IIT JAM Notification 2027
The Joint Admission Test for Masters or JAM is a common online test to provide admissions to various postgraduate programmes such as M.Sc., M.Sc. (Tech), M.S Research, M.Sc.-M.Tech. Dual Degree, Joint M.Sc. – Ph.D., M.Sc. – Ph.D. Dual Degree and and Integrated Ph.D across multiple disciplines by premier institutes across the country and to consolidate Science as a career option for bright students across the country.
IIT Kharagpur has released the official notification of IIT JAM exam 2027. This year, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur will conduct the computer- based Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM 2027) on February 14th, 2027 (Sunday). Interested and eligible candidates who wants to pursue their career in the basic science, may apply online here for this entrance test.
IIT JAM Exam Details
Name of exam: Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM)
Name of Organizing Institute: IIT Kharagpur
Type of exam: Online
Mode of exam: CBT (Computer-Based Test)
Duration of exam: 3 hours
Date of exam: February 14, 2027 (Sunday)
Mode of application: Online
Official website: https://jam.iitkgp.ac.in/
Eligibility Criteria to Appear in JAM
Age Limit: There is no age restriction to apply for JAM 2027.
Candidates who have either completed their undergraduate degree or will be appearing in the final examination of their qualifying degree in 2027 are eligible to appear in JAM 2027.
IIT JAM Application Fee
Candidates have to pay a fixed amount as application fee. Details are as given below:
| Category | One Test Paper | Two Test Papers |
| Female (All Categories)/SC/ST/PwD | ₹ 1000 | ₹ 1350 |
| All Others | ₹ 2000 | ₹ 2700 |
How to Apply for IIT JAM Examination ?
Interested and eligible candidates who want to pursue their career in the field of basic sciences may apply online here by visiting Official IIT JAM 2027 Portal. Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply .
- Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section .
- Click on the “Online Application Form” and a new web page will be opened.
- In the next stage, click on “Online Application Form” Link and Login.
- Fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
- Make payment of application fee as per your category and submit the form.
- At the end, take a print out of the application form .
Important Dates of IIT JAM 2027 Examination
- Starting date online application submission: September 12, 2026
- Last date of online application submission: October 12, 2026
- Availability of JAM Admit Cards: To be updated
- Date of JAM 2027 Examination: February 14th, 2027
- Announcement of the Results of JAM 2027: To be updated
Important Web-Links of JAM Exam
| Online Application Form | Click Here |
| Information Bulletin |
Click Here |
| JAM Syllabus |
Click Here |
| Previous Question Papers |
Click Here |
| Official Notification | Click Here |
| Official Website | Click Here |
Exam Pattern of IIT JAM 2027
Name of test papers: Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Economics (EN), Geology (GG), Mathematics (MA), Mathematical Statistics (MS), and Physics (PH)
Mode of exam: Online
Duration of exam: 3 hours
No of questions: 60: 30 in section A, 10 in section B, and 20 in section C
Medium of question paper: English
Total Marks: The question paper will be for 100 marks.
Negative Marking: IIT JAM will have negative marking for section A.
# Section A: 1/3 of marks will be deducted for each wrong 1 mark answer and ⅔ of marks for 2 mark questions;
# Section B: no negative and no partial marking;
# Section C: no negative marking
JAM 2027 Question Paper Structure
| Section | Type | Questions | Marks | Marking Scheme | Key Instructions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | MCQ | 1–30 (30) | 1 or 2 | Q1–10: 1 mark each Q11–30: 2 marks each Negative marking: ⅓ mark for incorrect 1-mark answers; ⅔ mark for incorrect 2-mark answers. |
Only one option is correct. |
| B | MSQ | 31–40 (10) | 2 each | No negative marking. No partial marking. |
One or more options may be correct. |
| C | NAT | 41–60 (20) | 1 or 2 | Q41–50: 1 mark each Q51–60: 2 marks each No negative marking. |
Enter numerical answers using the virtual numeric keypad. No answer choices are provided. |
Schedule of JAM 2027
| Session | Time | Test Papers |
| Forenoon Session | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM | Chemistry (CY), Geology (GG), Mathematics (MA) |
| Afternoon Session | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Biotechnology (BT), Economics (EN), Mathematical Statistics (MS), Physics (PH) |
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