IIT Bombay will conduct IIT JAM 2026 on February 15, 2026. The JAM 2026 application form is available from September 5 to October 12, 2026 at jam2026.iitb.ac.in. Candidates who apply for the exam must know that the prominent institutes that accept IIT JAM 2026 scores are 21 IITs, 20 NITs, IISER Pune and IISER Bhopal for admissions to postgraduate courses. Apart from the aforementioned institutions, some other reputed institutes also accept the exam scores for admission. Check out the complete list of IIT JAM 2026 participating institutes in this SciAstra article.
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IIT JAM 2026 Important Dates
Candidates seeking admission to the master’s programmes offered by the participating institutes through IIT JAM 2026 must check the official exam schedule and complete the application form. The IIT JAM 2026 schedule can be checked as follows:
JAM 2026 Dates | |
Events | Dates |
JAM 2026 Registration Starts | September 5, 2025 |
JAM 2026 Registration Last Date | October 12, 2025 |
JAM 2026 Admit Card Release | January 5, 2026 |
IIT JAM 2026 Exam Date | February 15, 2026 |
JAM 2026 Results | March 20, 2026 |
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IIT JAM 2026 Exam Date
There will be two sessions of IIT JAM 2026 on February 15, 2026. The session timings will be different for different test papers. Check out the following test paper-wise exam date for the exam:
IIT JAM 2026 Exam Date | Sessions/Shit Timings |
February 15, 2026 | Session 1: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (For Chemistry, Geology and Mathematics papers) |
Session 1: 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM(For Biotechnology, Economics, Mathematical Statistics and Physics papers) |
Courses Offered Through IIT JAM 2026
Aspirants who wish to apply for the JAM 2026 exam must know the course options available to them. The courses offered by the colleges accepting IIT JAM 2026 scores are the following:
Master of Science - MSc
Master of Science (Technology) - MSc (Tech.)
Master of Science (Research) - MS (Research)
Master of Science – Master of Technology Dual Degree - MSc-MTech Dual Degree
Joint Master of Science – Doctor of Philosophy - Joint MSc–PhD
Master of Science – Doctor of Philosophy Dual Degree - MSc–PhD Dual Degree
Integrated Doctor of Philosophy - Integrated PhD
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IIT JAM 2026 Participating Institutes
IIT Bombay will conduct JAM 2026 for admission to 22 IITs, 20 NITs, IISc Bengaluru, IIEST Shibpur, IISER Pune, IISER Bhopal, IIEP, JNCASR, and SILET. These institutes are offering postgraduate admissions to a total of 2,000 seats through IIT JAM 2026. Check out the complete list of institutes accepting JAM 2026 scores for admission below.
IITs Accepting IIT JAM 2026 Scores
A total of 22 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) offer admission to postgraduate courses through IIT JAM 2026. These institutes will accept counselling/admission applications after the exam through the Joint Admission Test for Masters Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) portal.The complete list of these IITs along with their official websites and contact details is available below:
Admitting Institute | Website | Contact Details |
IIT Bhilai | Email: chrjam@iitbhilai.ac.in, ardoaa@iitbhilai.ac.in, doaa@iitbhilai.ac.in, dhruv@iitbhilai.ac.in Phone No.: 0788-2991609, 0788-2991603 | |
IIT Bhubaneswar | Email: chairman.jam@iitbbs.ac.in, shyamal@iitbbs.ac.in, ar.acad@iitbbs.ac.in Phone No.: +91 9938245478, +91 6747134564, +91 9822996136 | |
IIT Bombay | Email: chrgate@iitb.ac.in, vchr2gate@iitb.ac.in, jam@iitb.ac.in, dean.ap@iitb.ac.in Phone No.: 022-25767022, 022-25767068 | |
IIT Delhi | Email: drpgsr@admin.iitd.ac.in, deanacad@admin.iitd.ac.in, chrjam@admin.iitd.ac.in Phone No.: 011-26591737, 011-26591708, 011-26591749 | |
IIT Dharwad | Email: chair.gate.jam@iitdh.ac.in Phone No.: 0962-0652637 | |
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | Email: chair_admpgphd@iitism.ac.in, cadm_jam@iitism.ac.in, prabodha@iitism.ac.in, dacad@iitism.ac.in Phone No.: 0326-2235265, 0326-2235266, 0326-2235662 | |
IIT Gandhinagar | Email: vmishra@iitgn.ac.in, ar.acad@iitgn.ac.in, nithin@iitgn.ac.in Phone No.: 079-23952051, 079-23952532 | |
IIT Guwahati | Email: hosacad@iitg.ac.in, acad_admission@iitg.ac.in, hirak456@iitg.ac.in, adoaapg@iitg.ac.in, jam@iitg.ac.inPhone No.: 0361-2582192, 0361-2582198, 0361-2582171 | |
IIT Hyderabad | Email: vicechair.gate@iith.ac.in, office.gate@iith.ac.in, ar.acadpg@iith.ac.in, dean.acad@iith.ac.in Phone No.: 040-23016067, 040-23016065, 040-23016082 | |
IIT Indore | Email: managerpg@iiti.ac.in, kjamra@iiti.ac.in, doaa@iiti.ac.in Phone No.: 0731-6603490 | |
IIT Jammu | Email: biswanath.chakraborty@iitjammu.ac.in, ar.acad@iitjammu.ac.in, dean.acad@iitjammu.ac.in Phone No.: 0191-2570633 | |
IIT Jodhpur | Email: pg_admissions@iitj.ac.in, chair_admissions@iitj.ac.in, office_academics_pg@iitj.ac.in, dean_academics@iitj.ac.in Phone No.: 0291-2801132, 0291-2801137, 9873038821 | |
IIT Kanpur | Email: admissiondesk@iitk.ac.in, adaa@iitk.ac.in, doaa@iitk.ac.in Phone No.: 0512-2592403, 0512-2592414 | |
IIT Kharagpur | Email: vchrgate2@adm.iitkgp.ac.in, deanfos@iitkgp.ac.in Phone No.: 03222-282091 | |
IIT Madras | Email: jam@iitm.ac.in, drcourses@iitm.ac.in Phone No.: 044-22578200, 044-22578036 | |
IIT Mandi | Email: jamchair@iitmandi.ac.in, acadoffice@iitmandi.ac.in, deanacad@iitmandi.ac.in Phone No.: 01905-267828, 01905-267015 | |
IIT Palakkad | Email: chairpgadm@iitpkd.ac.in, jracad@iitpkd.ac.in, deanacad@iitpkd.ac.in, divyapv@iitpkd.ac.in, d | |
IIT Roorkee | To be updated here | |
IIT Patna | To be updated here | |
IIT Ropar | To be updated here | |
IIT (BHU) Varanasi | To be updated here | |
IIT Tirupati | To be updated here |
NITs Accepting IIT JAM 2026 Scores
A total of 20 National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are accepting admissions to PG courses through JAM 2026. IIT JAM 2026 results for NITs will be shared on Centralized Counselling for M.Sc./M.Sc. (Tech.) Admissions (CCMN) portal. Check out the list of these institutes below:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar
Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
National Institute of Technology, Agartala
National Institute of Technology, Calicut
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur
National Institute of Technology, Karnataka (Surathkal)
National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya
National Institute of Technology, Nagaland
National Institute of Technology, Puducherry (Karaikal)
National Institute of Technology, Raipur
National Institute of Technology, Sikkim
National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad (Prayagraj)
National Institute of Technology, Manipur
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
National Institute of Technology, Silchar
IISERs Accepting IIT JAM 2026 Scores
Two Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs): IISER Pune and IISER Bhopal, are participating in JAM 2026. The IIT JAM 2026 counselling for these institutes will be conducted through their respective official websites. Candidates can check the websites below:
Name of Institute | Official Website |
IISER Bhopal | |
IISER Pune |
Other Institutes Accepting IIT JAM 2026 Scores
Apart from IITs, NITs, and IISER, some other reputed institutions accept postgraduate course admissions based on IIT JAM scores. These institutes are listed as follows:
Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy (IIEP)
Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru (IISC Bengaluru)
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET)
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