IIT JAM Eligibility Criteria 2018 - Age limit, Nationality, Educational Qualification

IIT JAM Eligibility Criteria

IIT JAM (Joint Admission Test for M.Sc.) is an online exam which provides the opportunity for the students who are willing to get admitted in IITs. Students with a Bachelor's degree and science as their subject in 12th can apply for this exam. Through this exam students can pursue:

  •  M.Sc (Four Semesters) 
  • Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D
  •  M.Sc.-M.Tech
  • M.Sc.-Ph.D Dual Degree 
  • Other courses at IITs
Top institutes accepting IIT JAM exam score:
  • IIT Gandhinagar (IITGN), 
  • IIT Guwahati (IITG), 
  • IIT Hyderabad (IITH), 
  • IIT Bhubaneswar, (IITBBS), 
  • IIT Bombay (IITB), 
  • IIT Delhi (IITD), 
  • IIT Indore (IITI), 
  • IIT Kanpur (IITK),
  • IIT Madras (IITM),
  • IIT Roorkee (IITR) 
  • IIT Ropar (IITRPR) 
  • IIT Kharagpur (IITKGP).
IIT JAM examination is conducted every year at different examination centres. Candidates who have cleared their JAM exam can pursue MSc and PhD courses. Candidates who are appearing for their final year exams can also apply for JAM examination.

Common Eligibility Criteria for IIT JAM:

Nationality: Candidates from India as well as from Foreign countries are eligible for the exam.

Age limit: There is no age limit for IIT JAM examination.

Educational Qualification:
(i)  Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree from any branch and from any university with aggregate of 55% marks for general & OBC and 50% marks for SC, ST categories.
(ii) Candidates must have Science as their subject at 10+2 level.
(iii) Candidates appearing for their final year exams are also eligible.

Eligibility criteria for different subjects:

IIT JAM Eligibility for Biological Science:

Academic programme- Integrated Ph.D in Biological Sciences.
Institute- IISc Bangalore
Essential subjects at graduation level- Biology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Mathematics
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- Biology

IIT JAM  Eligibility for Biotechnology:

Academic programme- Integrated Ph.D in Biotechnology
Institute- IISc Bangalore
Essential subjects at graduation level- Biology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Mathematics
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- Biology


Academic programme- M.Sc Biotechnology        
Institute- IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee
Essential subjects at graduation level- Any branch / subjects
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- Mathematics

Academic programme- M.Sc.-Ph.D dual degree in Environmental Science and Engineering
Institute- IIT Bombay
Essential subjects at graduation level- Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/ four semesters, and any one of the remaining two subjects for at least one year/ two semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- Mathematics


IIT JAM Eligibility for Chemistry:

Academic programme- M.Sc. Chemistry
Institute- IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IITGuwahati, IITGandhinagar,IITHyderabad, IITIndore, IITKanpur, IITMadras, IITPatna, IITRoorkee, IITRopar
Essential subjects at graduation level- Chemistry for three years/ six semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- Mathematics

Academic programme- Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Chemistry
Institute- IITBBS, IITKGP
Essential subjects at graduation level- Chemistry for three years/ six semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- Mathematics

Academic programme- M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering
Institute- IIT Bombay
Essential subjects at graduation level-    Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and any one of the remaining two subjects for at least one year/ two semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- Mathematics

Academic programme- Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences
Institute- IITBBS
Essential subjects at graduation level-    Mathematics and Physics with any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

IIT JAM Eligibility for Geology:

Academic programme- M.Sc. Applied Geology
Institute- IITB, IITR
Essential subjects at graduation level- Geology for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- Mathematics

Academic programme- Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geophysics
Institute- IITKGP
Essential subjects at graduation level- Geology as a subject for three years/ six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- Mathematics

Academic programme- Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geology
Institute- IITKGP, IITBBS
Essential subjects at graduation level- Geology as a subject for three years/ six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- Mathematics

Academic programme- Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences
Institute- IITBBS
Essential subjects at graduation level-    Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions


IIT JAM  Eligibility for Mathematics:

Academic programme- M.Sc. in Economics
Institute- IIT Roorkee
Essential subjects at graduation level- Mathematics as one of the core subjects
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

Academic programme- M.Sc. Mathematics
Institute- IITB, IITD, IITGN, IITI, IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR
Essential subjects at graduation level- Mathematics for at least two years/ four semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

Academic programme- M.Sc. Mathematics semesters / Mathematics and Computing
Institue- IIT Hyderabad
Essential subjects at graduation level- Mathematics for at least two years/ four semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

Academic programme- M.Sc. Mathematics and Computing
Institute- IIT Guwahati
Essential subjects at graduation level- Mathematics for at least two years/ four semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

Academic programme- Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Mathematics
Institute- IITBBS, IITKGP
Essential subjects at graduation level- Mathematics/ Statistics as a subject for at least two years/ four semesters.
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

Academic programme- M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research
Institute- IIT Bombay
Essential subjects at graduation level- Mathematics/ Statistics as a subject for at least two years/ four semesters.
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

Academic programme- M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering
Institute- IIT Bombay
Essential subjects at graduation level- Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for tw oyears/ four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/ two semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- Mathematics

Academic programme- Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences
Institute- IIT Bhubaneswar
Essential subjects at graduation level- Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

IIT JAM  Eligibility for Mathematical Statistics:

Academic programme- M.Sc. in Economics
Institute- IIT Roorkee
Essential subjects at graduation level- Mathematics as one of the core subjects
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- Mathematics

Academic programme- M.Sc. Applied Statistics and Informatics
Institute- IIT Bombay
Essential subjects at graduation level- Mathematics or Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

Academic programme- M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research
Institute- IIT Bombay
Essential subjects at graduation level- Mathematics or Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

Academic programme- M.Sc. Statistics
Institute- IIT Kanpur
Essential subjects at graduation level- Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

IIT JAM Eligibility for Physics:

Academic programme- M.Sc. Physics
Institute- IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI, IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR
Essential subjects at graduation level- Physics for at least two years/ four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/ two semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

Academic programme- Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Physics
Institute- IITBBS, IITKGP
Essential subjects at graduation level- Physics for at least two years/ four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/ two semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

Academic programme- M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Physics
Institute- IIT Kanpur
Essential subjects at graduation level-    Physics for at least two years/ four semester sand Mathematics for at least one year/ two semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

Academic programme- M.Sc.(Physics)-M.Tech (Materials Sciences with specialization in Nano Science& Technology)
Institute- IIT Bombay
Essential subjects at graduation level- Physics for at least two years/ four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/ two semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

Academic programme- M.Sc. Applied Geophysics
Institute- IIT Bombay
Essential subjects at graduation level-    Physics and Mathematics/ Mathematical Physics for two years/four semesters and at least one of them as subject for three years/six semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

Academic programme- Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences
Institute- IIT Bhubaneswar
Essential subjects at graduation level-    Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- No restrictions

Academic programme- Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geophysics
Institute- IIT Kharagpur
Essential subjects at graduation level- Geology as a subject for three years/ six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- Mathematics

Academic programme- M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering
Institute- IIT Bombay
Essential subjects at graduation level- Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/ four semesters, and any one of the remaining two subjects for at least one year/ two semesters
Essential subjects at 10+2 level- Mathematics












   

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