JAM Eligibility

General Eligibility Criteria:
Indian national as well as foreign national are eligible for JAM. Candidates applying for JAM should have Bachelor's degree, as a qualifying examination degree. The qualifying examination must be passed with minimum 55% aggregate marks (in all subjects including Languages and Subsidiaries, all years combined) without rounding off. Candidates belonging to SC/ST category are required to obtain at least 50% aggregate marks, without rounding off. In case of grading system/CGPA, the equivalence in percentage of marks will be decided by the Admitting Institute. Candidates who are pursuing the qualifying examination have to submit the proof of passing the qualifying examination to the admitted institute by 30th September 2018. There is no restriction in the upper age limit for JAM.

Candidates can find below the JAM eligibility criteria which are common for each programmes across institutes for appearing in the postgraduate Science admission test.
1. The candidates should have secured at least 55 per cent marks in aggregate of subjects including languages and subsidiaries of all the years combined. Those however belonging to SC/ST and PwD categories need to secure at least 50 per cent marks in aggregate of the subjects.
2. Candidates need to note that equivalence of marks in case of grades in letter/ CGPA (and not in percentage of marks) will be decided by the participating institutes of JAM.
3. As per the JAM eligibility criteria 2018, candidates will need to submit their proof of qualifying degree examinations by September 30, 2018 to the admitting institute. However, upon failing to do so will lead to cancellation of their candidature.