JAM Eligibility Criteria 2020 - Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, had released the JAM 2020 eligibility criteria in on July 11, 2019. The JAM eligibility criteria 2020 include the minimum scores and/or degree that the aspirants are expected to score/acquire. The eligibility criteria of JAM 2020 helps the candidates to know if they are eligible to sit for JAM 2020 conducted by one of the participating institutes. With the help of JAM 2020 eligibility criteria, the candidates will be able to know about the minimum criteria to sit for JAM 2020. The JAM is conducted every year for candidates who wish to seek admission in M.Sc. (Two Years), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree, and other Post-UG Degrees Programmes at the IITs of India and Integrated PhD Degree Programmes at IISc, Bangalore.
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It is very important that the candidates go through the JAM eligibility criteria 2020 before registering for JAM 2020 and filling the JAM application form 2020.
Before going through the course-wise eligibility, the candidates must check the common eligibility required for IIT JAM 2020. This eligibility has been set up by IIT Kanpur on the basis of the candidate's category which must be fulfilled even before the JAM eligibility criteria of the courses. The category-wise eligibility criteria of JAM 2020 is given below.
Given below is a list of the courses/programmes offered by the different participating IIT’s along with the essential subjects in the bachelor's degree and essential subjects in the 10+2 level that the candidates need to pass.
Course
Institution*
Essential subjects in Bachelor's Degree along with the minimum duration
Essential subjects at (10+2) level
M.Sc. Biotechnology
IITI, IITB, IITR
Any Branch/ Subject
Biology
M.Sc.- PhD 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
M.Sc. Chemistry
IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI, IITJ, IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR, IITISM
Chemistry for three years/six semesters
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Chemistry
IITBBS, IITKGP
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering
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
M.Sc. Applied Geology
IITB, IITR
Geology for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science
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
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geology
IITKGP, IITBBS
Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics
M.Sc.(Tech) in Applied Geology
IITISM
B.Sc degree (3 year) with Geology as Honours/ Major/ Main/Equivalent subject and any 2 subsidiary subjects from Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
M.Sc. in Economics
IITR
Mathematics as one of the core subjects
M.Sc. Mathematics
IITB, IITD, IITGN, IITI, IITJ,IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR
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Mathematics for at least two years/four semesters
M.Sc. Mathematics/ Applied Mathematics and Computing
IITH
M.Sc. Mathematics/ Mathematics and Computing
M.Sc. Mathematics and Computing
IITG
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Mathematics
Mathematics/ Statistics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters.
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research
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.
M.Sc. Applied Statistics and Informatics
Mathematics or Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters
M.Sc. Statistics
IITK
Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters
M.Sc. Physics
IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI, IITJ,IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR, IITISM
Physics for at least two years/four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/two semesters
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Physics
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Physics
M.Sc. Applied Geophysics
Physics and Mathematics/Mathematical Physics for two years/four semesters and at least one of them as subject for three years/six semesters
M.Sc. Astronomy
IIT
Physics/ Mathematics / Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
Geology/Physics as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
M.Sc.(Tech) in Applied Geophysics
B.Sc Degree (3 yrs.) with Physics as Honours/ Major/ Main/ Equivalent subject, Mathematics as a subsidiary subject for 2 years/4 semesters and another subsidiary subject from Chemistry, Geology, Electronics, and Statistics for 1 year/ 2 semesters.
Institution* 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
The candidates who are Foreign nationals are also eligible to apply for JAM, along with the Indian nationals.
The candidates who wish to apply for different JAM 2020 programmes must make sure that they check the IIT JAM eligibility criteria 2020 before applying for admission. Different courses and programmes will have different JAM eligibility criteria 2020.
If the candidates’ qualifying marks are in the grade/GDPA system, then the percentage of marks will be calculated by the institute itself.
The candidates who will be appearing for JAM 2020 must make sure to have a Bachelor’s degree with themselves.
The candidates who are pursuing qualifying examination must make sure to submit proof of passing the qualifying examination/s to the institute by the last date.
Answer:
In order to sit for IIT JAM exam 2020 for M. Sc. Biotechnology, a candidate must have Biology as one of the subjects in their 10+2 level and UG degree.
A candidate should have passed their 10+2 level with passing marks. However, one should have a UG degree with 55% per cent in order to sit for the JAM 2020 entrance exam.
Yes, you can get through JAM exam 2020 for Biotechnology with PCB combination since the eligibility criteria for M. sc. Biotechnology requires Biology as one of the mandatory subjects.
One should have a UG degree with a minimum of 55% as passing percentage in their Bachelor's degree. However, there are a lot of subjects which come under M. Sc. stream, the eligibility specifications of which differ from subject-to-subject.
No, you are not eligible for M. Sc. Applied Geology if you do not have Mathematics as one of your subjects in UG level. Mathematics is one of the subjects which is mandatory to apply for M. Sc. Applied Geology.
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Hello Aspirant
For IIT jam you can refer some of the following books listed below
1.Linear algebra Sheldon Axler
2.Linear algebra samvedna publications
3.calculus Gorakh Prasad
4.vector calculus by Murray
5.Mathematical analysis by Binmore
6.Real analysis HL Royden
7.Differential equation GF Simmons
8.A textbook on statistics C A Weatherban
9.Solved paper by arihant publicantions
I hope this helps
Regards!
Yes, you can give the IIT JAM even if your final year exams are days after IIt jam exam.
It has the provision for students who are studying in the final year to apply for the exam and take it.
To check out other eligibilty criteria for taking the iit jam you can check out this link:
https://university.careers360.com/articles/jam-eligibility-criteria
All the best!
Hi Sudheer,
The criteria through which the opening and closing ranks of IIT JAM Examination are decided is as follows:-
You should refer to this article for opening and closing ranks in IIT JAM of every single IIT.
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!
Hello Aspirant.
You currently have a lot of time to prepare well for your JAM examination. Some of the books best for this examination are.
1. Integral Calculus by F. Ayres
2. Linear algebra by Seymour Lipschitz
3. Real Analysis by HL Roden
You can also buy for revision mathematics book by Arihant publication. It'll help you a lot.
Best of luck !
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