAM 2024 Test Centres

The list of the test centre is given below for various IITs:

IIT JAM Test Campuses and Courses

Admitting and participating institutes of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) JAM for M.Sc are listed below:

Why IIT JAM is Important ?

Answer: Taking the IIT JAM, or Joint Admission Test for M.Sc., is a great way to show your academic commitment and strength and gain access to premier institutions in India. It's an important part of your post-graduate degree pathway and will give you an advantage over other applicants. By taking the IIT JAM, you can prove that you have what it takes to pursue higher education with success. It provides you a chance to study in IITs, IISc, NITs, and CFTIs for MSc and other post-graduation courses.

List of Participating Institutes for IIT JAM 2024

1. IISc Bangalore
2. Integrated PhD in Biological Sciences
3. Integrated PhD in Chemical Sciences
4. Integrated PhD in Mathematical Sciences
5. Integrated PhD in Physical Sciences
6. NIT Agartala
7. MNNIT Allahabad
8. NIT Arunachal Pradesh
9. NIT Calicut
10. NIT Durgapur
11. MNIT Jaipur
12. NIT Jalandhar
13. NIT Jamshedpur
14. NIT Manipur
15. NIT Nagaland
16. VNIT Nagpur
17. NIT Rourkela
18. NIT Silchar
19. NIT Srinagar, J&K
20. NIT Warangal
21. NIT Hamirpur
22. NIT Meghalaya
23. NIT Sikkim
24. NIT Surathkal
25. NIT Tiruchirappalli
26. IIEST Shibpur
27. SLIET Punjab
28. IISER Pune
29. IISER Bhopal
30. IISER Tirupati

The 2022 IIT JAM Seat Matrix is as follows:

IIT JAM 2024 Preparation Tips

The Preparation Tips are listed below by the experts and are targeted for the Candidates planning to look for some guidance and moral support for their preparation which might help them in scoring than what they are planning to score:

• Candidates are requested to go through the Syllabus first of all the things and before even starting their preparation, they must prepare how to go on with each subject which includes the time distribution, management of resources and various other important factors.
• Make notes of everything, put tags and sticky notes.
• Daily revision is an important aspect as what the candidate studied becomes faded which needs to be polished time and again.
• Make stronger points even better and work on weak points as well.

Important Books to Prepare for JAM 2024

Here is a list of some good IIT JAM 2022 books that are really helpful in JAM preparation.

IIT JAM 2024 Examination Schedule

The below table mentioned the session-wise timings for the exam and the corresponding test paper and code.

IIT JAM 2024 Highlights 

The vital points for IIT JAM are mentioned in the table below:

About Indian Institute Technology

Joint Admission Exam The Indian Institute of Technology

The IIT JAM is an admission test organized every year for M.Sc. & other Post Graduate Science programs at the IITs, IISc, IISERs & other top Indian Institutes like NITs, NISER, etc.  The exam is being conducted for the year 2004 to provide admission to M.Sc. Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree, etc. Programmes at the IITs & Integrated PhD Degree Programmes at IISc for consolidating Science as a career option for the deserving candidates.