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Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

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JAM exam centre is allocated based on students' preferences. Students have to make the choice of test cities while filling the JAM application form. The authority releases the list of IIT JAM exam centres online.

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Students can plan their preparation through the exam syllabus. Check the syllabus to know what the important topics are. Then gather the required resources like the best books, previous year question paper, and mock test. Students must solve the IIT JAM question paper after completing 70% of the syllabus to keep track of their preparation.

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Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

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IIT JAM exam syllabus 2026 is available online on the website, jam2026.iitb.ac.in. Students can know the important topics for exam preparation through JAM 2026 syllabus. Each test paper have different syllabus. Students must plan their preparation strategy as per the syllabus.

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Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

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IIT JAM qualifying cut-off is the minimum marks required to pass entrance test. Each paper has a different cutoff marks. The expected cutoff for IIT JAM 2026 is mentioned below.

Subject NameCutoff (Expected)
Biotechnology
  • GEN: 26
  • OBC (NCL) / EWS:24
  • SC/ ST/PwD:14
Chemistry
  • GEN: 27
  • OBC (NCL) / EWS:25
  • SC/ ST/PwD:24

Economics

  • GEN: 43
  • OBC (NCL) / EWS:19
  • SC/ ST/PwD:12
Geology
  • GEN: 23
  • OBC (NCL) / EWS:20
  • SC/ ST/PwD: 12
Mathematics
  • GEN: 20
  • OBC (NCL) / EWS:19
  • SC/ ST/PwD:11
Mathematics Statistics
  • GEN: 9
  • OBC (NCL) / EWS:8
  • SC/ ST/PwD:8
Physics
  • GEN: 15
  • OBC (NCL) / EWS:14
  • SC/ ST/PwD:8

 

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Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

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Students can crack the IIT JAM exam 2026 on their first attempt by planning a proper preparation strategy. Follow IIT JAM exam syllabus to identify the important topics for the paper they are appearing for.  Solving the previous year question paper will help to identify the most important topics and get familiar with the exam difficulty level. Students can practice the IIT JAM mock test for self-assessment.

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Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

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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.

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Tasbiya Khan

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Hi,

There is only 1 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Madhya Pradesh, i.e., IIT Indore, having tuition fees of INR 8 Lacs as compared to average salary of INR 21 LPA offered to candidates.

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Rakshit Prabhakar

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There are around 3000 seats in postgraduate programmes at 21 IITs for the academic year 2026-27. JAM 2026 Scores will be used to admit the candidates, subject to satisfying the ERs and MEQs and any other requirements, without any additional interview or written test. Result Sharing Institutes: JAM scores will be used for admission to over 2300 seats for postgraduate programmes such as MSc and MA at IISc and various NITs, IIEST Shibpur, SLIET, DIAT through Centralised Counselling for MSc / MSc (Tech.) Admission (CCMN). 

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Rakshit Prabhakar

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The subject-wise topper names for IIT JAM are given in the table below:

Test Papers and CodesName of the CandidateRaw Marks (out of 100)
Biotechnology (BT)SIDDHANT BHARDWAJ90
Chemistry (CY)SAURABH KUMAR91.67
Economics (EN)MIHIR DEV CHOUDHARY70
Geology (GG)FARHEEN NAAZ85.33
Mathematics (MA)SARTHAK YASH SETHI57.33
Mathematical Statistics (MS)BISHWAYAN GHOSH93.33
Physics (PH)INDUREKHA KUNDU84.33

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Tasbiya Khan

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Yes, there are many government BTech colleges in Kanpur other than IIT. Some of them are mentioned below with tutition fees and seat intake -

Government Colleges

Tuition Fee

BTech Seat Intake

Harcourt Butler Technical University BTech Course

INR 2.25 Lacs – INR 3 lakh

930

University Ambedkar Institute of Technology for Handicapped BTech Course

INR 2 Lacs – INR 2.67 lakh

1,380

Uttar Pradesh Textile Technology Institute BTech Course

INR 1.87 Lacs – INR 2.45 lakh

200

University Institute of Engineering and Technology, CSJM University BTech Course

INR 3.61 Lacs – INR 4.61 lakh

570

Source: Official site and may vary.

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