S. Vishnu Sharma
IIT JAM 2025 will be held on 2 February 2025 by IIT Delhi. The exam is conducted for students seeking admission into science courses at postgraduation level in IITs located across India.
Students seeking admission into postgraduate courses for the academic year 2025-26 can focus on applying for IIT JAM 2025. The registration process is expected to commence in November or December 2024.
Schedule
The schedule is not announced with regards to IIT JAM 2025 registration as of now. The dates could be made known by November or December 2024 on the official website.
Registration
The link to submit application for IIT JAM 2025 is not active on the official website. It would be activated as the registration schedule starts.
Official website
The official website for the exam is ‘https://jam.iitm.ac.in/’ This was started by IIT Madras which conducted JAM for 2024. As IIT Delhi takes charge, the official website URL may also change.
Students can wait for the appropriate moment to know the information in connection with IIT JAM 2025. There is more to it than meets the eye as far as IIT JAM 2025 is concerned.
About the exam
The full name of the exam is Joint Admission Test for Masters and is popular as JAM. This is conducted once a year and is a national level test for admission into postgraduate courses in IITs across India.
Candidates have to pass this exam with required qualifying marks to be eligible for the admission into IITs.
They can also try for admission in non IIT institutions (NITs, IIEST Shibpur, SLIET and DIAT) with help of this score. They have to approach these institutions separately.
IIT JAM 2025 will be a computer based test and will be conducted in seven test papers – Biotechnology, Chemistry, Economics, Geology, Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics, and Physics.
Candidates can either choose to appear in one paper or two test papers. This exam is conducted by one of IITs located in India by taking turns. IIT JAM 2025 is being conducted by IIT Delhi.
Admitting institutes
Candidates who have completed their IIT JAM 2025 registration can appear for the exam. After passing the exam with required qualifying marks, they can apply for admission. The list of admitting institutions are provided below for the sake of the candidates:
| Contact Details of the Admitting Institutes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Admitting Institutes | Website | E-mail ID | Phone |
| IIT Bhilai | https://www.iitbhilai.ac.in | chrjam@iitbhilai.ac.in ardoaa@iitbhilai.ac.in doaa@iitbhilai.ac.in dhruv@iitbhilai.ac.in |
0788-2991609 0788-2991603 |
| IIT Bhubaneswar | https://www.iitbbs.ac.in | dr.acad@iitbbs.ac.in chairman.jam@iitbbs.ac.in deanpgrp@iitbbs.ac.in |
0674-7134578 0674-7135150 0674-7135712 |
| IIT Bombay | https://www.iitb.ac.in | chrgate@iitb.ac.in vchr2gate@iitb.ac.in jam@iitb.ac.in dean.ap@iitb.ac.in |
022-25767022 022-2576 7068 |
| IIT Delhi | https://jam.iitd.ac.in | drpgsr@admin.iitd.ac.in deanacad@admin.iitd.ac.in chrjam@admin.iitd.ac.in |
011-26591737 011-26591708 011-26591749 |
| IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | https://www.iitism.ac.in | chair_admpgphd@iitism.ac.in cadm_jam@iitism.ac.in prabodha@iitism.ac.in dacad@iitism.ac.in |
0326-2235265 0326-2235266 0326-2235662 |
| IIT Gandhinagar | https://www.iitgn.ac.in | vmishra@iitgn.ac.in ar.acad@iitgn.ac.in nithin@iitgn.ac.in |
079-23952051 079-23952532 |
| IIT Guwahati | https://www.iitg.ac.in | hosacad@iitg.ac.in acad_admission@iitg.ac.in hirak456@iitg.ac.in adoaapg@iitg.ac.in jam@iitg.ac.in |
0361-2582192 0361-2582198 0361-2582171 |
| IIT Hyderabad | https://www.iith.ac.in | vicechair.gate@iith.ac.in office.gate@iith.ac.in ar.acadpg@iith.ac.in dean.acad@iith.ac.in |
040-23016067 040-23016065 040-23016082 |
| IIT Indore | https://www.iiti.ac.in | managerpg@iiti.ac.in kjamra@iiti.ac.in doaa@iiti.ac.in |
0731-6603490 |
| IIT Jammu | https://www.iitjammu.ac.in | biswanath.chakraborty@iitjammu.ac.in ar.acad@iitjammu.ac.in dean.acad@iitjammu.ac.in |
0191-2570633 |
| IIT Jodhpur | https://www.iitj.ac.in | pg_admissions@iitj.ac.in chair_admissions@iitj.ac.in office_academics_pg@iitj.ac.in dean_academics@iitj.ac.in |
0291-2801132 0291-2801137 9873038821 |
| IIT Kanpur | https://iitk.ac.in | admissiondesk@iitk.ac.in adaa@iitk.ac.in doaa@iitk.ac.in |
0512-2592403 0512-2592414 |
| IIT Kharagpur | https://iitkgp.ac.in | vchrgate2@adm.iitkgp.ac.in deanfos@iitkgp.ac.in |
03222-282091 |
| IIT Madras | https://www.iitm.ac.in | jam@iitm.ac.in drcourses@iitm.ac.in |
044-22578200 044-22578036 |
| IIT Mandi | https://www.iitmandi.ac.in | jamchair@iitmandi.ac.in acadoffice@iitmandi.ac.in deanacad@iitmandi.ac.in |
01905-267828 01905-267015 |
| IIT Palakkad | https://iitpkd.ac.in | chairpgadm@iitpkd.ac.in jracad@iitpkd.ac.in deanacad@iitpkd.ac.in divyapv@iitpkd.ac.in dracad@iitpkd.ac.in deanacad@iitpkd.ac.in |
04923-226577 04923-226567 04923-226300 |
| IIT Patna | https://www.iitp.ac.in | lokman@iitp.ac.in dean_academic@iitp.ac.in |
06115-233028 06115-233697 06115-233773 |
| IIT Roorkee | https://www.iitr.ac.in | adaa-admission@iitr.ac.in dracademic@iitr.ac.in |
01332-284531 |
| IIT Ropar | https://www.iitrpr.ac.in | jamchair@iitrpr.ac.in jr.acad@iitrpr.ac.in dracademics@iitrpr.ac.in |
01881-231110 01881-231111 01881-231112 |
| IIT Tirupati | https://iittp.ac.in | chair_admissions@iittp.ac.in admissions@iittp.ac.in ar_admissions@iittp.ac.in hod_ma@iittp.ac.in hod_cy@iittp.ac.in hod_ph@iittp.ac.in dean_aa@iittp.ac.in |
0877-2503531 |
| IIT (BHU) Varanasi | https://www.iitbhu.ac.in | chairjam@iitbhu.ac.in tarunkp.ms@iitbhu.ac.in |
0542-2367041 |
Who can take up IIT JAM 2025 registration?
Individuals who have passed graduation in the relevant discipline from a recognized educational institution can take up IIT JAM 2025 registration.
The graduation must be in the same discipline in which the candidates desire to pursue postgraduation.
Even those who have appeared for the final exams of their qualifying degree and are waiting for results or those who are about to appear for the final exams can also take up JAM 2025 registration.
However, these people have to pass the exam and provide a proof for it by the time the admission process begins. If they do not produce the proof, admission may be cancelled.
Foreign nationals
Even foreign nationals can take up IIT JAM 2025 registration. For admission, foreign nationals are required to satisfy the rules and regulations of the Admitting Institute pertaining to foreign students. For further details, they are advised to contact the concerned Admitting Institute.
How to take up IIT JAM 2025 registration?
The process to take up IIT JAM 2024 registration is online and official website has to be approached to register for the exam. The official website is accessible at ‘https://jam.iitm.ac.in/’
1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.
2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to click the link for registration to create an account with a username and password.
3. After the account is created, candidates can login and start applying for the exam.
4. They can provide the required data, choose the exam center, upload the documents.
5. Applicants can check for any errors in the information provided and correct them if any.
6. After rectification of errors if any, candidates can submit the application.
Documents
Candidates have to upload, their photograph, image of their signature, Community certificate (if applicable) and PwD certificate (if applicable) while taking up IIT JAM 2025 registration.
Registration fee
IIT JAM 2025 registration fee is Rs 900 for a single paper for Female applicants and SC/ST/PwD category candidates. For all others, JAM 2024 registration fee is Rs 1800 per paper.
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The same is Rs 1250 for women applicants and SC/ST/PwD category candidates if applying for two test papers. For all others JAM 2024 registration fee is Rs 2500 if applying for two test papers.
How to download admit card?
Candidates who have completed their IIT JAM 2025 registration can alone download the hall ticket. The admit card will be available for download at the appropriate time.
Admit card can be downloaded from the official website. The process to obtain the admit card is mentioned below:
1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and submitted to allow it to download.
2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to click the link for the hall ticket.
3. Clicking the link may open another webpage and the candidates have to enter their application number, date of birth and other required information.
4. The above details must be submitted to obtain the hall ticket.
5. After the hall ticket is visible, the candidates can download it and take a printout of it.
Exam pattern
The questions have to be answered in a duration of three hours. Medium of the exam will be english. There will be a total of 60 questions which are framed in three sections – Section A, Section B and Section C.
Section – A contains a total of 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) involving 10 questions of one mark each and 20 questions of two marks each.
Each MCQ has four choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer. Candidates can mark their answer by clicking one of the choices.
A wrong answer will result in negative marks. For each wrong answer to 1 mark questions, 1/3 mark will be deducted and similarly for each wrong answer to 2 marks questions, 2/3 mark will be deducted.
Section – B contains a total of 10 Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) carrying two marks each. Each MSQ is similar to MCQ but with the difference that MSQ may have one or more than one correct choice(s) out of the four given choices.
The candidate is awarded full credit only if all the correct answer(s) and no wrong answers are selected. Candidates can mark the answer(s) by clicking the choice(s).
There is no negative marking or partial marking for MSQ. Section – C contains a total of 20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions involving 10 questions of one mark each and 10 questions of two marks each.
For NAT questions, the answer is a signed real number, which needs to be entered using the virtual numeric keypad displayed on the monitor.
No choices will be shown for NAT questions. There is no negative marking for NAT. In all sections, questions not attempted will result in zero mark. There is no provision for partial marking.
The candidates are required to select the answer(s) for MCQ and MSQ type questions using the mouse. The answer for NAT questions must be entered using a mouse on a virtual numeric keypad. The keyboard of the computer will be disabled.
Point to remember
Information in connection with IIT JAM 2025 mentioned here may also change due to various reasons. Candidates can visit the official website of the exam periodically for updates.
Changes, if any, will likely be communicated at the time when the registration process for the exam starts.
The latest information will also be available in the information bulletin connected with the exam. This would be available when the application submission process for the exam is opened.