The IIT JAM biotechnology cutoff 2026 has been published on March 19 by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. The JAM Biotechnology Cut Off 2026 is between 42.3 and 21.15. The IIT JAM 2026 biotechnology cutoff is 38.07 for OBC and EWS candidates.
Candidates who belong to SC and ST categories can see the JAM 2026 biotechnology cutoff is 21.15. Factors like the total number of applicants, the difficulty level of IIT JAM 2026, number of seats, previous year cutoff trends influence JAM biotechnology cutoff 2026. Candidates are advised to read the entire article to learn more about the IIT JAM biotechnology cutoff 2026, expected cutoff, previous years cutoff and other relevant details.
The JAM 2026 Biotechnology cutoff is the minimum required marks for admission to MSc Biotechnology at the participating institutions. These minimum marks differ for different categories of students.
| Subject | General | OBC-NCL/EWS | SC/ST/PwD |
| Biotechnology | 42.3 | 38.07 | 21.15 |
Checking the IIT JAM previous years cutoff helps the students understand the trend and anticipate how much the cutoff might go in the current year.
Subject | GEN | OBC / EWS | SC / ST / PwD |
Biotechnology | 24.46 | 22.01 | 12.23 |
Subject | GEN | OBC / EWS | SC / ST / PwD |
Biotechnology | 44.46 | 40.01 | 22.23 |
Institute | Academic Program | General | EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST | Total |
IIT Bombay | M.Sc. Biotechnology | 14* | 4 | 9 | 5* | 3 | 35 |
IIT Roorkee | M.Sc. Bioscience & Bioengineering | 14* | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3* | 35 |
IIT Indore | M.Sc. Biotechnology | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
IIT Dharwad | M.Sc. Molecular Medicine | 6 | 2* | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
IIT Delhi | M.Sc. Biological Sciences | 5 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
IIT Bombay | M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree (Env. Sci.) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Note: * marks in the seat matrix refer to the PwD seat reservation in the participating institutions.
The IIT JAM 2026 biotechnology cutoff has been published on March 19. Students who have secured the cutoff are then required to fill out the IIT JAM admission form 2026 through the JOAPS portal. Based on students’ preference, as well as on their JAM scores the admission list will be published. Qualified students are then required to pay the seat booking fees of Rs 10000 for general and OBC students and Rs 5000 for other students.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The IIT JAM 2026 Biotechnology expected cutoff for general is 216.5 to 29.5.
The IIT JAM 2026 Biotechnology expected cutoff for OBC is 23.9 to 26.5.
The IIT JAM 2026 Biotechnology expected cutoff for SC/ST is 13.25 to 15.
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Based on the previous year cutoff trends, your OBC rank of 2305 is higher than the expected closing rank for M.Sc. Physics at NIT Durgapur. So, your chance of getting into NIT Durgapur for MSc Physics is high.
For your reference, please check: NIT Durgapur Cutoff 2026
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