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IIT JAM 2012 Exam

by saumil shrivastava

IIT JAM 2012 is an entrance examination which is generally taken by those candidates who want to get admission in M.Sc. and other post-graduate B.Sc. programmes at IITs. Joint Admission Test (IIT JAM 2012) is an all India exam and conducted by the all seven IITs of the country. The degrees offered in these IITs impart quality education to students.

Eligibility Criteria for IIT JAM 2012

To get admission in IITs in their M.Sc and Ph. D programmes students required to fulfill a certain eligibility criteria. The candidates who qualify in JAM 2012 need to match the following eligibility criteria for getting admission in IITs.

Candidate must have secured at least 55% aggregate marks (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for general/OBC category candidates and all candidates must have at least 50% aggregate marks for SC, ST and PD category candidates in the qualifying degree.

All the candidates are supposed to submit the proof of having passed the qualifying degree with the minimum educational qualification as specified by admitting institute by 30th September, 2012.

IIT JAM 2012 Application Form & Important Dates

Important dates for IIT JAM 2012

Issue of application forms and information brochure: 22nd September, 2011

Commencement of Online Registration: 22nd September, 2011

Last date for issue of application forms and information brochure: 22nd October, 2011

IIT JAM 2012 Exam date: 12th February, 2012

Announcement of the result of JAM 2012: 10th April, 2012

Check out the IIT JAM 2012 dates here.

IIT JAM Entrance Exam

IIT JAM entrance exam has following test papers:

  1. Mathematics
  2. Mathematical Statistics
  3. Physics
  4. Geophysics
  5. Geology
  6. Chemistry
  7. Biotechnology
  8. Computer Applications

Each test paper in IIT JAM Entrance is of 3 hours duration. A candidate can opt to appear in either one or two test papers, subject to the limitations imposed by the Test schedule.

Biotechnology and Computer Applications test papers are objective type. All other six test papers will be objective-cum-subjective type. IIT JAM paper has negative marking for wrong answers to the objective type questions in all the test papers. For each test paper in exam, an All India merit list is prepared.

IIT JAM Preparation

Students should prepare hard for the exam in order to score well. All the eight test papers have specific IIT JAM syllabus. Students should practice using IIT JAM question paper, IIT JAM previous papers. IIT JAM results will be available on the official website. In order to get the result, students will need the registration number.

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    jawa1273
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    jawa1273Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:17:33 -0000

    sir i am in graduation part 3 appered in iit jam.my rank is 815.can i get any better college for msc

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    vkananda
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    vkanandaWed, 11 Apr 2012 15:46:36 -0000
    i want apper in the gate and jam examination

    hello sir i am study in bca computer in 2nd year
    please takes advice and suggesstion of gate and jam exa

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    pp66
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    pp66Sun, 08 Apr 2012 03:17:48 -0000

    hello sir, i am the student of B.sc computer , my honors subject is computer application and my subsidiary subject is chemistry and zoology. I have done my 10+2 with biology and mathematics as side subject, can i apply for jam Mca. plz answer. thanx.

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    jahan ara
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    jahan araMon, 23 Jan 2012 02:46:13 -0000

    hello sir! I am studying B.Sc. biotech. in 2nd year can u tell me what subject should i choose for m.sc. biotech.And please tell me the fee structure for doing m.sc. biotech from iit.

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    minakshi bharti
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    minakshi bhartiThu, 22 Dec 2011 17:41:15 -0000

    will you please send the detail about the exam for mca.
    i had not apply the application form till now can u send me the last date of appliying form or any type of detail related to appliying the form of mca to my id<minakshi944@gmail.com>
    thanks
    minakshi

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    cblue srinivas
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    cblue srinivasFri, 23 Sep 2011 14:30:26 -0000

    hello sir am studying in b.sc computers in 2nd year can u write this exam for experience by dat i can prepare well and i can write well

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