ABOUT IIT - JAM BIOTECHNOLOGY COACHING
IITs and IISc are well known for disseminating the quality education in engineering, science, technology and research in frontier areas. These reputed institutes are of national importance and always maintain their high standards in education. Students always dream of taking admissions in order to build a sound foundation of knowledge. The vibrant intellectually stimulating environment and well-equipped research infrastructure of IISc & IITs motivate the students to pursue excellence and enhance creativity.
Students having their graduate degree in biological domain or any other science stream may appear for IIT-JAM Biotechnology (BT) entrance exam. JAM-BT is a national level online test conducted in the month of February. After qualifying entrance test and completing minimum educational qualifications, successful candidates may be admitted in M.Sc. (2 year), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D.; M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree, etc. programmes at the IITs and Integrated Ph.D at IISc. These postgraduate programmes at IITs and IISc offer high quality education in their respective disciplines, matching to the global standard.
Grassroots Academy placed at Delhi has emerged as the leader in IIT - JAM BIOTECHNOLOGY Coaching . We have consistently produced toppers in IIT-JAM BIOTECH. We have also started with Online IIT-JAM Biotech | Biotechnology Coaching for far away students.
The Classroom programme batches for IIT-JAM Biotech commence in January, June, July and August each year. The entire syllabus in covered in depth with 3-4 hours of lectures per day, regular doubt sessions & test series and students are provided with updated and exhaustive study material. For outstation students who cannot attend the classroom programme, we provide lucid and exhaustive correspondence programme prepared by subject experts, which covers the entire syllabus along with test series, past year solved IIT JAM Biotech question papers and practice papers.
INSTITUTES CONSIDERING IIT-JAM SCORE FOR ADMISSION
Qualified candidates are expected to apply for admission as per the prescribed procedure. Admission to most of the Academic Programmes at various institutes will be made in order of merit in each category and depending on the number of seats available at the Admitting Institute(s).
INSTITUTES |
COURSES OFFERED |
SEATS |
IIT Bombay
http://www.iitb.ac.in |
Two-year M.Sc. in Biotechnology
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35 (Gen-13) |
M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree Programmes in Environmental Science and Engineering
|
3 |
IIT Indore
http://www.iiti.ac.in |
Admission to IIT Indore will be via GAT-B exam
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IIT Roorkee
https://www.iitr.ac.in |
Two-year M.Sc. in Biosciences and Bioengineering
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35 (Gen-13)
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IIT Delhi Two-year M.Sc. in Biological Science (Total 11 Seats) (For General - 4) https://home.iitd.ac.in
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IISc Bangalore
https://www.iisc.ac.in |
Two-year M.Sc. in Life Science
(Via JAM- Biotech OR GATE-Biotech(BT) / Life Sc.(XL) / Ecology(EY)
Integrated Ph.D. in Biological Science (Via JAM-Biotech/Chemistry/Physics/Maths)
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NITs, CFTIs Accepting IIT JAM Scores through CCMN (Centralized Counselling for M.Sc./ M.Sc. (Tech) Admissions)
https://ccmn.admissions.nic.in
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Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (IIEST Shibpur)
http://www.iiests.ac.in
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MSc in Food Processing and Nutrition Science
|
25 |
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
www.nitrkl.ac.in
|
MSc in Life Science |
37 (Gen-15) |
However, to get admitted into these programmes, a candidate must qualify JAM and then apply separately to the concerned Institutes |
MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR IIT-JAM
1. There is no Age Restriction to appear for IIT JAM Exam. The candidates who qualify in IIT-JAM shall have to fulfill the following Eligibility Requirement (ER) for admissions in IITs.
2. All candidates admitted through JAM should have a Bachelors degree.
3. The candidates should have secured at least 55 percent marks in aggregate of subjects including languages and subsidiaries of all the years combined. Those however belonging to SC/ST and PwD categories need to secure at least 50 per cent marks in aggregate of the subjects.
4. Candidates need to note that equivalence of marks in case of grades in letter/ CGPA (and not in percentage of marks) will be decided by the participating institutes of JAM.
5. Candidate is expected to refer the brief profiles of the Admitting Institutes and Departments at their respective websites. To apply for admission to a desired programme, following academic requirements of the respective Degree Programme should be met after qualifying the relevant test.
EXAM PATTERN FOR IIT-JAM-BIOTECHNOLOGY (BT)
BT |
A |
30 MCQ |
50 |
1 or 2 Marks |
For 1 Mark Questions: (-1/3)
For 2 Marks Questions: (-2/3) |
3h |
B |
10 MSQ |
20 |
2 Marks |
No |
C |
20 NAT |
30 |
1 or 2 Marks |
No |
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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR EXAM AND ADMISSION
Notification
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Month/year |
Commencement of ONLINE Registration and Application |
September |
Last date for Online Application Submission and Uploading of Documents on the Website |
October
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Date of JAM Examination |
February
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Announcement of the Results |
March
|
Submission of Application form for Admission based on JAM Score |
April
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Declaration of First Admission List |
May
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Declaration of Second and Third Admission (if required) |
June
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Closure of Admissions through JAM |
July |
