IIT JAM 2024 registration extended to 25 Oct 23, latest info and link to apply here

IIT JAM 2024 registration extended to 25 Oct 23, latest info and link to apply here
Published at : 22 Oct 2023, 6:23 PM IST
Updated at : 22 Oct 2023, 6:24 PM IST

IIT JAM 2024 registration last date is extended to 25 October 2023. Candidates can apply at ‘https://jam.iitm.ac.in/’. It is about admissions into post graduate courses in IITs.

Application submission for the exam started on 5 September and the last date as per the schedule earlier was 13 October 2023. That was extended to 20 October 2023 to take up IIT JAM 2024 registration.

Admission Open in Amity for 2025
JAM 2024 registration

Students willing to pursue postgraduation in science subjects in IITs can take up JAM 2024 registration. There are about 3000 seats in postgraduate courses in 21 IITs.

The exam will be conducted to admit students into IITs for science programs for the academic year 2024-25. Candidates can apply for MSc, MSc Tech, MS (Research), MSc-MTech Dual Degree, Joint MSc-PhD and MSc-PhD dual degree in various science subjects in IITs located across India.

Schedule

IIT JAM 2024 registration began on 5 September 2023 and the last date now has been extended till 20 October from its earlier 13 October 2023. This has further been extended to 25 October 2023.

Admission Open in SRM for 2025

Candidates who have taken up IIT JAM 2024 registration successfully alone will be able to download the hall tickets and attend the exam on 11 February 2024.

The admit cards will be available for download from 8 January 2023 onwards.

Results of IIT JAM 2024 will be declared on 22 March 2024. The score cards can be downloaded from 2 April 2024 onwards.

Admission Open in LPU for 2025

The admission portal in connection with IIT JAM 2024 will be open from 10 April 2024. Candidates can refer to the table below in connection with the schedule of IIT JAM 2024 registration:

JAM 2024 Schedule Date (Day)*
JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) Website Opens September 05, 2023 (Tuesday)
Last Date for Online Registration/Application Submission October 25, 2023 (Friday)
Availability of JAM Admit Cards on the Online Application Portal
(for Download and Printing)
January 08, 2024 (Monday)
Date of Examination February 11, 2024 (Sunday)
Announcement of the Results March 22, 2024 (Friday)
Availability of Scorecards for download April 02, 2024 (Tuesday)
Portal for Admission Opens April 10, 2024 (Wednesday)

Note: Applicants are requested to periodically check the website for the status of the application or/and information. They should also check the messages sent to their registered email id and mobile number.

About the exam

The full name of the exam is Joint Admission Test for Masters and is popular as JAM. This is conducted once a year and is a national level test for admission into postgraduate courses in IITs across India.

Candidates have to pass this exam with required qualifying marks to be eligible for the admission into IITs.

Admission Open in VIT for 2025

They can also try for admission in non IIT institutions (NITs, IIEST Shibpur, SLIET and DIAT) with help of this score. They have to approach these institutions separately.

JAM 2024 will be a computer based test and will be conducted in seven test papers – Biotechnology, Chemistry, Economics, Geology, Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics, and Physics.

Candidates can either choose to appear in one paper or two test papers. This exam is conducted by one of IITs located in India by taking turns. JAM 2024 is being conducted by IIT Madras.

Admitting institutes

Candidates who have completed their IIT JAM 2024 registration can appear for the exam. After passing the exam with required qualifying marks, they can apply for admission. The list of admitting institutions are provided below for the sake of the candidates:

Admitting Institutes Website E-mail ID Phone
IIT Bhilai https://www.iitbhilai.ac.in academics@iitbhilai.ac.in (0771) 2973624
07021210587
IIT Bhubaneswar https://www.iitbbs.ac.in chairman.jam@iitbbs.ac.in
ar.acad@iitbbs.ac.in
(0674) 7134462
(0674) 7135136
IIT Bombay https://www.iitb.ac.in jam@iitb.ac.in (022) 25767068
IIT Delhi https://home.iitd.ac.in/ jam@admin.iitd.ac.in (011) 26591749
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad http://www.iitism.ac.in chairman_gatejam@iitism.ac.in (0326) 2235265
(0326) 2235266
(0326) 2235662
IIT Gandhinagar https://www.iitgn.ac.in academics@iitgn.ac.in (079) 23952532
IIT Guwahati https://www.iitg.ac.in jam@iitg.ac.in (0361) 2582751
IIT Hyderabad https://www.iith.ac.in dean_academics@iith.ac.in (040) 23016082
IIT Indore https://www.iiti.ac.in jamchairman@iiti.ac.in
gatechairman@iiti.ac.in
(0731) 6603598
(0731) 6603150
IIT Jammu https://www.iitjammu.ac.in ar.acad@iitjammu.ac.in (0191) 2570633
IIT Jodhpur https://www.iitj.ac.in chair_admissions@iitj.ac.in (0291) 2801141
IIT Kanpur https://iitk.ac.in jam@iitk.ac.in (0512) 6797412
IIT Kharagpur https://www.iitkgp.ac.in jam@adm.iitkgp.ac.in (03222) 282091/95
IIT Madras https://www.iitm.ac.in jam@iitm.ac.in (044) 22578200
IIT Mandi https://www.iitmandi.ac.in jamchair@iitmandi.ac.in
aracad@iitmandi.ac.in
(01905) 267828
(01905) 267058
IIT Palakkad https://iitpkd.ac.in deanadmn@iitpkd.ac.in (04923) 226567
IIT Patna https://www.iitp.ac.in pic_jam@iitp.ac.in (06115) 233028
(06115) 233697
(06115) 233773
IIT Roorkee https://www.iitr.ac.in jam@iitr.ac.in (01332) 284531
IIT Ropar https://www.iitrpr.ac.in jamchair@iitrpr.ac.in (01881) 231111
(01881) 231114
(01881) 231110
IIT Tirupati https://iittp.ac.in academics@iittp.ac.in (0877) 2503531
IIT (BHU) Varanasi https://www.iitbhu.ac.in office.academics@iitbhu.ac.in 09454820126

Who can take up IIT JAM 2024 registration?

Individuals who have passed graduation in the relevant discipline from a recognized educational institution can take up IIT JAM 2024 registration.

The graduation must be in the same discipline in which the candidates desire to pursue postgraduation.

Even those who have appeared for the final exams of their qualifying degree and are waiting for results or those who are about to appear for the final exams can also take up JAM 2024 registration.

However, these people have to pass the exam and provide a proof for it by the time the admission process begins. If they do not produce the proof, admission may be cancelled.

Foreign nationals

Even foreign nationals can take up IIT JAM 2024 registration. For admission, foreign nationals are required to satisfy the rules and regulations of the Admitting Institute pertaining to foreign students. For further details, they are advised to contact the concerned Admitting Institute.

IIT JAM 2024 registration

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to click the link for registration to create an account with a username and password.

3. After the account is created, candidates can login and start applying for the exam.

4. They can provide the required data, choose the exam center, upload the documents.

5. Applicants can check for any errors in the information provided and correct them if any.

6. After rectification of errors if any, candidates can submit the application.

Documents

Candidates have to upload, their photograph, image of their signature, Community certificate (if applicable) and PwD certificate (if applicable) while taking up IIT JAM 2024 registration.

Registration fee

IIT JAM 2024 registration fee is Rs 900 for a single paper for Female applicants and SC/ST/PwD category candidates. For all others, JAM 2024 registration fee is Rs 1800 per paper.

The same is Rs 1250 for women applicants and SC/ST/PwD category candidates if applying for two test papers. For all others JAM 2024 registration fee is Rs 2500 if applying for two test papers. Details are present in tabular format below:

Gender / Category Fees Amount**
One Test Paper Two Test Papers
Female / SC / ST / PwD* ₹ 900 ₹ 1250
All others ₹ 1800 ₹ 2500
**Fee Amount – Fee for Changing Examination Cities /Test Papers /Category /Gender is ₹300 apart from the applicable difference in Application fee.

*PwD: Person with benchmark Disability

IIT JAM 2024 registration

Admit card can be downloaded from the official website which is accessible at ‘https://jam.iitm.ac.in/’ The process to obtain the admit card is mentioned below:

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and submitted to allow it to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to click the link for the hall ticket.

3. Clicking the link may open another webpage and the candidates have to enter their application number, date of birth and other required information.

4. The above details must be submitted to obtain the hall ticket.

5. After the hall ticket is visible, the candidates can download it and take a printout of it.

Exam pattern

The questions have to be answered in a duration of three hours. Medium of the exam will be english. There will be a total of 60 questions which are framed in three sections – Section A, Section B and Section C.

Section – A contains a total of 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) involving 10 questions of one mark each and 20 questions of two marks each.

Each MCQ has four choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer. Candidates can mark their answer by clicking one of the choices.

A wrong answer will result in negative marks. For each wrong answer to 1 mark questions, 1/3 mark will be deducted and similarly for each wrong answer to 2 marks questions, 2/3 mark will be deducted.

Section – B contains a total of 10 Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) carrying two marks each. Each MSQ is similar to MCQ but with the difference that MSQ may have one or more than one correct choice(s) out of the four given choices.

The candidate is awarded full credit only if all the correct answer(s) and no wrong answers are selected. Candidates can mark the answer(s) by clicking the choice(s).

There is no negative marking or partial marking for MSQ. Section – C contains a total of 20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions involving 10 questions of one mark each and 10 questions of two marks each.

For NAT questions, the answer is a signed real number, which needs to be entered using the virtual numeric keypad displayed on the monitor.

No choices will be shown for NAT questions. There is no negative marking for NAT. In all sections, questions not attempted will result in zero mark. There is no provision for
partial marking.

The candidates are required to select the answer(s) for MCQ and MSQ type questions using the mouse. The answer for NAT questions must be entered using a mouse on a virtual numeric keypad. The keyboard of the computer will be disabled.

Exam centres

The exam centres for JAM 2024 will be located across the country. Candidates have to choose them while taking up IIT JAM 2024 registration. Applicants have to exert caution while choosing test centers.

Applicants can choose the test centers keeping in mind factors accessibility, availability of transport, reachability through various modes of transport while taking up JAM 2024 registration.

Details about the exam centres are mentioned below for the sake of the candidates. For any clarifications, they can visit the official website of the exam:

IISc Bengaluru Belagavi/Belgaum [KA], Bengaluru [KA], Bidar [KA], Gulbarga/Kalaburagi [KA], Hassan [KA], Hubbali [KA], Hyderabad [TS], Kannur [KL], Kozhikode [KL], Mangaluru [KA], Mysuru (Mysore) [KA], Palakkad [KL], Port Blair [AN], Shimoga [KA], Thrissur [KL], Vatakara [KL]
IIT Bombay Ahmedabad [GJ], Ahmednagar [MH], Akola [MH], Amravati [MH], Aurangabad [MH], Goa [GA], Jalgaon [MH], Kolhapur [MH], Mumbai-Navi Mumbai-Thane [MH], Nagpur [MH], Nanded [MH], Nashik [MH], Pune [MH], Rajkot [GJ], Sangli [MH], Satara [MH], Solapur [MH], Surat [GJ], Vadodara [GJ]
IIT Delhi Faridabad [HR], Greater NOIDA [OR], Gurugram [HR], Hisar [HR], Indore [MP], Jaipur [RJ], Jammu [JK], Jodhpur [RJ], Mathura [UP], New Delhi [DL], Srinagar [JK]
IIT Guwahati Agartala [TR], Asansol-Durgapur [WB], Dhanbad [JH], Dibrugarh [AS], Dimapur-Kohima [NL], Guwahati [AS], Imphal [MN], Jorhat [AS], Kalyani [WB], Patna [BR], Shillong [ML], Siliguri [WB]
IIT Kanpur Agra [UP], Aligarh [UP], Bareilly [UP], Bhopal [MP], Gorakhpur [UP], Jabalpur [MP], Kanpur [UP], Lucknow [UP], Prayagraj (Allahabad) [GJ], Varanasi [UP]
IIT Kharagpur Bhubaneswar [OR], Bilaspur [CH], Brahmapur (Odisha) [OR], Kolaghat [WB], Kolkata [WB], Kharagpur-Midnapore [WB], Raipur [CH], Ranchi [JH], Vijayawada [AP], Visakhapatnam [AP]
IIT Madras Alappuzha [KL], Chennai [TN], Coimbatore [TN], Ernakulam [KL], Guntur [AP], Karimnagar [TS], Khammam [TS], Kollam [KL], Kottayam [KL], Madurai [TN], Ongole [AP], Puducherry [PY], Salem [TN], Thiruvananthapuram [KL], Tiruchirapalli [TN], Tirunelveli [TN], Tirupati [AP], Warangal [TS]
IIT Roorkee Ambala [HR], Dehradun [UK], Ghaziabad [UP], Haldwani [UK], Jalandhar [PB], Kangra [HP], Kurukshetra [HR], Meerut [UP], Mohali-Chandigarh [PB], Moradabad [UP], NOIDA [UP], Patiala [PB], Roorkee [UK], Shimla-Solan [HP]
Choice of Examination Cities: JAM 2024 Examination will be conducted in eight zones. The names of these eight zones with the list of zone-wise Examination Cities given above. Candidates must specify their first, second and third choice of cities at the time of taking up JAM 2024 registration.

When the choice of first city is made, then the zone gets determined and the candidates will be able to choose the second and third choice city only from the same zone.

Note: There may be an addition or dropping an examination city or town due to operational constraints – a notification will be made on the JAM 2024 website.

IIT JAM 2024 registration

Those who have applied for more than one test paper during IIT JAM 2024 registration have to ensure that the test papers they have opted do not fall on the same day. More details are available in the table below:

Examination date Session Test papers and Codes
February 11, 2024

(Sunday)

Forenoon (FN) 9.30 am to 12.30 pm • Chemistry (CY)

• Geology (GG)

• Mathematics (MA)

February 11, 2024

(Sunday)

Afternoon (AN) 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm • Biotechnology (BT)

• Economics (EN)

• Mathematical Statistics (MS)

• Physics (PH)

 

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S. Vishnu Sharma

S Vishnu Sharmaa now works with collegechalo.com in the news team. His work involves writing articles related to the education sector in India with a keen focus on higher education issues. Journalism has always been a passion for him. He has more than 10 years of enriching experience with various media organizations like Eenadu, Webdunia, News Today, Infodea. He also has a strong interest in writing about defence and railway related issues.

NIRF Rankings 2024: Top 10 Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu

NIRF Rankings 2024: Top 10 Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu
Published at : 14 Feb 2025, 9:24 AM IST
Updated at : 14 Feb 2025, 9:24 AM IST

NIRF Rankings 2024 and top 10 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu is about ratings provided as per NIRF for 2024 for engineering institutions.

These colleges in Tamil Nadu are located in various parts of the state and offer academic programs in engineering at graduation level.

Admission Open in Amity for 2025
NIRF Rankings 2024

Those who have passed graduation in the relevant discipline can apply for post graduation.

It is interesting to note that NIRF Rankings 2024 were released on 12 August 2024 and have rated colleges in various streams like arts, humanities, management, pharmacy and so on.

This NIRF Rankings 2024 is about institutions that have earned a great deal of fame in the field of engineering studies in Tamil Nadu.

Admission Open in SRM for 2025

1. Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)

This is one of the premier institutions located in Chennai in Tamil Nadu.

The Institute strongly believes that talent and good ideas can come from anywhere and has a remarkably diverse community, drawing students from across all Indian states and from various countries.

Intensely curious and driven to explore, the student community of IIT Madras value rigorous analytical thinking, ingenuity, hands-on problem solving, and big new ideas.

Admission Open in LPU for 2025

The courses of study are organized as semester programs and each semester provides for a minimum of seventy instructional days.

The medium of instruction is English. Students are evaluated on a continuous basis throughout the semester.

Evaluation is done by the faculty, a consequence of the autonomous status granted to the Institute.

Needless to say this institution is one among the Top 10 Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu to look out for as per NIRF Rankings 2024.

Admission Open in VIT for 2025

The website for more information is ‘https://www.iitm.ac.in/

2. NIT Tiruchy or NIT Trichy

NIT Tiruchy is a public technical and research university near the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India.

It was founded in 1964, it is one of India’s oldest, most selective, and most prestigious technical universities. It is located in a campus of 800 acres.

NIT Tiruchy is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India under the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007 and is one of the institutions of the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) system.

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The university focuses exclusively on science, technology, engineering, management, and architecture.

Good quality teaching and excellent infrastructure has made this reputed institution earn a place among Top 10 Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu as NIRF Rankings 2024.

The website of the educational institution is ‘https://www.nitt.edu/’

3. VIT Vellore

The other popular name for this institution is Vellore Institute of Technology. It is situated in Vellore in Tamil Nadu and has campuses in various locations in India.

This institution is another jewel in the crown of technical education.

The main campus of this institute is located in Vellore, a town situated about 130 kilometres away from Chennai, it also has campuses spread across other important cities in India.

When it comes to engineering education, this is one of the institution every student who wishes to be an engineer strongly desires to be a part of.

This educational institution has well qualified faculty and excellent infrastructure for students to help them enhance their subject knowledge.

No wonder why VIT is also among the Top 10 Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF Rankings 2024. The website of the college is ‘https://vit.ac.in/’

4. SRMIST

The other name for this is SRM Institute of Science And Technology and is located at Kattankulathur near Chennai. It also has campuses in other cities in India.

SRMIST is one of the top ranking universities in India with over 52,000 full time students and more than 3200 faculty across all the campuses at Kattankulathur, Ramapuram, Vadapalani in Tamil Nadu and Modinagar, NCR, Delhi, Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh).

This educational institution is a known name for engineering education. Its reputation spread far and wide that students from all parts of the country come here to study engineering.

This educational institution has not only good teaching facility but also excellent research facilites also for those who are keen on research on the engineering domain.

All these factors have made this educational institution earn a place among the Top 10 Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF Rankings 2024.

The website of the educational institution is ‘https://www.srmist.edu.in/’

NIRF Rankings 2024

This University was named after Late Dr.C.N.Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

It offers higher education in Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Applied Sciences relevant to the current and projected needs of the society.

Besides promoting research and disseminating knowledge gained therefrom, it fosters cooperation between the academic and industrial communities.

This is also one among the top institutions in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF Rankings 2024. The website is ‘https://www.annauniv.edu/’

6. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

This educational institution based in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu has long ago carved a space for itself in the field of education.

The institution is a known name for engineering education in Tamil Nadu.

One the other hand, it also has a more than significant presence in the field of medical education, management education, arts and science, mass communication and social work.

What makes this institution one among the Top 10 Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF Rankings 2024 is the highly qualified faculty, world class infrastructure for study and research.

The website of Amrita University is ‘https://www.amrita.edu/’

7. Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education

The vision of this institution is to center of excellence of international repute in education and research. It aspires to produce technically competent, socially committed technocrats and administrators through quality education and research.

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (KARE) formerly Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering was established in 1984 by the pioneering Kalasalingam Anandam Ammal Charities.

Located at the pristine foothills of scenic Western Ghats, the college obtained the Deemed to be University status in 2006. This institution is popular for its services across the nation. KARE offers undergraduate programmes, postgraduate programmes and Ph.D programmes.

It is interesting to note that about six undergraduate programmes offered here are accredited by NBA under Tier-1. The atmosphere here is considered to be ideal for studies and it motivates the students to bring out the best in them.

Some of the courses offered at undergraduate level are Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Biotechnology. Some of the postgraduate courses offered here are Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Network Engineering and others.

This is also one among the top 20 colleges for engineering in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF Rankings 2024. The website is ‘https://kalasalingam.ac.in/’

8. SASTRA University

South India has no dearth of educational institutions whose reputation has reached the foreign shores. The dreams of its founding fathers took shape in 1984 in the form of Shanmugha College of Engineering, which is now renamed, Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy (SASTRA).

The programmes, infrastructure, teaching-learning are said to be among the country’s finest. Needless to say, SASTRA is one among top 20 colleges for BTech in Tamil Nadu.

SASTRA has always been proactive in its academic planning and believes in gaining the first-mover advantage.

As a testimony to this, the Government of India has conferred the Deemed University status to SASTRA on April 26, 2001 under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956.

The educational institution also offers various programmes at graduation and post graduation level in engineering. This is also one among the top 10 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF Rankings 2024. The website is ‘https://www.sastra.edu/’

NIRF Rankings 2024

The institutions are named after the Chairman’s father Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar.

The institutions, with their diverse and dynamic community of students offer a distinctive combination of some of the finest graduate, undergraduate and research programs, accomplished faculty, world class facilities and a residential campus set on a sprawling 230 acres of sylvan surroundings.

They provide a variety of stimulating environments for intellectual development, free-thinking, and personal growth, challenging its students with dynamic learning opportunities and equipping them with the skills, insights, attitudes and practical experiences that are necessary to take up responsibilities in the society.

This is also one among the top 10 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF Rankings 2024. The website is ‘https://www.ssn.edu.in/’

10. Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences

This is also one among the institutions that have earned a great deal of fame for their achievements in the field of higher learning.

They have garnered praises from all the sections of the society for their services to the field of higher education.

Their accomplishments have earned it a position among the highly rated institutions in the country. Courses in engineering offered at the college have earned a great deal of popularity.

It is also offering academic programs in the fields of nursing, dentistry, medicine and others. The teaching faculty here are highly qualified and leave no stone unturned to mould the students into highly qualified individuals.

This is also one among the top 10 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu under NIRF Rankings 2024. The website is ‘https://www.saveetha.com/’

Conclusion (NIRF Rankings 2024 – Top 10 Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu)

Entrance into these top 10 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF Rankings 2024 is not easy.

It requires to pass entrance exams, IIT Madras admission needs the applicant to pass JEE Advanced.

Other top institutions as per NIRF Rankings 2024 may be conducting their own entrance exams to provide admission into engineering courses.

SRMIST conducts SRMJEEE and VIT admits students based on VITEEE. Students willing to join these top engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu as per NIRF Rankings 2024 must familiarize with the admission process before venturing ahead to apply to study there.

S.
S. Vishnu Sharma

S Vishnu Sharmaa now works with collegechalo.com in the news team. His work involves writing articles related to the education sector in India with a keen focus on higher education issues. Journalism has always been a passion for him. He has more than 10 years of enriching experience with various media organizations like Eenadu, Webdunia, News Today, Infodea. He also has a strong interest in writing about defence and railway related issues.



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