IIT JAM Eligibility Criteria 2027- Education, Minimum Marks

IIT JAM Eligibility Criteria 2027– The exam conducting authority will release the eligibility criteria of IIT JAM 2027 in July 2026 on the official website. IIT JAM 2027 eligibility criteria include the course-wise and institute-wise minimum qualification, qualifying marks and more. It is advised to all aspirants to read the below laid IIT JAM exam eligibility before filling the IIT JAM application form. Candidates who will fail to match the IIT JAM eligibility 2027 will not be able to apply for the exam.

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IIT JAM Eligibility Criteria 2027

Aspirants who have qualified the Bachelor’s degree examination with the aggregate marks of 55% marks or 5.5 out of 10 CGPA (50% or 5.0 out of 10 for SC/ST and PwD category) are eligible to apply for IIT JAM 2027.
Candidates appearing in the last year or semester of the graduation are also eligible.
Candidates have to submit the proof of their qualification by September 30, 2026.

IIT JAM Eligibility 2027 (Course-Wise)

Every participating institute has separate IIT JAM 2026 eligibility criteria. Candidates who want to pursue M.Sc courses for IITs and IISc must check the respective IIT JAM course-wise eligibility criteria.

Test Paper	Courses	Minimum Educational Qualification		Institute
Test Paper	Courses	Essential subjects in Bachelor’s Degree along with minimum duration	Essential subjects at (10+2) level	Institute
Biotechnology (BT)	M.Sc. Biotechnology	Any Branch/ Subject	No Restrictions	IITI
	M.Sc. Biotechnology	Any Branch/ Subject	Mathematics	IITB, IITR
	M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	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	IITB
Chemistry (CY)	M.Sc. Chemistry	Chemistry for three years/six semesters	Mathematics	IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI, IITJ, IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR
	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Chemistry	Chemistry for three years/six semesters	Mathematics	IITBBS, IITKGP
	M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	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	IITB
	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	Mathematics and Physics with any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics	No Restrictions	IITBBS
Geology (GG)	M.Sc. Applied Geology	Geology for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science	Mathematics	IITB, IITR
	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geophysics	Geology as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry		IITKGP
	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geology			IITKGP, IITBBS
	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics	No Restrictions	IITBBS
Mathematics (MA)	M.Sc. in Economics	Mathematics as one of the core subjects	No Restrictions	IITR
	M.Sc. Mathematics	Mathematics for at least two years/four semesters		IITB, IITD, IITGN, IITI, IITJ,IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR
	M.Sc. Mathematics/ Mathematics and Computing			IITH
	M.Sc. Mathematics and Computing			IITG
	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Mathematics	Mathematics/ Statistics as a subject for at least two years/four semesters.		IITBBS, IITKGP
	M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research			IITB
	M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	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	IITB
	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics	No Restrictions	IITBBS
Mathematical Statistics (MS)	M.Sc. in Economics	Mathematics as one of the core subjects		IITR
	M.Sc. Applied Statistics and Informatics	Mathematics or Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters	No Restrictions	IITB
	M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Operations Research			IITB
	M.Sc. Statistics	Statistics for at least two years/ four semesters		IITK
	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics		IITBBS
Physics (PH)	M.Sc. Physics	Physics for at least two years/four semesters and Mathematics for at least one year/two semesters	No Restrictions	IITB, IITD, IITG, IITGN, IITH, IITI,IITJ,IITK, IITM, IITP, IITR, IITRPR
	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Physics			IITBBS, IITKGP
	M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Physics			IITK
	M.Sc. Applied Geophysics	Physics and Mathematics/Mathematical Physics for two years/four semesters and at least one of them as subject for three years/six semesters		IITB
	M.Sc. Astronomy	Physics and Mathematics for two years/four semesters and at least one of them as subject for three years/six semesters / Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering		IITI
	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences	Mathematics and Physics and any one of these subjects among Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Application, Geology and Statistics		IITBBS
	Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D. in Geophysics	Geology as a subject for three years/six semesters and any two subjects among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry	Mathematics	IITKGP
	M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	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	IITB