IIT JAM Marks VS Rank; Check Expected Opening and Closing Ranks Here
Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test for MSc 2026 ( IIT JAM )
Admit Card - 5 Jan '26
The students can analyse the possible ranks they can obtain against the marks score in IIT JAM 2026 exam. Students are advised to read this Shiksha Article to know about the ranks they got from the scores and also the category wise opening and closing ranks to take admission into the top tier participating institutes of IIT JAM.
JAM 2025 Marks vs Rank
IIT JAM results 2026 will be released in April, 2026 by IIT Bombay. Students are advised to check the official website to see their results. The JAM exam 2026 will conduct on February 15, 2026. And IIT JAM Cut off and Ranks will also be released along with IIT JAM result. Hence, the candidates need to understand IIT JAM 2026 Marks vs Rank as it will help them in analysing the possible ranks they have acquired.
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The exam officials give the All India Rank based on the student's score for every IIT JAM subject exam. Students can thoroughly examine the JAM 2026 category for the opening and closing ranks of popular IIT JAM participating universities.
IIT JAM scores will be used for admission to over 2000 seats for postgraduate programmes such as MSc and MA at IISc and various NITs, IIEST Shibpur, SLIET, DIAT through Centralized Counselling for MSc / MSc (Tech.) Admission (CCMN).
In addition, JAM scores will be used for admission to the four Integrated Ph D Programmes and two MSc Programmes at Indian Institute of Science (IISc). JAM 2025 scores are likely to be used by various other institutes such as Jawaharlal Nehru
Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune (IISER Pune), and Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE). Additional details can be directly obtained from the respective institute.
These ae the good scores to get into top institutes:
- Biotechnology- (80-85)
- Chemistry- (75-85)
- Mathematics- (50-60)
- Physics- (65-75)
- Economics- (55-60)
- Mathematical Statistics- (70-80)
- Geology (65-70)
- IIT JAM 2026 Marks vs Rank
- Factors Affecting IIT JAM 2026 Rankings
- IIT JAM Opening and Closing Ranks for General Category
- IIT JAM Opening and Closing Ranks for EWS Category
- IIT JAM Opening and Closing Ranks for OBC Category
- IIT JAM Opening and Closing Ranks for SC Category
- IIT JAM Opening and Closing Ranks for ST Category
- Read More: What to do after IIT JAM?: Check Career Prospectus
IIT JAM 2026 Marks vs Rank
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The ranks for 2026 will be based on the scores from the three sections - A, b, and C. The exam will have a total of 60 questions. The total score is 100 marks. See below the table the expected IIT JAM ranks corresponding to different score ranges.
| IIT JAM 2026 Score (Out of 100) | Expected IIT JAM 2026 Rank |
|---|---|
| 70-85 | Rank 1 to 80 |
| 60-70 | Rank 81- 170 |
| 59-50 | Rank 171 to 600 |
| 49-40 | Rank 600 to 1200 |
| 39-30 | Rank 1200- 2400 |
| < 30 | Above 2400 |
Also Read: What is a Good Score in IIT JAM 2025?
Factors Affecting IIT JAM 2026 Rankings
Many factors can impact the marks and rank in IIT JAM exam:
- Your score is the most important determinant to your overall rank.
- If a particular year has a larger number of candidates with considerably good score it increases the competitions for that certain amount of seats.
- Overall exam difficulty adjusted for marks is substantially a variable for marking against rankings.
- Seat number also differs as per the category of M.Sc./ Integrated M.Sc. programme to which you have applied. This can factor into your rankings.
- The reservation policies at IIT JAM take into account numerous categories for admission and so specific cutoffs and ranking might be based on category policy.
IIT JAM Opening and Closing Ranks for General Category
Candidates who are from general category can go through IIT JAM 2025 expected Opening and Closing ranks from here:
| Institute Name | Opening and Closing rank Expected |
Marks (Out of 100) |
|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay | 2-42 | >70-85 Marks |
| IIT Delhi | 1-143 | >60-75 Marks |
| IIT Kharagpur | 14-174 | >55 Marks |
| IIT Madras | 21-222 | >50 Marks |
| IIT Kanpur | 59-223 | >45 Marks |
| IIT Roorkee | 97-229 | >45 Marks |
| IIT Ropar | 231-420 | >40 Marks |
Also Read: IIT JAM Toppers 2025: Check Subject Wise Topper List Here
IIT JAM Opening and Closing Ranks for EWS Category
Candidates who are from EWS category can go through IIT JAM 2025 expected Opening and Closing ranks from here:
| Institute Name | Opening and Closing rank Expected |
Marks (Out of 100) |
|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay | 46-55 | >68 Marks |
| IIT Delhi | 154-240 | >55 Marks |
| IIT Kharagpur | 192-315 | >53 Marks |
| IIT Madras | 243-388 | >47 Marks |
| IIT Kanpur | 239-285 | >45 Marks |
| IIT Roorkee | 287-389 | >42 Marks |
| IIT Ropar | 477-514 | >38 Marks |
IIT JAM Opening and Closing Ranks for OBC Category
Candidates who are from OBC category can go through IIT JAM 2025 expected Opening and Closing ranks from here:
| Institute Name | Opening and Closing rank Expected |
Marks (Out of 100) |
|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay | 48-132 | >60 Marks |
| IIT Delhi | 167-306 | >53 Marks |
| IIT Kharagpur | 326-452 | >42 Marks |
| IIT Madras | 235-456 | >42 Marks |
| IIT Kanpur | 284-458 | >42 Marks |
| IIT Roorkee | 291-463 | >40 Marks |
| IIT Ropar | 478 | >37 Marks |
IIT JAM Opening and Closing Ranks for SC Category
Candidates who are from general category can go through IIT JAM 2025 expected Opening and Closing ranks from here:
| Institute Name | Opening and Closing rank Expected |
Marks (Out of 100) |
|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay | 250-883 | >45Marks |
| IIT Delhi | 513-1010 | >38 Marks |
| IIT Kharagpur | 302-661 | >37 Marks |
| IIT Madras | 653-1413 | >30 Marks |
| IIT Kanpur | 647-1286 | >28 Marks |
| IIT Roorkee | 483-1433 | >30 Marks |
| IIT Ropar | 1738-1870 | >27 Marks |
IIT JAM Opening and Closing Ranks for ST Category
Candidates who are from ST category can go through IIT JAM 2025 expected Opening and Closing ranks from here:
| Institute Name | Opening and Closing rank Expected |
Marks (Out of 100) |
|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay | 928-1607 | >35 Marks |
| IIT Delhi | 896-1618 | >30 Marks |
| IIT Kharagpur | 1204-2962 | >25 Marks |
| IIT Madras | 2142-2915 | >25 Marks |
| IIT Kanpur | 2253-2865 | >25 Marks |
| IIT Roorkee | 1982-2352 | >25 Marks |
| IIT Ropar | 4268-4394 | >19 Marks |
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