Wednesday 3 September 2014

Joint Admission Test for MSc (JAM) 2015: Registrations begin

Joint Admission Test for MSc (JAM) is conducted by the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (IISc) and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for candidates seeking admissions to Integrated PhD degree programmes at IISc Bangalore and MSc (two years), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-PhD dual degree, M.Sc.-M.Tech., M.Sc.-M.S.(Research)/ PhD dual degree and other post-Bachelor's degree programmes at IITs.
The application process for JAM is a four step process:
Step 1: Registration at JAPS;
Step 2: Filling in the application forms;
Step 3: Payment of application fee
Online Payment Mode
Challan Payment Mode
Step 4: Downloading the application form
Only online applications will be accepted.
JAM 2015 examination will be conducted for the seven test papers, namely: Biological Sciences (BL), Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Geology (GG), Mathematics (MA), Mathematical Statistics (MS) and Physics (PH). The seven test papers will be objective in nature with three different patterns of questions:
  • Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ's);
  • Multiple Select Questions (MSQ's);
  • Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions

JAM is open to all nationals. Besides, there is no age restriction. Candidates should note that mere appearance in JAM 2015 or being in the merit list of any test paper neither guarantees nor provides any automatic entitlement to admission. Qualified candidates will have to apply for admission as per the prescribed procedure. Admissions shall be made in order of merit in each category and depending on the number of seats available at the Admitting Institute.
Payment of application: On submitting the duly filled application form, the candidates are required to make the payment of application fee. The payment for application fee can be made online till October 9, 2014 or through challan till September 30, 2014.
Fee details:
Female:
All candidates: Rs 750 (One test paper), Rs 1, 050 (Two test papers)
Male:
General/ OBC: Rs 1, 500 (One test paper), Rs 2, 100 (Two test papers)
SC/ ST/ PwD: Rs 750 (One test paper), Rs 1, 050 (Two test papers)
Downloading the application form: After the fee payment is done, the candidates are required to download the complete filled in application form with fee payment details in .pdf format.
With the submission of application form and JAPS acknowledging the successful fee payment, the candidate has successfully submitted the application for JAM 2015.
Important dates (JAM 2015):
Commencement of registration and application process: September 3, 2014
Last date for payment of fee through challan: September 30, 2014
Closure of online application process: October 9, 2014
JAM 2015: February 8, 2015
Results: March 19, 2015

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