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Joint Admission Test is a gateway for your dreams to pursue MSc from IITs, IISc, NITs, etc. To apply for the exam, one must ensure the minimum required criteria set by the IISc Banglore as the first stage to filter out the suitable candidates.
As per the officials, a candidate will be eligible to appear in IIT JAM Exam if he/she fulfill the required educational qualification and there are no age limit criteria to apply for the exam.
Below in this blog, we have provided the following aspects of IIT JAM Eligibility Criteria 2022:
Eligibility for JAM Exam
Educational Qualification at Graduation and 10+2 Level
Aggregate Percentage Criteria for IITs and IISc
CCMN Eligibility Criteria for JAM Exam
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IIT JAM Eligibility 2022 | Are You Eligible?
It is recommended to check the jam exam eligibility criteria before fill the form. Following are the general requirements that students are required to fulfill.
Nationality – Indian/Foreign
Bachelor’s degree in science
In the qualifying degree, the aggregate marks or CGPA/CPI without rounding-off should be at least 55% or 5.5 out of 10 for General/OBC (NCL) category candidates and 50% or 5.0 out of 10 for SC/ST and PwD category candidates.
Either appearing or appeared for the final examination of qualifying degree
If the candidate has qualified for the 2022 JAM exam, he/she can apply for provisional admission subjected to the following conditions:
All parts of their final examination shall be completed by the date of registration of the IIT JAM Admitting Institute, and
They must submit proof of passing the qualifying degree.
Candidate must fulfill the required eligibility criteria for the IIT JAM exam, guided as per admitting institute.
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IIT JAM 2022 Eligibility Criteria- Aggregate Percentage Criteria for Admissions in IISc and IITs
IIT JAM conducting body decides minimum percentage criteria of the qualifying degree to get admission in all participating IITs. Below, you can check the aggregate marks for all categories: -
In the qualifying degree, the aggregate marks or CGPA/CPI without rounding-off should be at least 55% or 5.5 out of 10 for General/OBC (NCL) category candidates and 50% or 5.0 out of 10 for SC/ST and PwD category candidates.
The aggregate marks or CGPA/CPI should be first-class marks or min. 55% aggregate marks or 5.5 out of 10, without rounding off for GENERAL & OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Candidates in the qualifying degree.
Second class or min. 50% aggregate marks or 5.0 out of 10 without rounding off for SC/ST/PwD Candidates, in qualifying degree.
Educational Qualifications at Graduation and 10+2 Level
To apply for the desired program, a candidate must qualify for the corresponding Test Paper. Every Academic Program has certain Minimum Educational qualifications (MEQ) and Eligibility Requirements (ER). IIT JAM Eligibility 2022 and their courses are given below.
Test Paper (code) |
Academic Programme |
Institute |
Minimum Educational Qualifications for Admission |
Essential subjects in Bachelor's Degree along with the minimum duration |
Essential subjects at (10+2) level |
Biotechnology (BT) |
M.Sc. Biotechnology |
IITI, IITB |
Any Branch/Subject |
No Restrictions |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Molecular Medical Microbiology |
IITKGP |
B.Sc./B.S. degree (three years/six semesters) with Biology/ Biotechnology/Botany/Life Science/Physiology/Zoology/ Microbiology/Biochemistry/ Genetics and molecular biology as Honours/Major/Main Subject, and any one of Chemistry/ Physics/ Mathematics as one of compulsory subsidiary subject for at least one year/two semesters |
No Restrictions |
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering |
IITB |
Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters |
Mathematics |
Chemistry (CY) |
M.Sc. Chemistry |
IITI, IITR# |
Chemistry for three years/six semesters |
No Restrictions |
IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITJ, IITK, IITM, IITP, IITRPR, IITISM, IITBHU, IITBhilai, IITPKD, IITMandi |
Chemistry for three years/six semesters |
Mathematics |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Chemistry |
IITBBS, IITKGP |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Nuclear Medicine |
IITKGP |
B.Sc./B.S. degree (three years/six semesters) with Chemistry as Honours/Major/Main Subject, Mathematics as compulsory one subsidiary subject and Physics/ Biology as another subsidiary subject for at least two years/four semesters |
No Restrictions |
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering |
IITB |
Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters |
Mathematics |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences |
IITBBS |
Mathematics and Physics with any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics |
No Restrictions |
Economics (EN) |
M.Sc. in Economics |
IITD |
Any Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.Sc./ B.Com/ B.Stat./B.Math./ B.Tech/B.E. or equivalent). The bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. |
No Restrictions |
IITR# |
B.Tech/B.E./ B.Sc. (PCM)/ B.Stat. and B.A./ B.Com. (with Mathematics as one of the subjects in the whole program) |
No Restrictions |
Geology (GG) |
M.Sc. Applied Geology |
IITB |
Geology for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biological Science |
Mathematics |
M.Sc. Applied Geology |
IITR# |
Geology for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biological Science |
No Restrictions |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geophysics |
IITKGP |
Geology as a subject for three years/ six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry |
Mathematics |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geology |
IITKGP, IITBBS |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences |
IITBBS |
Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics |
No Restrictions |
M.Sc.(Tech) in Applied Geology * |
IITISM |
B.Sc. degree (3 years) with Geology as Honours/ Major/ Main/Equivalent subject and any two subsidiary subjects from Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. |
Mathematics |
Mathematics (MA) |
M.Sc. Mathematics |
IITB, IITD, IITGN, IITI, IITJ,IITK, IITM, IITP, IITPKD, IITR#, IITRPR |
Mathematics for at least two years/four semesters |
No Restrictions |
M.Sc. Mathematics/ Mathematics and Computing |
IITH, IITISM |
M.Sc.-M.Tech. Dual Degree in Mathematics-Data and Computational Sciences |
IITJ |
M.Sc. Mathematics and Computing |
IITG, IITBhilai |
M.Sc. Mathematics and Statistics |
IITTP |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Mathematics |
IITBBS, IITKGP |
Mathematics/ Statistics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters. |
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research |
IITB |
M.Sc. Applied Mathematics |
IITMandi |
Mathematics for at least two years/four semesters |
Mathematics |
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering |
IITB |
Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters. |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences |
IITBBS |
Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics |
No Restrictions |
Mathematical Statistics (MS) |
M.Sc. Applied Statistics and Informatics |
IITB |
Mathematics or Statistics for at least two years/four semesters |
No Restrictions |
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research |
IITB |
M.Sc. Statistics |
IITK |
Statistics for at least two years/four semesters |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences |
IITBBS |
Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics |
Physics (PH) |
M.Sc. Physics |
IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI, IITJ, IITK, IITM, IITISM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR, IITBHU, IITBhilai, IITPKD |
No restrictions for engineering degrees. For B.Sc./B.S. degree, Physics for at least two years/four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/two semesters. |
No Restrictions |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Physics |
IITBBS, IITKGP |
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Physics |
IITK |
M.Sc. Applied Geophysics |
IITB |
Physics and Mathematics/ Mathematical Physics for two years/four semesters and at least one of them as a subject for three years/six semesters |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Medical Physics |
IITKGP |
B.Sc./B.S. degree (3yrs/6 semesters) with Physics as Honours/Major/Main Subject, Mathematics as compulsory one subsidiary subject and Chemistry/Biology as another subsidiary subject for at least two years/four semesters |
M.Sc. Astronomy |
IITI |
Physics/ Mathematics /Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences |
IITBBS |
Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geophysics |
IITKGP |
Geology/Physics as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Geology and Chemistry |
Mathematics |
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering |
IITB |
Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and anyone of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters |
Mathematics |
M.Sc.(Tech) in Applied Geophysics |
IITISM |
B.Sc. Degree (3 yrs.) with Physics as Honours/ Major/ Main/ Equivalent subject, Mathematics as a subsidiary subject for two years/four semesters and another subsidiary subject from Chemistry, Geology, Electronics, Statistics and Computer Science for one year/two semesters. |
No Restrictions |
The full form of all the participating institutes are -
IIT ISM- IIT (ISM) Dhanbad,
IITB- IIT Bombay,
IITBBS- IIT Bhubaneswar,
IITBHU- IIT (BHU) Varanasi,
IITD- IIT Delhi,
IITGN- IIT Gandhinagar,
IITG- IIT Guwahati,
IITH- IIT Hyderabad,
IITI- IIT Indore,
IITJ- IIT Jodhpur,
IITK- IIT Kanpur,
IITKGP- IIT Kharagpur,
IITM- IIT Madras,
IITP- IIT Patna,
IITR- IIT Roorkee,
IITRPR- IIT Ropar.
Note -
# Minimum Educational Qualification for engineering graduates/students should be treated as removed for this program and these candidates will be admitted based on their JAM rank only
* Medical Criteria:
a) Applicants with color blindness and/or Uni-ocularity are not eligible.
b) To do fieldwork, persons with disability (PwD) category candidates should be able to walk in the field without assistance/escort (on-road and/or off-road conditions.)
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Eligibility Criteria for CCMN
Candidates can also get admission in NITs after qualifying the JAM Exam. But, they must satisfy the CCMN Eligibility Criteria for admission in the admitting Institutes.
Candidates must have at least 60% aggregate marks (Gen/EWS/OBC) or 55% aggregate marks (SC, ST, PwD) in the qualifying degree for CCMN Counseling Process.
There are some other subject-wise eligibility criteria available on CCMN official website. You can check those NITs MSc Admission Eligibility Criteria here.
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If you satisfy the above-mentioned IIT JAM 2022 eligibility requirements, then you can fill the IIT JAM Online Application Form.
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