IIT JAM 2018 Admit Cards & Test Centres
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After candidates successfully apply for IIT JAM, they can download their admit cards from the official website of the exam from January 9, 2018 onwards.
IIT JAM admit card contains candidate’s details (name, registration number, photograph, signature, etc), exam details (name as well as code of the test paper), and test centre details (name as well as address of the test centre allotted).
After downloading, candidates need to take a printout of IIT JAM 2018 admit card and carry it to the allotted exam centre along with an original copy of valid ID proof. It may be noted that candidates not carrying their admit card or ID proof at the time of exam might not be allowed to appear for the exam.
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In case a candidate is not able to download his/ her admit card then the Chairman JAM of the IIT/ IISc under which the first choice of test city falls, may be contacted through phone/ fax/ email. However, while contacting, the candidate should provide his/ her “online enrolment ID, name, email ID, mobile number, mailing address, and city code of the desired test centre (first choice) to get information about the registration number and the name of the test centre allotted,” informs the official website.
IIT JAM 2018 Exam Centres
IIT JAM 2018 is scheduled to be conducted in a total of 65 cities spread across eight zones (as mentioned below) all over India.
| Zone |
IIT JAM Exam City |
Code |
Zone |
IIT JAM Exam City |
Code |
|
IISc Bangalore Zone |
Bengaluru |
101 |
IIT Kanpur Zone |
Agra |
501 |
| Hubli |
102 |
Allahabad |
502 |
||
| Hyderabad |
103 |
Bareilly |
503 |
||
| Kannur |
104 |
Bhopal |
504 |
||
| Kozhikode |
105 |
Kanpur |
505 |
||
| Mangalore |
106 |
Lucknow |
506 |
||
| Palakkad |
107 |
Varanasi |
507 |
||
| Thrissur |
108 |
||||
|
IIT Bombay Zone |
Ahmedabad |
201 |
IIT Kharagpur Zone |
Bhubaneswar |
601 |
| Goa |
202 |
Kharagpur/Haldia/Bishnupur |
602 |
||
| Mumbai |
203 |
Kolkata |
603 |
||
| Nagpur |
204 |
Raipur |
604 |
||
| Nanded |
205 |
Ranchi |
605 |
||
| Nasik |
206 |
Vijayawada |
606 |
||
| Pune |
207 |
Visakhapatnam |
607 |
||
| Vadodara |
208 |
IIT Madras Zone |
Chennai |
701 |
|
|
IIT Delhi Zone |
Faridabad |
301 |
Coimbatore |
702 |
|
| Ghaziabad |
302 |
Ernakulam |
703 |
||
| Greater Noida |
303 |
Kollam |
704 |
||
| Gurgaon |
304 |
Kottayam |
705 |
||
| Hisar |
305 |
Madurai |
706 |
||
| Indore |
306 |
Thiruvananthapuram |
707 |
||
| Jaipur |
307 |
Tiruchirapalli |
708 |
||
| Jammu |
308 |
Tirunelveli |
709 |
||
| Jodhpur |
309 |
Warangal |
710 |
||
| New Delhi |
310 |
IIT Roorkee Zone |
Dehradun |
801 |
|
|
IIT Guwahati Zone |
Asansol - Durgapur |
401 |
Jalandhar |
802 |
|
| Dhanbad |
402 |
Kurukshetra |
803 |
||
| Dibrugarh |
403 |
||||
| Guwahati |
404 |
Mohali |
804 |
||
| Jorhat |
405 |
Noida |
805 |
||
| Kalyani |
406 |
Moradabad |
806 |
||
| Patna |
407 |
Roorkee |
807 |
||
| Siliguri |
408 |
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It may be noted that exact IIT JAM exam centre details will be mentioned on the admit card of candidates.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 4 days ago
With a JAM 2026 Biotechnology score of 61.67 and AIR 310, here's a realistic picture of your daughter's admission chances:
IITs
- Top IITs (Delhi, Bombay, Kharagpur, Madras)
- Cutoffs usually close around AIR 100–200.
- At rank 310, admission here is unlikely.
- Mid-tier IITs (Roorkee, Guwahati, BHU, Hyderabad)
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, BSc students are eligible for IIT JAM 2026. They have to complete their graduation or must be in the final year of graduation while applying for JAM. Admisison is offered to M.Sc., M.Sc. (Tech.), MS (Research), M.Sc. - M.Tech. Dual Degree, Joint M.Sc. - Ph.D., M.Sc. - Ph.D. Dual Degree, and Int
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Students who have a score above the JAM qualifying cutoff and are mentioned in the merit list can apply for the counselling process. The counselling will be held online. JAM counselling schedules are available online.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
IIT JAM 2026 counselling will be held in four rounds, followed by an additional round. Students need to fill the form at the JOAPS portal to participate in the JAM counselling process.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The authority has released the JAM qualifying marks online. Candidates can check cutoff to know the minimum passing marks in each paper. IIT JAM qualifying marks for Economics are mentioned below.
- GEN -40.63
- OBC-NCl / EWs -36.56
- SC/ST/PwD - 20.31
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
IIT JAM 2026 cutoff was released on March 21, 2026. Candidates can check the cutoff at official website. This is the qualifying cutoff. Candidates who score above the IIT JAM qualifying cutoff can participate in the counselling process.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
IIT JAM 2026 qualifying cutoff for GEN category vary category wise. Check the table for the JAM qualifying cutoff subject-wise.
Subject Name | GEN Cutoff |
Biotechnology | 42.3 |
Chemistry | 18.65 |
Economics | 40.63 |
Geology | 25.98 |
Mathematics | 12.65 |
Mathematics Statistics | 13.33 |
Physics | 12.04 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Below is the qualifying cutoff for IIT JAM OBC category.
Subject Name | OBC (NCL) / EWS |
Biotechnology | 38.07 |
Chemistry | 16.78 |
Economics | 36.56 |
Geology | 23.38 |
Mathematics | 11.38 |
Mathematics Statistics | 11.99 |
Physics | 10.83 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Based on past years exam analysis, IIT JAM is moderately difficult. The questions in the JAM exam are conceptually based. Candidates need to keep their concepts clear and practice JAM question papers regularly for better performance in the exam.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
IIT JAM counselling process is mentioned below.
- Go to IIT JAM 20266 website
- Click on the JOAPS portal
- Click on counselling link
- Fill the form, choose the preference order
- Pay the fees
- Submit the form
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Contributor-Level 10
My daughter scored 61.67 in JAM Biotechnology and het AIR is 310, what is her realistic chance of getting into IITs and NITs?