IIT JAM 2017 – Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. → It is being conducted by IIT Delhi. IIT JAM 2017 is the common written entrance test for all IITs. Admission to M.Sc in IITs, IISc and related dual degree courses is through JAM 2017. Registration is carried out at this year at jam.iitd.ac.in. Candidates who have applied for the exam can download JAM Admit Card for IIT JAM 2017 as per schedule. After the result is announced, candidates can submit application form for admission at IIT JAM 2017 website.
Exam Schedule
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Important Dates
Details of Application Form
Form will be submitted online as the schedule given above. Candidates can be paid online. The Application Fees is non-refundable. IIT JAM 2017 Application Fee is Rs 1500/- for General & OBC and Rs. 750/- for Female (All Categories) SC / ST / PWD candidates respectively, for one paper. For two papers, the fee is Rs. 2100/-, Rs. 1050/- respectively.
Eligibility
• The candidates who qualify in JAM 2017 shall have to fulfil the following Eligibility Requirement (ER) for admissions in IITs.
• All candidates admitted through JAM should have a Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 55% aggregate marks, without rounding off, (taking into account all subjects, including Languages and Subsidiaries, all years combined) for General/OBC-NCL Category Candidates and at least 50% aggregate marks, without rounding off, (taking into account all subjects, including Languages and Subsidiaries, all years combined) for SC/ST and PwD Category Candidates in the qualifying degree.
• For candidates with grades in letter/ CGPA (instead of percentage of marks) the equivalence in percentage of marks will be decided by the admitting institute(s).
• Proof of having passed the qualifying degree with required eligibility, as specified by the admitting institute, should be submitted by September 30, 2017. Reservation policy is as per Government of India norms.
Notice
IIT Delhi is the Organizing Institute for JAM 2017.
JAM 2017 Examination conducted Online mode only for all Test Papers.
All candidates have to apply only Online.
Procedure of Admission
1. Only the candidates who qualify in JAM 2017 (whose names appear in the Merit List) will be eligible to apply for admission to any of the corresponding academic programmes available at IITs.
2. Based on the test paper(s) qualified, an applicant can apply to one or more academic program
3. After JAM 2017 results are announced, a qualified candidate will have to apply ONLINE only using the prescribed Admission Form available at JAM 2017 website http://jam.iitd.ac.in, irrespective of IITs where the admission is sought.
4. Irrespective of whether a candidate has qualified in one or two Test Papers, only one duly completed Admission Form should be submitted listing, in an option form, all the program
5. Upon logging in to the JAM 2017 website (JOAPS), the candidate needs to fill in the required information, such as choice of the programmes in order of preference, educational qualifications, percentage of marks/CGPA, category, PwD status etc. After carefully choosing the order of program
6. Taking into consideration the order of preference as given in the Admission Form and corresponding rank(s) in the Merit List, the First Admission List for each programme under JAM 2017 will be prepared by the Organizing Institute and will be announced on June 02, 2017 (Friday) on JAM 2017 website.
8. If seats remain vacant after the first admission process is over, the Organizing Institute will prepare a Second Admission List. This second list will be announced by the Organizing Institute on June 20, 2017 (Tuesday) on JAM 2017 website and the admission offers based on the second list, if any, will be sent by the Admitting Institute(s) to the candidates concerned.
9. If seats remain vacant even after the second admission process is over, the Organizing Institute will prepare a Third and Final Admission List. This third and final list will be announced by the Organizing Institute on July 03, 2017 (Monday) on JAM 2017 website and the admission offers based on the third list, if any, will be sent by the Admitting Institute(s) to the candidates concerned.
Examination Details
Qualified candidates can apply for Admission.
Qualified candidates can change their category during the application for admission.
Mandatory Documents for all:
XII or HSC Marksheet
Qualifying degree: Marksheets of all semesters/ years
Nationality Certificate for General Category:
Birth Certificate or Voter ID or First page of Passport or School Transfer Certificate (TC) showing Nationality or Nationality Certificate issued by the authorized government agency.
Note → Any other documents viz. Adhara Card, Ration Card, Driving License, College/ Institute/ School ID, Bank Passbook, PAN card, Mark sheets are not accepted as Nationality Certificate. If applicants are not able to upload the Nationality Certificate at the time of admission, they can submit the same to the Admitting Institute at the time of admission.
Other Documents
• Category Certificate for OBC(NCL), SC, ST Applicants.
• PwD Certificate for PwD Applicants.
Pattern of Question Paper
The examination for all the seven test papers will be carried out as ONLINE Computer Based Test where the candidates will be shown the questions in a random sequence on a computer screen. For all the seven test papers, the duration of the examination will be 3 hours. The medium for all the test papers will be English only. There will be a total of 60 questions carrying 100 marks. The entire paper will be divided into three sections, A, B and C. All sections are compulsory. Questions in each section are of different types as given below:
• Section → A contains a total of 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) involving 10 questions of one mark each and 20 questions of two marks each. Each MCQ type question has four choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer. Candidates can mark the answer by clicking the choice.
• Section → B contains a total of 10 Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) carrying two marks each. Each MSQ type question is similar to MCQ but with a difference that there may be one or more than one choice(s) that are correct out of the four given choices. The candidate gets full credit if he/she selects all the correct answers only and no wrong answers. Candidates can mark the answer(s) by clicking the choice(s).
• Section → C contains a total of 20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions involving 10 questions of one mark each and 20 questions of two marks each. For these NAT type questions, the answer is a signed real number, which needs to be entered using the virtual numeric keypad on the monitor. No choices will be shown for these types of questions. Candidates have to enter the answer by using a virtual numeric keypad.
Marking scheme
1. In all sections, questions not attempted will result in zero mark.
2. In Section – A (MCQ), wrong answer will result in negative marks. For all 1 mark questions, 1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. For all 2 marks questions, 2/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
3. In Section – B (MSQ), there is no negative and no partial marking provisions. There is no negative marking in Section – C (NAT) as well.
4. A scribble pad will be provided for rough work and this has to be returned back at the end of the examination.
5. The candidates are required to select the answer for MCQ and MSQ type questions, and to enter the answer for NAT questions using only a mouse on a virtual numeric keypad (the keyboard of the computer will be disabled). At the end of the 3-hours the computer will automatically close the examination.
• For more detail of Admission Test for M.Sc.→ Download Information Brochure.
Exam Schedule
| Session | Date and time | Test paper |
|---|---|---|
| I | 12 Feb 2017, 9 AM to 12 Noon | Biological sciences (BL), Mathematics (MA), Physics (PH) |
| II | 12 Feb 2017, 2 PM to 5 PM | Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Geology (GG),Mathematical Sciences (MS) |
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Important Dates
| EVENTS | DATES |
|---|---|
| Commencement of ONLINE Registration and Application on JAM 2017 | 02 Sep 2016 |
| Last Date for Online application Submission, Uploading Documents & Fee payment | Extended Up to 13 Oct 2016 |
| Admit Card download | 10 Jan 2017 Onwards |
| Mock Test Link | February 2017 (closer to the examination date) |
| Date of JAM 2017 Examination | 12 Feb 2017 |
| Announcement of the Results of JAM 2017 | 27 Mar 2017 |
| Submission of Application Form for Admission on the JAM 2017 | 12 – 25 Apr 2017 |
| Last Date for receipt of request for change of category in proper format/ rectification of defective documents at IIT Delhi | 10 May 2017 |
| Declaration of First Admission List | 02 Jun 2017 |
| Declaration of Second Admission List | 20 Jun 2017 |
| Declaration of Third and Final Admission List | 03 Jul 2017 |
| Closure of Admissions through JAM 2017 | 07 Jul 2017 |
Details of Admit Card
It is generated by the exam conducting body. Candidates who submitted their form and fee before last date can download JAM 2017 Admit Card from the jam.iitd.ac.in. This document indicates important details of the candidate such as his / her name, roll number, test details and examination center assigned, reporting time, instructions for the exam. Among the pre-examination activities, downloading admit cards is a very critical step and should be carried out before the exam.
• The candidates who qualify in JAM 2017 shall have to fulfil the following Eligibility Requirement (ER) for admissions in IITs.
• All candidates admitted through JAM should have a Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 55% aggregate marks, without rounding off, (taking into account all subjects, including Languages and Subsidiaries, all years combined) for General/OBC-NCL Category Candidates and at least 50% aggregate marks, without rounding off, (taking into account all subjects, including Languages and Subsidiaries, all years combined) for SC/ST and PwD Category Candidates in the qualifying degree.
• For candidates with grades in letter/ CGPA (instead of percentage of marks) the equivalence in percentage of marks will be decided by the admitting institute(s).
• Proof of having passed the qualifying degree with required eligibility, as specified by the admitting institute, should be submitted by September 30, 2017. Reservation policy is as per Government of India norms.
Notice
IIT Delhi is the Organizing Institute for JAM 2017.
JAM 2017 Examination conducted Online mode only for all Test Papers.
All candidates have to apply only Online.
Procedure of Admission
1. Only the candidates who qualify in JAM 2017 (whose names appear in the Merit List) will be eligible to apply for admission to any of the corresponding academic programmes available at IITs.
2. Based on the test paper(s) qualified, an applicant can apply to one or more academic program
mes covered under that test paper(s), subject to fulfillment of the Minimum Educational Qualifications (MEQs) and the Eligibility Requirements (ERs) of the Admitting Institute(s). For the academic session 2017-18, the following admission procedure shall be followed for all the Program
mes at IITs covered under JAM 2017.
3. After JAM 2017 results are announced, a qualified candidate will have to apply ONLINE only using the prescribed Admission Form available at JAM 2017 website http://jam.iitd.ac.in, irrespective of IITs where the admission is sought.
4. Irrespective of whether a candidate has qualified in one or two Test Papers, only one duly completed Admission Form should be submitted listing, in an option form, all the program
mes at IITs (along with the order of preferences) where the candidate is seeking admission.
5. Upon logging in to the JAM 2017 website (JOAPS), the candidate needs to fill in the required information, such as choice of the programmes in order of preference, educational qualifications, percentage of marks/CGPA, category, PwD status etc. After carefully choosing the order of program
me preferences based on the ER and MEQ of the program
mes at Admitting Institutes, a payment of Rs 600/- (Rupees six hundred only) is to be made as non-refundable processing fee. The payment can be made online through JOAPS latest by April 27, 2017 (Thursday).
6. Taking into consideration the order of preference as given in the Admission Form and corresponding rank(s) in the Merit List, the First Admission List for each programme under JAM 2017 will be prepared by the Organizing Institute and will be announced on June 02, 2017 (Friday) on JAM 2017 website.
7. After the declaration of the First Admission List, admission offers will be sent by the respective Admitting Institute(s) to the concerned candidates. Along with the submission of the acceptance form, these candidates will also have to pay an advance seat booking fee (Rs. 10000/- for General/OBC-NCL category candidates and Rs. 5000/- for SC/ST/PwD category candidates) online through JOAPS, within the deadline mentioned in the admission offer letter. This amount will be transferred to the Admitting Institute and it will be adjusted against the Institute Fee at the time of Registration.
8. If seats remain vacant after the first admission process is over, the Organizing Institute will prepare a Second Admission List. This second list will be announced by the Organizing Institute on June 20, 2017 (Tuesday) on JAM 2017 website and the admission offers based on the second list, if any, will be sent by the Admitting Institute(s) to the candidates concerned.
9. If seats remain vacant even after the second admission process is over, the Organizing Institute will prepare a Third and Final Admission List. This third and final list will be announced by the Organizing Institute on July 03, 2017 (Monday) on JAM 2017 website and the admission offers based on the third list, if any, will be sent by the Admitting Institute(s) to the candidates concerned.
Examination Details
Qualified candidates can apply for Admission.
Qualified candidates can change their category during the application for admission.
Mandatory Documents for all:
XII or HSC Marksheet
Qualifying degree: Marksheets of all semesters/ years
Nationality Certificate for General Category:
Birth Certificate or Voter ID or First page of Passport or School Transfer Certificate (TC) showing Nationality or Nationality Certificate issued by the authorized government agency.
Note → Any other documents viz. Adhara Card, Ration Card, Driving License, College/ Institute/ School ID, Bank Passbook, PAN card, Mark sheets are not accepted as Nationality Certificate. If applicants are not able to upload the Nationality Certificate at the time of admission, they can submit the same to the Admitting Institute at the time of admission.
Other Documents
• Category Certificate for OBC(NCL), SC, ST Applicants.
• PwD Certificate for PwD Applicants.
The examination for all the seven test papers will be carried out as ONLINE Computer Based Test where the candidates will be shown the questions in a random sequence on a computer screen. For all the seven test papers, the duration of the examination will be 3 hours. The medium for all the test papers will be English only. There will be a total of 60 questions carrying 100 marks. The entire paper will be divided into three sections, A, B and C. All sections are compulsory. Questions in each section are of different types as given below:
• Section → A contains a total of 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) involving 10 questions of one mark each and 20 questions of two marks each. Each MCQ type question has four choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer. Candidates can mark the answer by clicking the choice.
• Section → B contains a total of 10 Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) carrying two marks each. Each MSQ type question is similar to MCQ but with a difference that there may be one or more than one choice(s) that are correct out of the four given choices. The candidate gets full credit if he/she selects all the correct answers only and no wrong answers. Candidates can mark the answer(s) by clicking the choice(s).
• Section → C contains a total of 20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions involving 10 questions of one mark each and 20 questions of two marks each. For these NAT type questions, the answer is a signed real number, which needs to be entered using the virtual numeric keypad on the monitor. No choices will be shown for these types of questions. Candidates have to enter the answer by using a virtual numeric keypad.
1. In all sections, questions not attempted will result in zero mark.
2. In Section – A (MCQ), wrong answer will result in negative marks. For all 1 mark questions, 1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. For all 2 marks questions, 2/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
3. In Section – B (MSQ), there is no negative and no partial marking provisions. There is no negative marking in Section – C (NAT) as well.
4. A scribble pad will be provided for rough work and this has to be returned back at the end of the examination.
5. The candidates are required to select the answer for MCQ and MSQ type questions, and to enter the answer for NAT questions using only a mouse on a virtual numeric keypad (the keyboard of the computer will be disabled). At the end of the 3-hours the computer will automatically close the examination.
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