IIT JAM 2020 | Final Answer Key

IIT JAM 2020 Help Desk

Address

Organizing Chairman JAM-2020
GATE-JAM Office,
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,
Kanpur - 208016, Uttar Pradesh

Contact Details

(0512) 2597412

Monday to Friday
10.00 am to 12.00 noon, 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
(Government working days only)

E-Mail

jam@iitk.ac.in

Official Website

http://jam.iitd.ac.in

Test Paper 

(Test paper code)

Academic Programme

Institute

Minimum Educational Qualifications for Admission

Essential subjects in Bachelor's Degree along with the minimum duration

Essential subjects at (10+2) level

Biotechnology (BT)

M.Sc. Biotechnology

IITI, IITB, IITR

Any Branch/ Subject

No Restrictions

Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Molecular Medical Microbiology

IITKGP

B.Sc./ B.S. degree (3yrs/ 6 semesters) with Biology / Biotechnology/ Botany/ Life science/ Physiology/ Zoology/ Microbiology/ Biochemistry/ Genetics & molecular biology as Honours/ Major/ Main Subject,  and any one of Chemistry/ Physics/ Mathematics as one of the compulsory subsidiary subject for at least 1 year/ 2 semester

No Restrictions

M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering

IITB

Anyone of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/ four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters

Mathematics

Chemistry (CY)

M.Sc. Chemistry

IITI

Chemistry for three years/six semesters

No Restrictions

IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITJ, IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR, IITISM, IITBHU

IITBhilai IITPKD

IITMandi

Chemistry for three years/six semesters

Mathematics

Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Chemistry

IITBBS, IITKGP

Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Nuclear Medicine

IITKGP

B.Sc./B.S. degree (3yrs/6 semesters) with Chemistry as Honours/Major/Main Subject, Mathematics as compulsory one subsidiary subject and Physics/Biology as another subsidiary subject for at least 2yrs/4 semester

No Restrictions

M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering

IITB

Anyone of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters

Mathematics

Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences

IITBBS

Mathematics and Physics with any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics

No Restrictions

Geology (GG)

M.Sc. Applied Geology

IITB, IITR

Geology for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science

Mathematics

Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geophysics

IITKGP

Geology as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geology

IITKGP, IITBBS

Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences

IITBBS

Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics

No Restrictions

M.Sc.(Tech) in Applied Geology *

IITISM

B.Sc degree (3 years) with Geology as Honours/ Major/ Main/Equivalent subject and any 2 subsidiary subjects from Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

Mathematics

Mathematics (MA)

M.Sc. in Economics

IITR

Mathematics as one of the core subjects

No Restrictions

M.Sc. Mathematics

IITB, IITD, IITGN, IITI, IITJ,IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR

Mathematics for at least two years/four semesters

M.Sc. Mathematics/ Applied Mathematics and Computing

IITH

M.Sc. Mathematics/ Mathematics and Computing

IITISM

M.Sc. Mathematics and Computing

IITG, IITBhilai

M.Sc. Mathematics and Statistics

IITTP

Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Mathematics

IITBBS, IITKGP

Mathematics/ Statistics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters.

M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research

IITB

M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering

IITB

Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters.

Mathematics

Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences

IITBBS

Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics

No Restrictions

Mathematical Statistics (MS)

M.Sc. Applied Statistics and Informatics

IITB

Mathematics or Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters

No Restrictions

M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research

IITB

M.Sc. Statistics

IITK

Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters

Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences

IITBBS

Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics

Physics (PH)

M.Sc. Physics

IITISM

B.Sc/ B.S. degree with physics as major/ main/ honours subject and mathematics for for 2 years/4 semesters / B.Tech in Engineering Physics   

No Restrictions

IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI, IITJ,IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR, IITBHU

IIT Bhilai IITPKD

Physics for at least two years/four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/two semesters

Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Physics

IITBBS,

IITKGP

M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Physics

IITK

M.Sc. Applied Geophysics

IITB

Physics and Mathematics/Mathematical Physics for two years/four semesters and at least one of them as subject for three years/six semesters

Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Medical Physics

IITKGP

B.Sc./B.S. degree (3yrs/ 6 semesters) with physics as Honours/Major/Main Subject, Mathematics as compulsory one subsidiary subject and Chemistry/ Biology as another subsidiary subject for at least 2yrs/4 semester

M.Sc. Astronomy

IITI

Physics/ Mathematics/ Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering

Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences

IITBBS

Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics

Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geophysics

IITKGP

Geology/Physics as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

Mathematics

M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering

IITB

Any one of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and any one of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters

M.Sc.(Tech) in Applied Geophysics

IITISM

B.Sc Degree (3 year) with Physics as Honours/ Major/ Main/ Equivalent subject, Mathematics as a subsidiary subject for 2 years/4 semesters and another subsidiary subject from Chemistry, Geology, Electronics, Statistics and Computer Science for 1 year/ 2 semesters.

No Restriction

IIT JAM 2020 Eligibility

No age restriction to apply.

The candidates who qualify in JAM 2020 shall have to fulfil the following Eligibility Requirements (ER) for admissions in IITs.

• All candidates admitted through JAM should have a Bachelor’s degree.

• In the qualifying degree, the aggregate marks or CGPA/CPI without rounding-off (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) should be at least 55% or 5.5 out of 10 for General/OBC (NCL) category candidates and 50% or 5.0 out of 10 for SC/ST and PwD category candidates.

IIT JAM 2020 Test Centers

Zone

IIT JAM Exam City

Zone

IIT JAM Exam City

IISc Bangalore Zone

Bengaluru

IIT Kanpur Zone

Agra

Hubli

Allahabad

Hyderabad

Bareilly

Kannur

Bhopal

Kozhikode

Kanpur

Mangalore

Lucknow

Palakkad

Prayagraj (Allahabad)

Thrissur

Varanasi

IIT Bombay Zone

Ahmedabad

IIT Kharagpur Zone

Bhubaneswar

Goa

Kharagpur

Mumbai

Kolkata

Nagpur

Raipur

Nanded

Ranchi

Nashik

Vijayawada

Pune

Visakhapatnam

Vadodara

IIT Madras Zone

Chennai

IIT Delhi Zone

Faridabad

Coimbatore

Ghaziabad

Ernakulam

Greater Noida

Kollam

Gurugram

Kottayam

Hisar

Madurai

Indore

Thiruvananthapuram

Jaipur

Tiruchirapalli

Jammu

Tirunelveli

New Delhi

Tirupati

Jodhpur

Warangal

IIT Guwahati Zone

Agartala

IIT Roorkey Zone

Dehradun

Asansol - Durgapur

Gaziabad

Dhanbad

Jalandhar

Dibrugarh

Kurukshetra

Guwahati

Mohali

Jorhat

Moradabad

Kalyani

Noida

Patna

Roorkee

Shillong

IIT JAM 2020 Marking Scheme

Section A

Out of a total of 30 questions, 10 questions are of one mark each and 20 questions are of two marks each. There is negative marking of 1/3 mark for each question (that holds one mark weightage) answered incorrectly. Also, 2/3 marks are deducted for each incorrect question which carries two marks weightage. There is no negative marking for any question left unanswered.

Section B

Each correct answer in this section is awarded two marks. There is no negative marking in this section.

Section C

Out of the total 20 questions, first 10 questions are of one mark each and other 10 questions are of two marks each. There is no negative marking in this section as well.

IIT JAM 2020 - Best Books

Book Name

Author

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For Biological Science

Biological Science

G.W.Stout, D.J. Taylor

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Pedagogy of Biological Sciences

R. Dr. Vijayalatha, Dr. D. Sunitha 

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Jasim

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Pathfinder in Biological Science

 K Sankaraiyah, N Arumugam

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Quillin, Allison Freeman 

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For Biotechnology

MCQs Life Sciences

Pranav Kumar

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Biotechnology: A Problem Approach

Pranav Kumar

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Biotechnology for CSIR - NET, SET, GATE, JNU, AIIMS, JAM

Vinita Thakur

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JNU Combined M.Sc. Biotechnology Entrance Examination Guide

RPH Editorial Board

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Post Graduate Entrance Examinations 2017 CHEMISTRY

Arihant Experts

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Chemistry M.Sc. Entrance Examination (Code- 27.3.3) 

Arora R S 

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R.K.S. Negi (Author), S.C. Bhatia (Author), Lali Kumari (Author).

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For Geology

Trends in Objective Geology

Ausaf Sayeed

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Textbook of Geology 

G.B. Mahapatra

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Principals of Engineering Geology 

K.M. Bangar

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Objective Applied Geology: GSI, ONGC, SAIL

R K Bopche 

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STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY, 3RD EDITION

BILLINGS MARLAND P.

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 Textbook of Physical Geology

 G.B. Mahapatra

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Engineering and General Geology 

Parbin Singh

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 Economic Geology: Economic Mineral Deposits

U. Prasad

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Engineering Geology

 A. Parthasarathy

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Post Graduate (PG) Entrance Exam 2017

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Mathematics for Higher Level Competitive Exams

Santanu Roy

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A Complete Resource Manual M.Sc Mathematics Entrance examination

Rashmi Gupta

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Mathematical Statistics

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Post Graduate Entrance Examinations 2017PHYSICS

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IIT JAM 2020 - Previous Papers

Subject

Biological Science

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IIT JAM 2020 Preparation Tips

IIT JAM 2020 Preparation Tips

Here we will tell you complete tips and tricks through you can crack IIT JAM 2020 Easily. Here we have listed a checklist of IIT JAM preparation Tips:

• Know IIT JAM paper pattern well

• Prepare a planning chart

• Keep in mind the marking scheme

• Review your Syllabus

• Make a list of good prep books

• Solve sample papers

• Try to solve more and more previous year question papers.

• Try to attempt 5 or more than 5 mock test.

• Focus towards your preparation and be concentrate while you are preparing for an examination.

• Revision is the key to success.

• Health is wealth.

IIT JAM 2020 Identification Documents

Test day Requirements

• Admit Cards

• ID Proof

ID Proof include Aadhar Card/ PAN Card/ Driving License/ College ID/ Student ID/ Voter ID

IIT JAM 2020 Exam Day Instructions

IIT JAM 2020 Exam Day Instructions

• On the exam day, candidates should take the admit card and original photo ID proof for verification.

• Candidates should clean any sort of coating (ink, Mehendi or tattoo) on fingertips as a biometric system of verification will be used

• For all sorts of rough work, candidates shall have to use the scribble pads, which will be issued by the invigilators.

• Mobile phones, wrist watch, calculators and other electronic devices should not be carried to the exam hall.

IIT JAM 2020 Results

IIT JAM Results

IIT JAM 2020 Result will be declared on March 20, 2020. Candidates can check their results only through online mode from the official website.  

Procedure to check the result:

Step 1: Visit the Official Website of IIT JAM.

Step 2: Click on the Applicant Login button present on the Home page of the website. On clicking the link, the portal of the JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) will open.

Step 3: Enter enrollment/ email ID and JOAPS password.

Step 4: Evaluate the arithmetic expression given and put the value in the space provided.

Step 5: Click on the Submit button.

Step 6: Click on the Result button.

IIT JAM 2017 Cut Off

Test Paper(s)

GEN

Mathematics (MA)

Chemistry (CY)

Physics (PH)

Biotechnology (BT)

Biological Science (BL)

Mathematical statistics (MS)

Geology (GG)

IIT JAM 2018 Cut Off

Test Paper(s)

Mathematics (MA)

Chemistry (CY)

Physics (PH)

Biotechnology (BT)

Biological Sciences (BL)

Mathematical statistics (MS)

Geology (GG)

IIT JAM 2019 Cut Off

OBC category

20.64

18.28

31.56

20.66

14.47

22.49

IIT JAM 2020 - Counselling Dates

Events

Dates

Declaration of JAM 2020 Result

20th March 2020

Counselling for JAM 2020 admission

April 09 - 22, 2020

Declaration of First Admission List

June 01, 2020

Declaration of Second Admission List

June 16, 2020

Declaration of Third and Final Admission List

June 29, 2020

Closure of JAM 2020 Admissions

July 03, 2020

IIT JAM 2020 Counselling Procedure

Step – 1: Filling of Admission Application Form

Candidates applying for admission in various courses first have to fill an application form to participate in IIT JAM counselling. Candidates have to fill the form with accurate details and verify the details before submitting the application form.

Steps to fill the IIT JAM Counselling Admission form:

• Visit the official website of IIT JAM.

• Click on the appropriate link and enter the login credentials, irrespective of the IISc and IITs where the admission is sought, to fill the admission form.

• After that, provide the requisite details such as choice of programmes in order of preference, academic qualification, aggregate/CGPA, category, etc.

• After filling the programme preference and proceeding to payment.

• The application fee for the JAM 2020 admission form has to be paid online only through using Credit Card/ Debit Card/Net Banking.

Note: The application fee will be non-refundable.

• After making the payment and upload the scanned image on the admission website in the prescribed format.

Note: 

• Only one admission form can be filled, therefore candidates must be careful while they fill the admission form.

• Candidates belonging to the OBC-NCL category have to submit a valid certificate along with the admission form after the declaration of IIT JAM 2020 Result.

• If found incomplete the admission form of JAM 2020 will not be considered.

Step – 2: Accept or Reject Choices

• In this step, candidates have to log in to the official website and make choices from any of the options appearing on the screen. They can opt “Accept and Upgrade”, “Accept and Freeze” or “Reject and Quit” option.

• After choosing the option and booking the seat, candidates have to pay “Seat Booking Fee” through online payment modes using Credit Card/ Debit Card/Net Banking.

• If a candidate chooses to withdraw, then an amount of INR1000/- will be deducted from their Seat Booking Fee and the final amount will be refunded.

Step – 3: Reporting to the Allotted Centre

• After seat allotment, candidates have to report at the allotted IITs, NITs, and CFTIs along with all the documents required to be submitted at the time of admission.

• Candidates who fail to accept the admission offer are not considered for the further admission process.

Note:

• IIT JAM 2020 Third and final admission list will be prepared if seats still remain vacant.

• Qualified candidates who are not allotted a seat in the 1^st and 2^nd admission round will remain on the waiting list.

• Anyone who does not accept the acceptance offer from the institute will be removed from the admission process.

IIT JAM 2020 - Counselling Admission Form

IIT JAM Counselling 2020 - Admission Form

• The admission form of JAM 2020 to be filled as part of the IIT JAM 2020 counselling will be available online only.

• Candidates who qualify JAM 2020 must fill the admission form.

• In the admission, form candidates have to mention the programmes of their choice according to which they will be preferred in the admission list.

• Only one admission form can be filled therefore candidates must be careful while they fill the admission form.

• If found incomplete the admission form of JAM 2020 will not be considered.

• The application fee for the JAM 2020 admission form has to be paid online only.

IIT JAM 2020 - Counselling Required Documents

The candidates are required to carry the following documents in original along with Xerox copies at the time of counselling:

• 10th class mark sheet and passing certificate

• 12th or HSC mark sheet

• Qualifying degree certificate (mark sheets of all semesters)

• National certificate for candidates belonging to general category

• Category certificate (if applicable)

• PwD certificate (if applicable)

• JAM Scorecard and Admit Card

IIT JAM 2020 - Participating Colleges

S.No.

Admitting Institutes Name

Total Seats Offered

1.

IISc Bangalore

20

2.

IIT Bhubaneswar

100

3.

IIT Bombay

256

4.

IIT Delhi

162

5.

IIT Gandhinagar

80

6.

IIT Guwahati

144

7.

IIT Hyderabad

65

8.

IIT Indore

84

9.

IIT Jodhpur

60

10.

IIT Kanpur

166

11.

IIT Kharagpur

202

12.

IIT Madras

138

13.

IIT Patna

60

14.

IIT Roorkee

182

15.

IIT Ropar

71

16.

IIT(ISM) Dhanbad

240

17.

IIT BHU

40

18.

IIT Bhilai

30

19.

IIT Pallakad

40

20.

IIT Tirupati

12

Total Seats in IIT for MSc

Other Institutes Accepting JAM 2020 Scores

20.

IIEST Shibpur

80

21.

NIT Agartala

30

22.

MNNIT Allahabad

23

23.

NIT Arunachal Pradesh

20

24.

NIT Calicut

60

25.

NIT Durgapur

60

26.

MNIT Jaipur

96

27.

NIT Jalandhar

93

28.

NIT Jamshedpur

90

29.

NIT Manipur

45

30.

VNIT Nagpur

120

31.

NIT Rourkela

165

32.

NIT Silchar

60

33.

NIT Srinagar, J&K

25

34.

NIT Warangal

144

35.

SLIET Punjab

60

36.

NIT Hamirpur

60

37.

NIT Sikkim

15

38.

NIT Meghalaya

48

39.

NIT Nagaland

10

40.

NIT Tiruchirappalli

56

41.

NIT Surathkal

52

Total Seats in NIT for MSc

1412 Seats

A candidate can apply for either one or two out of seven JAM test papers subject to the restriction imposed by the Test Schedule given in the JAM Information Brochure

I have not yet graduated the qualifying degree. Do I still need to fill the 'Percentage of Marks/CGPA' field?

How do I apply ONLINE?

Go to the link "How to apply?", read the instructions and apply using the JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) link provided in JAM 2020 website.

Can I use one E-mail address to fill multiple application forms?

Do I have to send the printout of the application form?

No. You do not have to send the printout of the application form to the Organizing Institute (IIT Kharagpur) or any other JAM zonal Offices. This is to kept with you for records.

When will I receive my admit card?

Admit Card can only be downloaded from the JOAPS website from 7th January 2020. Admit Cards will NOT be sent by post or as e-mail attachment.

Can I bring a soft copy of the Admit card (in mobile phone/ tablet/ laptop) to gain entry to the examination hall?

How many preferences can be added in the counselling form?

Candidates can add as many preferences as possible in their counselling form. But they need to ensure the ERs and MEQs requirements of chosen institutes.