Joint Admission Test is a gateway for your dreams to pursue MSc from IITs, IISc, NITs etc. To apply for the exam, one must ensure the minimum requisite criteria set by the IISc Banglore as the first stage to filter out the suitable candidates.

As per the officials, a candidate will be eligible to appear in IIT JAM Exam if he/she fulfill the required education qualification and there is no age limit criteria to apply for the exam.

Below in this blog, we have provided the following aspects of IIT JAM Eligibility Criteria 2021:

Eligibility for JAM Exam

Educational Qualification at Graduation and 10+2 Level

Aggregate Percentage Criteria for IITs and IISc

CCMN Eligibility Criteria for JAM Exam

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IIT JAM Eligibility 2021 | Are You Eligible?

It is recommended to check the eligibility criteria for IIT JAM before you fill the form. Following are the general requirements that students are required to fulfil.

Nationality – Indian/Foreign

Bachelor’s degree in science

In the qualifying degree, the aggregate marks or CGPA/CPI without rounding-off should be at least 55% or 5.5 out of 10 for General/OBC (NCL) category candidates and 50% or 5.0 out of 10 for SC/ST and PwD category candidates.

Either appearing or appeared for final examination of qualifying degree

If the candidate has qualified the 2021 JAM exam, he/she can apply for provisional admission subjected to the following conditions:

All parts of their final examination shall be completed by the date of registration of the IIT JAM Admitting Institute , and

They must submit the proof of passing qualifying degree by 30th sept 2021.

Candidate must fulfil the required eligibility criteria guided as per admitting institute.

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IIT JAM 2021 Eligibility - Aggregate Percentage Criteria for Admissions in IISc and IITs IIT Kanpur has decided minimum percentage criteria of the qualifying degree to get the admission in all participating IITs. Below, you can check the aggregate marks for all categories: - In the qualifying degree, the aggregate marks or CGPA/CPI without rounding-off should be at least 55% or 5.5 out of 10 for General/OBC (NCL) category candidates and 50% or 5.0 out of 10 for SC/ST and PwD category candidates. The aggregate marks or CGPA/CPI should be first-class marks or min. 55% aggregate marks or 5.5 out of 10, without rounding off for GENERAL & OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Candidates in qualifying degree.​​ Second class or min. 50% aggregate marks or 5.0 out of 10 without rounding off for SC/ST/PwD Candidates, in qualifying degree.

Educational Qualifications at Graduation and 10+2 Level

To apply for the desired program, a candidate must qualify the corresponding Test Paper. Every Academic Program has certain Minimum Educational Qualification (MEQ) and Eligibility Requirements (ER). IIT JAM Eligibility 2021 and their courses are given below.

Test Paper (code) Academic Programme Institute Minimum Educational Qualifications for Admission Essential subjects in Bachelor's Degree along with minimum duration Essential subjects at (10+2) level Biotechnology (BT) M.Sc. Biotechnology IITI, IITB Any Branch/Subject No Restrictions Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Molecular Medical Microbiology IITKGP B.Sc./B.S. degree (three years/six semesters) with Biology/ Biotechnology/Botany/Life Science/Physiology/Zoology/ Microbiology/Biochemistry/ Genetics and molecular biology as Honours/Major/Main Subject, and any one of Chemistry/ Physics/ Mathematics as one of compulsory subsidiary subject for at least one year/two semesters No Restrictions M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering IITB Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters Mathematics Chemistry (CY) M.Sc. Chemistry IITI, IITR# Chemistry for three years/six semesters No Restrictions IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITJ, IITK, IITM, IITP, IITRPR, IITISM, IITBHU, IITBhilai, IITPKD, IITMandi Chemistry for three years/six semesters Mathematics Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Chemistry IITBBS, IITKGP Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Nuclear Medicine IITKGP B.Sc./B.S. degree (three years/six semesters) with Chemistry as Honours/Major/Main Subject, Mathematics as compulsory one subsidiary subject and Physics/ Biology as another subsidiary subject for at least two years/four semesters No Restrictions M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering IITB Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters Mathematics Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences IITBBS Mathematics and Physics with any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics No Restrictions Economics (EN) M.Sc. in Economics IITD Any Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.Sc./ B.Com/ B.Stat./B.Math./ B.Tech/B.E. or equivalent). The bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. No Restrictions IITR# B.Tech/B.E./ B.Sc. (PCM)/ B.Stat. and B.A./ B.Com. (with Mathematics as one of the subjects in the whole programme) No Restrictions Geology (GG) M.Sc. Applied Geology IITB Geology for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science Mathematics M.Sc. Applied Geology IITR# Geology for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science No Restrictions Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geophysics IITKGP Geology as a subject for three years/ six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Mathematics Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geology IITKGP, IITBBS Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences IITBBS Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics No Restrictions M.Sc.(Tech) in Applied Geology * IITISM B.Sc. degree (3 year) with Geology as Honours/ Major/ Main/Equivalent subject and any two subsidiary subjects from Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Mathematics Mathematics (MA) M.Sc. Mathematics IITB, IITD, IITGN, IITI, IITJ,IITK, IITM, IITP, IITPKD, IITR#, IITRPR Mathematics for at least two years/four semesters No Restrictions M.Sc. Mathematics/ Mathematics and Computing IITH, IITISM M.Sc.-M.Tech. Dual Degree in Mathematics-Data and Computational Sciences IITJ M.Sc. Mathematics and Computing IITG, IITBhilai M.Sc. Mathematics and Statistics IITTP Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Mathematics IITBBS, IITKGP Mathematics/ Statistics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters. M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research IITB M.Sc. Applied Mathematics IITMandi Mathematics for at least two years/four semesters Mathematics M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering IITB Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters. Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences IITBBS Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics No Restrictions Mathematical Statistics (MS) M.Sc. Applied Statistics and Informatics IITB Mathematics or Statistics for at least two years/four semesters No Restrictions M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research IITB M.Sc. Statistics IITK Statistics for at least two years/four semesters Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences IITBBS Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics Physics (PH) M.Sc. Physics IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI, IITJ, IITK, IITM, IITISM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR, IITBHU, IITBhilai, IITPKD No restrictions for engineering degrees. For B.Sc./B.S. degree, Physics for at least two years/four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/two semesters. No Restrictions Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Physics IITBBS, IITKGP M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Physics IITK M.Sc. Applied Geophysics IITB Physics and Mathematics/ Mathematical Physics for two years/four semesters and at least one of them as subject for three years/six semesters Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Medical Physics IITKGP B.Sc./B.S. degree (3yrs/6 semesters) with Physics as Honours/Major/Main Subject, Mathematics as compulsory one subsidiary subject and Chemistry/Biology as another subsidiary subject for at least two years/four semesters M.Sc. Astronomy IITI Physics/ Mathematics /Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences IITBBS Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geophysics IITKGP Geology/Physics as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Geology and Chemistry Mathematics M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering IITB Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and anyone of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters Mathematics M.Sc.(Tech) in Applied Geophysics IITISM B.Sc. Degree (3 yrs.) with Physics as Honours/ Major/ Main/ Equivalent subject, Mathematics as a subsidiary subject for two years/four semesters and another subsidiary subject from Chemistry, Geology, Electronics, Statistics and Computer Science for one year/two semesters. No Restrictions

The full form of all the participating institutes are -

IIT ISM- IIT (ISM) Dhanbad,

IITB- IIT Bombay,

IITBBS- IIT Bhubaneswar,

IITBHU- IIT (BHU) Varanasi,

​​​​​​​ IITD- IIT Delhi,

​​​​​​​ IITGN- IIT Gandhinagar,

​​​​​​​ IITG- IIT Guwahati,

​​​​​​​ IITH- IIT Hyderabad,

​​​​​​​ IITI- IIT Indore,

​​​​​​​ IITJ- IIT Jodhpur,

​​​​​​​ IITK- IIT Kanpur,

​​​​​​​ IITKGP- IIT Kharagpur,

​​​​​​​ IITM- IIT Madras,

​​​​​​​ IITP- IIT Patna,

​​​​​​​ IITR- IIT Roorkee,

​​​​​​​ IITRPR- IIT Ropar.

Note -

# Minimum Educational Qualification for engineering graduates/students should be treated as removed for this program and these candidates will be admitted based on their JAM rank only

* Medical Criteria:

a) Applicants with color blindness and/or Uni-ocularity are not eligible.

b) To do fieldwork, persons with disability (PwD) category candidates should be able to walk in the field without assistance/escort (on-road and/or off-road conditions.)

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Eligibility Criteria for CCMN

Candidates can also get the admission in NITs after qualifying JAM Exam. But, they must satisfy the CCMN Eligibility Criteria for the admission in the admitting Institutes.

Candidates must have at least 60% aggregate marks (Gen/EWS/OBC) or 55% aggregate marks (SC, ST, PwD) in the qualifying degree for CCMN Counseling Process .

There are some other subject wise eligibility criteria available on CCMN official website. You can check those NITs MSc Admission Eligibility Criteria here!

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If you satisfy the mentioned IIT JAM 2021 eligibility requirements, then you can fill the IIT JAM Online Application Form .

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