Joint Entrance Test for M.Sc

Hello sir I am here as I want to get the details of the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for M.Sc 2017 so will you please provide me the details??

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Hey!!! Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for M.Sc is a National Level Test for Admission to Integrated Ph.D. Degree programmes at IISc Bangalore (IISc) and M.Sc. (Two Years), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree, M.Sc.-M.Tech., M.Sc.- M.S. (Research)/Ph.D. Dual Degree and other Post-Bachelor’s Degree Programmes at various IITs


Participation Institutes

[1] Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (IISc);
[2] Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (IITBBS);
[3] Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB);
[4] Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD);
[5] Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN);
[6] Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG);
[7] Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH);
[8] Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IITI);
[9] Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IITJ);
[10] Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK);
[11] Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IITKgp);
[12] Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM);
[13] Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IITP);
[14] Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) and;
[15] Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IITPR)



Eligibility Criteria

Candidates should have at least 55% aggregate marks without rounding off (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for General/OBC (NCL) Category candidates and at least 50% aggregate marks without rounding off (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for SC/ST and PwD Category candidates in the qualifying degree.


Question Paper Pattern of IIT JAM

The IIT JAM examination for all the seven test papers will be carried out as ONLINE Computer Based Test (CBT) where the candidates will be shown the questions in a random sequence on a computer screen

. For all the seven test papers, the duration of the examination will be 3 hours. The medium for all the test papers will be English only.

There will be a total of 60 questions carrying 100 marks.

The entire paper will be divided into three sections, A, B and C. All sections are compulsory.


Questions in each section are of different types as given below:

-Section – A contains a total of 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) carrying one or two marks each. Each MCQ type question has four choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer. Candidates can mark the answer by clicking the choice.


-Section – B contains a total of 10 Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) carrying two marks each . Each MSQ type question is similar to MCQ but with a difference that there may be one or more than one choice(s) that are correct out of the four given choices. The candidate gets full credit if he/she selects all the correct answers only and no wrong answers. Candidates can mark the answer(s) by clicking the choice(s).


-Section – C contains a total of 20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions carrying one or two marks each. For these NAT type questions, the answer is a signed real number which needs to be entered using the virtual keyboard on the monitor.

No choices will be shown for these type of questions. Candidates have to enter the answer by using a virtual numeric keypad.

-IIT JAM Marking scheme:

In all sections, questions not attempted will result in zero mark.

In Section – A (MCQ), wrong answer will result in negative marks. For all 1 mark questions, 1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. For all 2 marks questions, 2/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

In Section – B (MSQ), there is no negative and no partial marking provisions. There is no negative marking in Section – C (NAT) as well.

-A scribble pad will be provided for rough work and this has to be returned back at the end of the examination.

-The candidates are required to select the answer for MCQ and MSQ type questions, and to enter the answer for NAT questions using only a mouse on a virtual keypad (the keyboard of the computer will be disabled).

At the end of the 3-hour window, the computer will automatically close the screen from further actions.

Important Dates:
Start of Online Registration 01 Sept 2017
Last Date for Online Registration 04 Oct 2017
Date of JAM 2017 Examination 12 Feb 2017