Indian Institute Of Technology Joint Admission Test For MSc

About IIT JAM Exam 2021

IIT JAM is popularly known as the Indian Institutes of Technology Joint Admission Test for Masters, which is a National-level entrance test conducted every year by one of the IITs on a rolling basis, to provide admission to the postgraduate M.Sc programs offered by different IITs. For IIT JAM 2021 exam, The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore is the conducting body of the exam.

It is a computer-based online examination conducted in eight zones at different IITs across the country. The exam paper is divided into 3 sections consisting of the questions based on the paper codes selected by the candidates at the time of filling the application form. Candidates need to qualify the IIT JAM entrance exam to get selected in one of the IITs for pursuing the master's in science field course.

IIT JAM Exam 2021: Key Element

ATTRIBUTES	DETAILS
Name	IIT JAM
Full-Form	Indian Institutes of Technology Joint Admission Test for Masters
Conducting Authority	One of the IITs on a rolling basis
Conducting Authority of IIT JAM 2021	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Number of IIT JAM Exam Per Year	01
Registration Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Online Computer Based Test (CBT)
Numbers of Questions	60
Exam Pattern	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) Numerical Answer Type (NAT)
Duration	3 hours
Registration Fee	One Test Papers 1500 INR 750 INR (Females) Two Test Papers 2100 INR 1050 INR (Females)
Language	English
Exam Website	https://jam.iisc.ac.in/
IIT JAM Helpline (Organizing Institute)	080-22932392
Email	jam@iisc.ac.in

IIT JAM Exam Important Dates 2021

Candidates can check all the important dates such as application form, admit card, exam, and result of IIT JAM exam from the table mentioned below:

PARTICULAR	DATE
IIT JAM Registration begins	September 10, 2020 (Thursday)
IIT JAM Registration closes	October 15, 2020 (Thursday)
IIT JAM Admit Card	January 11, 2021 (Monday)
Date of Examination	February 14, 2021 (Sunday )
Announcement of Result	March 20, 2021 (Saturday)
Admission Application Form	April 15-28, 2021
First Admission List	June 16, 2021 (Wednesday)
Second Admission List	July 01, 2021 (Thursday)
Third and Final Admission List	July 16, 2021 (Friday)
Admissions closes	July 20, 2021 (Tuesday)

IIT JAM Examination Test Schedule 2021

DATE	SESSION I	SESSION II
February 14, 2021 (Sunday)	9:30 AM to 12:30 PM Biotechnology (BT), Mathematical Statistics (MS), and Physics (PH)	3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Chemistry (CY), Economics (EN), Geology (GG), and Mathematics (MA)

IIT JAM Exam Registration Process 2021

IIT JAM Exam 2021 registration process is an online process made available by the JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS). The registration commences on September 10, 2020 (Thursday), till October 15, 2020 (Thursday). Candidates who want to participate in the exam have to apply for the exam by filling the application form through the official website of the IIT JAM. It is an online process that involves the following steps:

Step 1: Registration

Visit the official website of IIT JAM – Click Here
Click on the JOAPS (JAM Online Application Processing System).
Fill required details.
Get yourself register by filling in all the details required in the registration form.
Click submit.
Get Password and Registration ID to login to the IIT JAM application form.

Step 2: Fill IIT JAM online application form 2021

Re-login using unique IIT JAM Registration ID
Click “Edit Application Form”.
Enter details of no. of paper, paper subject, and exam city, etc.
Fill in all the required personal details.

Step 4: Upload Documents

Upload the scanned photograph (3.5 cm X 4.5 cm, 5kb to 200kb).
Upload the scanned signature (2 cm X 7 cm, 5 KB to 100 KB).

Step 3: Fee Payment

After clicking Save & Next, the fee payment page will be redirected.
Choose payment mode (Net Banking, Credit card, and Debit Card).
Click proceed to pay.

Group/Category	One Test Paper	Two Test Papers
Female (All Categories)/SC/ST/PwD	750 INR	1050 INR
All Others	1500 INR	2100 INR

Step 5: Final Submission

After completing all the steps mentioned above candidates will have to do the final submission of the IIT JAM application form.
Don’t forget to download the filled-in application form.

IIT JAM Exam Eligibility 2021

Candidates who want to join the IITs for the Master's program in the science field, need to take the common entrance exam conducted by one of the IITs on a rolling basis. Students have to fit the eligibility criteria of the IIT JAM 2021 issued by the exam conducting authority. Listed below are the eligibility criteria for the IIT JAM 2021 entrance exam:

Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in relevant discipline from a recognized university/institute with an aggregate of 55% or 5.5 marks or CGPA/CPI.
Final year candidates can also apply, but their admission shall be subjected to the submission of the passing certificate of the final year, i.e., a minimum of 55% or 5.5 marks or CGPA/CPI. (by September 30, 2021)
The Foreign nationals who possess an Indian degree are also eligible to apply based on the admitting institute’s policy.
Reservation of 5% is provided to the SC/ST and PwD students for appearing in the entrance exam (50% or 5.0 are required by them to be eligible).

Note: If the candidate is found unqualified at the time of admission or that he/she submitted the false documents, then the Admitting Institute has the right to cancel the admission of that candidate.

IIT JAM Exam Paper Codes 2021

IIT JAM exam is conducted on the basis of seven subjects which comprises of different syllabus or topics for different courses. Students need to choose the subjects accordingly based on the course they are opted for. Listed below are the paper codes provided by the IITs for the JAM MSc exam 2021 with the subjects for which they are available:

SUBJECT	PAPER CODE	SUBJECTS
Biotechnology	BT	Biological Joint M.Sc. – Ph.D. Molecular Medical Microbiology Biotechnology Environmental Science and Engineering
Chemistry	CY	Chemistry Atmosphere & Ocean Sciences Energy Environmental Science and Engineering Nuclear Medicine
Economics	EN	Economics
Geology	GG	Geology Atmosphere & Ocean Sciences Applied Geology Geophysics
Mathematics	MA	Mathematics & Computing Mathematics Atmosphere & Ocean Sciences Energy Environmental Science and Engineering Operations Research Mathematics Data & Computational Sciences Applied Mathematics Mathematics & Statistics
Mathematical Statistics	MS	Applied Statistics & Informatics Operations Research Statistics Mathematical
Physics	PH	Physics Atmosphere & Ocean Sciences Applied Geophysics Energy Environmental Science and Engineering Applied Geophysics Astronomy Physics and Materials Engineering Geophysics Medical Physics

Given below is the list of courses offered by different IITs with paper codes issued by the conducting authority of IIT JAM Exam 2021:

IIT JAM Exam Pattern 2021

IIT JAM 2021 exam is a computer-based online exam that consists of 60 questions of 100 marks. The paper comprises of 3 sections i.e., Section A, B, and C. Students will have to answer all the questions within the time duration of 3 hours. At the time of filling out the application form candidates have to choose the subjects according to the course they have opted for.

Total No f Questions: 60
Maximum Marks: 100
Duration: 3 Hours

SECTION A

The paper consists of MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) questions.
There are a total of 30 questions, 10 of 1 mark and 20 of 2 marks.
Each correct answer will carry 1 mark from Q1 – Q10, and 2 marks from Q11 – Q30.
Each wrong answer will consist of 1/3 negative marking for 1 marks question and 2/3 negative marking for 2 marks question.

SECTION B

The paper consists of MSQs (Multiple Select Questions) questions.
There are a total of 10 questions.
There is 1 or more than 1 correct answer for the questions.
Each correct answer will award a candidate with 2 marks if he/she selects all the correct answer(s).
No marks shall be deducted for giving an incorrect answer.

SECTION C

The paper consists of NAT (Numerical Answer Type) questions.
There are a total of 20 questions, 10 of 1 mark and 10 of 2 marks.
There is 1 or more than 1 correct answer for the questions.
Each correct answer will carry 1 mark from Q41 – Q50, and 2 marks from Q51 – Q60.
No marks shall be deducted for giving an incorrect answer.

Section	Questions of 1 marks	Questions of 2 marks	Max Marks
Section A MCQ	10 (Q1-Q10)	20 (Q11-Q30)	50
Section B MSQ	-	10 (Q31-Q40)	20
Section C NAT	10 (Q41-Q50)	10 (Q51-Q60)	30
Total	20	40	100

IIT JAM Exam Admission Procedure 2021

Eligible candidates, on the basis of the IIT JAM Exam 2021 score, can apply for admission in M.Sc programs provided by different IITs across India.

The All India merit list will be prepared based on the scores of the candidates in the IIT JAM 2021 exam conducting by one of the IITs on a rolling basis. Based on the merit list, seat allotment takes place. After this, candidates can report to the institution for acknowledging the admission.

For admission, candidates have to fit the eligibility criteria issued by the exam conducting authority of the JAM Exam. Now, they have to fill the application form for JAM 2021 through online mode.

Step 1: IIT JAM 2021 Exam

Candidates will have to appear and pass the IIT JAM 2021 exam to get the admission to the M.Sc programs.

Step 2: Shortlisting

A merit list will be prepared based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the IIT JAM 2021 entrance exam, after which candidates have to check the list, so they can fill the admission form for IIT. If the names/roll numbers of the candidate appear in the merit list he/she is eligible for taking the admission.

Step 3: Fill Admission Form for Counselling

All the candidates having their names/roll numbers in the merit list, further you have to fill the admission form for the counseling round. After this candidates have to pay the processing fee of 600 INR through JOAPS.

Step 4: Release of Admission List

The final list of selected candidates will be released after the submission of the admission form and processing fee. After this, offer letters will be sent to the selected candidates by the institute. After this, candidates need to submit an acceptance form along with a fee for advance seat booking through JOAPS.

category	Fee
General/OBC-NCL/EWS	10000 INR
SC/ST/PwD	5000 INR

IIT JAM Exam Syllabus 2021

The IIT JAM exam consists of seven subjects based on which students get admitted to the different M.Sc programs offered by the IITs. Tabulated below are the important topics covered by different subjects in the IIT JAM 2021 exam:

IIT JAM Biotechnology (BT) Syllabus

Biology (10+2+3 level)

	Biology
General Biology	Biochemistry and Physiology	Basic Biotechnology
Molecular Biology	Cell Biology	Microbiology

Chemistry (10+2+3 level)

SECTIONS	TOPICS
Atomic Structure	Bohr’s theory and Schrodinger wave equation Periodicity in properties Chemical bonding Properties of s, p, d, and f block elements Complex formation Coordination compounds Chemical equilibria Chemical thermodynamics (first and second law) Chemical kinetics (zero, first, second and third-order reactions) Photochemistry Electrochemistry Acid-base concepts Stereochemistry of carbon compounds Inductive, electromeric, conjugative effects and resonance
Chemistry of Functional Groups	Hydrocarbons, alkyl halides, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amines, and their derivatives Aromatic hydrocarbons, halides, nitro and amino compounds, phenols, diazonium salts, carboxylic and sulphonic acids Mechanism of organic reactions; Soaps and detergents Synthetic polymers; Biomolecules – amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates (polysaccharides) Instrumental techniques – chromatography (TLC, HPLC), electrophoresis, UV-Vis, IR and NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry

Mathematics (10+2 level)

	Mathematics
Sets	Relations and Functions	Mathematical Induction
Logarithms	Complex numbers	Linear and Quadratic Equations
Sequences and Series	Trigonometry	Cartesian System of Rectangular Coordinates
Straight lines and Family	Circles	Conic Sections
Permutations and Combinations	Binomial Theorem	Exponential and Logarithmic Series
Mathematical Logic	Statistics	Three Dimensional Geometry
Vectors	Matrices and Determinants	Boolean Algebra
Probability	Functions	limits and Continuity
Differentiation	Application of Derivatives	Definite and Indefinite Integrals
Differential Equations

Physics (10+2 level)

	Physics
Physical World and Measurement	Elementary Statics and Dynamics	Kinematics
Laws of Motion	Work	Energy and Power
Electrostatics	Current electricity	Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current	Electromagnetic waves	Optics
Dual Nature of Matter and Radiations	Atomic Nucleus	Solids and Semiconductor Devices
Principles of Communication	Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body	Gravitation
Mechanics of Solids and Fluids	Heat and Thermodynamics	Oscillations
Waves

IIT JAM Chemistry (CY) Syllabus

SECTIONS	TOPICS
Physical Chemistry	Basic Mathematical Concepts Solid State Electrochemistry Spectroscopy Atomic and Molecular Structure Chemical Thermodynamics Chemical Kinetics Theory of Gases Chemical and Phase Equilibria Adsorption
Organic Chemistry	Basic Concepts in Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry Natural Products Chemistry Organic Reaction Mechanism and Synthetic Applications Aromatic and Heterocyclic Chemistry Qualitative Organic Analysis
Inorganic Chemistry	Periodic Table Transition Metals (d block) Analytical Chemistry Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Compounds Bioinorganic Chemistry Main Group Elements (s and p blocks) Instrumental Methods of Analysis

IIT JAM Economics (EN) Syllabus

Microeconomics

	Microeconomics
Consumer theory	Production, costs with perfectly competitive markets	General equilibrium and welfare
Market structure	Game theory	Public goods and market failure

Macroeconomics

	Macroeconomics
National Income Accounting	Behavioural and Technological Functions	Business Cycles and Economic Models
Business Cycles and Economic Models (Open Economy	Inflation and Unemployment	Growth Models

Statistics for Economics

Probability theory, Sample spaces and events, Axioms of probability and their properties, conditional probability and Bayes’ rule, independent events
Random variables and probability distributions, probability distributions, expected values and functions of random variables, properties of commonly used discrete and continuous distributions
Random sampling, Density and distribution functions for jointly distributed random variables, computing expected values of jointly distributed random variables, covariance and correlation coefficients
Point and interval estimation, estimation of population parameters using methods of moments and maximum likelihood procedures, properties of estimators, confidence intervals
Hypothesis testing, distributions of test statistics, testing hypotheses related to population parameters, Type I and Type II errors, the power of a test, tests for comparing parameters from two samples

Indian Economy

	Indian Economy
Indian economy before 1950	Planning and Indian development	Indian economy after 1991
Banking, finance, and macroeconomic policies	Inequalities in social development	Poverty
India’s labour market

Mathematics for Economics

	Mathematics
Preliminaries and Functions of one real variable	Integration, differential equations, and difference equations	Functions of several real variables
Multivariate optimization	Linear programming	Single-variable optimization

IIT JAM Geology (GG) Syllabus

	Geology (GG)
The Planet Earth	Geomorphology	Structural Geology
Palaeontology	Brachiopoda, Mollusca, Trilobita, Graptolitoidea, Anthozoa, Echinodermata; Gondwana plant fossils; Elementary idea of vertebrate fossils in India.	Stratigraphy
Mineralogy	Petrology	Economic Geology
Applied Geology

IIT JAM Mathematics (MA) Syllabus

	Mathematics (MA)
Sequences and Series of Real Numbers	Functions of One Real Variable	Functions of Two or Three Real Variables
Integral Calculus	Differential Equations	Vector Calculus
Group Theory	Linear Algebra	Real Analysis

IIT JAM Mathematical Statistics (MS) Syllabus

Mathematics

	Mathematics
Sequences and Series	Differential Calculus	Integral Calculus
Matrices

Statistics

	Statistics
Probability	Random Variables	Standard Distributions
Joint Distributions	Sampling Distributions	Limit Theorems
Estimation	Testing of Hypotheses

IIT JAM Physics (PH) Syllabus

	Physics (PH)
Mathematical Methods	Mechanics and General Properties of Matter	Oscillations, Waves, and Optics
Electricity and Magnetism	Kinetic Theory, Thermodynamics	Modern Physics
Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics

IIT JAM 2021: Participating Institutes and Courses Offered by Them

IIT JAM is the national level postgraduate entrance exam conducted every year by one of the IITs on a rolling basis to provide admission into different M.Sc courses at IITs across India.

Tabulated below are the institutes participating in IIT JAM 2021 with the courses offered by them.

INSTITUTES	COURSES
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore	M.Sc. – Ph.D. Biological Sciences M.Sc. – Ph.D. Chemical Sciences M.Sc. – Ph.D. Mathematical Sciences M.Sc. – Ph.D. Physical Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Mathematics & Computing M.Sc. Physics
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar	Joint M.Sc. – Ph.D. Chemistry Joint M.Sc. – Ph.D. Mathematics Joint M.Sc. – Ph.D. Physics Joint M.Sc. – Ph.D. Geology Atmosphere & Ocean Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay	M.Sc. Applied Geology M.Sc. Applied Geophysics M.Sc. Applied Statistics & Informatics M.Sc. Biotechnology M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc. Physics M.Sc. – Ph.D. Energy (Dual Degree) M.Sc. – Ph.D. Environmental Science and Engineering (Dual Degree) M.Sc. – Ph.D. Operations Research (Dual Degree)
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc. Physics M.Sc. Economics
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) (ISM) Dhanbad	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Mathematics & Computing M.Sc. Physics M.Sc.(Tech) Applied Geology M.Sc.(Tech) Applied Geophysics
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc. Physics
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Mathematics & Computing M.Sc. Physics
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Mathematics & Computing M.Sc. Physics
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Physics M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc. Biotechnology M.Sc. Astronomy
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc. Physics M.Sc. – M.Tech Mathematics – Data & Computational Sciences (Dual Degree) M.Sc. – M.Tech Physics and Materials Engineering (Dual Degree)
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc. Physics M.Sc. Statistics M.Sc. – Ph.D. Physics (Dual Degree)
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur	Joint M.Sc. – Ph.D. Chemistry Joint M.Sc. – Ph.D. Geology Joint M.Sc. – Ph.D. Mathematics Joint M.Sc. – Ph.D. Physics Joint M.Sc. – Ph.D. Geophysics Joint M.Sc. – Ph.D. Medical Physics Joint M.Sc. – Ph.D. Nuclear Medicine Joint M.Sc. – Ph.D. Molecular Medical Microbiology
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc. Physics
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Applied Mathematics M.Sc. Physics
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc. Physics
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc. Physics
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee	M.Sc. Applied Geology M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Economics M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc. Physics
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc. Physics
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Tirupati	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Mathematics & Statistics M.Sc. Physics
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) (BHU) Varanasi	M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Physics

IIT JAM Exam 2021: Exam Cities

IIT JAM Exam is conducted in eight zones at different IITs across the nation. Candidates can choose upto 3 cities according to their ease at the time of filling the application form according to their preference. Given below are the zone wise exam centers students can choose from:

ZONE	CITIES
IISc Bangalore	Bengaluru Hubballi Hyderabad Kannur Kozhikode Mangaluru Mysuru (Mysore) Palakkad Thrissur
IIT Bombay	Ahmedabad Amravati Goa Mumbai Nagpur Nanded Nashik Pune Rajkot Vadodara
IIT Delhi	Faridabad Greater NOIDA Gurugram Hisar Indore Jaipur Jammu Jind Jodhpur New Delhi Srinagar
IIT Guwahati	Agartala Asansol - Durgapur Dhanbad Dibrugarh Guwahati Imphal Jorhat Kalyani Patna Shillong Siliguri
IIT Kanpur Zone	Agra Bareilly Bhopal Kanpur Lucknow Prayagraj (Allahabad) Varanasi
IIT Kharagpur	Baharampur Bhubaneswar Hazaribag Kharagpur Kolkata Raipur Ranchi Rourkela Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
IIT Madras	Alappuzha Chennai Coimbatore Ernakulam Guntur Karimnagar Kollam Kottayam Madurai Puducherry Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirapalli Tirunelveli Tirupati Warangal
IIT Roorkee	Dehradun Ghaziabad Jalandhar Kurukshetra Mohali Moradabad NOIDA Roorkee

FAQ Concerning IIT JAM 2021

Q1. Will the test be conducted in Hindi?

A1. The test will be conducted in the English language only.

Q2. What is the IIT JAM exam for?

A2. IIT JAM is a national level exam that is conducted to shortlist students for admission to MSc and integrated MSc courses offered by colleges accepting IIT JAM scores for admission.

Q3. For how many times a candidate can appear for the IIT JAM examination?

A3. One can appear as many times as one wants. There is no restriction on the number of attempts.

Q4. I wanted to do MS in Physics from IITs.

A4. You need to appear for the entrance exam for the same, as above mentioned the detail of the application form for IIT.

Q5. Who is the conducting authority for IIT JAM 2021?

A5. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore is the conducting authority for IIT JAM 2021.

Best wishes to all the IIT JAM 2021 aspirants from the CollegeMarg Team!

Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for MSc [ IIT JAM ]