Joint Admission Test for M.Sc.

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Joint Admission test for Masters (JAM) is a common admission test conducted every year for admission into Master of Science (M.Sc.) and other post-graduate science programs at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and National Institutes of Technology(NITs), organized by alternating institutes every year. JAM has been conducted since 2004.[1] The 2021 edition has been organized by Indian Institute of Science.[1]

Eligibility[edit]

As of 2021, the eligibility criteria for JAM include having a bachelor's degree with an average mark of 55% in general category, and 50% for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Persons with Disabilities. They are open to foreign nationals.[2]

Exam pattern[edit]

The exam is computer based. Seven even Papers are conducted for each respective subject namely mathematics, physics, chemistry, mathematical statistics, geology, biotechnology and economics. Biological science was removed in 2020 and economics introduced in 2021.[3] The exam is three hours and is conducted only in English. It includes 60 questions, as follows: 30 multiple choice questions (MCQ), 10 multiple select questions (MSQ) and 20 numerical answer type (NAT) 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.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "JAM – 2021" (PDF) (Press release). Indian Institute of Science. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Eligibility Requirements (ERs) for Admission". jam.iisc.ac.in. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "JAM2021". jam.iisc.ac.in. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
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