IIT JAM 2026: List of Colleges Accepting JAM Scores/Ranks for Admission

Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for MSc 2026 ( IIT JAM )

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IIT JAM 2026 exam will be conducted on February 15, 2026, by IIT Delhi for admissions to MSc and Integrated PhD programmes offered by IITs and other result-sharing institutes. Go through the number of seats available for MSc course admissions at all participating institutes accepting JAM scores.

IIT JAM 2026 exam will be conducted on February 15, 2026, for admissions to MSc and Integrated PhD programmes offered by IITs and other result-sharing institutes. Go through the number of seats available for MSc course admissions at all participating institutes accepting  JAM scores.

 

Colleges/Institutes Accepting JAM 2026 Scorecard

IIT JAM 2026 exam schedule for the academic session 2026-2027 has been released by the IIT Bombay, exam conducting body. The JAM 2026 exam was scheduled will held on February 15, 2026, at 100+ exam centres across the nation. IIT Bombay will be conducting the JAM 2026 exam to provide admissions to the MSc and Integrated PhD programmes offered by 21 IITs, NITs and other JAM 2026 score/result-sharing institutes

Interested candidates who wish to be admitted to the MSc courses offered in Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Economics, Mathematical Statistics, and Biotechnology programmes must fill out the JAM 2026 application form, which started on September 5, 2025. Based on an aspirant's performance in IIT JAM 2026, he/ she can secure admission in post-graduate Science courses that are offered at prestigious universities such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), etc. Apart from this, through this exam candidates can secure admission in integrated PhD courses offered at IISc and IISERs.

Also Read: Is IIT JAM exam difficult? 

JAM eligibility criteria 2026 is such that candidates need to clear their graduation with at least 55 percent aggregate marks in relevant subject areas. The test pattern of the IIT JAM exam is designed in such a way that aspirants need to attempt 60 questions in three hours duration. Earlier this national-level science entrance exam was conducted for six subjects. However, IIT-JAM 2026 exam is conducted in a total of seven test papers.

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Table of contents
  • IIT JAM 2026 Admission Process Important Dates
  • IIT JAM 2026 Test Paper and Test Paper Code
  • List of Colleges Accepting IIT JAM Scores
  • IIT JAM 2026 Course Wise Seat Matrix
  • IIT JAM 2026: List of Result Sharing Institutes for PhD Course

IIT JAM 2026 Admission Process Important Dates

Below are the IIT JAM 2026 important dates for the application process for admissions in IITs and NITs:

JAM 2026 Examination Schedule Date (Tentative)
JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) Website Opens 15-Sep-2025
Last Date for Closing Registration October 20, 2025
Last date to change the Examination Cities /Test Papers /Category /Gender October 25, 2025
Confirmation of Compensatory Time/Scribe Assistance Dec-2025
Availability of JAM Admit Cards on the Online Application Portal
(for Download and Printing)
January 5, 2026
Date of Examination 15-Feb-2026
Announcement of the Results 20-Mar-2026 

IIT JAM 2026 Test Paper and Test Paper Code

The list of test papers along with test codes are mentioned in the table below:

JAM 2026 Test Paper

JAM Test Code

Economics

EN

Mathematics 

MA

Physics 

PH

Mathematical Statistics

MS

Chemistry 

CY

Geology 

GG

Biotechnology 

BT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of Colleges Accepting IIT JAM Scores

In the table below, aspirants can go through the courses in which admissions are offered based on IIT JAM scores/ ranks along with the seats available in each participating institute.

Institute

Course

Total Seats

IIT Bhilai

 

 

MSc Chemistry

20

MSc Mathematics & Computing

20

MSc Physics

20

IIT Bombay

 

MSc Applied Geology

38

MSc Applied Geophysics

20

MSc Applied Statistics and Informatics

48

MSc Biotechnology

35

MSc Chemistry

57

MSc Mathematics

38

MSc Physics

60

MSc- PhD Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering

12

MSc- PhD Dual Degree in Operations Research

15

MSc- PhD Dual Degree in Energy

 22

IIT Bombay

MSc Chemistry

68

MSc Mathematics

68

MSc Physics

68

MSc Economics

25

IIT Guwahati

MSc Chemistry

60

MSc Mathematics and Computing

60

MSc Physics

60

IIT Kanpur

MSc Chemistry

49

MSc Mathematics

49

MSc Physics

38

MSc Statistics

62

MSc - PhD dual degree in Physics

20

IIT Kharagpur

Joint MSc- PhD in Chemistry

46

Joint MSc- PhD in Geology

30

Joint MSc- PhD in Mathematics

30

Joint MSc- PhD in Physics

46

Joint MSc- PhD in Geophysics

15 (Paper Code: GG)

15 (Paper Code: PH)

Joint MSc- PhD in Medical Physics

11

Joint MSc- PhD in Nuclear Medicine

11

Joint MSc- PhD in Molecular Medical Microbiology

12

IIT Madras

MSc Chemistry

58

MSc Mathematics

43

MSc Physics

48

IIT Roorkee

MSc Applied Geology

19

MSc Chemistry

44

MSc Mathematics

38

MSc Physics

30

MSc Economics

33

IIT Bhubaneswar

Joint MSc - PhD in Chemistry

26

Joint MSc - PhD in Mathematics

24

Joint MSc - PhD in Physics

26

Joint MSc - PhD in Geology

25

Joint MSc - PhD in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences

24 (Paper Code: CY, GG, MA, MS, PH)

IIT Gandhinagar

MSc Chemistry

26

MSc Mathematics

38

MSc Physics

38

IIT Hyderabad

MSc Chemistry

50

MSc Mathematics and Computing

19

MSc Physics

25

IIT Indore

MSc Chemistry

30

MSc Physics

30

MSc Mathematics

20

MSc Biotechnology

15

MSc Astronomy

15

IIT Ropar

MSc Mathematics

25

MSc Chemistry

25

MSc Physics

25

 

IIT Patna

MSc Chemistry

30

MSc Mathematics

30

MSc Physics

30

IIT Jodhpur

MSc Chemistry

38

MSc Mathematics

20

MSc Physics

38

MSc- MTech Dual Degree Mathematics- Data & Computational Sciences

10

MSc- MTech Dual Degree Physics and Materials Engineering

13

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

MSc Chemistry

66

MSc Mathematics

55

MSc Physics

55

MSc- MTech Dual Degree Applied Geology

66

MSc (Tech) Applied Geophysics

55

IIT (BHU) Varanasi

MSc Chemistry

25

MSc Physics

25

IIT Bhilai

MSc Chemistry

12

MSc Mathematics and Computing

12

MSc Physics

12

IIT Palakkad

MSc Chemistry

26

MSc Physics

26

MSc Mathematics

26

IIT Mandi

MSc Chemistry

49

MSc Applied Mathematics

50

MSc Physics

40

IIT Tirupati

MSc Mathematics and Statistics

15

MSc Chemistry

15

MSc Physics

15

After the declaration of IIT JAM 2026 result, IIT JAM 2026 score will also be used by other centrally funded technical institutes like IISc, NITs, IIEST Shibpur, SLIET Punjab and IISERs for admission to their programmes. In the table below, aspirants can go through the list of National Institutes of Technology (NITs) that accept IIT JAM scores.

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Name of Institute

Total No. of Seats

NIT Agartala

39

Motilal Nehru NIT Allahabad

25

NIT Arunachal Pradesh       

22

NIT Calicut

68

NIT Durgapur          

69

Malaviya NIT Jaipur

123

NIT Jalandhar

116

NIT Jamshedpur

100

NIT Manipur           

47

NIT Hamirpur          

75

Visvesvaraya NIT Nagpur   

75

NIT Rourkela           

182

NIT Silchar

75

NIT Srinagar            

31

NIT Warangal

180

Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Punjab

75

NIT Sikkim

19

NIT Meghalaya

60

NIT Tiruchirappalli 

109

NIT Surathkal

58

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

180

NIT Nagaland

12

 

IIT JAM 2026 Course Wise Seat Matrix

This section will contain the category wise number of seats available in a particular subject at the JAM 2026 participating institutes. Candidates must note that the information provided here is taken from the Seat Matrix details released by the JAM 2026 exam authorities.

IIT JAM 2026: Biotechnology Course Seat Matrix

Candidates can check the table below, mentioning the number of seats available for the Biotechnology (BT) subject code

Institute Name Course Name Number of Seats Available
    GEN EWS SC ST OBC Total
IIT Bombay MSc Biotechnology 13 + 1*  3+1* 9 5 3 35
MSc in Environmental
Science and
Engineering 
1 1 0 0 3
IIT Indore MSc Biotechnology 6 + 1*  1 4 2 1 15 
IIT Roorkee MSc in Biosciences and Bio
Engineering 
Will be released Shortly

NOTE:* Indicates seats reserved for PwD Candidates.

@ The department may revise (a) the curriculum, (b) modes of assessment, and (c) duration of the academic program by taking into consideration the nature and extent of disability of each PwD student. The Department will seek approval of each such revision by the Senate of the Institute. The Department, and thereby the Institute, reserves the right to implement such duly approved revisions, along with Reasonable Adjustments, specific to each PwD student.

Candidates can check out the complete list of course-wise seat matrix from here: IIT JAM 2026 Seat Matrix; Course Wise Seats at IITs and NITs 

 

IIT JAM 2026: List of Result Sharing Institutes for PhD Course

Candidates who wish to apply for doctorate courses are informed that admissions will be directly based on their JAM 2026 scores. Aspirants who want to get admitted to the following programmes must qualify for JAM 2026 and apply separately to the institutes concerned. The institutes which offer admission to aspirants in PhD courses through IIT JAM are as mentioned in the table below. 

Programme

Admitting Institute

JAM Test Paper

Integrated PhD in Biological Sciences

IISc Bangalore

BT

Integrated PhD in Chemical Sciences

IISc Bangalore

CY, PH

Integrated PhD in Mathematical Sciences

IISc Bangalore

MA, MS

Integrated PhD in Physical Sciences

IISc Bangalore

PH

MSc-PhD Dual Degree in Energy

IIT Bombay

CY, MA, PH

Joint Admission Test for MSc (JAM) is an all-India level online entrance exam conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) every year on a rotational basis on behalf of the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India. IIT JAM is conducted to provide admission to candidates in MSc and other postgraduate courses offered at IITs and integrated PhD courses offered by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. Several National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) also accept JAM scores for MSc admissions. 

 

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