The full form of IIT JAM is the IIT Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. The exam of IIT JAM 2025 is conducted by IIT Roorkee on 13th February 2025. One looking up to taking this examination must make sure to possess enough eligibility as per IIT JAM Eligibility. The  IIT JAM Application Form 2025 is over for session 2025-23. The concerned authority will be providing a certain percentage of the reservation to the depressed classes of the society. In order to get the complete details of JAM 2025, the candidate must read the complete article below.

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IIT JAM 2025 Overview

ParticularsOverview
Name of the TestJoint Admission Test for M.Sc (JAM)
Conducting BodyIISc, Bangalore
Mode of the ExaminationOnline
Purpose of ExaminationTo provide admission under the course of M.Sc, Joint M.Sc, and various other courses.
Mode of Submission of Application FormOnline
Official Websitehttps://jam.iitr.ac.in/

Important Dates of JAM 2025

One, wanting to take the JAM is expected to be up-to-date regarding the important dates of the examination. All the events related to JAM will take place as per the prescribed schedule. The authority declared the schedule for the session of 2025. The following table elucidates the schedule which is structured on the basis of the official dates:

EventsDates (Announced)
Release of Online Form of IIT JAM 202525th August 2025
Last Date to Submit IIT JAM FormOctober 14, 2025 (up to 5:30 PM)
Issuance of IIT JAM Hall Ticket 202516th January 2025
JAM 202513th February 2025

  • Session-I from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Biotechnology (BT), Physics (PH) and Mathematical Statistics (MS))
  • Session-II  from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM (Chemistry (CY), Economics (EN), Geology (GG) and Mathematics (MA))
Release of IIT JAM Response Sheet 2025March 2025
Release of Answer Key of JAM 2025 (Provisional)March 2025
Challenging of the answer keyMarch 2025
FInal Answer KeyMarch 2025
Release of JAM 2025 Result22nd March 2025
Submission of Application Form of JAM for Admission11th April to 25th April 2025
Release of First Admission List1st June 2025
Declaration of Second Admission List16th June 2025
Release of Third and Final Admission List25th June 2025
Closure of Admissions through JAM 202511th July 2025
IIT JAM Online Form 2025

The application form of IIT JAM for the candidates has been released on the 25th of August 2025. The candidates can find the form from the online mode only. The IIT JAM online form will be made available on the official website of IIT Kanpur. After the candidate registers himself/ herself, he/ she will be able to receive the enrollment number on his/ her registered e-mail ID. One has to make sure that he/ she provides the correct information in the application form. After that the candidate completes all the formalities of filling the application form, he/ she will be able to proceed to the next step after logging into the section.

After logging in, one will be asked to enter the required details. One must make sure that the details being provided are correct. The details, which are to be provided are:

  • Aadhar Card details
  • Passport Details
  • College ID
  • License Details
  • Employment Details
  • Voter Card Details
  • Pan Card Details

The candidates will have to enter certain details with the help of the JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS). The aspirant should submit the application form before the last date strikes. One must make sure that the details/ documents are correct. The following details explain the details which are to be uploaded/ provided in the application form:

  • Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Contact Details (Phone number, E-mail ID)
  • Address Details (on which one can be contacted)
  • Name of the College of the Candidate
  • Examination Centre
  • JAM (Papers to be attempted by one)
  • A scanned photograph of the candidate
  • A Scanned signature of the candidate
  • Scanned Certificate of Reserved Category (If applicable)
  • Scanned Copy of PwD Certificate (If applicable)
  • Valid ID Proof of the candidate
  • Details by which the candidate is paying the application fee.

IIT JAM Fee Criteria

The candidate, who aspires to sit in the examination will have to pay the application fee. The payment of the fee will be mandatory. The fee can be paid online as well as offline mode also. The online fee can be paid through Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Net Banking and the offline fee can be paid through E-Challan via SBI. The fee paid to be non-refundable. The fee criteria are mentioned below:

CategoryAmount (Paper-1)Amount (Paper-2)
General1500/-2100/-
SC/ ST/ PWD/ Females750/-1050/-

JAM 2025 Eligibility

The candidates, who want to apply for IIT JAM must make sure that they possess enough eligibility for the courses aspired. One cannot fill the application form if he/ she is not eligible enough. The eligibility criteria are mentioned below:

  • Candidates, who belong to General Category must have secured at least 55% in their bachelor’s.
  • Aspirants belonging to Reserved Category must have secured at least 50% in their bachelor’s.

The candidates, in order to get admission in a specific institution through IIT JAM, will have to possess the following eligibility criteria:

Bio-Technology:

SubjectsUniversityEligibility on the basis of GraduationEligibility on the basis of 12th Standard
M.Sc. BiotechnologyIITIIITB, IITRAny Branch/ SubjectBiology
M.Sc.- PhD Dual Degree in Environmental Science and EngineeringIITBBiology/ Biotechnology/ Chemistry/ Mathematics and PhysicsMathematics

Chemistry

SubjectsUniversityEligibility on the basis of GraduationEligibility on the basis of 12th Standard
M.Sc. ChemistryIITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI, IITJ, IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR, IITISMChemistryMathematics
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in ChemistryIITBBS, IITKGPChemistryMathematics
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and EngineeringIITBBiology/ Biotechnology/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ PhysicsMathematics
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean SciencesIITBBSMathematics and Physics with any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and StatisticsAny Subject

Geology:

SubjectUniversityEligibility on the basis of GraduationEligibility on the basis of 12th Standard
M.Sc. Applied GeologyIITB, IITRGeology for three years/ six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biological ScienceMathematics
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in GeophysicsIITKGPGeology for three years/ six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biological ScienceMathematics
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean SciencesIITBBSMathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and StatisticsAny field
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in GeologyIITKGP, IITBBSMathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and StatisticsMathematics
M.Sc.(Tech) in

Applied Geology

IITISMB.Sc degree (3 years) with Geology as Honours/ Major/ Main/ Equivalent subject and any 2 subsidiary subjects from Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.Mathematics

Mathematics:

SubjectUniversityEligibility on the basis of GraduationEligibility on the basis of 12th Standard
M.Sc. in EconomicsIITRMathematics as one of the core subjectsAny field
M.Sc. Mathematics/ Mathematics and ComputingIITH, IITISM, IITGMathematicsAny field
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in MathematicsIITBBS, IITKGPMathematics/ StatisticsAny field
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations ResearchIITBMathematics/ StatisticsAny field
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and EngineeringIITB

 

Biology/ Biotechnology/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ PhysicsMathematics
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean SciencesIITBBSMathematics and Physics and Chemistry/ Computer Science/ Computer Application/ Geology/ StatisticsAny field

Mathematical Statistics:

SubjectUniversityEligibility on the basis of GraduationEligibility on the basis of 12th Standard
M.Sc. Applied Statistics and InformaticsIITBMathematics or Statistics for at least two years/ four semestersAny field
Ph.D.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations ResearchIITBMathematics or Statistics for at least two years/ four semestersAny field
M.Sc. StatisticsIITKStatistics for at least two years/ four semestersAny field
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean SciencesIITBBSMathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and StatisticsAny field

Physics:

SubjectUniversityEligibility on the basis of GraduationEligibility on the basis of 12th Standard
M.Sc. PhysicsIITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI, IITJ, IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR, IITISMPhysics for at least two years/ four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/ two semestersAny field
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in PhysicsIITBBS, IITKGPPhysics for at least two years/ four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/ two semestersAny field
Ph.D.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in PhysicsIITKPhysics for at least two years/ four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/ two semestersAny field
M.Sc. Applied GeophysicsIITBPhysics and Mathematics/ Mathematical Physics for two years/ four semesters and at least one of them as the subject for three years/ six semestersAny field
M.Sc. AstronomyIITIPhysics/ Mathematics/ Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering/ Mechanical EngineeringAny field
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean SciencesIITBBSMathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and StatisticsAny field
Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in GeophysicsIITKGPGeology as a subject for three years/ six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, and ChemistryMathematics
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and engineeringIITBAnyone 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 semestersMathematics
M.Sc.(Tech) in Applied GeophysicsIITISMB.Sc Degree (3 yr.) 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.Any field

Hall Ticket of IIT JAM

The admit card of JAM will be released on the 4th January 2025. One can find the admit card from the website of JOAPS. The candidate can download the hall ticket after providing in the details in the log in section. It will be mandatory for one to bring the hall ticket to the examination centre. No one will be allowed to attend the examination if he/ she does not carry the IIT JAM 2025 admit card to the test hall. Along with the admit card, one will have to bring some documents to the examination hall. The documents, which are to be carried to the test centre are:

  • Admit Card
  • Valid ID Proof:
  1. Adhar Card
  2. Passport
  3. School/ College ID

Zone Wise IIT JAM Exam Centers

The following is the list of the exam center of IIT JAM:

IISC Bangalore

Code

Name of Exam Center

101

Bengaluru

102

Hubli

103

Hyderabad

104

Kannur

105

Kozhikode

106

Mangalore

107

Palakkad

108

Trissur

IIT Bombay

CodeName of Exam Centre

201

Ahmedabad

202

Goa

203

Mumbai

204

Nagpur

205

Nanded

206

Nasik

207

Pune

208

Vadodara

IIT Delhi

CodeName of Exam Center

301

Faridabad

302

Ghaziabad

303

Greater Noida

304

Gurugram

305

Hisar

306

Indore

307

Jaipur

308

Jammu

309

Jodhpur

310

New Delhi

IIT Guwahati

CodeName of Exam Center

401

Asansol–Durgapur

402

Dhanbad

403

Dibrugarh

404

Guwahati

405

Jorhat

406

Kalyani

407

Patna

408

Siliguri

IIT Kanpur

CodeName of Exam Center

501

Agra

502

Allahabad

503

Bareilly

504

Bhopal

505

Kanpur

506

Lucknow

507

Varanasi

IIT Kharakpur

CodeName of Exam Center

601

Bhubaneswar

602

Kharagpur/ Haldia/ Bishnupur

603

Kolkata

604

Raipur

605

Ranchi

606

Vijayawada

607

Vishakhapatnam

IIT Madras

CodeName of Exam Center

701

Chennai

702

Coimbatore

703

Ernakulum

704

Kollam

705

Kottayam

706

Madurai

707

Thiruvananthapuram

708

Tiruchirapalli

709

Tirunelveli

710

Warangal

IIT Roorkee

CodeName of Exam Center

801

Dehradun

802

Jalandhar

803

Kurukshetra

804

Mohali

805

Noida

806

Moradabad

807

Roorkee

IIT JAM Exam Pattern 2025

The applicants, looking forward to appearing in the examination of IIT JAM must make sure that they are well-versed with the complete exam pattern of IIT JAM. The exam pattern has been laid-down below:

  • No. of Questions-60
  • Mode of Examination-Online
  • Duration of Examination-3 hours
  • Medium of Examination-English
  • Total Marks-100
  • Negative Marking:
  1. Section-A-1/3rd for each wrong answer
  2. Section-B-No negative Marking
  3. Section-C-No negative Marking

Syllabus of IIT JAM 2025

The candidates, who want to appear for the examination should aware the IIT JAM exam pattern and prepare for the same as per the prescribed syllabus. The syllabus is mentioned below:

SubjectSyllabus
Biological Sciences
  • General Biology
  • Mathematical Sciences
  • Microbiology, Cell Biology and Immunology
  • Basics of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biophysics
Physical Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Structure
  • Basic Mathematical Concepts
  • Theory of Gases
  • Chemical Thermodynamics
  • Solid state
  • Electrochemistry
  • Chemical and Phase Equilibria
  • Spectroscopy
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Adsorption
Organic Chemistry
  • Basic Concepts in Organic Chemistry and Stereo-chemistry
  • Qualitative Organic Analysis
  • Organic Reaction Mechanism and Synthetic Applications
  • Aromatic and Heterocyclic Chemistry
  • Natural Products Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
  • Periodic Table
  • Transition Metals (d block)
  • Main Group Elements (s and p blocks)
  • Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Compounds
  • Bioinorganic Chemistry
Geology
  • Geomorphology
  • The Planet Earth
  • Petrology
  • Palaeontology
  • Stratigraphy
  • Structural Geology
  • Economic Geology
  • Applied Geology
Mathematical Methods
  • Calculus of single and multiple variables
  • Taylor expansion
  • Partial derivatives
  • Jacobian
  • Fourier series
  • Imperfect and perfect differentials
  • Vector algebra
  • Vector Calculus
  • Multiple integrals
  • Green’s theorem
  • Divergence theorem
  • Stokes’ theorem
  • Matrices and determinants
  • Algebra of complex numbers
  • First-order equations and linear second-order differential equations with constant coefficients.
Mechanics and General Properties of Matter
  • Velocity and acceleration in Cartesian
  • Newton’s laws of motion and applications
  • Polar and cylindrical coordinate systems
  • Centrifugal and Coriolis forces
  • Uniformly rotating frame
  • Kepler’s laws
  • The motion under a central force
  • Gravitational Law and field
  • Conservative and non-conservative forces
  • The equation of motion of the CM system of particles
  • Centre of mass
  • Conservation of linear and angular momentum
  • Elastic and inelastic collisions
  • Conservation of energy
  • Variable mass systems.
Oscillations, Waves and Optics
  • Superposition of two or more simple harmonic oscillators
  • The differential equation for the simple harmonic oscillator and its general solution
  • Damped and forced oscillators, resonance
  • Lissajous figures
  • Energy density and energy transmission in waves
  • Wave equation
  • Travelling and standing waves in one-dimension
  • Doppler Effect
  • Fermat’s Principle
  • Group velocity and phase velocity
  • Sound waves in media.
Electricity and Magnetism
  • Gauss’s law
  • Electric field and potential
  • Coulomb’s law
  • Electrostatic boundary conditions
  • Conductors
  • Dielectric polarization
  • Capacitors
  • Dielectrics
  • Volume and surface charges
  • Electrostatic energy
  • Ampere’s law
  • Biot-Savart law
  • Self and mutual inductance
  • Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction
  • Alternating currents
  • The solution of Laplace’s equation for simple cases.
Kinetic theory, Thermodynamics
  • Elements of Kinetic theory of gases
  • Specific heat of Mono-di-tri-atomic gases
  • Velocity distribution and Equipartition of energy
  • Ideal gas
  • Van-der-Waals gas and equation of state
  • Mean free path
  • Carnot cycle
  • Zeroth law and the concept of thermal equilibrium
  • Reversible
  • Irreversible and quasi-static processes
  • First law and its consequences
  • Second law and entropy
  • Laws of thermodynamics
  • Isothermal and adiabatic processes
Modern Physics
  • Postulates of special relativity
  • Lorentz transformations
  • Inertial frames and Galilean invariance
  • Time dilation
  • Length contraction
  • Relativistic velocity addition theorem
  • Mass-energy equivalence
  • Blackbody radiation
  • Photoelectric effect
  • Compton effect
  • Bohr’s atomic model
  • X-rays
Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics
  • Crystal structure
  • Miller indices
  • X-ray diffraction and Bragg’s law
  • Bravais lattices and basis
  • Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors
  • The variation of resistivity with temperature
  • Fermi level
  • P-n junction diode
  • I-V characteristics
  • BJT: characteristics in CB, CE, CC modes
  • Zener diode and its applications

Colleges Participating in IIT JAM 2025

The following colleges will be participating in IIT JAM 2025:

  • IIT Bombay
  • IIT Bhubaneswar
  • IIT Delhi
  • ISM Dhanbad
  • IIT Gandhinagar
  • IIT Guwahati
  • IIT Hyderabad
  • IIT Indore
  • IIT Jodhpur
  • IIT Kanpur
  • IIT Kharagpur
  • IIT Madras
  • IIT Patna
  • IIT Roorkee
  • IIT Ropar
  • Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

IIT JAM Answer Key 2025

The answer key of IIT JAM will be released its answer key on its website. Kindly note that the authority will release all the subject-wise answer keys of IIT JAM. The IIT JAM Answer Key 2025 will be made available in PDF Format. One is advised to download and save the question paper and answer key for future purposes.

IIT JAM Result 2025

The result of IIT JAM will be released on the 22nd of March 2025. One can find the result from the official website of JOAPS. The ranking of the candidates will be done on the basis of the marks they scored in the examination. The result of IIT JAM will be containing the AIR one secures and the marks obtained. The separate merit list will be released on the basis of the same.

IIT JAM Cut Off 2025

The cut-off of IIT JAM will be released soon by the concerned authority. The authority will be releasing the cut-off in PDF format. The IIT JAM cut-off 2025 will be holding the minimum marks that are to be secured in order to qualify for the test. The examination of IIT JAM will be conducted on the 12th of February 2025. Now, the experts have analyzed the examination and they have released an expected cut-off of MA and CY. The same can be found below:

SubjectGenOBC-NCLSC/ ST
MA23.5 – 2611 – 12
CY252215

IIT JAM Merit List 2025

The merit list of IIT JAM will be released in the month of May 2025. The candidates, who have taken the examination will be able to check the merit list. The IIT JAM Merit List will be holding the names of the candidates who have qualified for the examination. The admission list shall be made available on the official website of the concerned authority.

IIT JAM Counselling 2025

  • The IIT JAM counselling session will be conducted for one who has cleared the examination.
  • The candidates will be called for the counselling session on the basis of the merit list and the position one has secured in the same.

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