IIT JAM Exam Date 2026 (OUT): Get Schedule for Counselling, Cutoff, Result and Exam

The authority has announced the IIT JAM 2026 counselling dates online. Candidates can check the counselling dates to know the schedule for registration, choice filling, seat allotment, and reporting to college.

Below is eligibility criteria required by candidates for filling out IIT JAM 2026 Counselling application form:

• Candidates should have passed an undergraduate degree or should be currently studying in their final year of undergraduate programme. 

• Candidates promoted without a marksheet should produce a certificate stating the subjects studied in that semester/year duly signed by the Head of the Institute.

• Foreign nationals with Indian degree are eligible to apply, subject to policy of the Admitting Institute

Minimum Educational Qualifications (MEQs): Each programme has its own set of Minimum Educational Qualifications, which specify the essential subjects to be studied during Bachelor's Degree. The MEQs and seat matrix for various programmes at the Admitting Institutes are listed in a consolidated table.

Verification of Minimum Educational Qualifications (MEQs) and the Eligibility Requirements (ERs) for admission is the prerogative of the Admitting Institute only and the Organizing Institute will not respond to any queries in this regard.

IIT JAM 2026 application correction window closed and was being conducted from October 31, 2025, to November 13, 2025. The IIT JAM 2026 application process was conducted from September 5 to October 20, 2025. The application fee could be paid by October 25, 2025.

To upload image in IIT JAM 2026 application form you need to check the specific size and format and use white background.

IIT JAM 2026 application correction window was opened by IIT Bombay till November 10, 2025 and it was started by October 31, 2025. Registered candidates will be able to make changes in their personal details like name, date of birth, category, exam city and paper. 

The IIT JAM 2026 Admit Card was released on January 13. Students could download IIT JAM Admit Card 2026 on the website.

In case of any discrepancy in the particulars of the candidate or his/her photograph and signature shown on the IIT JAM 2026 admit card, candidates should immediately approach the IIT JAM Help Line between 10.00 A.M. and 5.00 P.M. 

Hence, candidates need not worry about the possibility of not getting allowed inside the IIT JAM 2026 exam centre. However, they must follow up with the examination conducting body before the commencement of the admission process.  

Yes it is important to print out IIT JAM admit card as it is the entry pass to the examination hall. You will not be permitted to enter the examination centre without it. 

A. IIT JAM is of three hours duration. The national-level Science entrance exam will be conducted in two sessions, which are as follows: 

• Session-I (9 AM to 12 noon) for the following JAM Test Papers- Chemistry (CY), Geology (GG) and Mathematics (MA)
• Session-II (2.30 PM to 5.30 PM) for the following JAM Test Papers- Economics (EN), Biotechnology (BT), Physics (PH) and Mathematical Statistics (MS)

IIT JAM 2026 exam date was February 15, 2026. The exam was held at multiple test cities. JAM exam was conducted as computer based test for three hours. 

Students can use IIT JAM answer key to cross check their answers. For this, they need to download JAM response sheet online.

IIT Bombay has released the answer key for all seven papers. Students who appeared for IIT JAM exam must download the answer key for their respective test paper.

IIT JAM 2026 answer key release date was February 24, 2026.  The authority released the answer key for IIT JAM on the official website. The JAM answer key 2026  is available for all seven papers.

A score above 75 is considered a good score.  75 marks will help to obtain a rank between 1 and 80. This mark will help to get admission to IIT JAM participating institutes.

IIT JAM total mark is 100. Candidates need to obtain 70+ marks for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT). 70+ marks will help to obtain a rank between 1 and 150.

Students can know the IIT JAM rank 2026 through exam result. IIT Bombay had announced the IIT JAM 2026 result on March 19. Candidates can check the result through JOAPS portal using the login credentials.

IIT JAM exam was conducted for 100 marks. The question paper comprises 60 questions. Students need to obtain 75+ marks to qualify for the entrance test.

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.

IIT JAM 2026 application correction window was opened from October 31 to November 13, 2025. 

Note: The IIT JAM 2026 correction window has been closed. So, it is advised that every candidate should check the webpage regularly for further updates. And you can also keep a track on the Shiksha page for real-time updates.

IIT JAM 2026 aspirants can check the below table for exam day shift timings: