Joint Admission Test for M.Sc (JAM)

JAM Eligibility Criteria 2018

Updated On: 22 Aug 2017 11:16 AM IST

JAM Eligibility Criteria 2018 – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) has announced JAM 2018 eligibility criteria. The admissions through Joint Admission Test for M.Sc programmes (JAM) across Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) basically depend on eligibility criteria of JAM 2018 besides other factors including JAM score secured by a candidate and the corresponding JAM cut off. As per the JAM eligibility criteria, if any candidate is not eligible for JAM, he/ she can’t fill JAM application form. JAM 2018 eligibility criteria define pre-conditions to apply for the IIT administered Joint Admission Test. JAM eligibility criteria 2018 specifies minimum academic qualifications and marks required for each academic programmes offered at different institutes. Moreover, the candidates need to ensure that they meet eligibility criteria of JAM before they fill the application form else their JAM 2018 candidature may get cancelled at later stages of JAM admission process. It should also be noted that if any candidate fills the JAM application form without checking JAM eligibility criteria 2018, the application fee will not be refunded under any circumstances and the application will be liable for rejection. Candidates interested in filling JAM application form need to check JAM eligibility criteria 2018 given below in detail.

JAM Eligibility Criteria 2018

The JAM eligibility criteria notified by IIT Bombay which is the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc programmes conducting body mention some common as well as some specific criteria for each of the offered programmes in the JAM participating institutes.

JAM 2018 Eligibility Criteria– Common criterion across institutes for each programme

Candidates can find below JAM eligibility criteria which are common for each programmes across institutes for appearing in the postgraduate science admission test.

The candidates should have secured at least 55 per cent marks in aggregate of 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 per cent marks in aggregate of the subjects.
Candidates need to note that equivalence of marks in case of grades in letter/ CGPA (and not in percentage of marks) will be decided by the participating institutes of JAM.
As per the JAM eligibility criteria 2018, candidates will need to submit their proof of qualifying degree examinations by September 30, 2018 to the admitting institute. However, upon failing to do so will lead to cancellation of their candidature.

JAM 2018 Eligibility Criteria– Programme specific criterion across institutes

Candidates can also find below JAM eligibility criteria 2018 which are specific for each programme across institutes for appearing in the postgraduate science admission test.

JAM Eligibility Criteria 2018

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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