From the Academic Session 2004-05, Indian Institutes of Technology have started conducting a Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM). The objective of JAM is to provide admissions to M.Sc. (Two Year), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree and other Post-Bachelor's Degree programmes at the IITs.

IISc has joined the JAM for the first time in 2013 to select candidates to its Integrated Ph.D. programmes.

Participating Institutes of IIT JAM 2013 are IIT Delhi,IIT Bombay,IIT Hyderabad,IIT Roorkee, IIT Kharagpur,IIT Kanpur,IIT Guwahati, IIT Madras,IIT Gandhinagar,IIT Bhubaneshwar,IIT Indore and IISc Bangalore.

IIT JAM 2013 was conducted by IIT Delhi.

MCA is being offered by IIT Roorkee.

Information related to the admission into 2 yr MCA is being provided below.

JAM for MCA was held on 10th Feb 2013.

Paper Pattern:

Objective type, negative marking - 1/3 for a wrong answer

IIT JAM 2013 MCA paper had 100 questions.

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Test Areas:

Mathematics, Computer Awareness, and Analytical Ability and General Awareness in the ratio 4:2:1

Important Dates:

Eligibility:

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).

A candidate can appear in either one or two test papers, subject to the restrictions imposed by the Test schedule given above 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 above Test schedule, that there is no clash of time schedule for the chosen test papers.

Syllabus:

Mathematics
Algebra, Matrices, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, Vector Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Probability, Linear Programming:
Computer awareness
Elements of computers. Number systems. Basic electronic gates. Boolean algebra. Flip-Flops. Algorithmic approach to solve problems. Fundamentals of C language.
Analytical Ability and General Awareness
Simple questions will be asked to test the analytical ability and general awareness of candidates.

Admission Procedure:

Only the candidates who qualify in JAM 2013 (whose names appear in the merit list) will be eligible to apply for admission to any of the corresponding academic programmes available at IISc, Bangalore & IITs. After JAM 2013 results are announced, a qualified candidate will have to apply online on the prescribed Admission Form to the Organising Institute (IIT Delhi) only, irrespective of IISc, Bangalore & IITs where he/ she desires to seek admission. The application form will be available from the website of the Organising Institute (IIT Delhi).Irrespective of whether a candidate has qualified in one or two test papers, he/she needs to submit only one duly completed Admission Form listing all the programmes at IISc ,Bangalore & IITs (along with the order of preferences) to which the admission is sought.The printout of duly completed Admission Form along with the required enclosures must be sent by the applicant to the Organising Chairman, JAM 2013, GATE/JAM office, Block-I, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016 , along with a Demand Draft of Rs.300/- (Rupees Three Hundred only), drawn in favour of "Chairman JAM, IIT Delhi", payable at Delhi, as a non-refundable processing fee.