Admission in MCA through IIT JAM

I have done BCA and want to get admission in MCA through IIT JAM so please give me the admission criteria of it?

[Raman Vij]

Joint Admission Test (JAM) is conducted for the admission in MCA, M.Sc. in various IITs across the country

IIT JAM Tentative Dates
Commencement of ONLINE Registration and Application on JAM Website: 1st week of September

Last Date for Payment of Application Fee through Challan: Mid of October

Last Date for Online Application Submission and Uploading of Documents on the Website: Mid of October

Date of JAM Examination: February

Announcement of the Results of JAM: Mid of March

IIT JAM Application Form Procedure
Candidates can apply for JAM only through “Online Process.”from the official website


IIT JAM Computer Application Syllabus

IIT JAM syllabus for Computer Applications ( CA ) test paper comprises of Mathematics, Computer awareness and Analytical ability and General awareness and they will be in the ration 4 : 2 : 1.

Mathematics Syllabus

Algebra : Set theory and its simple applications. Basic concepts of groups, fields and vector spaces.

Matrices : Rank of a matrix. Existence and uniqueness of solution of a system of linear equations. Eigenvalues and Eigen vectors. Inverse of a matrix by elementary transformations.

Differential Calculus : Differentiation, Partial differentiation, Taylor series and approximate calculations. Maxima and minima of functions of one and two variables.

Integral Calculus : Single and multiple integration. Definite integrals, Change of order and change of variables. Applications to evaluation of area, surface and volume.


Differential Equations : First order differential equations, linear differential equations of higher order with constant coefficients.


Vector Algebra : Addition, subtraction, dot product, cross product, triple product and their applications.

Numerical Analysis : Solution of non – linear equations using iterative methods. Interpolation ( Lagrange’s formula and Newton’s formula for equidistant points ). Numerical differentiation and integration ( Trapezoidal and Simpson’s rules ).

Probability : Basic concepts of probability theory. Binomial and Poisson distributions.

Linear Programming : Formulation and its graphical solution for two variable problems.

Computer Awareness

Elements of computers. Number systems. Basic electronic gates. Boolean algebra. Flip – Flops. Algorithmic approach to solve problems. Fundamentals of C language.

Analytical Ability and General Awareness

Simple questions will be asked to test the analytical ability and general awareness of candidates.