JOINT ADMISSION TEST, (JAM 2010) FOR M.Sc. Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D, M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree and other post-bachelor degree programmes at INDIAN INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY

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JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR M.Sc. 2010
Admission to M.Sc., Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D, M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree and other post-bachelor degree programmes at the INDIAN INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are institutions of national importance established through an Act of
Parliament. All over the world, theIITs are well known for quality education in engineering and science, and research in frontier areas. The aim of the IITs is to build a sound foundation of knowledge, pursue excellence and enhance creativity in an intellectually stimulating environment. The current pace of advancement of technology needs a coherent back-up of basic science education and research. The vibrant academic ambience and research infrastructure of the IITs motivate students to pursue Research and Development careers in frontier areas of basic sciences as well as in interdisciplinary areas of science and technology. IITs have well-equipped modern laboratories, efficient computer networks and state-of-the-art libraries. The teaching process is structured to promote close and continuous contact between the faculty and the students. A number of financial assistantships and freeships are available to SC/ST and other deserving and meritorious students at individual institutes. From the Academic Session 2004 - 05, the Indian Institutes of Technology have started conducting a Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM). The objective of JAM is to provide
admissions to various M.Sc., Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree and other post-bachelor degree
programmes at the IITs based on the performance in a single test, and to consolidate Science as a career option for bright students from across the country. In due course, JAM is also expected to become a benchmark for normalizing undergraduate level science education in the country. The M.Sc., Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D, M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree and other post-bachelor degree programmes at the IITs offer high quality education in their respective disciplines, comparable to the best in the world. The curricula for these programmes are designed to provide the students with opportunities to develop academic talent leading to a
challenging and rewarding professional life. The curricula are regularly updated at each IIT. The interdisciplinary content of the curricula equips the students with the ability to utilize scientific knowledge for practical applications. The medium of instruction in all the programmes is English.

 GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) The JAM 2010 is open to all nationals (Indian/Foreign).Candidates seeking admission to academic programmes covered under JAM 2010 need to appear in JAM 2010. There is no age restriction.
(b) For admission, foreign nationals will be required to satisfy the rules and regulations of the admitting
Institute(s) pertaining to foreign students. For further details, they are advised to contact the Admitting
Institute(s) concerned.
(c) To apply for admission to a desired programme, a candidate is required to qualify in the corresponding test paper and also satisfy the minimum educational qualifications and eligibility criteria of the academic
programme.
(d) The candidates who have either appeared or are due to appear in the final examination of their qualifying degree in 2010 are also eligible to appear in the test. On qualifying JAM 2010, such candidates can apply for
provisional admission subject to the condition that: (i) all parts of their final examination shall be completed by the date of registration of the Admitting Institute, and (ii) proof of having passed the qualifying degree with
required eligibility, as specified by the admitting institute will be submitted by 30th September 2010.
(e) Admissions to various academic programmes at different institutes will be made on the basis of merit in JAM 2010. On the basis of performance in the test, for each test paper, separate merit lists will be prepared for General, OBC (non-creamy layer), SC, ST and Persons with Disability (PD) category candidates.
(f) Request for the change of category, if any, with proper documentation, should reach the Organizing Institute by 20th February 2010. Requests received after this date will not be accepted under any circumstances.
(g) Candidates should note that mere appearance in JAM 2010 or being in the merit list of any test paper
neither guarantees nor provides any automatic entitlement for admission. Qualified candidates will
have to apply for admission as per the prescribed procedure. Admissions shall be made in the order of
merit and depending on the number of seats available at the Admitting Institute(s).
(h) With regard to the interpretation of the provisions of any matter not covered in this Information Brochure, the decision of the Organizing Institute shall be final and binding on all the parties concerned.

Who Can Apply?
Minimum Qualification for Admission
M.Sc. Applied Geology (IITB, IITR)/ Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D.in Geology (IITKgp)/ M.Tech. Geological Technology (IITR): Bachelor’s degree with Geology as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science. The candidate must have Mathematics at (10+2) level. M.Sc. Applied Geophysics (IITB): Bachelor’s degree with both Mathematics and Physics as subjects for two years and at least one of them as a subject for three years.

M.Sc. Applied Statistics and Informatics (IITB)/ M.Sc. Statistics (IITK): Bachelor’s degree with either
Mathematics or Statistics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters.

M.Sc. Biotechnology (IITB, IITR): M.Sc.–Ph.D. Dual Degree in Biotechnology (IITB): Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Science/ Agriculture / Pharmacy / Veterinary /Engineering / Medicine (MBBS).

M.Sc. Chemistry (IITB, IITD, IITG, IITK, IITM, IITR)/ Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Chemistry (IITKgp): bachelor’s degree with Chemistry as a subject for three years/six semesters and Mathematics at (10+2) level.

M.Sc. Mathematics (IITB, IITD, IITK, IITM)/ M.Sc. Mathematics and Computing (IITG)/ M.Sc. Applied
Mathematics (IITR)/ M.Sc. Industrial Mathematics and Informatics (IITR)/ Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in  Mathematics (IITKgp): Bachelor’s degree with Mathematics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters.
M.Sc. Physics (IITB, IITD, IITG, IITK, IITM, IITR)/ Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Physics (IITKgp)/

M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Physics (IITB, IITK,): Bachelor’s degree with Physics as a subject for at least two years/ four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/ two semesters.

Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Geophysics (IITKgp): Bachelor’s degree with any two subjects among Physics, Mathematics and Geology for three years/ six semesters.

M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Energy (IITB): Bachelor’sdegree with any one of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and any one of the remaining two subjects for at least one year/ two semesters. M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science & Engg., (IITB): Bachelor’s degree with any one of Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four Semesters, and any one of the remaining two subjects for at least one year/two Semesters.

M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research (IITB): Bachelor’s degree with either Mathematics or Statistics as a subject for at least two years or four semesters.

M.Tech. Geophysical Technology (IITR): Bachelor’s degree with Mathematics and Physics as subjects and anyone of the following subjects: Chemistry, Geology, Statistics, Electronics and Computer Science.

 Master of Computer Applications [MCA] (IITR): Bachelor’s degree with Mathematics as a subject for at least one year for annual system candidates/ at least two papers of Mathematics for semester system candidates.

Eligibilty Requirements for the Admission:
The candidates who qualify in JAM 2010 shall have to fulfill the following eligibility criteria for admissions in
IITs.

• At least 55% aggregate marks (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for General/OBC category candidates and at least 50% aggregate marks (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for SC, ST and PD category candidates in the qualifying degree. For candidates with letter grades/CGPA (instead of percentage of marks), the equivalence in percentage of marks will be decided by the Admitting Institute(s).

• Proof of having passed the qualifying degree with the minimum educational qualification as specified by the
admitting institute should be submitted by 30th September 2010. At the time of admission, all admitted candidates will have to submit a physical fitness certificate from a registered medical practitioner in the prescribed form. At the time of registration, the admitted candidates may also have to undergo a physical fitness test by a medical board constituted by the Admitting Institute. In case a candidate is not found to be physically fit to pursue his/her chosen course of study, his/her admission is liable to be cancelled.

Note:
(i) It will entirely be the responsibility of the candidate to prove that he/she satisfies the minimum educational qualifications and eligibility requirements for admissions.
(ii) The admitting institute has the right to cancel, at any stage, the admission of a candidate who is found
admitted to a course to which he/she is not entitled, being unqualified or ineligible in accordance with the
rules and regulations in force.


Age: No Age Restriction as such.

Academic Programs
The following are the full-time M.Sc., Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree and other post-bachelor’s degree programmes at different IITs to which admissions shall be made on the basis of JAM 2010.
IIT Bombay (IITB): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes in
(i) Applied Geology,
(ii) Applied Geophysics
(iii) Applied Statistics and Informatics,,
(iv)Biotechnology,
(v) Chemistry,
(vi) Mathematics, and (vii)Physics.

M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree programmes in
(i) Biotechnology,
(ii) Energy,
(iii) Operations Research,
(iv)Physics and (v)Environmental Science and Engineering.
Both the degreeswill be awarded together after the successful completion of the programmes.

IIT Delhi (IITD): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes in
(i) Chemistry,
(ii) Mathematics, and
(iii) Physics.

IIT Guwahati (IITG): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes in
(i) Chemistry,
(ii) Mathematics and Computing,
and (iii) Physics.

IIT Kanpur (IITK): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes in
(i) Chemistry,
(ii) Mathematics,
(iii) Physics,
and (iv)Statistics.

M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree programmes in Physics (Transfer from M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree programme to M.Sc. Physics programme is not permitted. However, for the students admitted to the M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree programme, the M.Sc. degree will be given after successful completion of all academic requirements of the first six semesters while working towards Ph.D. degree).

IIT Kharagpur (IITKgp): Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. programmes in
(i) Chemistry,
(ii) Geology,
(iii) Geophysics,
(iv)Mathematics,
and (v) Physics. The students will have an option to exit and receive the M.Sc. degree after the 2
successful completion of all academic requirements for the first four semesters.

IIT Madras (IITM): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes in
(i) Chemistry,
(ii) Mathematics, and
(iii)Physics.

IIT Roorkee (IITR): Two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes in
(i) Applied Geology,
(ii) Applied Mathematics,
(iii) Biotechnology,
(iv) Chemistry,
(v)Industrial Mathematics and Informatics
and (vi) Physics.

Three-year Master of Technology (M.Tech.) programmes (Lateral entry at 3rd Year level in the Integrated M.Tech.programmes) in
(i) Geological Technology and
(ii)Geophysical Technology.

Three-year Interdisciplinary Master of Computer Applications (MCA) programme. The academic programmes, their durations and number of seats available in different institutes with programme codes
are listed in Website information brochure(Table 1).

TEST PAPERS FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
Admission to each academic programme shall be made on the basis of merit in the corresponding test paper(s) of JAM 2010. The names of the test papers with their codes and the corresponding academic programmes for admission are given in information brochure(Table 2) in the website.

Number of test papers allowed: A candidate can appear in either one or two test papers, subject to the
restrictions imposed by the Test schedule in the information brochure (Table 3) and on payment of requisite additional fees for the second test paper, if applicable. Candidates desiring to appear in two test papers must ensure, from the Test schedule information brochure (Table 3), that there is no clash of time schedule for the chosen test papers.

Applications and Selection Procedures
Candidates may apply for JAM 2010 through one of the two different procedures, namely “offline” and “online”. The application fees for different categories are given in the information brochure(Table 4).
Offline Procedure: The “OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) Application Form” along with the “Information
Brochure” and “Acknowledgement Card” will be available

Online Procedure: The facility for Online Registration will be available through the website http://jam.iitm.ac.in/  from 22nd December 2009. The last date for submission of Online Application Forms on website is 25th January 2010. A candidate can fill-in electronically his/her personal data and is advised to have a digital photograph (scanned at minimum resolution of 200 DPI or 240x360 pixels with maximum size of 100 kB), scanned signature (scanned at minimum resolution of 200 DPI or 440x100 pixels with maximum size of 40 kB) and OBC (non-creamy layer)/SC/ST/PD category certificate (if applicable) issued by the competent authority prior to filling of the online application. Online payment is also possible
through bank payment gateway using credit/debit cards of certain banks as listed on the website.

Application Fees

Exam Date: JAM 2010 is to be held on 2nd May 2010 (Sunday) in two sessions. The schedule for different test papers of JAM 2010 is given in Information Brochure (Table 3). Each test paper will be of three hours duration.


Important Info: for any other information kindly check out the information brochure available in the website

Website Details: http://jam.iitm.ac.in/


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