The IIT JAM 2026 exam is scheduled to be held on February 15, 2026, at 113 exam centres across the nation in two shifts — the morning shift from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM and the afternoon shift from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM.
On the examination day, candidates are required to bring their IIT JAM 2026 admit card to the exam centre. The JAM 2026 hall ticket will be released from January 5, 2026, onwards. Candidates must visit the JOAPS portal and log in to their registered accounts to download the JAM 2026 admit card PDF.
After the successful conduct of the exam, the exam officials will release the IIT JAM 2026 provisional answer key in the third week of February 2026. Test takers can use their response sheets to calculate their estimated scores.
The IIT JAM 2026 result will be declared on March 20, 2026, for candidates who appeared for the exam on February 15, 2026.
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IIT JAM 2026 Exam Dates and Schedule
Candidates taking IIT JAM exam 2026 can check out the exam dates and schedule for this academic session:
Event | Tentative Date |
IIT JAM 2026 Notification Release Date | July 26, 2025 |
JAM 2026 Application Form Start Date (JOAPS Portal) | September 5, 2025 |
IIT JAM 2026 Application Form Last Date | October 12, 2025 |
Last Date to Change Examination Cities, Candidate Name, Category, or Gender | November 10, 2025 |
Availability of JAM Admit Cards (Download and Printing) | January 5, 2026 |
Date of Examination | February 15, 2026 |
Announcement of Results | March 20, 2026 |
IIT JAM 2026 Important Dates and Events
To secure admission to the courses offered through IIT JAM 2026, candidates must appear for the exam and register for the application. The IIT JAM 2026 admission process is long, extensive, and detailed. It can be challenging for candidates to remember all the important dates, such as exam notification, application form submission, admit card issuance, exam day, answer key release, result announcement, and counselling dates. Here are the IIT JAM 2026 important dates and event timeline:
IIT JAM 2026 Registration Form
IIT JAM 2026 application process started on September 5, 2025, and the last date to fill out the registration form will be October 13, 2025, which was later extended till October 20, 2025. In order to fill out the application form, candidates will be required to create a registered account at the JOAPS portal and later fill in the details asked by the exam officials.
Final submission of the JAM 2026 application form will be made by uploading the documents required by the exam officials and paying the online application fee.
IIT JAM 2026 Admit Card
JAM 2026 hall ticket will be released on January 5, 2026, at the official website. Test takers will be able to download the JAM 2026 admit card one day before the commencement of the examination. The admit card is an essential document that the test takers need to carry at the examination centre and will not be allowed to enter if they are not carrying it.
JAM 2026 admit card carries the information like the applicant’s roll number, date and venue of the examination.
IIT JAM 2026 Exam
The JAM 2026 exam will be held on February 15, 2026, at various exam centres across the nation. The exam officials will test candidates’ domain knowledge in subjects like Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Economics, Geology and Mathematical Statistics.
IIT JAM 2026 Shift Timings
Check out IIT JAM 2026 shift timings from here:
IIT JAM 2026 Exam Date | Shift | Timings | JAM Test Papers |
February 15, 2026 | Morning Shift | 9:30 pm to 12:30 pm | Chemistry (CY), Geology (GG) and Mathematics (MA) |
Afternoon Shift | 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Economics (EN), Biotechnology (BT), Physics (PH) and Mathematical Statistics (MS) |
IIT JAM Answer Key
After the success of the exam, the IIT JAM 2026 answer key will be released by the exam officials. At first, the exam officials will release the provisional answer key, which is subject to raise objections by the candidates. The answer key release date has not yet been released by the officials; however, based on the previous year's trends, it is anticipated that the IIT JAM 2026 provisional answer key will be released in the third week of February 2026.