IIT JAM Eligibility Criteria is released by the conducting authority of the exam along with the official notification. The notification for IIT JAM 2021 has not been released yet. Candidates who are planning to apply for IIT JAM Examination must check the eligibility criteria if they are eligible for applying or not. Through this article, candidates will get complete information about the eligibility criteria, what are minimum marks required by the candidates, etc.
IIT JAM Eligibility Criteria 2021
The complete eligibility criteria for IIT JAM 2021 has been tabulated below:
Educational Qualification
| Subject | Institution/College | Qualification Exam with minimum marks | Mandatory Subjects in XII |
| M.Sc. Biotechnology | IITI, IITB, IITR | Any Branch/ Subject | Biology |
| M.Sc.- PhD Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering | IITB | Anyone of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and anyone of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters | Mathematics |
| M.Sc. Chemistry | IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI, IITJ, IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR, IITISM | Chemistry for three years/six semesters | |
| Joint M.Sc.- PhD in Chemistry | IITBBS, IITKGP | ||
| M.Sc.- PhD 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 | |
| M.Sc.- PhD Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering | IITB | ||
| Joint M.Sc.- PhD 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 |
| 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.- PhD in Geophysics | IITKGP | Geology as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry | |
| Joint M.Sc.- PhD in Geology | IITKGP, IITBBS | ||
| Joint M.Sc.- PhD 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 |
| 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 | ||
| Joint M.Sc.- PhD in Mathematics | IITBBS, IITKGP | Mathematics/ Statistics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters. | |
| M.Sc.- PhD Dual Degree in Operations Research | IITB | ||
| M.Sc.- PhD 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.- PhD 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. Applied Statistics and Informatics | IITB | Mathematics or Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters | |
| M.Sc.- PhD Dual Degree in Operations Research | IITB | ||
| M.Sc. Statistics | IITK | Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters | |
| Joint M.Sc.- PhD in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | IITBBS | Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics | |
| M.Sc. Physics | IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI, IITJ,IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR, IITISM | Physics for at least two years/four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/two semesters | |
| Joint M.Sc.- PhD in Physics | IITBBS, IITKGP | ||
| M.Sc.- PhD 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 a subject for three years/six semesters | |
| M.Sc. Astronomy | IIT | Physics/ Mathematics / Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering | |
| Joint M.Sc.- PhD 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.- PhD 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.- PhD Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering | IITB | Anyone of Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for two years/four semesters, and anyone of the other four subjects for at least one year/two semesters he said you can start working | |
| M.Sc.(Tech) in Applied Geophysics | IITISM | B.Sc Degree (3 yr.) 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, and Statistics for 1 year/ 2 semesters. | No Restriction |
Category-Wise Criteria
- For General and OBC Categories Candidates must have minimum 55% marks in the qualifying examination.
- For SC/ST Categories candidates must have a minimum of 50% in the qualifying examination (5% relaxation will be provided to reserved categories).
- There is no age limit for appearing in the IIT JAM Examination.
- Those who are in the final year or pursuing their engineering can also apply for IIT JAM Examination.