IIT JAM Exam Date 2026: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay will conduct the Joint Admission test for Masters in multiple cities across India in 2026. The IIT JAM 2026 Application Process for this examination started from 5 September 2025.
Knowing Exam Dates will help you set more realistic goals and better strategize your preparation, for your ease we have organized the dates in a more understandable manner. Read the below article to know the dates for IIT JAM 2026 Exam.
IIT JAM Exam Date 2026 Overview
IIT Delhi is conducting the IIT JAM 2026 exam. The exam level is national and conducted online as a computer-based test. The exam date for IIT JAM 2026 is 15 February 2026. The exam duration is 3 hours.
The table below provides more information about the IIT JAM 2026 exam. IIT JAM 2026 results will be announced on March 20, 2026. Candidates will be able to download the JAM 2026 results by visiting the official website and logging in to their registered accounts.
IIT JAM 2026 Exam Dates
The exam is usually held in February, with registrations opening in September. The specific dates for the upcoming IIT JAM exam 2026 are given in the table below for the complete schedule of IIT JAM 2026 exam.
JAM 2026 Schedule | Date |
JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) Website Opens | September 05, 2025 |
Last Date for Closing Registration* | October 12, 2025 |
Availability of JAM Admit Cards on the Online Application Portal (for Download and Printing)* | January 05, 2026 |
Date of Examination | February 15, 2026 |
Announcement of the Results* | March 20, 2026 |
IIT JAM 2026 Application Form Date
For IIT JAM 2026 registrations, candidates can apply for the exam in online mode. Candidates need to visit the JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) link present on the official website of the exam and fill out the IIT JAM 2026 application form there. IIT JAM 2026 online registration process will start on September 5, 2025.
IIT JAM 2026 application fee can be paid online only via net banking/debit card/credit card. It may be noted that candidates can apply for a maximum of two test papers at a time. But to appear for the second test paper, candidates have to pay an additional application fee.
IIT JAM Admit Card Date
Candidates are now able to download their IIT JAM 2026 admit cards from the official website. The last date for download of the IITJAM Hall Ticket 2026 is before the commencement of the examination. IIT Bombay will release the JAM admit card 2026 on January 5, 2026. After downloading the admit card, candidates have to take a print of it and carry it to the allotted exam centre along with valid ID proof (original). Candidates not carrying the admit card and ID proof were not allowed to appear for the IIT JAM 2026 exam.
IIT JAM Exam Schedule
Next, candidates have to appear for the IIT JAM 2026 exam at the allotted exam centre. Candidates can take one or two IIT JAM test papers. However, candidates appearing for two test papers must ensure that both exams are scheduled in different sessions.
IIT JAM Exam Day | Session & Time | JAM Test Papers |
15-Feb-2026 | Session-I 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM | Chemistry (CY), Geology (GG) and Mathematics (MA) |
Session-II 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM | Economics (EN), Biotechnology (BT), Physics (PH) and Mathematical Statistics (MS) |
IIT JAM Result Dates
IIT JAM 2026 resultswill be declared on the official website of the exam on March 20, 2026. For each test paper in IIT JAM 2026, candidates are given an All India Rank (AIR). Based on AIR, an All India Merit List has been prepared. Candidates whose names/ roll numbers appear in the merit list are considered eligible for admission in MSc courses offered at IITs and integrated PhD programmes offered at IISc.
IIT JAM Counselling Dates
Qualifying candidates will have to fill the admission form available on the official website. Note that irrespective of whether a candidate qualifies for one or two test papers, they will have to fill and submit only one admission form. After filling the admission form, candidates will have to pay a processing fee of INR 750 in online mode through JOAPS. Qualifying candidates will be eligible to apply for the admission process.
Read more on IIT JAM counselling here
IIT JAM Admission List Date
After the submission of the admission form along with the processing fee, admission lists will be released on the official website of JAM 2026. After the declaration of the list, offer letters are sent by the respective admitting college/ institute(s) to candidates. After receiving the offer letter, candidates need to submit an acceptance form along with an advance seat booking fee in online mode through JOAPS.
Category | Acceptance Fee (in INR) |
General/ OBC – Non-Creamy Layer | 10,000 |
SC/ ST/ PwD | 5,000 |
After this, candidates will be allotted seats and their IIT JAM 2026 admission process will be complete. If seats remain vacant after the first admission list, two more admission lists will be declared for candidates.
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Note: “Being on the merit list of any test paper neither guarantees nor provides any automatic entitlement for admission. Admissions shall be made in order of merit and depending on the number of seats available at the admitting institute(s),” states the official website.
It may also be noted that admission in IISER Bhopal, IISER Pune and Centralised Counselling for MSc/ MSc (Tech) for NITs (CCMN) will not be done through the common JAM admission process, informs the official website.
