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When an applicant chooses Accept and Freeze or Accept with Upgrade decision for the first time,  the Applicant will be directed to an online payment portal to pay the Seat Booking Fee of INR 15,000/- for General/OBC-NCL/EWS category Applicants and INR 7,500/- for SC/ST/PwD category within the stipulated time period. The Seat Booking Fee will be transferred to the Admitting Institute and will be adjusted against the Institute Fee at the time of Admission.

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.

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