Getting admission into the IITs, NITs, or IISc for MSc is a dream and a matter of pride for every IIT JAM Aspirant. But to be a part of these institutes, you need to rank better in the exam.
As we all know, JAM is the most popular MSc entrance exam with the highest number of appearing students. Every year, around 65,000 candidates appear in the exam, out of which only 4% crack it for MSc courses.
Although you have cracked the exam, but it may be possible that you got a low JAM Rank. You don't need to worry about it. According to the last year's opening-closing rank of institutes, there are many IITs and NITs that accept low JAM rank.
At Eduncle, we are providing you a category-wise list of all those Institutes that accept lower rank.
In this article, you will find:
IITs Accepting Low JAM Ranks
IITs are the first choice for every JAM aspirant because of the value of these institutes, scholarships offered and future aspects.
So here, we have mentioned the institutes that accept low IIT JAM Rank for General, SC, ST, and OBC candidates.
Below, you can check the list of the IITs along with their Closing rank.
For General Category
| Institute |
Subject |
Closing Rank |
| IIT Palakkad |
Physics |
590-595 |
| IIT Bhilai |
Physics |
560-564 |
| IIT Palakkad |
Chemistry |
550-555 |
| IIT Patna |
Physics |
540-545 |
| IIT Bhilai |
Chemistry |
536-540 |
| IIT Jodhpur |
Chemistry |
510-515 |
| IIT Tirupati |
Mathematics and Computing |
508-513 |
| IIT (ISM) Dhanbad |
Physics |
504-508 |
| IIT Patna |
Chemistry |
490-495 |
| IIT Bhilai |
Mathematics and Computing |
489-493 |
For OBC Category
| Institute |
Subject |
Closing Rank |
| IIT (ISM) Dhanbad |
Physics |
1042-1046 |
| IIT Bhilai |
Physics |
1012-1016 |
| IIT Jodhpur |
Physics |
959-963 |
| IIT Palakkad |
Chemistry |
949-953 |
| IIT Palakkad |
Physics |
943-947 |
| IIT Bhilai |
Chemistry |
930-934 |
| IIT Indore |
Astronomy |
915-920 |
| IIT Jodhpur |
Chemistry |
910-915 |
| IIT Patna |
Chemistry |
883-886 |
| IIT Ropar |
Physics |
875-880 |
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For SC Category
| Institute |
Subject |
Closing Rank |
| IIT Bhilai |
Physics |
3177-3182 |
| IIT (ISM) Dhanbad |
Physics |
3127-3131 |
| IIT Bhilai |
Chemistry |
3043-3046 |
| IIT Palakkad |
Chemistry |
2975-2980 |
| IIT Patna |
Physics |
2883-2887 |
| IIT Jodhpur |
Chemistry |
2850-2854 |
| IIT Patna |
Chemistry |
2735-2739 |
| IIT Jodhpur |
Physics |
2725-2729 |
| IIT Indore |
Astronomy |
2667-2671 |
| IIT Mandi |
Chemistry |
2618-2623 |
For ST Category
| Institute |
Subject |
Closing Rank |
| IIT Palakkad |
Chemistry |
6678-6682 |
| IIT Ropar |
Chemistry |
6548-6552 |
| IIT Patna |
Chemistry |
6408-6412 |
| IIT Indore |
Astronomy |
6358-6363 |
| IIT Jodhpur |
Chemistry |
5845-5849 |
| IIT Roorkee |
Economics |
5783-5787 |
| IIT Palakkad |
Physics |
5760-5765 |
| IIT Mandi |
Chemistry |
5704-5709 |
| IIT (ISM) Dhanbad |
Chemistry |
5704-5709 |
| IIT (BHU) Varanasi |
Chemistry |
5335-5339 |
This list is according to the 2020 data and may vary for the JAM 2022 Counselling. You can check the IIT JAM Opening & Closing Ranks to understand the ranks and marks for each institute.
NITs Accepting Low JAM Ranks
If you have missed the chance to get admission in IITs, then you have another option to apply in NITs for MSc courses with a low JAM Rank.
There are a total of 22 institutes (20 NITs and 2 CFTI) in India that accept the IIT JAM Score Card.
Below, you can check the category-wise list of those NITs that accept Low Rank of Joint Admission Test.
You can also check the Best NIT for MSc Courses.
For General Category
| Institute |
MSc Programme Name |
JAM Subject |
Closing Rank |
| NIT Srinagar |
Physics |
Physics |
1722-1726 |
| NIT Nagaland |
Physics |
1660-1664 |
|
| NIT Manipur |
Physics |
1624-1629 |
|
| NIT Meghalaya |
Physics |
1527-1532 |
|
| NIT Silchar |
Applied Physics |
1527-1532 |
|
| NIT Arunachal Pradesh |
Applied Physics |
1484-1488 |
|
| NIT Agartala |
Physics |
1455-1459 |
|
| SLIET Punjab |
Physics |
1427-1432 |
|
| NIT Manipur |
Mathematics |
Mathematics |
1365-1370 |
| NIT Meghalaya |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
1365-1370 |
For OBC Category
| Institute |
Programme Name |
JAM Subject |
Closing Rank |
| NIT Srinagar |
Physics |
Physics |
2564-2566 |
| NIT Nagaland |
Physics |
2504-2508 |
|
| NIT Manipur |
Physics |
2465-2470 |
|
| NIT Meghalaya |
Physics |
2385-2390 |
|
| NIT Silchar |
Applied Physics |
2385-2390 |
|
| SLIET Punjab |
Physics |
2298-2302 |
|
| NIT Hamirpur |
Physics |
2259-2263 |
|
| NIT Jamshedpur |
Physics |
2219-2223 |
|
| VNIT Nagpur |
Physics |
2219-2223 |
|
| NIT Arunachal Pradesh |
Applied Physics |
2134-2137 |
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For SC Category
| Institute |
MSc Programme Name |
JAM Subject |
Closing Rank |
| NIT Manipur |
Physics |
Physics |
7854-7859 |
| NIT Meghalaya |
Physics |
7854-7859 |
|
| NIT Srinagar |
Physics |
7854-7859 |
|
| NIT Silchar |
Applied Physics |
7538-7542 |
|
| NIT Jamshedpur |
Physics |
7234-7238 |
|
| SLIET Punjab |
Physics |
7234-7238 |
|
| NIT Warangal |
MSc (Tech.) Engineering Physics (3 years) |
7234-7238 |
|
| NIT Jamshedpur |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
7150-7155 |
| SLIET Punjab |
Chemistry |
7150-7155 |
|
| NIT Meghalaya |
Chemistry |
6818-6822 |
For ST Category
| Institute |
MSc Programme Name |
JAM Subject |
Closing Rank |
| SLIET Punjab |
Mathematics |
Mathematics |
7730-7735 |
| NIT Warangal |
Mathematics and Scientific Computing |
7730-7735 |
|
| NIT Manipur |
Physics |
Physics |
7700-7704 |
| NIT Silchar |
Applied Physics |
7700-7704 |
|
| NIT Jamshedpur |
Physics |
7538-7542 |
|
| NIT Tiruchirappalli |
Physics |
7538-7542 |
|
| NIT Calicut |
Mathematics |
Mathematics |
7524-7528 |
| NIT Jamshedpur |
Mathematics |
7524-7528 |
|
| NIT Meghalaya |
Mathematics |
7524-7528 |
|
| NIT Jalandhar |
Physics |
Physics |
7402-7406 |
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