IIT JAM Eligibility 2020 - Check Your Eligibility Criteria Here
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 requisite criteria set by the IIT Kanpur 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 education qualification and there is no age limit criteria to apply for the exam.
Below in this blog, we have provided the following aspects of IIT JAM Eligibility Criteria:
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 | Are You Eligible?
It is recommended to check the eligibility criteria for IIT JAM before you fill the form. Following are the general requirements that students are required to fulfil.
Nationality – Indian/Foreign
Bachelor’s degree in science
Either appearing (2020) or appeared for final examination of qualifying degree
If the candidate has qualified the 2020 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 IIIT JAM Admitting Institute, and
They must submit the proof of passing qualifying degree by 30th sept 2020.
Candidate must fulfil the required eligibility criteria guided as per admitting institute.
Educational Qualifications at Graduation and 10+2 Level
To apply for the desired program, a candidate must qualify the corresponding Test Paper. Every Academic Program has certain Minimum Educational Qualification (MEQ) and Eligibility Requirements (ER). IIT JAM courses and their eligibility are given below.
|
Test Paper (Test Paper Code) |
Academic Programme(s) |
Institutes |
Essential subjects in bachelor’s degree along with minimum duration |
Essential subjects at (10+2) level |
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Biotechnology (BT) |
M.Sc. Biotechnology |
IITB, IITI, IITR |
Any branch / subjects branch/subjects |
No Restrictions |
|
Biotechnology (BT) |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Molecular Medical Microbiology |
IITKGP |
B.Sc./B.S. degree (three years/six semesters) with Biology/Biotechnology/Botany/Lifescience/Physiology/Zoology/Microbiology/Biochemistry/Genetics & 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 |
|
Biotechnology (BT) |
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 |
Chemistry for three years/six semesters |
No Restrictions |
|
Chemistry (CY) |
M.Sc. Chemistry |
IITB, IITBhilai, IITBHU, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITISM, IITJ, IITK, IITM, IITMandi, IITP, IITPKD, IITR, IITRPR, IITTP |
Chemistry for three years/six semesters |
Mathematics |
|
Chemistry (CY) |
Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Chemistry |
IITBBS, IITKGP |
Chemistry for three years/six semesters |
Mathematics |
|
Chemistry (CY) |
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 |
|
Chemistry (CY) |
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) |
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 |
|
Geology (GG) |
M.Sc. Applied Geology |
IITB, IITR |
Geology for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science |
No Restrictions |
|
Geology (GG) |
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 |
|
Geology (GG) |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geology |
IITKGP, IITBBS |
Geology as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry |
Mathematics |
|
Geology (GG) |
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 |
|
Geology (GG) |
M.Sc. (Tech) in Applied Geology |
IITISM |
B.Sc degree (three year) with Geology as Honours/Major/Main/Equivalent subject and any two subsidiary subjects from Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. |
Mathematics |
|
Mathematics (MA) |
M.Sc. in Economics |
IITR |
Mathematics as one of the core subjects |
No Restrictions |
|
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 |
|
Mathematics (MA) |
M.Sc. Mathematics/ Mathematics and Computing |
IITH, IITISM |
Mathematics for at least two years/four semesters |
No Restrictions |
|
Mathematics (MA) |
M.Sc. M.Tech Dual Degree in Mathematics-Data and Computational sciences |
IITJ |
Mathematics for at least two years/four semesters |
No Restrictions |
|
Mathematics (MA) |
M.Sc. Mathematics and Computing |
IITG, IIT Bhilai |
Mathematics for at least two years/four semesters |
No Restrictions |
|
Mathematics (MA) |
M.Sc. Mathematics and Statistics |
IITTP |
Mathematics for at least two years/four semesters |
No Restrictions |
|
Mathematics (MA) |
Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Mathematics |
IITBBS, IITKGP |
Mathematics/Statistics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters |
No Restrictions |
|
Mathematics (MA) |
M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research |
IITB |
Mathematics/Statistics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters |
No Restrictions |
|
Mathematics (MA) |
M.Sc. Applied Mathematics |
IIT Mandi |
Mathematics for at least two years/four semesters |
Mathematics |
|
Mathematics (MA) |
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 |
|
Mathematics (MA) |
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 |
|
Mathematical Statistics (MS) |
M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations research |
IITB |
Mathematics or Statistics for at least two years/four semesters |
No Restrictions |
|
Mathematical Statistics (MS) |
M.Sc. Statistics |
IITK |
Statistics for at least two years/four semesters |
No Restrictions |
|
Mathematical Statistics (MS) |
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 |
|
Physics (PH) |
M.Sc. Physics |
IITB, IIT Bhilai, IITBHU, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI, IITISM, IITJ, IITK, IITM, IITP, IITPKD, IITR, IITRPR, IITTP |
Physics for at least two years/four semesters and Mathematics for a least one year/two semesters |
No Restrictions |
|
Physics (PH) |
Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Physics |
IITBBS, IITKGP |
Physics for at least two years/four semesters and Mathematics for a least one year/two semesters |
No Restrictions |
|
Physics (PH) |
M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Physics |
IITK |
Physics for at least two years/four semesters and Mathematics for a least one year/two semesters |
No Restrictions |
|
Physics (PH) |
M.Sc. Applied Geophysics |
IITB |
Physics and Mathematics/Mathematical Physics for two years/four semesters and at least one of them as subject for three years/six semesters |
No Restrictions |
|
Physics (PH) |
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Medical Physics |
IITKGP |
B.Sc./B.S. degree (three years/six 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 |
No Restrictions |
|
Physics (PH) |
M.Sc. Astronomy |
IITI |
Physics/ Mathematics / Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering |
No Restrictions |
|
Physics (PH) |
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 |
|
Physics (PH) |
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 |
|
Physics (PH) |
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 |
|
Physics (PH) |
M.Sc. (Tech) in Applied Geophysics |
IIT ISM |
B.Sc. Degree (3 Year) with Physics as Honours/Major/Main/Equivalent subject, Mathematics as a subsidiary subject for 2 years/4 semesters and another subsidiary subject from Chemistry, Geology, Electronics and Statistics for 1 year/2 semester |
No Restrictions |
Note – 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.
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IIT JAM Aggregate Percentage Criteria for Admissions in IISc and IITs
IIT Kanpur has decided minimum percentage criteria of the qualifying degree to get the admission in all participating IITs. Below, you can check the aggregate marks for all categories: -
For GENERAL & OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Candidates:
First-class marks or min. 55% aggregate marks or 5.5 out of 10, without rounding off, in qualifying degree.
For SC/ST/PwD Candidates:
Second class or min. 50% aggregate marks or 5.0 out of 10 without rounding off, in qualifying degree.
Eligibility Criteria for CCMN
Candidates can also get the admission in NITs after qualifying JAM Exam. But, they must satisfy the CCMN Eligibility Criteria for the 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!
If you satisfy the mentioned eligibility requirements, then you can fill the IIT JAM Online Application Form.
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