JAM Examination Date 2018 & Exam Schedule: Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) is being conducted from 2004 to provide admissions to M.Sc. (Four Semesters), Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D., M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree, etc. Programmes at the IITs and Integrated Ph.D. Degree Programmes at IISc for consolidating Science as a career option for bright students. Eligible candidates can apply for JAM 2018 only through JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) link available at website http://jam.iitb.ac.in. The facility for Online Registration and Application will be available through the website http://jam.iitb.ac.in from 5th September 2017. Additional information regarding Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Application Fee, How to apply, JAM 2018 Application Form & Important JAM Exam Date is given below in the following paragraph.
IITs & IISc conduct this national level examination of JAM in the rotation basis. JAM is held in the month of February every year. IIT JAM 2018 will be organized by IIT Bombay. JAM 2018 Application Form will be available from 5th September 2017 to 10th October 2017. Interested candidates can check out the important details of JAM 2018 from the article given below on this page.
About JAM 2018
National test for admission to M.Sc. (two years), Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D., M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree, M.Sc.- M.S. (Research)/Ph.D. Dual Degree and other Post Bachelor Degree programmes at IITs (Bhubaneshwar, Bombay, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Patna, Roorkee, Ropar and ISM-Dhanbad) for the academic session 2018-19. JAM score will be used by IISc Bangalore for admission to the integrated Ph.D. programmes. JAM score may also be used by some other institutions for admission to their programmes.
Structure & Mode of JAM 2018
JAM 2018 examination will be conducted in Online mode only. A candidate can appear in either one Test Paper or two Test Papers by paying an additional fee for the second test paper. Candidates opting to appear in two Test Papers must ensure that the two Test Papers are not scheduled in the same session.
Eligibility for JAM Examination 2018
Minimum Eligibility Requirements and Minimum Educational Qualification(s) for Admission: Candidates must have Bachelor’s Degree. Candidates belonging to the General/OBC-NCL Category, have to get at least 55% aggregate marks in the qualifying degree, without rounding off (50% aggregate for candidates who belong to the SC/ST and PWD category candidates). Students appearing in the final year of the qualifying exam are also eligible to apply.
JAM 2018 Application Form
Interested & eligible candidates can apply online for JAM 2018 through the official website. Before applying candidates should read the official notice carefully. There is no other mode of application except online mode.
Application Fee
Candidates should have to pay an application fee either through online mode of offline (E-challan) mode via SBI. In online, the application fee can be paid through net banking, credit/debit card. The Application fee for different categories is as follows…
JAM 2018 Exam Pattern
> Examination Type: Objective type test
> Number of questions: 60 divided in three section viz. A, B, C
> Time Duration: 3 hours
> Marking Scheme: 60 question carrying 100 marks
> Mode: Computer Based Test
> Negative Marking: There will be no negative marking in section B and Section C.
| Section | Questions |
| Section-A | 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) |
| Section-B | 10 Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) |
| Section-C | 20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) |
JAM 2018 Test Schedule
| Exam Date | Session | Time | Test Papers & Codes |
| 11th February 2018 (Sunday) | I | 9.00 AM to 12.00 Noon | Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Geology (GG) and Mathematical Statistics (MS) |
| II | 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM | Biological Science (BL), Mathematics (MA) and Physics (PH) |
IIT JAM 2018 Important Dates
| JAM 2018 Online Application Process starts from | 5th September 2017Â |
| Last Date for Online Application Submission and Uploading of Documents on the Website | 10th October 2017 |
| Last date for payment of Application fee online | 10th October 2017 |
| Admit Card Available | 2nd week of January 2018 |
| Date of JAM 2018 Examination | 11th February 2018 |
| Announcement of the Results of JAM 2018 | 20th March 2018 |
| Submission of Application Form for Admission on the JAM 2018 Website | 3rd April to 17th April 2018 |
| Last Date for receipt of request for change of category in proper format/ rectification of defective documents at IIT Bombay | 17th April 2018 |
| Declaration of 1st Admission List | 22nd May 2018 |
| Declaration of 2nd Admission List | 12th June 2018 |
| Declaration of 3rd and Final Admission List | 29th June 2018 |
| Closure of Admissions through JAM 2018 | 5th July 2018 |
Details About JAM Examination 2018
Organization Name: IIT Bombay
Organization Website: jam.iitb.ac.in
Name of The Exam: JAM 2018 (Joint Admission Test for M.Sc)
Exam Level: All India Level Examination
Exam Type: Postgraduate Examination
Exam date: 11th February 2018
JAM 2018 Application Form will be available from: 05.09.2017 to 10.10.2017
Notice For: Examination
How to apply for JAM 2018 Exam: Interested & eligible candidates can apply for JAM 2018 only through JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) link available at website http://jam.iitb.ac.in. The facility for Online Registration and Application will be available through the website http://jam.iitb.ac.in from September 05, 2017. A candidate has to first register on JOAPS website, by providing his/her name, a valid E-mail address, a working mobile number, and a password. For more details refer official not6ification.
Photograph Requirements for JAM Exam 2018
1. Please pay attention to upload an only good quality photograph. The JAM scorecard will be printed with the photograph you submit.
2. A passport size (3.5 cm Width X 4.5 cm Height) photograph of the face of the candidate is required for an application form.
3. Request photo studio to provide the image of your photo in a JPEG format and also on a standard 3.5 cm X 4.5 cm (Width X Height) print.
4. The maximum size of the JPEG image can be 480 X 640 in pixels (0.3 Mega pixels) (Request photo studio to reduce it to this size if it is higher). Minimum pixel size of the JPEG image can be 240 X 320. The file size of the image should be in the range of 5KB to 200KB.
5. Background of the photograph must be white or a very light colour.
Signature Requirements For JAM Exam 2018
1. Please draw a rectangular box of size 2 cm X 7 cm (Height X Width) on an A4 white paper. Sign with black or dark blue ink pen within this box.
2. The signature with all CAPITAL LETTERS, Initials or in any other colour (other than black and blue) shall NOT be accepted.
3. Get the digital image of the rectangular box (with your signature inside) scanned by using a professional scanner. Crop it to the border of the box.
4. Only JPEG image format will be accepted.
5. The maximum image size of the signature can be 160 X 560 in pixels.
6. The minimum image size of the signature can be 80 X 280 in pixels.
7. The file size of the image should be in the range of 5KB to 100KB.
IIT JAM 2018 Admission Process
Admission to various academic programmes at IISc and IITs for the session 2018-19 shall be made based on all India merit list of JAM 2018. Candidates who qualify in any test paper of JAM 2018 shall be eligible for admission to any of the corresponding academic course of IISc & IITs. On the basis of qualified test papers, the applicants can apply for one or more academic courses which covered under those set of papers, subject to fulfillment of the Minimum Education Qualification (MEQs), Eligibility Criteria (ERs) of the admitting institutes.
Important Links:
Click here ⇒ Apply Online For JAM 2018
Click here ⇒ JAM Exam 2018 Advertisement pdf
Click here ⇒ JAM 2018 Information Brochure
Click here ⇒ Download JAM Admit Card 2018
Click here ⇒ Check JAM Exam Result 2018
Click here ⇒ Check JAM Exam Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2018
Click here ⇒ Download JAM Previous Years Question Papers
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More Details: Candidates can get all details of JAM Examination 2018 / JAM 2018 Application Form from provided article given on this page. For more details about JAM Exam 2018, Information Brochure and Application Procedure candidates are requested to follow the official website http://jam.iitb.ac.in or notification.