IIT Kharagpur, has notified the schedule for the Joint Admission test for M.Sc. (JAM) for admission to M.Sc. and other Post-B.Sc. Programs at the Indian Institutes of Technology, for 2009.
The objective of JAM is to provide admissions to various M.Sc., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree and other Post-B.Sc. Programs based on the performance in a single test and consolidate ‘Science’ as a career option for bright students from across the country.
JAM-2009 is open to all Nationals (Indian/Foreign). Candidates seeking admission to academic programmes covered under JAM-2009 have to appear in JAM-2009. There is no age restriction.
Admissions to the following M.Sc. (Two Year)/M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree and other Post-B.Sc. programs at different IITs will be made on the basis of JAM-2009.
IIT Bombay (IITB): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programs in: (i) Applied Statistics and Informatics (ii) Applied Geology (iii) Applied Geophysics (iv) Biotechnology (v) Chemistry (vi) Mathematics (vii) Physics.; M.Sc.-Ph. D. Dual Degree programs in (i) Energy (ii) Physics.
IIT Delhi (IITD): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programs in (i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics (iii) Physics.
IIT Guwahati (IITG): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programs in (i) Chemistry (ii) Mathematics and Computing (iii) Physics.
IIT Kanpur (IITK): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programs in (i) Chemistry (ii) Mathematics (iii) Physics (iv) Statistics; M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree program in Physics (Transfer from M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree program to M.Sc. Physics program is not permitted).
IIT Kharagpur (IITKgp): M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree programs in (i) Chemistry (ii) Geological Sciences (iii) Geophysics (iv) Mathematics (v) Physics.
IIT Madras (IITM): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programs in (i) Chemistry (ii) Mathematics (iii) Physics.
IIT Roorkee (IITR): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programs in (i) Applied Geology (ii) Applied Mathematics (iii) Biotechnology (iv) Chemistry (v) Industrial Mathematics and Informatics (vi) Physics; Master of Technology (M.Tech.) program in (i) Geophysical Technology (ii) Geological Technology, Three-year Interdisciplinary Master of Computer Applications (MCA) program.
To apply for admission to a desired programme, a candidate is required to qualify in the corresponding Test Paper at JAM 2009 and also satisfy the minimum educational qualifications and eligibility criteria of the academic programme.
TEST PAPERS: The names of the Test Papers to be taken by the candidate with their codes and the corresponding academic programs for admission are as follows:
(1) Biotechnology (Test Paper Code-BT): M.Sc. Biotechnology
(2) Chemistry (CY): M.Sc. Chemistry, M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Chemistry, M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Energy
(3) Computer Applications (CA): Master of Computer Applications
(4) Geology (GG): M.Sc. Applied Geology, M.Tech. Geological Technology, M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Geological Sciences
(5) Geophysics (GP): M.Sc. Applied Geophysics, M.Tech. Geophysical Technology, M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Geophysics
(6) Mathematical Statistics (MS): M.Sc. Applied Statistics and Informatics, M.Sc. Statistics
(7) Mathematics (MA): M.Sc. Applied Mathematics, M.Sc. Industrial Mathematics and Informatics, M.Sc. Mathematics, M.Sc. Mathematics and Computing, M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Mathematics, M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Energy
(8) Physics (PH): M.Sc. Physics, M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Physics, M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Energy
MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION
M.Sc. Applied Geology (IITB, IITR)/M.Tech. Geological Technology (IITR)/M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Geological Sciences (IITKgp): Bachelor’s degree with Geology as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science. The candidate must have Mathematics at (10+2) level.
M.Sc. Applied Geophysics (IITB): Bachelor’s degree with both Physics and Mathematics as subjects for two years and at least one of them as a subject for three years.
M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Geophysics (IITKgp): Bachelor’s degree with two subjects among Physics, Mathematics and Geology for at least two years/four semesters each and the remaining one for at least one year / two semesters.
M.Tech. Geophysical Technology (IITR): Bachelor’s degree with Mathematics and Physics as subjects and any one among Chemistry, Geology, Statistics, Electronics and Computer Science.
M.Sc. Applied Mathematics (IITR)/M.Sc. Industrial Mathematics and Informatics (IITR)/M.Sc. Mathematics (IITB, IITD, IITK, IITM)/M.Sc. Mathematics and Computing (IITG)/M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Mathematics (IITKgp): Bachelor’s degree with Mathematics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters.
M.Sc. Applied Statistics and Informatics (IITB)/M.Sc. Statistics (IITK): Bachelor’s degree with either Mathematics or Statistics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters.
M.Sc. Biotechnology (IITB, IITR): Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Science/ Agriculture / Pharmacy / Veterinary / Engineering / Medicine (MBBS).
M.Sc. Chemistry (IITB, IITD, IITG, IITK, IITM, IITR)/M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Chemistry (IITKgp): Bachelor’s degree with Chemistry as a subject for three years/six semesters and Mathematics at (10+2) level.
M.Sc. Physics (IITB, IITD, IITG, IITK, IITM, IITR) / M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree program in Physics (IITB, IITK, IITKgp): Bachelor’s degree with Physics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/two semesters.
M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree program in Energy (IITB): Bachelor’s degree with any one of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and any one of the remaining two subjects for at least one year/two semesters.
Master of Computer Applications [MCA] (IITR): Bachelor’s degree with Mathematics as a subject for at least one year for annual system candidates/at least two papers of Mathematics for semester system candidates.
Minimum Marks: JAM-2009 qualified candidates shall have to get at least 55% aggregate marks (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for General/OBC Category candidates and at least 50% aggregate marks (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for SC/ST and PD Category candidates in the qualifying Degree, to become eligible for admissions in IITs. For candidates with letter grades/CGPA (instead of percentage of marks), the equivalent percentage of marks will be decided by the admitting institute(s).
Candidates who have either appeared or are due to appear in the final examination of their qualifying degree in 2009 are also eligible to appear in the Test. On qualifying JAM-2009, such candidates can apply for provisional admission subject to the condition that (i) all parts of their final examination shall be over by the date of registration of the Admitting Institute (ii) shall produce the proof of having passed the qualifying degree with required eligibility, as specified by the Admitting Institute, in the form of the final result on or before September 30, 2009.
TEST SCHEDULE: JAM-2009 will be held on May 3, 2009 (Sunday) in two sessions.Each Test paper will be of three hours duration. Session 1, to be held from 9 a.m to 12 noon will be held for Test Paper Codes CY/CA/GG/MS/PH while Session 2I to be held from 2 p.m to 5 p.m will be for the subject Codes BT/GP/MA. A candidate can appear in either one or two Test Papers, subject to the restrictions imposed by the Test Schedule and on payment of requisite additional fee for the second Test Paper, if applicable. Candidates desiring to appear in two test papers must ensure, from the Test Schedule, that there is no clash of time schedule for the chosen test papers.
EXAMINATION CENTERS: JAM-2009 will be held at the following centres (Code in brackets):
IIT Bombay Zone : Ahmedabad (11), Bhopal (12), Indore (13), Jabalpur (14), Mumbai (15), Nagpur (16), Nanded (17), Pune (18), Vadodara (19)
IIT Delhi Zone: Chandigarh (21), Delhi (22), Gurgaon (23), Faridabad (24), Shimla (25).
IIT Guwahati Zone: Bhubaneshwar (31), Guwahati (32), Jorhat (33), Patna (34), Ranchi (35), Shillong (36), Silchar (37)
IIT Kanpur Zone: Kanpur (41), Lucknow (42), Varanasi (43)
IIT Kharagpur Zone: Kharagpur (51), Kolkata (52), Silliguri (53), Vijayawada (54), Vishakapatnam (55).
IIT Madras Zone: Bangalore (61), Chennai (62), Cochin (63), Coimbatore (64), Hyderabad (65), Mangalore (66), Thiruvanthapuram (67), Tiruchirapalli (68).
IIT Roorkee Zone: Agra (71), Amritsar (72), Bareilly (73), Jaipur (74), Kurushetra (75), Nainital (76), Noida (77), Roorkee (78).
Candidates have to indicate two choices of cities in terms of their codes for the centers where they wish to appear in JAM-2009. A request for a change of a center within the same city/town will not be permitted. However, under exceptional circumstances, a change of center (to another city/town) may be permitted if request with valid reason for the same is received in the office of the Organizing Chairman, JAM-2009, IIT Kharagpur, on or before February 10, 2009 along with a Demand Draft of Rs. 250/- (Rs. 125/- for SC/ST and PD candidates) drawn in favour of “Organizing JAM-2009″ payable at Canara Bank, Fatak Bazar, Kharida, Kharagpur (Branch Code: 0190).
PATTERN OF TEST PAPERS: Test Papers for Biotechnology and Computer Applications will be fully Objective Type. All other Test Papers will be Objective-cum-Subjective Type. There will be a ‘Question-cum-Answer Booklet’ for each of these six Test Papers. In each of these six Test Papers, out of the total marks assigned to the Test Paper, objective and subjective questions will carry weightages of 30% and 70%, respectively.
The Objective type questions in all the Test Papers will have four choices as possible answers, of which, only one will be correct. There will be negative marking for wrong answers to the Objective type questions in all the Test Papers. For wrong answer to an objective type question, candidates will get negative 1/3 (negative one third) of the maximum marks assigned to that question. The medium for all the Test Papers will be English only.
SYLLABI: It is available at http://jam.iitkgp.ac.in/syllabus.htm
Sample Question Papers: JAM Question Papers of Previous years can be taken from http://jam.iitkgp.ac.in/download.htm
APPLICATION: Candidates may apply for JAM-2009 through “offline” and “online” mode.
Offline Procedure: The “OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) Application Form” along with the “Information Brochure” and “Acknowledgement Card” will be available from November 24, 2008 to January 07, 2009 on cash payment of application fee of Rs. 1000/- for General/OBC Category Male candidates, Rs. 900/- for General/OBC Category Female candidates and Rs. 500/- for SC/ST and PD candidates from the following Designated Branches of Canara Bank:
Bombay Zone:
Ahmedabad (Revdi Bazar) Bhopal (Maharana Pratap Nagar)
Indore (MG Road) Jabalpur (M.K. Chowk)
Mumbai (IIT Powai & Fort Market) Nagpur (Pandit Malviya Road Sitabuldi)
Nanded (Tara Singh Market) Pune (Camp)
Raipur (Malviya Road) Vadodara Main (Manick Rao Road)
Delhi Zone:
Chandigarh (Sector 17 C)
Delhi (IIT Delhi Campus, Janpath, Maharani Bagh, Vivek Vihar)
Shimla (The Mall).
Guwahati Zone:
Bhubaneswar (Bapuji Nagar) Guwahati (Fancy Bazar)
Jorhat (Garali) Patna (Exhibition Road)
Muzzafarpur (Dhawan Building) Ranchi Main (SN Ganguli Road)
Shillong (Gulasta Fancy Market)
Kanpur Zone:
Aligarh Main (Apsara Complex) Allahabad (Civil Lines)
Gorakhpur (Bank Road) Kanpur (Mall Road))
Lucknow Main (Hazratganj) Varanasi Main (Bansphatak)
Kharagpur Zone:
Kharagpur (Fatak Bazar, Kharida) Kolkata (College Street & Gariahat)
Siliguri (Sevoke Road Pani tanki more) Vijayawada (Shivalayam Street)
Vishakapatnam (Daba Garden)
Madras Zone:
Bangalore (Town Hall) Chennai (IIT Madras Campus & T. Nagar)
Coimbatore (Oppannakara Street) Hyderabad (Abid Road)
Secunderabad (MG Road) Kochi Main (Mattancherry)
Tiruchirapalli (Teppakulam) Thiruvananthapuram (Cantonment)
Mangalore (Balmatte Road)
Roorkee Zone:
Agra (Cantonment) Amritsar (Dharam Singh Market)
Bareilly (Civil Lines) Jaipur (Mirza Ismail Road)
Kurukshetra (Railway Road) Meerut (Abu Lane)
Noida (Gautam Buddha Nagar) Roorkee (Anaj Mandi)
The “OMR Application Form” and the “Information Brochure” can also be obtained by Post from the JAM Office of IIT Kharagpur by making a written request along with the Demand Draft of Rs. 1050/- for General category Male candidates, Rs. 950/- for General category Female candidates and Rs. 550/- for SC/ST and PD candidates, drawn in favour of “Organizing JAM-2009″, IIT Kharagpur, payable at Canara Bank, Kharagpur (Branch Code: 0190), and a self-addressed slip (11.0 cm x 6.0 cm). Such requests must reach the JAM office, IIT Kharagpur, latest by January 7, 2009. The application material shall be dispatched by Registered Post.
The OMR Application Form enclosed in the envelope provided with the Information Brochure is to be completed by the candidate in all respects. The form should be folded only where it was originally folded. The code(s) of the Test Paper(s) applied, and the first choice of city/town of test are to be written on the left-top portion of the envelope.
The candidates desiring to appear for a second Test Paper must clearly mention their option in the OMR Application Form. Such candidates are required to pay an additional fee of Rs. 300/- (Rs. 150/- for SC/ST and PD candidates) through a DD in favour of “Organizing Chairman, JAM-2009″, payable at Canara Bank, Kharagpur (Branch Code: 0190). This Demand Draft is to be sent along with the OMR Application Form.
Online Procedure: The facility for Online Registration will be available through the website http://jam.iitkgp.ac.in from November 24, 2008. The last date for submission of Online Application Forms on website is January 19, 2009. A candidate can fill-in electronically his/her personal data (Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Nationality, Category, PD Status), Number of Test Papers Applied, Test Paper(s), Cities/Towns for the Test (First and Second choices), Qualifying Examination Passed, Year of Qualifying Examination, Name of Qualifying Degree, Percentage of Aggregate Marks/CGPA (calculated out of 10), Name of Parent/Guardian, Relationship, Telephone Numbers (landline and mobile) and the Bank Draft details (Name and Code of the issuing Branch, Amount of Demand Draft, Date of Issue and Draft No.). After electronically filling his/her personal data in the Online Application Form on the website, the candidate must download this form and take a print out of the same.
The information pertaining to the Photograph, Declaration and Signature will have to be provided by the candidate on the printed Online Registration Form. The photograph should be glued at the appropriate place provided in the form. The photograph must not be stapled and not be signed/attested.
Candidates, who register online, will get a concession of Rs. 100/- in application fee. If the candidate is appearing in only one test paper, the application fee is Rs. 900/- for General/OBC category Male candidates, Rs. 800/- for General/OBC category Female candidates and Rs. 400/- for SC/ST and PD candidates. The candidates desiring to appear in two Test Papers must clearly mention their options in the Online Registration Form.For such candidates, the application fee is Rs. 1200/- for General/OBC category Male candidates, Rs. 1100/- for General/OBC category Female candidates and Rs. 550/- for SC/ST and PD candidates. The appropriate application fee must be in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favour of “Organizing JAM-2009″, payable at Canara Bank, Kharagpur (Branch Code: 0190). The candidate may keep an identical photograph in reserve for future need. The candidate is also advised to keep a photocopy of the completed Online Registration Form for his/her record.
Acknowledgement Card: A printed acknowledgement card is enclosed with the OMR Application Form. The candidate has to write his/her name and mailing address in the space provided and enclose this card with the OMR Application Form after affixing postage stamp of Rs. 6/-. The Organizing Institute will post the card immediately on receipt of the OMR Application Form. The acknowledgement card must not be stapled with the OMR Application Form.
In the case of Online Registration, on receipt of duly completed Online Registration Form along with requisite Demand Draft for application fee (as applicable) and a self-addressed envelope with stamp(s) of Rs. 6/-, an acknowledgement will be sent by the JAM Office, IIT Kharagpur, at the address given by the candidate.
List of Enclosures and the Address for Sending the Completed OMR Application Form/Online Registration Form:
The following documents should be enclosed along with the Completed OMR Application Form: (i) Bank/JAM Office Pay-in-slip, (ii) Stamped Acknowledgement Card, (iii) Demand Draft for the Second Test Paper, if applicable, (iv) SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificate (copy), if applicable, and (v) Disability Certificate (copy), if applicable.
The following documents should be enclosed along with the Completed Online Registration Form: (i) Demand Draft for the appropriate Application fee, (ii) A self-addressed envelope with stamp(s) of Rs. 6/-, (iii) SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer) Certificate (copy), if applicable, and (iv) Disability Certificate (copy), if applicable.
Irrespective of the choice of the cities/towns of test centers, candidate must send the duly filled in OMR Application Form or completed Online Registration Form, as the case may be, along with all necessary enclosures indicated above, to Organizing Chairman, JAM-2009, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721302. The completed OMR Application Form/Online Registration Form can also be submitted in person at the JAM office, IIT Kharagpur, during office hours on working days.
Last date for receipt of the duly completed OMR Application Form/Online Registration Form at the JAM Office, IIT Kharagpur, is January 22, 2009.
Admissions to various academic programmes at different institutes will be made on the basis of merit in JAM-2009. On the basis of performance in the Test, for each Test Paper, separate merit lists will be prepared for General, OBC (Non-creamy), SC, ST and Person with Disability (PD) category candidates. Request for the change of category, with proper documentation, should reach the Organizing Institute by February 10, 2009. Requests received after this date will not be accepted under any circumstances.
An applicant can apply to one or more academic programs corresponding to the Test Paper(s) in which he/she has qualified, subject to fulfillment of the minimum educational qualifications and the eligibility requirements of the Admitting Institute(s).
After JAM-2009 results are announced, a qualified candidate will have to apply on the prescribed Admission Form to the Organizing Institute (IIT Kharagpur) only, irrespective of the IIT(s) where he/she desires to seek admission. The Admission Form(s) will be sent along with the Rank Card to the qualified candidates and can also be downloaded from the website of the Organizing Institute.
Irrespective of whether a candidate has qualified in one or two Test Papers, he/she needs to send only one duly completed Admission Form listing all the M.Sc./ M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual degree/ post-B.Sc. programs (along with the order of preferences) to which the admission is sought by him/her.
The duly completed Admission Form along with required enclosures must be sent by the applicant to the Organizing Chairman, JAM-2009, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur - 721 302, along with an Account Payee Demand Draft of Rs. 300/- (Rupees Three Hundred only), drawn in favour of “Organizing JAM-2009″, payable at Canara Bank, Kharagpur (Branch Code: 0190), as a non-refundable processing fee. Candidate will be considered for admission only to the program(s), given in his/her Admission Form.
The last date for receiving the completed Admission Form at the Organizing Institute (IIT Kharagpur) is June 9, 2009.
First Admission List for each M.Sc./M.Sc.-Ph.D.Dual degree/ post-B.Sc. program under JAM-2009 will be declared at 17:00 hours on June 20, 2009. Admission offers will be sent by the respective Admitting Institute(s) to the candidates concerned on June 22, 2009. Last date for conveying the acceptance of the offer by the candidates to the Organizing Chairman, JAM-2009, IIT Kharagpur, is July 6, 2009. Along with the acceptance of offer, these candidates will also have to send an advance fee of Rs. 5000/- to the Organizing Chairman through a demand draft in favour of the “Organizing JAM-2009″, payable at Canara Bank, Kharagpur (Branch Code: 0190). This amount will be transferred to the Admitting Institute and the same will be adjusted at the time of registration.
In case some seats remain vacant (after the First Admission List), the Organizing Institute will prepare a Second Admission List. This list will be declared by the Organizing Institute at 09:00 hours on July 8, 2009. The admission offers based on the second admission list, if any, will be sent by the Admitting Institute(s) to the candidates concerned on July 9, 2009. The candidates being offered admission through the second list must report directly to the admitting institute on the date of semester registration. With that the admission process based on JAM-2009 will come to an end.
If a candidate has been allotted a seat through first admission list and if he/she accepts the offer of admission, his/her lower preferences, if any, will be automatically cancelled but he/she shall remain on the waiting list for all of his/her higher preferences, if any, in the next round of admissions. Those eligible candidates, who are not allotted any seat in the First Admission List, shall remain on the waiting list in the next round of admissions. Candidates who do not want to be considered for higher preference program(s) in the next round of admissions, will have to inform about the same in the prescribed form at the time of acceptance of the admission offer. However, once a candidate fails to accept an admission offer, he/she will not be considered for any of his/her choices thereafter and hence, in the next round of admissions, he/she will not be in the waiting list of any program.
At the time of admission, all admitted candidates will have to submit a physical fitness certificate from a registered medical practitioner in the prescribed form. At the time of registration, the admitted candidates may have to undergo a physical fitness test by a Medical Board constituted by the Admitting Institute. In case a candidate is not found to be physically fit to pursue his/her chosen course of study, his/her admission may be cancelled.
Reserved Seats : Seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) (15%), Scheduled Tribe (ST) (7.5%), Other Backward Caste (OBC) – Non-creamy (18%) and Person with Disability (PD) (including leprosy-cured) (3% -Horizontal Reservation)
For more information, visit http://jam.iitkgp.ac.in/
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