IIT JAM 2026 Exam Centres: Check Zone-wise Test Centres Cities and Codes

This is the list of eight zones across which IIT JAM 2026 will conduct on the given day in the table below:

IISc Bangalore Zone	IIT Bombay Zone
IIT Delhi Zone	IIT Guwahati Zone
IIT Kanpur Zone	IIT Kharagpur Zone
IIT Madras Zone	IIT Roorkee Zone

IIT Bombay will conduct the IIT JAM 2026 exam across eight zones on February 15, 2026, in two shifts for seven MSc programmes offered by IITs and other JAM 2026 result-sharing institutes. The first/morning slot of the exam got over at 12:30 PM, and the second/afternoon slot began at 2:30 PM and concluded at 5:30 PM.

The seven test papers for which IIT JAM 2026 will be conducted are mentioned below, along with their codes:

• Mathematical Statistics (MS)
• Mathematics (MA)
• Physics (PH)
• Economics (EN)
• Chemistry (CY)
• Geology (GG)
• Biotechnology (BT)

The schedule for IIT JAM 2026 is as mentioned in the table below:

IIT JAM Exam Schedule 2026

 

The number of cities and zones remains relatively consistent, but specific cities and zones have been added and removed based on logistical demands.

Note: For JAM 2026, there are eight zones, and 116+ cities planned and organised by IIT Bombay as the conducting institute. Whereas in the previous year, the conducting body for IIT JAM was IIT Delhi.

List of IIT JAM 2026 Test Cities Under the IISc Bangalore Zone 

The following cities of South India are under the IISc Bangalore zone:

• Belagavi/Belgaum
• Bengaluru
• Bidar
• Gulbarga/Kalaburagi
• Hassan
• Hubballi (Hubli)
• Hyderabad
• Kannur
• Kozhikode
• Mangaluru (Mangalore)
• Mysuru (Mysore)
• Palakkad
• Port Blair
• Shimoga
• Thrissur

List of IIT JAM 2026 Test Cities Under IIT Bombay Zone

The following cities of West India are under the IIT Bombay zone:

• Ahmedabad
• Ahmednagar
• Akola 
• Amravati
• Aurangabad
• Goa
• Jalgaon
• Kolhapur
• Mumbai
• Nagpur
• Nanded
• Nashik
• Pune
• Rajkot
• Sangli
• Satara
• Solapur
• Surat
• Vadodara

List of IIT JAM 2026 Test Cities Under IIT Delhi Zone

The following cities of North India are under the IIT Delhi zone:

• Faridabad
• Greater NOIDA
• Gurugram
• Indore
• Jaipur
• Jammu
• Jodhpur
• Mathura
• New Delhi
• Srinagar

List of IIT JAM 2026 Test Cities Under IIT Guwahati Zone

The following cities of North East India are under the IIT Guwahati zone:

• Agartala
• Asansol-Durgapur
• Dhanbad
• Dibrugarh
• Dimapur-Kohima
• Guwahati
• Jorhat
• Kalyani
• Patna
• Shillong
• Siliguri

List of IIT JAM 2026 Test Cities Under IIT Kanpur Zone

The following cities of North India are under the IIT Kanpur zone:

• Agra
• Aligarh
• Bareilly
• Bhopal
• Gorakhpur
• Jabalpur
• Kanpur
• Lucknow
• Prayagraj (Allahabad)
• Varanasi

List of IIT JAM 2026 Test Cities Under IIT Kharagpur Zone

The following cities of East India are under the IIT Kharagpur zone:

• Berhampur
• Bhubaneswar
• Bilaspur
• Kolkata
• Raipur
• Ranchi
• Vijayawada
• Visakhapatnam

List of IIT JAM 2026 Test Cities Under IIT Madras Zone

The following cities of South India are under the IIT Madras zone:

• Alappuzha
• Chennai
• Coimbatore
• Ernakulam
• Karimnagar
• Kollam
• Kottayam
• Madurai
• Puducherry
• Salem
• Thiruvananthapuram
• Tiruchirapalli
• Tirunelveli
• Tirupati
• Warangal

List of IIT JAM 2026 Test Cities Under IIT Roorkee Zone

The following cities of North India are under the IIT Roorkee zone:

• Dehradun
• Ghaziabad
• Haldwani
• Jalandhar
• Meerut
• Mohali
• Moradabad
• NOIDA
• Patiala
• Roorkee

Candidates, at the time of application, will need to specify their first, second and third choice cities of examination.

• The choice of examination city will also determine the zone.
  
• The second and third choice cities of examination will also have to be indicated from the same zone as the first city.
  
• If any of the selected cities of examination cannot be allotted to a candidate for operational reasons, they will be assigned an alternative city within the same zone.
  
• The selection of zones and cities of examination will be made at the time of applying online by using the JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS).
  

Tip: Try to select exam city centres closer to where you live to avoid travelling lengthy distances, taking into consideration that all preferred choices are selected from the same zone determined by the first city selection. Also, It is advised that you keep checking the IIT JAM 2026 website to see if there are any changes to the list of examination cities.

Candidates at the IIT JAM 2026 exam centres will be permitted to bring the following items:

IIT JAM 2026 admit card
Valid photo identification card
Copies of passport-size photos (few)
Transparent water bottle
50 ml hand sanitiser bottle
Fruits or medicines (only for diabetic candidates)

It should be noted, this list may vary from year to year. Candidates are encouraged to frequently refer to the IIT JAM official website for all recent permissible items. Also, candidate should arrive early before the start time of the exam to allow for enough time to check in and complete the security processes.

The following items or objects will not be allowed to be carried to the IIT JAM 2026 exam centres.

• Stationery items such as test-based material (written/printed), papers, notes, Pencil box, pouches, geometry box, pen, scale/ruler, eraser, etc.
• Electronic devices such as calculators, cameras, electronic pens, scanners, etc.
• Accessories such as bags, belts, caps, goggles, wallets, etc.
• Devices used for communication, such as mobile phones, smart watches, Bluetooth, fitness bands, earphones, pager, etc.
• Eatables (packed or home-cooked), thermos, etc.

Candidates are also not allowed to carry any food or drinks inside the exam centre, with the exception of a transparent water bottle and 50 ml sanitiser bottle.

Candidates who wish to appear in the JAM 2026 examination can go through the JAM 2026 exam centre contact details for any queries from here:

Institute	Website	Phone / Fax
IIT Bhubaneswar	Website: https://www.iitbbs.ac.in/ Email: registrar.office@iitbbs.ac.in	Phone: +91 6747134560
IIT Bombay	Website: http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/jam Email: jam@iitb.ac.in	Phone: (022) 25767022
IIT Delhi	Website: https://jam2025.iitd.ac.in/ Email: jam@admin.iitd.ac.in	Phone: (011) 26591749
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad	Website: https://www.iitism.ac.in/ Email: dac@ismdhanbad.ac.in	Phone: (0326) 2235213
IIT Gandhinagar	Website: http://www.iitgn.ac.in/jam/index.htm Email: academics@iitgn.ac.in	(079) 23952483
IIT Guwahati	Website: http://www.iitg.ac.in/gate-jam Email: jam@iitg.ac.in	Phone: (0361) 2582751
IIT Hyderabad	Website: http://www.iith.ac.in Email: dean_academics@iith.ac.in	Phone: (040) 23016026
IIT Indore	Website: http://www.iiti.ac.in Email: gatechairman@iiti.ac.in	Phone: (0731) 2438733
IIT Jodhpur	Website: http://www.iitj.ac.in Email: chair_admissions@iitj.ac.in	(0291) 2449099
IIT Kanpur	Website: http://jam.iitk.ac.in Email: jam@iitk.ac.in	Phone: (0512) 2597412/ (0512) 2597304
IIT Kharagpur	Website: http://jam.iitkgp.ac.in Email: jam@adm.iitkgp.ac.in	Phone: (03222) 282091
IIT Madras	Website: http://jam.iitm.ac.in Email: jam@iitm.ac.in	Phone: (044) 22578200
IIT Mandi	Website: https://www.iitmandi.ac.in	-
IIT Patna	Website: https://www.iitp.ac.in Email: pic_jam@iitp.ac.in	Phone: (0612) 3028103
IIT Roorkee	Website: http://www.iitr.ac.in/jam Email: jam@iitr.ac.in	Phone: (01332) 284531
IIT Ropar	Website: http://www.iitrpr.ac.in/jam Email: jamchair@iitrpr.ac.in	Phone: (01881) 242186
IIT Varanasi	Website: http://www.iitbhu.ac.in Email: doaa@iitbhu.ac.in, associate.doaa@iitbhu.ac.in	(0542) 2368428
IIT Bhilai	Website: https://www.iitbhilai.ac.in Email: academics@iitbhilai.ac.in	7712973624
IIT Tirupati	Website: https://iittp.ac.in	-
IIT Palakkad	Website: https://iitpkd.ac.in	-
IISc Bangalore	Website: http://gate.iisc.ac.in/jam Email: jam@gate.iisc.ac.in	Phone: (080) 22932392