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As the IIT JAM 2026 exam is concluded on February 15, many students may be eagerly waiting for the release of IIT JAM answer key 2026. IIT Bombay is expected to release JAM 2026 provisional answer key by February 20, based on the previous year’s trends. In 2025, the JAM provisional answer key was released on February 14. Students will be able to access the IIT JAM provisional answer key 2026 by using their login credentials on the official website.
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IIT Bombay will also open the JAM answer key 2026 challenge window with the release of provisional answer key. Candidates who have appeared for the exam will be able to challenge/object IIT JAM 2026 answer key till the deadline of challenge window. The JAM final answer key 2026 will be released after the objection window is closed. The institute will calculate the JAM result 2026 based on the final answer key. Students can know more about IIT JAM answer key 2026 release date in this article.
Students can check the IIT JAM answer key 2026 release date and dates related to other events in the table given below:
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
IIT JAM answer key date 2026 | February 20, 2026 (Expected) |
JAM answer key objection window | From February 20, 2026 |
JAM final answer key date | March 20, 2026 |
Candidates can estimate the expected dates of IIT JAM events based on the previous year’s data in the table given below.
| Session | Answer Key Date | Result Date |
|---|---|---|
IIT JAM 2025 | February 14, 2025 | March 18, 2025 |
IIT JAM 2024 | February 19, 2024 | March 20, 2024 |
IIT JAM 2023 | February 23, 2023 | March 21, 2023 |
IIT JAM 2022 | February 20, 2022 | March 17, 2022 |
IIT JAM 2021 | February 26, 2021 | March 20, 2021 |
IIT JAM 2020 | February 20, 2020 | March 16, 2020 |
IIT JAM 2019 | February 25, 2019 | March 20, 2019 |
Candidates who have appeared for the exam can follow the steps given below on how to access IIT JAM 2026 answer key.
Go to JAM official website at jam2026.iitb.ac.in
Click on the ‘Examination’ tab
Then, click on the ‘Answer Key’ option
You will find the list of JAM answer key for all subjects
Download the JAM 2026 answer key PDF
The JAM exam was held based on the marking scheme set by the IIT Bombay. Students are advised to go through the IIT JAM marking scheme 2026 before calculating their scores based on the responses recorded in answer key. The IIT JAM 2026 marking scheme helps students estimate their marks obtained in the exam before the declaration of results. Candidates can go through the IIT JAM marking scheme 2026 in the table given below:
| Particulars | Section A | Section B | Section C |
|---|---|---|---|
Total Questions | 30 | 10 | 20 |
Exam Duration | 180 minutes | ||
Marks for each section |
| 2 marks for each question |
|
Negative Marking |
| No negative marking | |
Students can easily make an estimation on their IIT JAM exam 2026 scores with the help of the JAM response sheet and answer key. Here is how:
Keep your response sheet and JAM 2026 answer key side by side
Divide questions as per the sections as some sections carry different marks and negative marking.
Assign marks for correct answers and deduct marks for incorrect responses
Check the JAM marking scheme 2026 above for reference.
Finally, calculate all your marks and get an estimated score
The IIT JAM 2026 final answer key will be released after the challenge window is closed. IIT Bombay will release the JAM final answer key 2026 in March at jam2026.iitb.ac.in. Students will not be able to challenge the IIT JAM final answer key 2026. The institute will calculate the IIT JAM results 2026 based on the responses of final answer key. The IIT JAM result 2026 will be declared after the release of final answer keys.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The IIT JAM 2026 provisional answer key is expected to be released by February 20, based on previous year’s trends.
Candidates who have appeared for the exam will be able to challenge IIT JAM 2026 provisional answer key by using their login credentials during the objection window.
No, students will not be allowed to object/challenge JAM 2026 final answer key.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Nisha. No IIT JAM and NEET are not the same level the reason is quite simple.
NEET is an exam for students after class 12th who want to become doctor. The questions are asked only from the class 11th and 12th syllabus of physics, chemistry and biology. The concepts
Hello,
Your exam result will still be generated after you take the IIT JAM exam .
But if you do not submit a valid EWS certificate , then:
Your EWS category benefit will be cancelled .
Your result may be treated as General category .
At the admission stage ,
Hello,
If your IIT JAM status shows “Under Scrutiny: Defect Rectification Done”, it means your correction is submitted and under review. Keep checking your portal, once verified, it’ll change to “Accepted” or “Found Defective.” Updates usually appear within 2–3 days before the portal closes.
Hope you understand.
For IIT JAM BIOTECHNOLOGY EXAMINATION the 4 subjects are PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS AND BIOLOGY and the candidate must be graduated with other criteria. Nowhere in the eligibilities it is needed to have mathematics in +2 level.
You can check out the other eligibility in the brochure given below by Careers360.
Hello dear candidate ,
JAM exam is conducting in english only , no hindi option is available in this exam so there is no choice to giving the IIT JAM exam in Hindi , you must have to prepare in english for IIT JAM .
Hope this information is useful
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