The date of Joint Admission Test for MSc (JAM) has been declared. The JAM 2019 is organized by IIT Kharagpur.

The exam will be conducted on February 10, 2018 for Biology, Mathematics, physics, biotechnology, Chemistry, Geology and Mathematical Statistics papers.

Application Timeline:
Online registration and application process: September 01, 2018
Closure of Online Application Process: October 10, 2018
The announcement of JAM 2019 Result: March 20, 2019
Test Schedule: February 10, 2019

Session I
Time: 9am to 12noon
Test Papers and Codes: Biological Sciences (BL), Mathematics (MA), Physics (PH)

Session II
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Test papers and Codes: Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Geology (GG), Mathematical Statistics (MS)

Application Procedure
Candidates can apply for JAM 2019 only through JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) link available at the website jam.iitkgp.ac.in.

The facility for online registration and application will be available through the official website jam.iitkgp.ac.in from September 01, 2018.

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.

The candidate must give an E-mail address that he/she uses and checks frequently, as all communication to the candidate from JAM 2019 will be sent to this E-mail address.

The candidate must not use somebody else's E-mail address and only one candidate can be registered with one E-mail address.

Similarly, the candidate should provide his/her personal mobile number because most of the communication may also be sent via SMS. 

Eligibility Criteria:
The candidates who qualify in JAM 2019 shall have to fulfil the following Eligibility Requirements (ER) for admissions in IITs.
- All candidates admitted through JAM should have a Bachelor’s degree.
- In the qualifying degree, the aggregate marks or CGPA/CPI without rounding-off (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) should be at least 55% or 5.5 out of 10 for General/OBC (NCL) category candidates and 50% or 5.0 out of 10 for SC/ST and PwD category candidates.

Candidates with letter grades/CGPA (instead of the percentage of marks), the equivalence in percentage of marks will be decided by the Admitting Institute(s).

Proof of having passed the Qualifying Degree with the Minimum Educational Qualifications (MEQ) as specified by the Admitting Institute should be submitted by September 30, 2019.

At the time of admission, all admitted candidates will have to submit a physical fitness certificate from a registered medical practitioner in the prescribed form.

At the time of admission, the admitted candidates may also have to undergo a physical fitness test by a medical board constituted by the Admitting Institute. In case a candidate is not found physically fit to pursue his/her chosen course of study, his/her admission is liable to be cancelled.
 
About JAM:
Joint Admission Test for MSc (JAM) is being conducted from 2004 to provide admissions to MSc (Four Semesters), Joint MSc-PhD, MSc-PhD Dual Degree, etc.

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