Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is one of the best institution providing technical and management education in India. It offers a variety of under graduate as well as post graduate courses of various specializations. It provides the best education which meets international standard.

IIT organizes Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) annually for the purpose of selecting eligible candidates for admission to various Master of Science (M.Sc), Joint M.Sc. - Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), M.Sc.-(Ph.D.) dual degree courses and also other post-bachelor degree courses offered in the institution. The aspirants with at least 55% marks in the qualifying degree are eligible to attend the exam. The application can be made online as well as offline. There will be 8 separate tests for the 8 specializations. The candidate can attend one or two of the tests based on some conditions insisted by the institution. The further details of the exam are as follows.

Syllabus for IIT JAM

The syllabus of exam for various specializations will be different. The syllabus of various specializations is as follows.

Biotechnology

• Biology (10+2+3 level)
• Chemistry (10+2+3 level)
• Mathematics (10+2 level)
• Physics (10+2 level)

Chemistry

• Physical Chemistry
• Basic Mathematical Concepts
• Organic Chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry

Computer Applications

• Computer Awareness
• Analytical Ability and General Awareness

Geology

• Geomorphology
• Structural Geology
• Economic Geology
• Applied Geology

Geophysics

• Geology
• Mathematics
• Physics

Mathematics

• Sequences, Series and Differential Calculus
• Integral Calculus
• Differential Equations
• Vector Calculus
• Group Theory

Mathematical Statistics

• Mathematics
• Statistics

Physics

• Mathematical Methods
• Mechanics
• Modern Physics

Question Pattern of IIT JAM

The aspirants who opt for Biotechnology and Computer Applications will have a separate pattern for the exam whereas for all other specializations the aspirants will have the same pattern for the exam.

The aspirants for Biotechnology and Computer Applications will have an exam with questions of objective type with multiple choices. The answers have to be marked in an Objective Response Sheet (ORS). The method of marking will be by shading the corresponding bubbles with an HB pencil.

For all other branches there will be both objective as well as subjective type questions. For them a ‘question cum answer booklet’ will be provided. The answers have to be written in the corresponding space provided. No supplementary answer sheets will be provided. 30% of the total marks will be for objective questions and 70% of the total marks are for the subjective part.

For objective exam, there will be four choices given for each question and out of that one will be the correct answer. For wrong answers there will be a penalty of 1/3 of the mark assigned for that particular question.