Do You Know the Basic Difference between IIT JAM & GATE Exam?

Students who aspire to do post-graduation courses to get the admission in IITs, NITs, IISc must have heard about the IIT JAM & GATE exam.
Do you know what is the basic difference between IIT JAM & GATE examination?
Here the team of My Result Plus have tried to explain the major differences between IIT JAM & GATE.

Through this article, you will get to know which courses to choose and which will be best for your career.

IIT JAM and GATE are the two national-level Entrance exams. Both exams are conducted for the post-graduation courses jointly by the Indian Institutes of Science(IISc) and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

About IIT JAM:

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. at various IITs and IISc.
It is conducted in the month of February. IIT JAM score is also used for admission to other centrally-funded technical institutions including NITs, IIEST Shibpur, SLIET Punjab and IISERs.
 

IIT JAM Subjects:

♦ Physics (PH)
♦ Chemistry (CY) 
- PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 
- INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 
♦ Mathematics (MA)
♦ Mathematical Statistics (MS)
- MATHEMATICS
- STATISTICS
♦ Biotechnology (BT)
- BIOLOGY (10+2+3 level)
- CHEMISTRY (10+2+3 level) 
- MATHEMATICS (10+2 level) 
- PHYSICS (10+2 level) 
♦ Geology (GG)
 

IIT JAM Exam Pattern:

- JAM 2020 Examination will be conducted ONLINE only as a Computer Based Test (CBT) for all Test Papers.
- JAM 2020 will have six Test Papers, namely, (i) Biotechnology (BT), (ii) Chemistry (CY), (iii) Geology (GG), (iv) Mathematics (MA), (v) Mathematical Statistics (MS) and (vi) Physics (PH). Please note that the Biological Sciences (BL) paper has been discontinued.
- All the six Test Papers of JAM 2020 will be of fully objective type, with three different patterns of questions, namely (i) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), (ii) Multiple Select Questions (MSQs), and (iii) Numerical Answer Type (NATs) questions.
-There will be a total of 60 questions carrying a total of 100 marks. The entire paper will be divided into three sections, A, B and C.
-Integrated PhD programmes in Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences & Biological Sciences at IISc Bangalore may use the JAM results to shortlist candidates for an interview for the final selection.
 

IIT JAM Eligibility Criteria:

- 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)/EWS category candidates, and 50% or 5.0 out of 10 for SC/ST and PwD category candidates.

Also, Read IIT JAM 2020 Registration Begins, Here are the Special Instructions

IIT JAM official website - http://js2.iitd.ac.in/html/index.php

About GATE Exam:

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in engineering and science. 

GATE is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technologies at Roorkee, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Chennai (Madras) and Mumbai (Bombay) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.
 

GATE Subjects:

♦ Aerospace Engg (AE)
♦ Geology and Geophysics (GG)
♦ Agricultural Engg (AG)
♦ Instrumentation Engineering (IN)
♦ Architecture & Planning (AR)
♦ Mathematics (MA)
♦ Biotechnology (BT)
♦ Biomedical Engineering (BM)
♦ Mechanical Engineering (ME)
♦ Civil Engineering (CE)
♦ Mining Engineering (MN)
♦ Chemical Engineering (CH)
♦ Metallurgical Engineering (MT)
♦ Sci & Information Tech (CS)
♦ Physics (PH)
♦ Chemistry (CY)
♦ Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)
♦ Electronics & Communication Engg (EC)
♦ Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF)
♦ Electrical Engineering (EE)
♦ Engineering Sciences (XE)*
♦ Ecology and Evolution (EY)
♦ Life Sciences (XL)

Note: Aspirants can give IIT JAM exam in two subjects by filling the form separately whereas in GATE exam the candidate can give exam in only one subject.
 

GATE Exam Pattern:

- The examination of GATE 2020 has been scheduled to be held on February 1, 2, 8 and 9, 2020.
- The examination will be conducted into two shifts first shift-from 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM and second shift- from 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM.
- The GATE examination will now be conducted on 25 subjects including Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Architecture and Planning, Biotechnology, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering among other subjects.
- GATE 2020 examination is Computer Based which will carry multiple-choice questions. Applicants have to score at least 65 marks out of 100. The examination duration is 3 hours.

GATE Exam Eligibility Criteria:

- Must have completed or are in the final year of their Bachelor’s degree (duration: at least 4 years) in Engineering/Technology, or
- Must have completed or are in the final year of their Post Graduate (Master's) degree (duration: at least 2 years) in any relevant subjects in science.

Also Read: GATE 2020: Go Through These Special Instructions Before you Register for the Exam

GATE official website - https://appsgate.iitd.ac.in/

For more details related to the IIT JAM & GATE, candidates can visit the official website.