JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM)

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Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM)

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  • ELIGIBILITY
  • SYLLABUS
  • QPF

M.Sc. (Two Years), Joint M.Sc. – Ph.D., M.Sc.- Ph. D Dual Degree, Post- Bachelors Degree Programmes

ELIGIBILITY

All candidates admitted through JAM should have a Bachelor's degree. The candidates must PASS the qualifying degree examination

SYLLABUS

JAM will be conducted for 7 papers. Syllabus will vary according to the subject paper

QUESTION PAPER FORMAT

There will be a total of 60 questions carrying a total of 100 marks. The entire paper will be divided into three sections, A, B and C. All sections are compulsory. Questions in each section will be of different types as given below:

Section-A contains a total of 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) involving 10 questions of one mark each and 20 questions of two marks each. Each MCQ has four choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer. Candidates can mark the answer by clicking the choice.

Section-B contains a total of 10 Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) carrying two marks each. Each MSQ is similar to MCQ but with the difference that MSQ may have one or more than one correct choice(s) out of the four given choices. The candidate is awarded full credit only if all the correct answer(s) and no wrong answers are selected. Candidates can mark the answer(s) by clicking the choice(s).

Section-C contains a total of 20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions involving 10 questions of one mark each and 10 questions of two marks each. For NAT questions, the answer is a signed real number, which needs to be entered using the virtual numeric keypad displayed on the monitor. No choices will be shown for NAT questions.

OTHER INFORMATION

NO OF PARTICIPATING COLLEGES21 IITs, IISc Bangalore, IIPE Visakhapatnam, IISER Bhopal and INCASR Bangalore

NO OF SEATS : 2295

WEBSITE DETAILS FOR APPLICATION https://jam.litr.ac.in/

WEBSITE DETAILS FOR ADMISSIONRespective university website

NO OF ATTEMPTS : 1/Year

JOB OPPORTUNITY Higher Studies in Foreign Universities/Research/Job