IIT JAM

Counselling
Procedure
 INTRODUCTION

IIT JAM is one of the entrance exams conducted for post graduation courses by IITs
and IISc.
Candidates get admission for Integrated PhD Degree Programs at IISc Bangalore and
M.Sc. (2 years), Joint M.Sc.-PhD, M.Sc.-PhD Dual Degree, M.Sc.-M.Tech., M.Sc.-M.S.
(Research)/PhD Dual Degree and other Post-Bachelor Degree Programs at IITs.

There are more than ten thousand students appear for the IIT JAM exam every year
and students with the high ranking and good score card are eligible for the counselling
procedure.

IIT JAM 2018 Exam will be conducted on 11th February 2018 by IIT Bombay.

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 Counselling Procedure
IIT JAM 2018 counselling process will begin on 3rd April 2018 by IIT Bombay.

Candidates who qualify the IIT JAM exam only they will be eligible for the
counselling procedure.

Candidates have to fill online application form through the JAM website for
counselling.

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 Counselling Procedure
Candidates will be required to upload the scanned images of mandatory
documents.

Candidates have to fill the choices of programmes at IISc and IITs, in order of
preference, in option form.

Candidates can apply for one or more programs in the desired Institutes according
to their Minimum Educational Qualifications eligibility criteria.

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 Counselling Procedure
Candidates would be required to submit their required documents after making
the necessary rectifications.

If application form is incomplete in any manner or if application is not paid then

that candidate will not be considered for admission process.

The admission list will be released on official website according to seat

availability in order of preferences of choices filled by candidates.

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 Counselling Procedure
Admission offers will be sent by the institutes to the candidates. Once the
admission offer received, students can log into the website and they must choose
any one of the following options i.e. Accept and Freeze, Accept and Upgrade or
Reject and Quit.

After accepting the seat, students are also required to pay the Seat Booking Fee
through online process only.

If seats remain vacant after first counselling, the second admission list will be
released by the organizing institute.

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 Counselling Procedure
Admission offers will be sent by the institutes to the candidates. Then candidates
have to submit their acceptance and have to pay Seat Booking Fee through
online process only.

If seats remain vacant even after second counselling, third admission list will be
released by the institutes. This one is the last list and the counselling process of
IIT JAM will be ended.

Admission offers will be sent by the institutes to the candidates. Once the
admission offer received, students can log into the website and they must choose
any one of the following options i.e. Accept and Freeze, Accept and Upgrade or
Reject and Quit.

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 Counselling Procedure
After accepting the seat, students are also required to pay the Seat Booking Fee
through online process only.

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 Seat Availability
Subject wise total number of seats in IITs, IISc and other institutes on which candidates
get admission according to the merit list of JAM through Centralized Counselling for
MSc/ MSc (Tech) Admissions.

S.No. IIT JAM Subjects Total Number of Seats

1. Applied Geology(GG) 110 +
2. Applied Geophysics (PH) 30 +
3. Applied Statistics and 76 +
Informatics (MS)
4. Chemistry (CY) 445 +
5. Mathematics (MA) 390 +
6. Physics (PH) 445 +
7. Biotechnology (BT) 70 +