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    IIT JAM Seats 2026: Total Seats for MSc and PhD, Course Wise Seats, Seat Matrix

    IIT JAM Seats 2026: Total Seats for MSc and PhD, Course Wise Seats, Seat Matrix

    Anapally RajeshUpdated on 04 Dec 2025, 06:18 PM IST

    IIT JAM Seats 2026: The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has released the IIT JAM 2026 seat list in the JOAPS portal. JAM 2026 will be held to provide admissions to MSc, MS, MSc-MTech, and Integrated PhD programmes offered at IITs and other participating institutes. There are around 3000 seats in postgraduate programs at 22 IITs for the academic year 2026-27.

    This Story also Contains

    1. Steps to check the IIT JAM Seats 2026
    2. IIT JAM 2026 Seats - Allotment of Seats
    3. IIT JAM 2026 Physics Seat matrix
    4. IIT JAM Mathematics 2026 Seat Matrix
    5. IIT JAM 2026 Biotechnology Seat Matrix
    6. IIT JAM 2026 Chemistry Seat Matrix
    7. IIT JAM 2026 Economics Seat Matrix
    8. IIT JAM 2026 Geology Seat Matrix
    9. IIT JAM 2026 Mathematical Statics Seat Matrix
    10. IIT JAM 2026 Participating Institutes
    IIT JAM Seats 2026: Total Seats for MSc and PhD, Course Wise Seats, Seat Matrix
    IIT JAM Seats

    The JAM 2026 seats include the availability of seats for each category. The IIT JAM is a national-level entrance exam conducted every year to take admission to the various IITs in India. IIT JAM 2026 will be conducted by IIT Bombay. Read further to learn about possible IIT JAM seats 2026.

    Steps to check the IIT JAM Seats 2026

    Students can follow the simple easy step to check the JAM seats for the desired programme.

    • Visit the website at jam2026.iitb.ac.in.

    • Click on the ‘Homepage’ tab.

    • Now, click on the tab ‘JAM 2026’ present on the homepage.

    • Select the seat matrix on the ‘Admission’ tab.

    • Select the desired institute name.

    • Click on the ‘Click Here to View’ tab.

    • The total seats in IIT JAM will be available on the screen.

    IIT JAM 2026 Seats - Allotment of Seats

    The following table helps the students to get the details of the number of JAM seats 2026 available in different colleges. JAM seats are divided into categories- General, EWS, OBC- NCL, SC and ST.

    Candidates can find the IIT JAM seat of the following programme:

    1. Physics

    2. Mathematics

    3. Biotechnology

    4. Chemistry

    5. Economics

    6. Geology

    7. Mathematical studies

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    IIT JAM 2026 Physics Seat matrix

    Institute

    Academic Programme

    GEN

    GEN-PwD

    EWS

    EWS-PwD

    OBC

    OBC-PwD

    SC

    SC-PwD

    ST

    ST-PwD

    Total

    IIT Delhi

    M.Sc. in Physics [1303]

    27

    1

    7

    0

    17

    1

    9

    1

    5

    0

    68

    IIT Jodhpur

    M.Sc. in Physics [2403]

    7

    1

    2

    0

    4

    1

    3

    0

    2

    0

    20

    IIT Jodhpur

    M.Sc.-M.Tech. (Dual Degree) in Physics and Materials Engineering [2405]

    5

    0

    1

    0

    3

    1

    2

    0

    1

    0

    13

    IIT Bhilai

    M.Sc. in Physics [2803]

    7

    1

    2

    0

    5

    1

    3

    0

    1

    0

    20

    IIT Bhubaneswar

    Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Physics [1903]

    10

    0

    3

    0

    7

    1

    4

    0

    2

    0

    27

    IIT Bhubaneswar

    Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences [1905]

    1

    1

    0

    0

    1

    0

    1

    0

    0

    0

    4

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc. in Applied Geophysics [1202]

    8

    0

    1

    1

    5

    0

    3

    0

    2

    0

    20

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc. in Physics [1207]

    22

    2

    6

    0

    15

    1

    9

    0

    5

    0

    60

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc.-Ph.D. (Dual Degree) in Energy Science and Engineering [1212]

    4

    0

    1

    0

    2

    0

    1

    0

    1

    0

    9

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc.-Ph.D. (Dual Degree) in Environmental Science and Engineering [1213]

    2

    0

    0

    0

    1

    0

    1

    0

    1

    0

    5

    IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

    M.Sc. in Physics [2603]

    21

    1

    6

    0

    15

    0

    8

    0

    3

    1

    55

    IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

    M.Sc. (Tech.) in Applied Geophysics [2605]

    22

    0

    6

    0

    15

    0

    7

    1

    4

    0

    55

    IIT Gandhinagar

    M.Sc. in Physics [2003]

    18

    0

    4

    0

    11

    1

    6

    1

    4

    0

    45

    IIT Guwahati

    M.Sc. in Physics [1403]

    23

    1

    6

    0

    15

    1

    8

    1

    5

    0

    60

    IIT Hyderabad

    M.Sc. in Physics [2103]

    15

    1

    3

    1

    11

    0

    6

    0

    3

    0

    40

    IIT Indore

    M.Sc. in Physics [2202]

    11

    1

    3

    0

    9

    0

    4

    0

    2

    0

    30

    IIT Indore

    M.Sc. in Astronomy [2205]

    7

    0

    1

    0

    3

    0

    3

    0

    1

    0

    15

    IIT Jammu

    M.Sc. in Physics [3202]

    8

    0

    2

    0

    6

    0

    2

    1

    1

    0

    20

    IIT Kanpur

    M.Sc. in Physics [1503]

    14

    1

    4

    0

    9

    1

    6

    0

    3

    0

    38

    IIT Kanpur

    M.Sc.-Ph.D. (Dual Degree) in Physics [1505]

    7

    1

    2

    0

    5

    0

    3

    0

    2

    0

    20

    IIT Kharagpur

    Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Physics [1604]

    23

    1

    6

    0

    15

    1

    9

    0

    3

    1

    59

    IIT Kharagpur

    Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Geophysics [1605]

    6

    0

    2

    0

    4

    0

    1

    1

    1

    0

    15

    IIT Madras

    M.Sc. in Physics [1703]

    21

    1

    4

    1

    15

    0

    7

    1

    4

    0

    54

    IIT Mandi

    M.Sc. in Physics [3103]

    11

    1

    3

    0

    8

    0

    3

    1

    3

    0

    30

    IIT Mandi

    Integrated-Ph.D. in Physics [3104]

    5

    0

    1

    0

    2

    1

    2

    0

    1

    0

    12

    IIT Palakkad

    M.Sc. in Physics [2903]

    7

    0

    3

    1

    6

    0

    3

    0

    1

    0

    21

    IIT Patna

    M.Sc. in Physics [2503]

    12

    1

    3

    0

    7

    1

    4

    0

    2

    0

    30

    IIT Roorkee

    M.Sc. in Physics [1805]

    12

    0

    3

    0

    9

    0

    4

    0

    1

    1

    30

    IIT Ropar

    M.Sc. in Physics [2303]

    10

    0

    2

    0

    7

    0

    3

    1

    2

    0

    25

    IIT Tirupati

    M.Sc. in Physics [3003]

    9

    0

    0

    1

    5

    0

    3

    0

    1

    1

    20

    IIT (BHU) Varanasi

    M.Sc. in Physics [2702]

    10

    0

    3

    0

    7

    0

    3

    0

    1

    1

    25

    IIT JAM Mathematics 2026 Seat Matrix

    Institute

    Academic Programme

    GEN

    GEN-PwD

    EWS

    EWS-PwD

    OBC

    OBC-PwD

    SC

    SC-PwD

    ST

    ST-PwD

    Total

    IIT Delhi

    M.Sc. in Mathematics [1302]

    27

    1

    7

    0

    17

    1

    10

    0

    4

    1

    68

    IIT Bhilai

    M.Sc. in Mathematics and Computing [2802]

    8

    0

    2

    0

    5

    0

    3

    0

    2

    0

    20

    IIT Bhubaneswar

    Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Mathematics [1902]

    9

    1

    2

    1

    6

    0

    3

    0

    2

    0

    24

    IIT Bhubaneswar

    Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences [1905]

    3

    0

    1

    0

    2

    0

    1

    0

    1

    0

    24

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc. in Mathematics [1206]

    14

    1

    4

    0

    10

    0

    5

    1

    3

    0

    38

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc. in Operations Research [1214]

    3

    0

    1

    0

    2

    0

    1

    0

    0

    0

    7

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc.-Ph.D. (Dual Degree) in Energy Science and Engineering [1212]

    4

    0

    1

    0

    2

    0

    1

    0

    1

    0

    9

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc.-Ph.D. (Dual Degree) in Environmental Science and Engineering [1213]

    1

    0

    0

    1

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    2

    IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

    M.Sc. in Mathematics & Computing [2602]

    21

    1

    6

    0

    15

    0

    7

    1

    4

    0

    55

    IIT Gandhinagar

    M.Sc. in Mathematics [2002]

    18

    1

    4

    0

    11

    1

    7

    0

    3

    0

    45

    IIT Guwahati

    M.Sc. in Mathematics and Computing [1402]

    11

    1

    3

    0

    8

    0

    5

    0

    1

    1

    30

    IIT Guwahati

    M.Sc. in Mathematics [1404]

    11

    1

    3

    0

    8

    0

    5

    0

    1

    1

    30

    IIT Hyderabad

    M.Sc. in Mathematics/ Mathematics and Computing [2102]

    11

    1

    3

    0

    8

    0

    5

    0

    1

    1

    30

    IIT Indore

    M.Sc. in Mathematics [2203]

    7

    1

    2

    0

    5

    0

    3

    0

    2

    0

    20

    IIT Jodhpur

    M.Sc. in Mathematics [2402]

    5

    1

    3

    0

    6

    0

    3

    0

    2

    0

    20

    IIT Jodhpur

    M.Sc.-M.Tech. (Dual Degree) in Mathematics-Data & Computational Sciences [2404]

    5

    0

    1

    0

    3

    0

    1

    0

    0

    0

    10

    IIT Kanpur

    M.Sc. in Mathematics [1502]

    19

    1

    5

    0

    12

    1

    6

    1

    4

    0

    49

    IIT Kharagpur

    Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Mathematics [1603]

    15

    0

    4

    0

    9

    1

    5

    1

    3

    0

    38

    IIT Madras

    M.Sc. in Mathematics [1702]

    19

    1

    5

    0

    12

    1

    7

    0

    4

    0

    49

    IIT JAM 2026 Biotechnology Seat Matrix

    Institute

    Academic Programme [Code]

    GEN

    GEN-PwD

    EWS

    EWS-PwD

    OBC

    OBC-PwD

    SC

    SC-PwD

    ST

    ST-PwD

    Total

    IIT Indore

    M.Sc. in Biotechnology [2204]

    6

    1

    2

    0

    3

    0

    2

    0

    1

    0

    15

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc. in Biotechnology [1204]

    13

    1

    4

    0

    9

    0

    4

    1

    3

    0

    35

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc.-Ph.D. (Dual Degree) in Environmental Science and Engineering [1213]

    1

    0

    0

    0

    1

    0

    1

    0

    0

    0

    3

    IIT Roorkee

    M.Sc. in Biosciences and Bioengineering [1806]

    14

    0

    4

    0

    8

    1

    4

    1

    3

    0

    35

    IIT JAM 2026 Chemistry Seat Matrix

    Institute

    Academic Programme [Code]

    GEN

    GEN-PwD

    EWS

    EWS-PwD

    OBC

    OBC-PwD

    SC

    SC-PwD

    ST

    ST-PwD

    Total

    IIT Bhilai

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [2801]

    8

    0

    2

    0

    5

    0

    3

    0

    1

    1

    20

    IIT Bhubaneswar

    Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Chemistry [1901]

    10

    0

    2

    0

    7

    0

    3

    1

    2

    0

    25

    IIT Bhubaneswar

    Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences [1905]

    3

    0

    1

    0

    2

    0

    1

    0

    1

    0

    24

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [1205]

    22

    1

    5

    1

    14

    1

    9

    0

    4

    0

    57

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc.-Ph.D. (Dual Degree) in Energy Science and Engineering [1212]

    4

    0

    1

    0

    2

    0

    1

    0

    1

    0

    9

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc.-Ph.D. (Dual Degree) in Environmental Science and Engineering [1213]

    1

    0

    0

    1

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    2

    IIT Delhi

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [1301]

    26

    2

    7

    0

    17

    1

    9

    1

    5

    0

    68

    IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [2601]

    26

    1

    6

    0

    17

    1

    10

    0

    5

    0

    66

    IIT Gandhinagar

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [2001]

    17

    1

    4

    0

    12

    1

    7

    0

    3

    0

    45

    IIT Guwahati

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [1401]

    24

    1

    6

    0

    15

    1

    8

    1

    4

    0

    60

    IIT Hyderabad

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [2101]

    16

    0

    4

    0

    10

    1

    6

    0

    2

    1

    40

    IIT Indore

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [2201]

    12

    0

    3

    0

    8

    1

    4

    0

    2

    0

    30

    IIT Jammu

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [3201]

    8

    0

    2

    0

    6

    0

    2

    1

    1

    0

    20

    IIT Jodhpur

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [2401]

    7

    1

    2

    0

    4

    1

    3

    0

    2

    0

    20

    IIT Jodhpur

    M.Sc.-M.Tech. (Dual Degree) in Chemistry and Materials Engineering [2406]

    6

    0

    1

    0

    3

    0

    2

    0

    1

    0

    13

    IIT Kanpur

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [1501]

    19

    1

    5

    0

    12

    1

    6

    1

    4

    0

    49

    IIT Kharagpur

    Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Chemistry [1601]

    22

    1

    6

    0

    14

    1

    8

    1

    4

    0

    57

    IIT Madras

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [1701]

    26

    1

    7

    0

    17

    1

    10

    0

    4

    1

    67

    IIT Mandi

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [3101]

    5

    1

    2

    0

    4

    0

    2

    0

    1

    0

    15

    IIT Palakkad

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [2901]

    8

    0

    3

    1

    5

    0

    3

    0

    1

    0

    21

    IIT Patna

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [2501]

    12

    1

    3

    0

    8

    0

    4

    0

    2

    0

    30

    IIT Roorkee

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [1802]

    18

    0

    3

    1

    12

    0

    7

    0

    2

    1

    44

    IIT Ropar

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [2302]

    10

    0

    2

    1

    6

    1

    3

    0

    2

    0

    25

    IIT Tirupati

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [3002]

    9

    0

    0

    1

    5

    0

    3

    0

    2

    0

    20

    IIT (BHU) Varanasi

    M.Sc. in Chemistry [2701]

    9

    1

    2

    0

    6

    1

    4

    0

    2

    0

    25

    IIT JAM 2026 Economics Seat Matrix

    Institute

    Academic Programme [Code]

    GEN

    GEN-PwD

    EWS

    EWS-PwD

    OBC

    OBC-PwD

    SC

    SC-PwD

    ST

    ST-PwD

    Total

    IIT Delhi

    M.Sc. in Economics [1304]

    9

    1

    2

    0

    7

    0

    4

    0

    2

    0

    25

    IIT Roorkee

    M.Sc. in Economics [1803]

    12

    1

    3

    0

    9

    0

    4

    1

    3

    0

    33

    IIT JAM 2026 Geology Seat Matrix

    Institute

    Academic Programme

    GEN

    GEN-PwD

    EWS

    EWS-PwD

    OBC

    OBC-PwD

    SC

    SC-PwD

    ST

    ST-PwD

    Total

    IIT Bhubaneswar

    Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Geology [1904]

    9

    1

    2

    0

    7

    0

    4

    0

    2

    0

    25

    IIT Bhubaneswar

    Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences [1905]

    3

    0

    1

    0

    2

    0

    1

    0

    1

    0

    24

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc. in Applied Geology [1201]

    15

    0

    4

    0

    10

    0

    5

    1

    3

    0

    38

    IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

    M.Sc. (Tech.) in Applied Geology [2604]

    26

    1

    6

    0

    17

    1

    10

    0

    5

    0

    66

    IIT Kharagpur

    Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Geology [1602]

    14

    1

    4

    0

    9

    1

    6

    0

    3

    0

    38

    IIT Kharagpur

    Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Geophysics [1605]

    6

    0

    2

    0

    4

    0

    1

    1

    1

    0

    15

    IIT Roorkee

    M.Sc. in Applied Geology [1801]

    8

    0

    2

    0

    5

    0

    3

    0

    1

    0

    19

    IIT JAM 2026 Mathematical Statics Seat Matrix

    Institute

    Academic Programme [Code]

    GEN

    GEN-PwD

    EWS

    EWS-PwD

    OBC

    OBC-PwD

    SC

    SC-PwD

    ST

    ST-PwD

    Total

    IIT Bhubaneswar

    Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences [1905]

    3

    0

    1

    0

    2

    0

    1

    0

    1

    0

    24

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc. in Statistics [1203]

    18

    1

    5

    0

    12

    1

    7

    0

    4

    0

    48

    IIT Bombay

    M.Sc. in Operations Research [1214]

    3

    0

    1

    0

    1

    1

    1

    0

    1

    0

    8

    IIT Kanpur

    M.Sc. in Statistics [1504]

    24

    1

    6

    0

    16

    1

    8

    1

    5

    0

    62

    IIT Palakkad

    M.Sc. in Mathematics [2902]

    6

    0

    2

    0

    4

    1

    2

    0

    1

    0

    16

    IIT Tirupati

    M.Sc. in Mathematics and Statistics [3001]

    6

    0

    2

    0

    4

    0

    1

    1

    1

    0

    15

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Which institutes offer JAM 2026 seats in Economics?
    A:

    IIT Delhi and IIT Roorkee in combination have taken admission in 53 seats.

    Q: What are the total seats in IIT JAM chemistry?
    A:

    There are a total of 852 seats for IIT JAM 2026 chemistry.

    Q: How many IIT JAM seats will be available for the General category students?
    A:

    There are a total of 397 seats available in IIT JAM for students from general category.

    Q: What is the number of total seats in IIT JAM Physics?
    A:

    There is a total number of 748 seats available for Physics in the IIT JAM exam.

    Q: What is the number of total seats in IIT for MSc mathematics?
    A:

    There are a total of 521 seats available for Mathematics in the IIT JAM test.

    Q: How many seats are there in IIT JAM Biotechnology?
    A:

    The number of  IIT JAM biotechnology seats is 88 including all the categories.

    Q: How many seats are available in IIT JAM?
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    The total number of seats in the IIT JAM is expected to be over 3000.

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    Questions related to JAM

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    Have a question related to JAM ?

    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