IIT JAM - Exam Related to Science, Arts and Education

by Praveen On 7/17/2023 4:47:07 PM

The Indian Institute of Technology offers various Post Graduate Level Courses to not only the graduate students from Science Background but students from different Backgrounds like Arts and Education as well. For this they conduct a JOINT ADMISSION MASTERS TEST also called JAM. This year , IIT Guwahati released their JAM 4th admission list on July 7th 2023, on June 26, 2023, the institute released their JAM 3rd admission list. On June 15th 2023, the 2nd admission list was released and on june 1st, the 1st admission list was released. This admission list consists of the opening and closing ranks of the candidate secure in this JAM exam. This rank would help the candidate to secure a seat at the IIT Guwahati in the academic session of 2023. The Application window for JAM 2023 admissions was closed on the official website on April 25, 2023. Till 3rd of April, the application window was open for correction of data submitted in the application form. The correction window for the application form opened on March 27th , 2023.

JAM 2023, Application Process.

The application mode for this exam was online. The payment of the Application Fees was also via online mode, Net Banking, Debit Card and Credit card respectively. The application form for JAM 2023 was released on the official website on September 6, 2022. The candidates who are interested in filling the online form , have to fill and submit the application till October 14, 2022. The process of filling the JAM Application form is conducted via Online Mode. the IIT Guwahati made the process of applying in JAM through its online Portal, JOAPS ( Jam Online Application Processing System ). The Application form consists of the following 3 types of details: ● Personal Details ● Academic Details ● Exam Centre Details

Important Documents Required while filling the Application form:

● Class 10th Marksheet ● Class 12th Marksheet ● Qualifying Degree Certificate ● Photograph of the Candidate ● Signature of the Candidate

Application Form Fees:

Category OBC, General, EWS OBC, General, EWS EWS, SC, ST, OBC, General SC, ST Quota PWD Mode Online Online Online Online Gender Male Male, Female Female Male Amount 1800 900 900 900

Exam Highlights:

Conducting Body Number of Times Conducted Level of the exam Language of Examination Mode of Examination Mode of counselling

Participating Colleges

Total time Allotted for the exam Total number of seats Indian Institute Of Technology Once a year National Level. English Online Online 41 3 hours 2802 seats

Eligibility Criteria:

● IIT JAM allows students from Indian Nationality as well as students from Foreign Nationality. ● The exam has no age restrictions for the students who wish to apply. ● Candidates applying must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Science or in any of the following listed subjects: Geology, Biotechnology, Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics , Physics and Chemistry. ● Candidates who are appearing in their final year can also apply for the exam. ● No minimum marks are required to appear for the JAM entrance exam. ● A proof that the candidate has qualified the degree with minimum educational qualification as listed by the Admitting Institute should be submitted by 30th of September , 2023.

Exam Pattern :

Sections Section A Section B Section C No. of Questions 30 10 20 Type of Questions Multiple Choice Questions Multiple Select Questions Numerical Answer Type Total Marks 50 20 30 JAM 2023 Exam Syllabus: Biotechnology ( BT) Chemistry ( CY) Geology ( GG) Mathematics ( MA) Mathematical Statistics ( MS) Physics ( PH) Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. Planet Earth, Geomorphology, Structural Geography, Paleontology, Stratigraphy, Mineralogy, Petrology, Economic Geology, Applied Geology. Sequences and Series of Real Numbers, Functions of Two Real Numbers, Differential Equations, Vector Callus, Group Theory, Linear Algebra, Real Analysis. Sequences and Series, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, Matrices, Differential Equations, Statistics, Probability, Random Variables, Standard Distributions, Joint Distributions, Sampling Distributions, Estimation, Testing of Hypotheses. Mathematical Methods, Mechanics and General Properties of Matter, Oscillations, Waves and Optics, Electricity and Magnetism, Kinetics Theory, Thermodynamics, Modern Physics, Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics, Simple Oscillators.

Book Recommendations for the Exam Preparation:

● Biotechnology: Biochemistry-Lehninger, Microbiology-Michael Pelczar Jr., Molecular Cell Biology-Harvey Lodish ● Geology: Structural Geology by Prof. Haakon Fossen, Physical Geology by Mukherjee, Geodynamic Evolution of India by KS Valdiya ● Chemistry: Essentials of Nuclear Chemistry-H. J Arnikar, Physical Chemistry-Levine, Chemistry of Organic Natural Products-O. P. Agarwal ● Mathematical Statistics: Introduction to Mathematical statistics-Hogg & Craig, Mathematical Analysis-S.C. Malik, Introduction to the Theory of Statistics-Mod & Graybill. ● Physics: Mathematical Methods for Physicists-Arfken, Introduction to Solid State Physics-Charles Kittel, Heat and Thermodynamics-Mark Zemansky ● Mathematics: Integral Calculus-Gorakh Prasad, Mathematical Analysis-S.C. Malik, Geometry & Vectors – Vasishtha