
IIT JAM 2026 Counselling will be done for the candidates who have qualified for the JAM 2026 cut-off and are willing to take admissions to the courses offered by IITs and other participating institutes.
The JAM online counselling registration process is expected to start on April, 2026 onwards. 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. The last date for filling out the IIT JAM 2026 counselling form is expected to be April 11, 2026. IIT JAM 2026 results are expected to be released on March 20, 2026.
Only candidates in the JAM 2026 Merit List based on JAM scorecard will be eligible to apply for admission. Irrespective of whether a candidate appears in the Merit List of one or two Test Papers, only one duly completed Application Form should be submitted. Candidates who secure marks greater than or equal to the JAM cut-off marks of their respective category are eligible to apply for JAM 2026 admissions. Candidates should regularly check for offers of seats and exercise their decision through the Application Portal. Candidates who will be offered a seat should pay a Seat Booking fee online within the stipulated time. IIT JAM 2026 Counselling dates are yet to be released. So, we have evaluated the process and dates according to the previous year.
- 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
- IIT JAM Previous Years Opening and Closing Ranks
What is IIT JAM 2026 Counselling Process
An Applicant was considered for admission only to the programme choices filled in the Admission Form. There were 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.
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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 |
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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
Test takers can check the IIT JAM 2026 Admission List in the following manner:
- Candidates have to visit the official website of IIT JAM 2026 or directly visit-
- Enter Enrolment ID or Email ID
- Enter Password
- Enter the correct Mathematical Expression
- Click on 'Submit'
Commonly asked questions
IIT JAM 2026 Centralised Admission Process
The admission process of IIT JAM for all the IITs will be as under:
IIT JAM 2026 CAP Application Form
Candidates first needed to fill and submit the application form for IIT JAM 2026 admissions on the official website. The application form for CAP had to be filled in online mode only and, candidates have to upload the required documents as well. Moreover, the candidates need to pay the expected application fee of INR 750 using the online methods. Candidates could select as many courses as they want through the common application form.
Publishing of IIT JAM Admission List
Next, after the exam authority receives all the applications, it published the admission lists on the basis of choices made by the candidates and the rank list. After this, the candidates who are allotted the seats can secure their admission as under:
Accept and Freeze: Candidates can use this option to book their seats. They need to pay a "Seat Booking Fee" of INR 10,000 if belonging to the General/OBC-NCL/EWS category and INR 5,000 if belonging to SC/ST/PwD category. The admission fee can be paid in online mode using credit card/debit card/net banking. The admission fee will be transferred to the bank account of the allotted college.
Accept with Upgrade: If candidates are okay with the seat allotted but they want to participate in the next round of counselling to see a better option then they select this option. In this option, candidates will have to pay the fee same as above to secure the seat. The candidates will be given a high preference for college in the next round.
Reject and Quit: If candidates do not want the allotted seat, then they can choose this option. The candidates will receive an OTP on their mobile number on selecting this option. Candidates need to enter the same and confirm the decision.
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IIT JAM 2026 Admission Fee
Candidates need to pay the following fees at the time of the admission process:
Category | Fee in INR (Expected) |
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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
From CAP application to the final seat allotment process, mentioned below are the documents required:
Category | Documents |
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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 CAP for admissions to MSc and MSc-PhD courses offered at the IITs and IISc Bangalore as under:
S.No | College Name | Courses offered through IIT JAM |
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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 |
Besides IITs, other colleges including National Institutes of Technology (NITs), IISERs and other colleges also accept IIT JAM scores. However, the counselling process of the colleges will be held separately.
IIT JAM Previous Years Opening and Closing Ranks
Candidates can go through the JAM 2023 opening and closing ranks from below:
IIT Guwahati also released Ranks list of the first and second rounds of the admission process. Candidates can find the opening and closing Ranks list of First and Second Admission list below:
Admission List (2023) | Download here |
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First Admission List: Opening-Closing Ranks | Download |
Second Admission List: Opening-Closing Ranks |
Download |
Third Admission List: Opening-Closing Ranks |
Download |
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65 Institutes accepting IIT JAM
IIM Amritsar - Indian Institute of Management
Amritsar • Public
IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology
Powai, Mumbai • Public
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CV Raman Road, Bangalore • Public