IIT JAM Counselling 2026: Check Admission List & Documents required for Admission Process
Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for MSc 2026 ( IIT JAM )
Admit Card - 13 Jan '26 - 14 Feb '26
IIT JAM 2026 counselling process is likely to be held in April 2026; only the qualified students will be able to attend the counselling. Students are advised to go through the website for the latest updates and always verify the dates on the official website of IIT JAM 2026 portal. IIT JAM 2026 qualified students will need to log in to the JOAPS portal & register for the JAM 2026 counselling process by paying the fee of INR 750. (non-refundable)
JAM 2026 qualified candidates need to log in to the JOAPS portal and register for the counselling process by paying a non-refundable fee of INR 750.
IIT JAM 2026 exam will be held on February 15, 2026, to get admissions to master's degree and integrated PhD programmes in MSc and MS. JAM 2026 provisional answer key is expected to come in February 2026. IIT JAM 2026 results will be announced on March 20, 2026.
- What is IIT JAM 2026 Counselling Process
- IIT JAM 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- How to Check IIT JAM 2026 Admission List
- IIT JAM 2026 Centralised Admission Process
- IIT JAM 2026 Admission Fee
- Documents required for IIT JAM 2026 Admission Process
- Colleges participating in IIT JAM Admission Process
What is IIT JAM 2026 Counselling Process
Applicant will be considered for admission only to the programme choices filled in the Admission Form. There will tentatively be four rounds of admission, in the normal case. If seats remain vacant, additional rounds may be conducted. Applicants receiving an offer in any of the rounds are required to login at the official website within the stipulated time and choose one of the three options viz. (a) Accept and Freeze (b) Accept with Upgrade (c) Reject and Quit.
The candidates will be required to login to the portal to view their status. Applicants who will be offered seat in the First Round must login to Candidate Portal and choose one of the three options discussed above in the stipulated time. If seats remain vacant after the first round of admission, a Second Admission List will be prepared. The candidates who chose Accept and Upgrade in the previous round are required to login to the portal to view their current seat allocation. Applicants who will be offered seat in the Second List must login to Candidate Portal and choose one of the three options discussed above on or before the stipulated time.
Commonly asked questions
Below is eligibility criteria required by candidates for filling out IIT JAM 2026 Counselling application form:
• Candidates should have passed an undergraduate degree or should be currently studying in their final year of undergraduate programme.
• Candidates promoted without a marksheet should produce a certificate stating the subjects studied in that semester/year duly signed by the Head of the Institute.
• Foreign nationals with Indian degree are eligible to apply, subject to policy of the Admitting Institute
Minimum Educational Qualifications (MEQs): Each programme has its own set of Minimum Educational Qualifications, which specify the essential subjects to be studied during Bachelor's Degree. The MEQs and seat matrix for various programmes at the Admitting Institutes are listed in a consolidated table.
Verification of Minimum Educational Qualifications (MEQs) and the Eligibility Requirements (ERs) for admission is the prerogative of the Admitting Institute only and the Organizing Institute will not respond to any queries in this regard.
IIT JAM 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IIT JAM 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| Feb ' 26 | IIT JAM 2026 Provisional Answer Key TENTATIVE |
| Feb ' 26 | IIT JAM 2026 Response Sheet TENTATIVE |
| Mar ' 26 | IIT JAM 2026 Final Answer Key TENTATIVE |
| 20 Mar ' 26 | IIT JAM 2026 Result |
How to Check IIT JAM 2026 Admission List
Students may check the IIT JAM 2026 Admission List:
- Students have to go on official website of IIT JAM 2026.
- Enter Enrolment ID or Email ID
- Fill Password
- Fill the correct Mathematical Expression
- Click 'Submit'
Commonly asked questions
When a candidate chooses to accept and freeze or accept with an upgrade decision for the first time, the applicant will be directed to the portal of the booking fee of INR 15,000 - this is for the general/OBC-NCL/EWS category, and INR 7,500 for the SC/ST/PwD category.
If you are offered a seat, you will have options like "Accept and Freeze," "Accept with Upgrade," or "Reject and Quit".
The following rules for reallocation of seats will be applicable in every round of seat allocation:
Unfilled OPEN PwD category seats for an academic program will be reallocated and treated as OPEN category seats for allocation.
Unfilled GEN EWS PwD category seats for an academic program will be reallocated and treated as GEN-EWS category seats for allocation.
Unfilled OBC NCL PwD category seats for an academic program will be reallocated and treated as OBC-NCL category seats for allocation.
Unfilled SC PwD category seats for an academic programme will be reallocated and treated as SC category seats for allocation.
Unfilled ST PwD category seats for an academic programme will be reallocated and treated as ST category seats for allocation.
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M.Sc. in Economics : IIT JAM 2025 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)
| College | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology | 11 | 32 | 13 |
| IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology | 33 | 64 | 39 |
M.Sc. in Economics in IITs : IIT JAM 2025 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)
| College | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology | 11 | 32 | 13 |
| IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology | 33 | 64 | 39 |
IIT JAM 2026 Centralised Admission Process
Aspirants must ensure that they have fulfilled IIT JAM 2026 eligibility criteria.
- To fulfill IIT JAM 2026 eligibility criteria, candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree.
- For the admission process candidates who would pass IIT JAM 2026 exam were eligible to apply for the admission process/ counselling process.
Candidates need to follow the steps as part of the IIT JAM 2026 selection process:
IIT JAM 2026 Admission Fee
Candidates need to pay the following fees at the time of the IIT JAM 2026 admission process:
| Category | Fee in INR (Expected) |
|---|---|
| IIT JAM 2026 admission application fee for all categories | 1,000 |
| Seat booking fee after allotment for General/ /OBC-NCL/EWS category candidates | 15,000 |
| Seat booking fee after allotment for SC/ ST/ PWD category candidates | 5,000 |
Documents required for IIT JAM 2026 Admission Process
For IIT JAM 2026 Counselling process final seat allotment process, the documents required are:
| Category | Documents |
|---|---|
| Mandatory documents |
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| Documents for general category candidates | Nationality Certificate such as:
Note: Any other documents, Ration Card, Driving License, College/ Institute/ School ID, Bank Passbook, PAN Card, Mark sheets are not considered as Nationality Certificate). |
| Documents for reserved category | Category Certificate for OBC-NCL, EWS, SC and ST candidates as issued by the competent authorities PwD Certificate for PwD applicants |
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Colleges participating in IIT JAM Admission Process
The exam authority conducts the IIT JAM 2026 admission process to get admission in MSc and MSc-PhD courses offered at the IITs and IISc Bangalore as follows:
| S.No | College Name | Courses offered through IIT JAM |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | Integrated PhD in Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences |
| 02 | IIT Bhubaneswar | Joint MSc- PhD in Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, and, Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences. |
| 03 | IIT Bombay | MSc in Applied Geology, Applied Geophysics, Applied Statistics and Informatics, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics Joint MSc- PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering, Operations Research, and Energy |
| 04 | IIT Delhi | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics |
| 05 | IIT Kanpur | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics MSc-PhD dual degree in Physics |
| 06 | IIT Indore | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics and Computing, Biotechnology, Astronomy and Physics For Astronomy, the degree can be converted into a dual MSc-PhD degree in the second year if the students qualify CSIR/ UGC-NET/ GATE |
| 07 | IIT Jodhpur | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics MSc-MTech in Mathematics - Date and Computational Sciences, and Physics - Materials Engineering |
| 08 | IIT (BHU) Varanasi | MSc in Chemistry and Physics |
| 09 | IIT Madras | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics |
| 10 | IIT Kharagpur | MSc-PhD in Chemistry, Mathematics, Geology, Geophysics, Medical Physics, Nuclear Medicine, Molecular Medical Microbiology, and Physics |
| 11 | IIT Mandi | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics |
| 12 | IIT Bhilai | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics and Computing, and Physics |
| 13 | IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics and Computing, Physics, and three year Master in Science MSc Tech in Applied Geology, and Applied Geophysics. |
| 14 | IIT Gandhinagar | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics |
| 15 | IIT Guwahati | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics and Computing, and Physics |
| 16 | IIT Hyderabad | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics and Computing/ Mathematics, and Physics |
| 17 | IIT Palakkad | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics |
| 18 | IIT Patna | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics |
| 19 | IIT Roorkee | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics, Applied Geology, Biotechnology, Economics and Physics |
| 20 | IIT Ropar | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics |
| 21 | IIT Tirupati | MSc in Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics |
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