JAM 2022 Examination: Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM) is a common admission test conducted every year for admission to M.Sc. (Two-Year), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree, and other Post-Bachelor’s Degree Programmes at Indian Institutes of Technology & Integrated Ph.D. Programmes at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
IIT Roorkee is the Organizing Institute, invites online applications from intending eligible candidates for JAM 2022 Examination as a Computer Based Test (CBT) for all Test Papers.
Name of the Exam: Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM) 2022
Name of the Organizing Institute: IIT Roorkee
Mode of exam: CBT (Computer-Based Test)
Duration of exam: 3 hours
Date of Exam: February 13, 2022 (Sunday)
Educational Qualifications:
- 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.
- Foreign nationals with Indian degrees are eligible to apply, subject to the admitting institute’s policy.
Note:
- If CGPA/CPI is on a different scale, it would be linearly mapped to a 10-point scale.
- For Candidates with letter grades/CGPA (instead of percentage of marks), the equivalence in percentage of marks will be decided by the Admitting Institute(s).
- Proof of having passed the Qualifying Degree with the Minimum Educational Qualifications (MEQs) as specified by the Admitting Institute should be submitted by September 30, 2022.
Physical Fitness:
At the time of admission, all admitted candidates will have to submit a Physical Fitness certificate from a registered medical practitioner in the prescribed form. At the time of admission, the admitted candidates may also have to undergo a Physical Fitness test by a medical board constituted by the Admitting Institute. In case candidates are not found physically fit to pursue their chosen course of study, their admission is liable to be canceled.
STRUCTURE AND MODE OF JAM 2022
JAM 2022 examination will be conducted as a Computer Based Test (CBT) in ONLINE mode only. A candidate can appear for either one test paper or two test papers by paying an additional fee for the second test paper. Candidates opting to appear for two test papers must ensure that they do not choose test papers that are scheduled in the same session.
PATTERN OF TEST PAPERS:
JAM 2022 Test papers will be fully objective type, with three patterns of questions: (i) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), (ii) Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and (iii) Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.
EXAMINATION CITIES & TOWNS:
Agartala, Agra, Ahmedabad, Ahmednagar, Akola, Alappuzha, Aligarh, Amravati, Asansol-Durgapur, Aurangabad, Bareilly, Belagavi / Belgaum, Berhampur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bidar, Bilaspur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Dimapur-Kohima, Ernakulam, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Goa, Gorakhpur, Greater NOIDA, Gulbarga / Kalaburagi, Gurugram, Guwahati, Hassan, Hisar, Hubballi, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jalgaon, Jammu, Jind, Jodhpur, Jorhat, Kalyani, Kannur, Kanpur, Karimnagar, Kharagpur, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Kurukshetra, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangaluru, Mathura, Meerut, Mohali, Moradabad, Mumbai, Mysuru (Mysore), Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, New Delhi, NOIDA, Palakkad, Patiala, Patna, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Puducherry, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Ranchi, Roorkee, Salem, Sangli, Satara, Shillong, Shimoga, Siliguri, Solapur, Srinagar, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vatakara, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Warangal.
Application Fees:
| Category | One Test Paper | Two Test Papers |
|---|---|---|
| Female (All Categories)/SC/ST/PwD | ₹ 750 | ₹ 1050 |
| All Others | ₹ 1500 | ₹ 2100 |
How to Apply for JAM 2022 Examination:
- Candidates can apply for JAM 2022 only through the JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) portal link available at the website https://jam.iitr.ac.in.
- The facility for Online Registration and Application will be available through the website https://jam.iitr.ac.in from August 30, 2021.
- Candidates have to first register on the JOAPS website, by providing their name, a valid E-mail address, a working mobile number, and a password.
- Candidates must give an E-mail address that they use and check frequently, as all communication to the candidate from JAM 2022 will be sent to this E-mail address.
- The candidate must not use somebody else’s E-mail address and only one candidate can be registered with one E-mail address.
- Similarly, candidates should provide their personal mobile number because most of the communication may also be sent via SMS. The password that the candidate provides should be chosen such that it cannot be guessed easily by others and this password must not be forgotten by the candidate as it is required for login to the online application portal.
- Upon successful registration, an E-mail containing the candidate’s Enrolment ID will be sent to the E-mail address provided by the candidate. The Enrolment ID will also be sent to the mobile number provided by the candidate.
- The candidate needs to use this Enrolment ID along with the password for all JAM 2022 related communications or website operations. Candidates are advised to keep the Enrolment ID along with the password information safe and confidential
Important Schedule for JAM 2022 Examination:
- Starting date for submission of online application:
30th August 202125th August 2021 - Last date for submission of online application: 11th October 2021
- JAM 2022 Examination: 13th February 2022
- Announcement of JAM 2022 Results: 22nd March 2022
Important Link:
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| JAM Official Website | Click here |
| Information Brochure | Click here |
| Seat Matrix | Click here |
| Eligibility Requirements | Click here |
| Minimum Educational Qualifications | Click here |
| JAM 2022 Poster | Click here |
| How to Apply | Click here |
| Apply Online | Click here |