* The above mentioned dates are tentative and subject to change.

Candidates who have either completed their undergraduate degree or will be appearing in the final examination of their qualifying degree in 2026 are eligible to appear in JAM 2026. By qualifying in JAM 2026, candidates can apply for admission subject to the following conditions:

• The undergraduate program should have been COMPLETED before the date of admission of the respective Admitting Institute.
• Proof of having passed the qualifying degree with required eligibility, as specified by the Admitting Institute, should be submitted within the timeline provided by the respective Admitting Institute.

Number of Test Papers Allowed: A candidate can appear in either one or two Test Paper(s). However, a candidate can appear in two Test Papers only if they are not scheduled in the same session (see the above table).

Note: JAM 2026 Committee may add or drop an examination city or town due to operational constraints - a notification will be made on the JAM 2026 website.

• IISC BENGALURU ZONE:
  Belagavi [KA], Bengaluru North [KA], Bengaluru South [KA], Bidar [KA], Hassan [KA], Hubballi / Dharwad [KA], Hyderabad [TS], Kalaburagi [KA], Kannur [KL], Kozhikode [KL], Mangaluru [KA], Mysuru [KA], Palakkad [KL], Port Blair [AN], Payyanur [KL], Shivamogga [KA], Thrissur [KL], Vatakara [KL]
• IIT BOMBAY ZONE:
  Ahmedabad [GJ], Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar) [MH], Akola [MH], Amravati [MH], Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad) [MH], Goa [GA], Jalgaon [MH], Kolhapur [MH], Mumbai [MH], Nagpur [MH], Nanded [MH], Nashik [MH], Pune [MH], Rajkot [GJ], Sangli [MH], Satara [MH], Solapur [MH], Surat [GJ], Vadodara [GJ]
• IIT DELHI ZONE:
  Alwar [RJ], Bhilwara [RJ], Dausa [RJ],Faridabad [HR], Greater NOIDA [UP], Gurugram [HR], Hanumangarh [RJ], Hisar [HR], Indore [MP], Jaipur [RJ], Jammu-Samba [JK], Jodhpur [RJ], Mathura [UP], New Delhi [DL], Srinagar [JK]
• IIT GUWAHATI ZONE:
  Agartala [TR], Dhanbad [JH], Dibrugarh [AS], Dimapur-Kohima [NL], Asansol [WB] Durgapur [WB], Guwahati [AS], Imphal [MN], Jorhat [AS], Kalyani [WB], Patna [BR], Shillong [ML], Siliguri [WB]
• IIT KANPUR ZONE:
  Agra [UP], Aligarh [UP], Bareilly [UP], Bhopal [MP], Gorakhpur [UP], Jabalpur [MP], Kanpur [UP], Lucknow [UP], Prayagraj [UP], Varanasi [UP]
• IIT KHARAGPUR ZONE:
  Bhubaneswar [OR], Bilaspur [CH], ​Brahmapur [OR], Kolaghat [WB], Kolkata [WB], Kharagpur-Midnapore [WB], Raipur [CH], Ranchi [JH], Vijayawada [AP], Visakhapatnam [AP]
• IIT MADRAS ZONE:
  Alappuzha [KL], Aluva-Ernakulam [KL], Chennai [TN], Coimbatore [TN], Guntur [AP], Karimnagar [TS], Karaikudi [TN], Khammam [TS], Kollam [KL], Kottayam [KL], Madurai [TN], Ongole [AP], Puducherry [PY], Salem [TN], Thiruvananthapuram [KL], Tiruchirappalli [TN], Tirunelveli [TN], Tirupati [AP], Warangal [TS]
• IIT ROORKEE ZONE:
  Ambala [HR], Dehradun [UK], Ghaziabad [UP], Haldwani [UK], Jalandhar [PB], Kangra-Dharamshala [HP], Kurukshetra [HR], Meerut [UP], Mohali-Chandigarh [PB], Moradabad [UP], NOIDA [UP], Patiala [PB], Roorkee [UK], Shimla-Solan [HP],

Choice of Examination Cities:
JAM 2026 Examination will be conducted in eight zones. The names of these eight zones with the list of zone-wise Examination Cities are given above. Candidates must specify their first, second and third choices of cities at the time of applying for JAM 2026. When the choice of first city is made, then the zone gets determined and the candidates will be able to choose the second and third choice cities from the same zone only.

Application Procedure for Examination and Admission:
Candidates can apply for JAM 2026 only through JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) available HERE from September 5, 2025 to October 12, 2025. Candidates have to first register on JOAPS website, by providing their name, a valid e-mail address, an active mobile number and setting a password. Upon successful registration, candidate's Enrolment ID and OTP will be sent to the e-mail address and mobile number provided by the candidate. The candidate needs to use this Enrolment ID or e-mail address along with the password for submitting the application. Candidates are advised to keep the Enrolment ID and the password safe and confidential.

JOAPS portal provides an online interface to the candidate for interacting with the JAM 2026 Administration. With this interface, a candidate can:

• Apply for the examination online.
• Upload photograph, signature, and other documents like certificate (for OBC-NCL / EWS / SC / ST / PwD) and proof of DOB.
• Pay the application fee through any of the electronic payment modes.
• Check the status of the application form such as Received, Under scrutiny, Accepted, Defect status, Status after rectification, Rejected with valid reasons, and Admit card ready for download.

Note:

• Candidates must give an e-mail address that they use frequently, as all communication to the candidate for JAM 2026 will be sent to this e-mail address.
• The candidate must not use somebody else's e-mail address and only one candidate can be registered with one E-mail address.
• Similarly, candidates should provide their personal mobile number and are advised to use the same number until the admission is completed because most of the communication may also be sent via SMS.
• A candidate should submit only one application form even if the candidate wants to appear for two Test Papers. Multiple applications submitted by a candidate are liable for rejection. Hence, DO NOT submit multiple application forms.
• Applicants are requested to periodically check the website for the status of the application or/and information. They should also check the messages sent to their registered email id and mobile number.
• Candidates are strongly advised to fill the application form on their own. If someone else is filling the application on behalf of the candidate, the candidate must ensure that the data submitted are correct.
• Verification of Minimum Educational Qualifications (MEQs) and Eligibility Requirements (ERs) for admission is the prerogative of the Admitting Institutes only and the Organizing Institute will not respond to any queries in this regard.
• The offer of admission to a candidate will be provisional, subject to the fulfillment of all the requirements by the dates specified.
• Candidates should note that being in the Merit List of any test paper neither guarantees nor provides any automatic entitlement for admission. Admissions shall be made in the order of merit and depending on the availability of seats at the Admitting Institute.

The details of the application fee are given below. The application fee is non-refundable under any circumstances. *PwD: Person with benchmark Disability

Candidates who have wrongly entered the Category or Gender will be allowed to change with applicable fee and if candidates decide to appear in other Test Paper or to change Test Paper(s), they can ADD THE ADDITIONAL TEST PAPER or can CHANGE THE TEST PAPER(S) in the earlier submitted application available HERE with an additional fee as shown in above table before November 10, 2025.

Terms & Conditions:
Candidates have to pay Application fee through following Online mode only. - Net Banking
- Debit Card
- Credit Card
- UPI
- Wallet

Please make sure that E-Com is enabled on your Credit card / Debit card for making online payment.
For making online payment of Application fee, login at the JAM 2026 application portal and follow the payment instructions after verifying the filled application form. From the JAM 2026 application portal, the candidate will be redirected to the payment gateway webpage, which provides the payment options. After successful completion of the payment, the system will be directed back to the JAM 2026 application portal, where the candidate can download the completed application form containing the payment details. JAM does not charge any processing fee or service charge from the candidates for online payment. However, the candidates have to pay the other charges, as applicable for online payment, to the payment gateway or merchant banks.

Refund Policy:
The application fee is NEITHER refundable NOR transferable. Once submitted, there is no way that a candidate can cancel his/her application. In case, the fee amount has been debited (deducted) from your bank account, but JAM 2026 application portal does not receive the information due to communication failure or any such event, then the money will be automatically credited back to your account from which the money was deducted. However, this may take a week or more, after the closure of the application process.

Syllabus

• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Economics
• Geology
• Mathematics
• Mathematical Statistics
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• Physics

Pattern of Test Papers:
The JAM 2026 Examination for all the seven Test Papers will be Computer Based Test (CBT) where the candidates will be shown the questions in a random sequence on a computer screen. For all the seven Test Papers, the duration of the examination will be of 3 hours*. The medium for all the Test Papers will be only in English. There will be a total of 60 questions carrying a total of 100 marks. The entire paper will be divided into three sections A, B and C. All sections are compulsory. Questions in each section will be of different types as given below:
Section-A:
Contains a total of 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) involving 10 questions of one mark each and 20 questions of two marks each. Each MCQ has four choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer. Candidates can mark the answer by clicking the choice.

Section-B:
contains a total of 10 Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) carrying two marks each. Each MSQ is similar to MCQ but with the difference that MSQ may have one or more than one correct choice(s) out of the four given choices. The candidate gets full credit only if he/she selects all the correct answer(s) and no wrong answers. Candidates can mark the answer(s) by clicking the choice(s).

Section-C:
contains a total of 20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions involving 10 questions of one mark each and 10 questions of two marks each. For these NAT questions, the answer is a signed real number, which needs to be entered using the virtual numeric keypad on the monitor. No choices will be shown for NAT questions.

• In all sections, questions not attempted will result in zero mark. In Section-A (MCQ), wrong answer will result in negative marks. For each wrong answer to 1-mark questions, 1/3 mark will be deducted and similarly for each wrong answer to 2-mark questions, 2/3 mark will be deducted. In Section-B (MSQ), there are no negative and no partial marking provisions. There is no negative marking in Section-C (NAT) as well.
• Compensatory time would be given to PwD candidates as per the norms of Government of India. Click here

Instructions:

• There is a provision for using online virtual calculator. The candidates, therefore, should not bring any calculator with them.
• Mobile phones and any other electronic devices are strictly prohibited inside the examination hall. Charts, graph sheets, and tables are also NOT allowed inside the examination hall.
• A scribble pad will be provided for rough work. The candidate has to write his/her name and registration number before using it. The candidate can possess only one scribble pad at any point of time. A second scribble pad is given only upon returning the first one. The scribble pad has to be returned at the end of the examination.
• The candidates are required to select the answer for MCQ and MSQ type questions using the mouse.
• The answer for NAT questions can be entered using a mouse on a virtual numeric keypad (the keyboard of the computer will be disabled).
• The examination will end automatically after the stipulated time. The candidates have to be careful and submit their answers before the end of the examination.
• Candidates are required to adhere to the code of conduct specified in Annexure III (Code of Conduct).

Use of unfair means by a candidate in JAM 2026, whether detected at the time of examination, or at any other stage, will lead to the cancellation of his/her candidature as well as disqualification of the candidate from appearing in JAM in future.