The IITs are institutions of national importance and are well known, the world over, for quality education in engineering and science, and research in frontier areas.

  From 2004-05 onwards, the IITs have started conducting a Joint Admission Test to M.Sc ( JAM ) for admission to M.Sc and other post - B.Sc programmes.Every year one of the IITs is the organising institute for JAM.

 The MCA course , currently is offered only at IIT Roorkee and Delhi University

Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree with Mathematics as a subject for at least one year for annual system candidate / at least two papers of Mathematics for semester system candidates.

Type of paper: Multiple choice objective type questions with 3 marks for each correct answer

No. of questions:100 (As per 2010 paper pattern)

Duration of Test:3 hours

Negative marking:There is negative marking for wrong answers.1/3^rd mark will be deducted for each wrong answer

No Of Seats: 48 (IIT Roorkee)

Test centres:Agra, Ahmedabad, Allahabad,Amritsar, Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhopal,Bhubaneswar,Chandigarh, Chennai, cochin,Coimbatore, Delhi,Durgapur,Faridabad, Guwahati, Gorakhpur,Hubli,Hyderabad, Indore,Jabalpur, Jaipur,Jamshedpur,Jhansi,Jorhat,Kanpur, Kharagpur, Kolkata,Kurukshetra, Lucknow, Mumbai, Mangalore, Nagpur, Nainital,Nanded,Noida, Panaji, Pune, Patna, Ranchi, Roorkee,Shillong,Shimla,Silchur, Siliguri, Thiruvananthapuram,Tiruchirapalli,Vadodara Varanasi, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam.

Detailed Syllabus:The questions will cover the following three areas.

(1)MATHEMATICS :

Algebra : Set theory and its simple applications. Basics concepts of groups, field and vector spaces.

 Matrices : Rank of a matrix. Existence and uniqueness of solution of a system of linear equation. Eigen values and Eigen vectors. Inverse of a matrix by elementary transformations.

Differential Calculus : Diff., Partial differentiation, Taylor series and approximate calculations. Maxima and minima of functions of one and two variables.

 Integral Calculus : Single and multiple integration. Definite integrals, Change of order and change of variables.Application to evaluation of area, surface and volume.

Differential Equations : First order differential equations,linear differential equations of higher order with constant coefficients.

 Vector Analysis : Vector algebra, Gradient.

Numerical Analysis : Solution of non linear equations using iterative methods. Interpolation (Lagrange’s formula and Newton’s formulae for equidistant points). Numerical differentiation and integration (Trapezoidal and Simpson’s rules)

Probability : Basic concepts of probability theory. Binomial and Poisson distributions.

Linear Programming : Formulation and its graphical solution for two variable problems.

(2)COMPUTER AWARENESS :

Elements of computers, Number systems, Basic electronic gates, Boolean algebra, Flip-flops, Algorithmic approach to solve problems, fundamentals of C language.

(3)ANALYTICAL ABILITY AND GENERAL AWARENESS :

Simple questions will be asked to test the analytical ability and general awareness of candidates

NOTE : Weightage in the MCA test paper for Mathematics,Computer Awareness and Analytical Ability & General Awareness components will be in the ratio 4 : 2 : 1.

Selection process: Selection is purely based on the performance in the entrance test.

Important  Dates:

e-mail: jam@iitr.ernet.in

Phone: 01332 – 284531

Fax: 01332 – 285707

Fees: About Rs41,000 per year , including hostel. [ Semester fee : Tuition fees Rs 10,000, Other fees Rs2250, Hostel fees Rs 5500, One time fees – Rs 2790, Refundable deposists – Rs 3000 )

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 The above information is obtained from the notifications / websites / information brochures of various institutes / universities and also from the students who have appeared for these entrance exams.

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