Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. 2017
Organizing Institute : IIT Delhi
Participating Institute
Minimum Educational Qualifications (MEQs) for Admission
JAM 2017 examination will be conducted in seven subjects, also referred to as Test Papers, of Biological Sciences (BL), Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Geology (GG), Mathematics (MA), Mathematical Statistics (MS) and Physics (PH). Candidates are advised to become familiar with the code(s) of the test paper(s) that they wish to appear as this information is required at the time of application form submission, at the time of examination, and later at the time of admission process.
The Minimum Educational Qualifications (MEQs) for admissions to various Academic Programmes covered under JAM are given below, along with the names of the Test Papers with their Codes and the Institute offering the Academic Programmes. Admission to each of the Academic Programmes shall be offered on the basis of merit in the corresponding Test Paper(s) of JAM 2017.
Test Papers and their Codes, corresponding Academic Programmes offered by the Admitting Institutes and their Minimum Educational Qualifications for Admission
| Test Paper(Test papercode) | Academic Programme(s) | Institute(s) | Minimum Educational Qualification(s) for Admission | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Essential subjects in Bachelor's Degree along with minimum duration |
Essential subjects at (10+2) level |
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| Biological Sciences(BL) | M.Sc. - Biotechnology | IITI | Any Branch/ Subject | Biology |
| Biotechnology(BT) | M.Sc. Biotechnology | IITB, IITR | Any Branch/ Subject | 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 | ||
| M.Sc. - Biotechnology | IITI | Any Branch/ Subject | Biology | |
| Chemistry (CY) | M.Sc. Chemistry | IITB, IITD,IITG, IITGN,IITH, IITI,IITK, IITM,IITP, IITR,IITRPR | Chemistry for three years/six semesters | Mathematics |
| Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Chemistry | IITBBS, IITKGP | |||
| 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 | |
| Geology(GG) | M.Sc. Applied Geology | IITB, IITR | Geology for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics,Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science | Mathematics |
| 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 | ||
| Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geology | IITBBS,IITKGP | |||
| 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 | |
| Mathematics(MA) | M.Sc. in Economics | IITR | Mathematics as one of the core subjects | No Restrictions |
| M.Sc. Mathematics | IITB, IITD, IITGN, IITI,IITK, IITM,IITP, IITR,IITRPR | Mathematics for at least two years/four semesters | ||
| M.Sc. Mathematics/Mathematics and Computing | IITH | |||
| M.Sc. Mathematics and Computing | IITG | |||
| 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.- 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 and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics | No Restrictions | |
| Mathematical Statistics (MS) | M.Sc. in Economics | IITR | Mathematics as one of the core subjects | |
| 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,IITK, IITM,IITP, IITR,IITRPR | 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. (Physics)-M.Tech (Materials Sciences with specialization in Nano- Science & Technology) | IITB | |||
| 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 Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | IITBBSR | 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 as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics 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 any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters | ||