The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) is the Organizing Institute for the Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM) 2027. The examination serves as the national gateway for admission to over 3,000 seats across 23 IITs and over 2,000 seats across IISc, NITs, IISERs, and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs).
| Feature | Official Details |
| Organizing Institute | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) |
| Examination Name | Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM) 2027 |
| Mode of Examination | CBT |
| Total Test Papers | 7 Subjects (BT, CY, EN, GG, MA, MS, PH) |
| Exam Date | 14/02/2027 (Sunday) |
| Number of Exam Cities | Around 114 Cities across India (grouped into 8 Zones) |
| Official Website | jam.iitkgp.ac.in |
| Event | Schedule |
| Online Application Opening Date | 22/09/2026 |
| Closing Date for Online Application & Fee Payment | 12/10/2026 |
| Last Date to Change Category/City/Paper | 10/11/2026 |
| Admit Card Availability for Download | 05/01/2026 |
| JAM 2027 Exam Date | 14/02/2026 (Sunday) |
| Declaration of Result | 18 March 2027 |
| Application for Admission to IITs Starts | Second week of March 2027 |
Application Fee |
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| Category | Fee for One Test Paper | Fee for Two Test Papers |
| Female / SC / ST / PwD | ₹1,000/- | ₹1,350/- |
| All Other Candidates | ₹2,000/- | ₹2,700/- |
IIT JAM 2027 : Qualification |
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| Admission Test Name | Qualification |
| IIT JAM 2027 |
Passed & Final year appearing bachelor degree in any recognized University in India. |
IIT JAM 2027 : Exam Cities & Zonal Distribution |
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| Zone | Zonal Institute | Allotted Exam Cities (State Code) |
| 1 | IISc Bangalore | Belagavi [KA], Bengaluru North [KA], Bengaluru South [KA], Bidar [KA], Hassan [KA], Hubballi / Dharwad [KA], Hyderabad [TS], Kalaburagi [KA], Kannur [KL], Kozhikode [KL], Mangaluru [KA], Mysuru [KA], Palakkad [KL], Port Blair [AN], Payyanur [KL], Shivamogga [KA], Thrissur [KL], Vatakara [KL] |
| 2 | IIT Bombay | Ahmedabad [GJ], Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar) [MH], Akola [MH], Amravati [MH], Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad) [MH], Goa [GA], Jalgaon [MH], Kolhapur [MH], Mumbai [MH], Nagpur [MH], Nanded [MH], Nashik [MH], Pune [MH], Rajkot [GJ], Sangli [MH], Satara [MH], Solapur [MH], Surat [GJ], Vadodara [GJ] |
| 3 | IIT Delhi | Faridabad [HR], Greater NOIDA [UP], Gurugram [HR], Hanumangarh [RJ], Indore [MP], Jaipur [RJ], Jammu-Samba [JK], Jodhpur [RJ], Mathura [UP], New Delhi [DL], Srinagar [JK] |
| 4 | IIT Guwahati | Agartala [TR], Asansol [WB], Dhanbad [JH], Dibrugarh [AS], Dimapur-Kohima [NL], Durgapur [WB], Guwahati [AS], Imphal [MN], Jorhat [AS], Kalyani [WB], Patna [BR], Shillong [ML], Siliguri [WB] |
| 5 | IIT Kanpur | Agra [UP], Aligarh [UP], Bareilly [UP], Bhopal [MP], Gorakhpur [UP], Jabalpur [MP], Kanpur [UP], Lucknow [UP], Prayagraj [UP], Varanasi [UP] |
| 6 | IIT Kharagpur | Bhubaneswar [OR], Bilaspur [CH], Brahmapur [OR], Kolaghat [WB], Kolkata [WB], Kharagpur-Midnapore [WB], Raipur [CH], Ranchi [JH], Vijayawada [AP], Visakhapatnam [AP] |
| 7 | IIT Madras | Alappuzha [KL], Aluva-Ernakulam [KL], Chennai-North [TN], Chennai-South [TN], Coimbatore [TN], Guntur [AP], Karimnagar [TS], Karaikudi [TN], Khammam [TS], Kollam [KL], Kottayam [KL], Madurai [TN], Ongole [AP], Puducherry [PY], Salem [TN], Thiruvananthapuram [KL], Tiruchirappalli [TN], Tirunelveli [TN], Tirupati [AP], Warangal [TS] |
| 8 | IIT Roorkee | Ambala [HR], Dehradun [UK], Ghaziabad [UP], Haldwani [UK], Jalandhar-Phagwara [PB], Kangra [HP], Meerut [UP], Mohali-Chandigarh [PB], Moradabad [UP], NOIDA [UP], Patiala [PB], Roorkee [UK], Shimla-Solan [HP] |
How to Apply For IIT JAM 2027
- Visit the JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) portal via jam.iitkgp.ac.in.
- Register with your name, valid email address, and mobile number to receive your Enrollment ID and OTP.
- Fill in personal, communication, and educational details.
- Choose your preferred Test Paper’s and select three Examination Cities from the same zone.
- Upload a recent photograph.
- Upload qualifying Class 10th marksheet with Date of Birth, and Category/PwD certificate (if applicable).
- Complete payment of the application fee and download the final application confirmation.
- The allocated test city and examination venue address will be available on the Admit Card from January 05, 2027.
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