IIT JAM 2020

IIT JAM 2020 stands for Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. 2020. IIT Kanpur is the Organizing Institute for JAM 2020. The objective of JAM is to provide admissions to M.Sc. (Two Years), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree, and other Post-Bachelor Degree Programmes at the IITs and Integrated Ph.D. Degree Programmes at the IISc and to consolidate Science as a career option for bright students across the country.

Important Dates:

• Commencement of ONLINE Registration and Application on JAM 2020 Website - September 05, 2019
• Last Date for Online Application Submission and Uploading of Documents on the Website - October 09, 2019
• Mock Test Links (Released) - November 21, 2019
• Admit Card Download - January 07, 2020
• Date of JAM 2020 Examination - February 09, 2020
• Announcement of the Results of JAM 2020 - March 20, 2020
• Submission of Application Form for Admission on the JAM 2020 Website - April 09 - 22, 2020
• Last Date for Receipt of Request for Change of Category in Proper Format/Rectification of Defective Documents - May 04, 2020
• Declaration of First Admission List - June 01, 2020
• Declaration of Second Admission List - June 16, 2020
• Declaration of Third and Final Admission List - June 29, 2020
• Closure of Admissions through JAM 2020 - July 03, 2020

JAM 2020 Highlights:

• JAM 2020 Examination will be conducted ONLINE only as a Computer Based Test (CBT) for all Test Papers. 
• JAM 2020 will have six Test Papers, namely, (i) Biotechnology (BT) (ii) Chemistry (CY) (iii) Geology (GG) (iv) Mathematics (MA) (v) Mathematical Statistics (MS) and (vi) Physics (PH). Please note that the Biological Sciences (BL) paper has been discontinued.
• All the six Test Papers of JAM 2020 will be of fully objective type, with three different patterns of questions, namely (i) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), (ii) Multiple Select Questions (MSQs), and (iii) Numerical Answer Type (NATs) questions.
• Applications will be accepted ONLINE only through JAM 2020 website.
• No hard copies of documents are to be sent to the Organizing Institute. The applicable documents are to be uploaded online to the application website only.
• Biometric system of identity verification (finger-print) will be used for JAM 2020 examination and admission.
• No hard copy of JAM 2020 scorecard will be sent to the JAM 2020 qualified candidates by the Organizing Institute. It can only be downloaded from JAM 2020 website within a specified period.
• NO additional requirements, such as suitability test or interview, are needed for admission to the programmes in IITs under JAM.
• Integrated Ph.D. programmes in Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences & Biological Sciences at IISc Bangalore may use the JAM results to shortlist candidates for an interview for the final selection.

IIT JAM 2020 Quick Links:

• General Information
• Eligibility Criteria
• Syllabus
• Academic Programmes
• Pattern of Test Papers
• Choice of Examination Cities
• Code of Conduct
• Reserved Seats
• Application Procedure
• Fee Payment Procedure
• Application Scrunity and Rectification
• Admit Card
• Rank and Merit List
• Admission Procedure

Contact Details:

Organizing Chairman JAM-2020
GATE-JAM Office,
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,
Kanpur - 208016, Uttar Pradesh
Phone No.: (0512) 2597412
E-Mail: jam@iitk.ac.in