Joint Admission Test for M.Sc (JAM)

JAM Eligibility Criteria 2017

Updated On: 13 Feb 2017 09:42 AM IST

JAM Eligibility Criteria 2017 – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-D) has announced JAM eligibility criteria 2017 for admissions to postgraduate degree in sciences including Ph.D and M.Sc.-Ph.D dual degrees offered at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). The eligibility criteria of JAM 2017 include minimum academic qualification and marks required for each academic programmes offered at different institutes.

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JAM 2017 eligibility criteria mentioned in this page will help candidates in knowing the minimum conditions before they filled JAM 2017 application form.

The eligibility condition of JAM 2017 as notified by IIT Delhi, the conducting body for M.Sc programmes Joint Admission Test, mentions some common criteria as well as some specific for each of the offered programmes in the participating institutes of JAM 2017.

JAM 2017 Eligibility Criteria

Common eligibility criteria of JAM 2017 – Candidates can find below JAM 2017 eligibility criteria which are common for each programmes at par institutes for appearing in the post graduate science examination.

The JAM 2017 appearing candidates should have secured at least 55% marks in aggregate of the subjects including languages and subsidiaries of all the years combined. Those however belonging to SC/ST and PwD categories need to secure at least 50% marks in aggregate of the subjects.
Candidates need to note that the equivalence of marks in case of grades in letter/CGPA (and not in percentage of marks) will be decided by the JAM 2017 participating institutes.
As per the eligibility criteria of JAM 2017, candidates will need to submit their proof of qualifying the degree examinations by September 30, 2017 to the admitting institute, failing to do so will lead to cancellation of candidature.

Candidates can find below JAM 2017 eligibility criteria which are specific for each programmes at different institutes for appearing in the post graduate science admission test.

Eligibility Criteria of JAM 2017 -

S.No	Test Papers	Academic Programmes	Institutes*	Essential subjects at graduation level	Essential subjects at 10+2 level
1	Biological Sciences	Integrated Ph.D in Biological Sciences	IISc Bangalore	Biology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Mathematics	Biology
2	Biotechnology	Integrated Ph.D in Biological Sciences	IISc Bangalore	Biology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Mathematics	Biology
3	Biotechnology	M.Sc Biotechnology	IITB, IITR	Any branch / subjects	Mathematics
4	Biotechnology	M.Sc.-Ph.D dual degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	IIT Bombay	Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/ four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/ two semesters	Mathematics
5	Chemistry	M.Sc. Chemistry	IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI, IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR	Chemistry for three years/ six semesters	Mathematics
6	Chemistry	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Chemistry I	IITBBS, IITKGP	Chemistry for three years/ six semesters	Mathematics
7	Chemistry	M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	IITB	Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/ two semesters	Mathematics
8	Chemistry	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	IITBBS	Mathematics and Physics with any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics	No restrictions
9	Geology	M.Sc. Applied Geology	IITB, IITR	Geology for three years/ six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science
10	Geology	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geophysics	IITKGP	Geology as a subject for three years/ six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry	Mathematics
11	Geology	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geology	IITKGP, IITBBS	Geology as a subject for three years/ six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry	Mathematics
12	Geology	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	IITBBS	Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics	No Restrictions
13	Mathematics	M.Sc. in Economics	IITR	Mathematics as one of the core subjects	No Restrictions
14	Mathematics	M.Sc. Mathematics	IITB, IITD, IITGN, IITI, IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR	Mathematics for at least two years/ four semesters	No Restrictions
15	Mathematics	M.Sc. Mathematics semesters / Mathematics and Computing	IITH	Mathematics for at least two years/ four semesters	No Restrictions
16	Mathematics	M.Sc. Mathematics and Computing	IITG	Mathematics for at least two years/ four semesters	No Restrictions
17	Mathematics	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Mathematics	IITBBS, IITKGP	Mathematics/ Statistics as a subject for at least two years/ four semesters.	No Restrictions
18	Mathematics	M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research	IITB	Mathematics/ Statistics as a subject for at least two years/ four semesters.	No Restrictions
19	Mathematics	M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	IITB	Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/ four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/ two semesters	Mathematics
20	Mathematics	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	IITBBS	Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics	No Restrictions
21	Mathematical Statistics	M.Sc. in Economics	IITR	Mathematics as one of the core subjects	Mathematics
22	Mathematical Statistics	M.Sc. Applied Statistics and Informatics	IITB	Mathematics or Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters	No restrictions
23	Mathematical Statistics	M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research	IITB	Mathematics or Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters	No restrictions
24	Mathematical Statistics	M.Sc. Statistics	IITK	Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters	No restrictions
25	Physics	M.Sc. Physics	IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI, IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR	Physics for at least two years/ four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/ two semesters	No Restrictions
26	Physics	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Physics	IITBBS, IITKGP	Physics for at least two years/ four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/ two semesters	No Restrictions
27	Physics	M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Physics	IITK	Physics for at least two years/ four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/ two semesters	No Restrictions
28	Physics	M.Sc.(Physics)-M.Tech (Materials Sciences with specialization in NanoScience & Technology)	IITB	Physics for at least two years/ four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/ two semesters	No Restrictions
29	Physics	M.Sc. Applied Geophysics	IITB	Physics and Mathematics/ Mathematical Physics for two years/four semesters and at least one of them as subject for three years/ six semesters	No Restrictions
30	Physics	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	IITBBS	Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics	No Restrictions
31	Physics	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geophysics	IITKGP	Geology as a subject for three years/ six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry	Mathematics
32	Physics	M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	IITB	Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/ four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/ two semesters	Mathematics

*IITB-IIT Bombay, IITBBS-IIT Bhubaneswar, IITD-IIT Delhi, IITG-IIT Guwahati, IITGN-IIT Gandhinagar, IITH-IIT Hyderabad, IITI-IIT Indore, IITK-IIT Kanpur, IITKGP-IIT Kharagpur, IITM-IIT Madras, IITP–IIT Patna, IITR-IIT Roorkee, IITRPR-IIT Ropar

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