Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) is an all-India examination conducted across the country jointly by Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institute of Science. JAM is an all India Entrance examination for admission to M.Sc. (Two Year), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree and other Post-Bachelor's Degree programmes at the IITs and to the Integrated Ph.D. programmes at IISc.
Please refer to the JAM 2015 website and/or the JAM websites of the respective institutes.
The candidates who qualify in JAM-2015 shall have to fulfill the following eligibility criteria for admissions in IITs
For IISc Bangalore: First class (as declared by the university) for Un?Reserved/OBC category candidates and second class (as declared by the University) or 50% aggregate marks, without rounding off, for SC/ST and PwD category candidates in the qualifying degree
For IIT Guwahati: At least (a) 55% marks or 6.0 CPI in a scale of 10, without rounding off, in Major /Honours and Pass in all other subjects, including Languages and Subsidiaries or (b) 60% aggregate marks or 6.5 CPI in a scale of 10, without rounding off, taking into account all subjects, including Languages and Subsidiaries, all years combined, for Un?Reserved/OBC(NCL) Category Candidates; and at least (a) 50% marks or 5.5 CPI in a scale of 10, without rounding off, in Major/Honours and pass in all other subjects, including Languages and Subsidiaries, or (b) 55% aggregate marks or 6.0 CPI in a scale of 10, without rounding off, taking into account all subjects, including Languages and Subsidiaries, all years combined, for SC/ST and PwD Category Candidates, in the qualifying degree
For all other IITs: At least 55% aggregate marks, without rounding off, (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for Un?Reserved/OBC Category candidates and at least 50% aggregate marks, without rounding off, (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for SC/ST and PwD Category candidates in the qualifying degree For candidates with letter grades/CGPA (instead of percentage of marks) the equivalence in percentage of marks will be decided by the admitting institute(s).
JAM 2015 contains all seven test papers with objective types. Computer Based Test(CBT) will be helding at various examination centers. It contains 3 different patterns of questions.
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Biological Sciences (BL) – 1 Year Course.
Biotechnology (BT) – 1 Year Course.
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Courses Offered:- Int. PhD In biological sciences
MS. In biological sciences,
MSc in Wild life biology
Admission notification:-Mid September
Entrance held:-second Sunday of December
Nature Of Entrance:- Written( objective) ( BIOLOGY "extreme basics") round usually held on 2nd Sunday of December. Calls for proposal (Round 2) comes in 2nd week of January, then final interviews are held in March for DBS and last week of May or 1st week of June for NCBS
Website: http://www.ncbs.res.in/ /
http://www.tifr.res.in/~dbs/web/Home.html
IISc(Indian Institute of Science)
Courses Offered:- Integrated PhD in biological sciences, M.S in biological sciences
Admission notification:- February
Entrance held:- Last Sunday of April
Nature Of Entrance:- Written Test (Objective Biology) Then final interviews are held in 1st or 2nd week of June
Website: http://www.iisc.ernet.in/
IIT-Bombay
Courses Offered:- MSc-PhD Dual Degree Programme in Environmental Science and Engineering
MSc-PhD Dual degree Programme in Biotechnology,
MSc biotechnology,
Admission notification:- Mid December
Entrance held:- First Sunday of May
Nature Of Entrance:- IIT-JAM Written Test Comprise physics(18%)+Chemistry(20%)+Maths(18%)+Biotechnology(44%)
Website: http://www.iitb.ac.in/
IIT-Roorkee
Courses Offered:- MSc biotechnology
Admission notification:- Mid December
Entrance held:- First Sunday of May
Nature Of Entrance:- IIT-JAM Written Test Comprise physics(18%)+Chemistry(20%)+Maths(18%)+Biotechnology(44%)
Website: http://www.iitr.ac.in/
NBRC( National Brain Research Centre)
Courses Offered:- Int. PhD in Neurosciences
Admission notification:- Feb or MARCH
Entrance held:- NOT DEFINED (every year their pattern changes but they held interview for sure)
Website: http://www.nbrc.ac.in/
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. in biophysics, Medical biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biostatics, Human physiology.
Admission notification:- April
Entrance held:- III Sunday of July
Nature Of Entrance:- written test having Biology
Website: http://www.aiims.ac.in
IARI (Indian agriculture research institute )
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. Animal biotechnology and Plant Sciences
Admission notification:- December -January
Entrance held:- April
Nature Of Entrance:- Written test (objective) syllabus varies course wise
Website: http://www.iari.res.in
ACBR(Ambedkar Centre For Biomedical Research)
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. & M.Sc.-Ph.D. Combined Degree
Admission notification:- April First week
Entrance held:- July First week
Nature Of Entrance:- (1) written test & (2) Interview and group discussion.
Written test: An objective (multiple choice questions) test consisting of 200 questions will be administered.
The written test will comprise 2-parts. Part I will comprise reasoning test, general awareness, data interpretation and test of English language. Part II will comprise of questions from Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Environmental Sciences, Microbiology, Genetics, Immunology, Biotechnology, Medicine, Pharmacy and other allied sciences.
Website: http://www.acbrdu.edu/admission.html
JNU Combined Biotech Entrance
Courses Offered:- MSc In Biotechnology
Admission notification:- Last week of January
Entrance held:- Mid May
Nature Of Entrance:- Written Test Having Biology+ Math + physics +chemistry
Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examination is held for admission in M.Sc. Biotechnology for following Universities.
• Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi http://www.jnu.ac.in
• University of Allahabad, Allahabad http://www.allduniv.ac.in
• Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu http://www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in
• Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi http://www.bhu.ac.in
• University of Calicut, Kerala http://www.universityofcalicut.info
• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore http://www.dauniv.ac.in
• Goa University, Goa http://www.unigoa.ac.in
• Gulbarga University, Gulbarga http://www.gulbargauniversity.kar.nic.in
• Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar http://www.gju.ernet.in
• Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar http://www.gnduonline.org
• Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla http://www.hpuniv.nic.in
• University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad http://www.uohyd.ernet.in
• University of Jammu, Jammu http://www.jammuniversity.in
• Kumaun University , Nainital http://www.kumaununiversity.org
• University of Lucknow, Lucknow http://www.lkuniv.ac.in
• Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai http://www.mkuniversity.org
• M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara http://www.msubaroda.ac.in
• University of Mysore, Mysore http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in
• University of North Bengal, Siliguri http://www.nbu.ac.in
• Pondicherry University, Pondicherry http://www.pondiuni.org
• University of Pune, Pune http://www.unipune.ernet.in
• Punjabi University, Patiala http://www.universitypunjabi.org
• R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur http://www.nagpuruniversity.org
• Sardar Patel University, Gujarat http://www.spuvvn.edu
• Tezpur University, Tezpur (Assam) http://www.tezu.ernet.in
• Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala http://www.tiet.ac.in
• Utkal University, Bhubaneswar http://www.utkal-university.org
• Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan http://www.visva-bharti.ac.in
JNU- School of Life Sciences
Courses Offered:- MSc In Life Science
Admission notification:- Last week of January
Entrance held:- Mid May
Nature Of Entrance:- Written Test Having Biology+ Math + physics +chemistry
Website: http://www.jnu.ac.in
JNU- School of Environmental Sciences
Courses Offered:- MSc In Environmental Sciences
Admission notification:- Last week of January
Entrance held:- Mid May
Nature Of Entrance:- Written Test Having Biology+ Math + physics +chemistry
But Environmental Science and Geology questions are also there
Website: http://www.jnu.ac.in
MKU (Madurai Kamaraj University)
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. Genomics, biochemical technology, Microbial gene technology
Admission notification:- January
Entrance held:- Mid March
Nature Of Entrance:- Written + Those qualify the written they have to present a Seminar at MKU then an Interview will be held
Website: http://www.mkuniversity.org
PGI, Chandigarh
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. Biotechnology and M.Sc. Biochemistry
Admission notification:- April
Entrance held:- July
Nature Of Entrance:- written Test having Biology Chemistry and Biostatistics
Website: http://www.pgimer.nic.in
Central Food Technological Research Institute
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. [FOOD TECHNOLOGY], M.Sc. (FOOD SCIENCE)
Admission notification:- third week of May every year
Entrance held:- July
Nature Of Entrance:- OBJECTIVE BIOLOGY+CHEMISTRY+MATHEMATICS
Website: http://www.cftri.com
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. Genetics and biochemistry
Admission notification:- January -February
Entrance held:- Held in 1st week of June Question paper comprises objective questions of biology
Nature Of Entrance:-OBJECTIVE BIOLOGY
Website: http://www.bhu.ac.in
Delhi University South campus
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. in Plant molecular Biotechnology and M.Sc. in Genetics
Admission notification:- Mid May
Entrance held:- 1st week of July
Nature Of Entrance:- Written test and Interview
Website: http://www.south.du.ac.in
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. Animal Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Plant Biotechnology
Admission notification:- usually in April
Entrance held:- 1st week of June
Nature Of Entrance:- Written test having mathematics + biology+ Chemistry
Website: http://www.uohyd.ernet.in
Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Life sciences, Toxicology
Admission notification:- March
Entrance held:- May
Nature Of Entrance:- Written test + Interview
Website: http://www.jamiahamdard.edu
Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi
Courses Offered:- M.Sc. Biotechnology, Biological Sciences
Admission notification:- March
Entrance held:- June
Nature Of Entrance:- Written test and Interview
Website: http://www.jmi.nic.in
National Institute of Virology
Courses Offered:- MSc in Virology
Admission notification:- April
Entrance held:- June
Nature Of Entrance:-
Paper I:
General knowledge, quantitative aptitude and intelligence
Paper II:
Section A:
10+2 courses in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Section B:
Graduate level questions: One of
1. Botany
2. Biotechnology
3. Chemistry
4. Life sciences
5. Medical Sciences
6. Microbiology
7. Veterinary Sciences
8. Zoology
Website: http://www.niv.co.in/
Pune University
Courses Offered:- MSc Bioinformatics
Admission notification:- April-May
Entrance held:- June
Nature Of Entrance:- written test (objective and subjective)
Paper 1 (90 minutes) :
Which is of the objective type consists of 100 multiple choice questions up to Intermediate (10+2) level covering Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Mathematics, Statistics, Logic, Reasoning and English.
Paper II (75 minutes) :
consists of subjective type questions to be answered in 10-15 lines. Ten questions are required to be solved from the given set of questions divided into:
Section A:
Covering areas of Life Sciences(botany, microbiology, biochemistry, zoology, cell biology, genetics, environmental biology, evolution, molecular biology etc.)
Section B:
Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science) at the Master's degree level for Advanced Diploma in Bioinformatics and Bachelor's degree level for M.Sc. The candidate shall solve at least three questions from each of the two sections.
In addition there will be a
Section C (General) :
which includes one compulsory question on scientific aptitude. The language of the examination will be English only.
Website: http://www.unipune.ac.in/pgadmissions/
Biological Sciences question paper will be fully of objective type. There will be negative marking (one third) for wrong answer.
General Biology: Taxonomy and physiology, Pro-and eukaryotic Organisms; cell organelles and their function; multicellular Organization; energy transformations; internal transport systems of plants; respiration; regulation of body fluids and excretory mechanisms; cellular reproduction; Mendelian genetics and heredity; biology and populations and communities; evolution; genesis and diversity of Organisms; animal behavior, plant and animal diseases.
Basics of Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology: Buffers; trace elements in biological systems; enzymes and proteins; vitamins; biological oxidations, carbohydrates and lipids and their metabolisms; digestion and absorption; detoxifying mechanisms; plant and animal hormones and their action, nervous system, nucleic acids, nature of gene and its function, Genetic code, synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins. Enzyme mechanisms and kinetics, nucleic acid metabolism, photo synthesis.
Structure of Biomolecules: intra and intermolecular forces; thermodynamics and kinetics of biological systems, principles of x-ray diffraction, IR and UV spectroscopy and hydrodynamic techniques.
Microbiology, Cell Biology and Immunology: Classes of micro Organisms and their characterization, nutrient requirement for growth; laboratory techniques in microbiology, pathogenic micro Organisms and disease; applied microbiology; viruses, Microbial genetics, Innate, adaptive immunity and antigen antibodies. Cell theory; Cell architecture; methods of cell fractionation; cell division; types of chromosome structure; biochemical genetics- inborn errors of metabolisms; viruses and fungi; principles of processes of development.
Mathematical Sciences: Mathematical functions (algebraic, exponential, trigonometric), their derivatives (derivatives and integrals of simple functions) permutations and combinations.
The Biotechnology (BT) test paper comprises of Biology (44% weightage), Chemistry (20% weightage), Mathematics (18% weightage) and Physics (18% weightage). The question paper will be fully of objective type. There will be negative marking (one third) for wrong answer.
General Biology: Taxonomy; Heredity; Genetic variation; Conservation; Principles of ecology; Evolution; Techniques in modern biology.
Biochemistry and Physiology: Carbohydrates; Proteins; Lipids; Nucleic acids; Enzymes; Vitamins; Hormones; Metabolism – Glycolysis, TCA cycle, Oxidative Phosphorylation; Photosynthesis. Nitrogen Fixation, Fertilization and Osmoregulation; Vertebrates - Nervous system; Endocrine system; Vascular system; Immune system; Digestive system and Reproductive System. Basic Biotechnology: Tissue culture; Application of enzymes; Antigen-antibody interaction; Antibody production; Diagnostic aids.
Molecular Biology: DNA; RNA; Replication; Transcription; Translation; Proteins; Lipids and Membranes; Operon model; Gene transfer.
Cell Biology: Cell cycle; Cytoskeletal elements; Mitochondria; Endoplasmic reticulum; Chloroplast; Golgi apparatus; Signaling.
Microbiology: Isolation; Cultivation; Structural features of virus; Bacteria; Fungi; Protozoa; Pathogenic micro-Organisms.
Atomic Structure: Bohr’s theory and Schrodinger wave equation; Periodicity in properties; Chemical bonding; Properties of s, p, d and f block elements; Complex formation; Coordination compounds; Chemical equilibria; Chemical thermodynamics (first and second law); Chemical kinetics (zero, first, second and third order reactions); Photochemistry; Electrochemistry; Acid-base concepts; Stereochemistry of carbon compounds; Inductive, electrometric, conjugative effects and resonance; Chemistry of Functional Groups: Hydrocarbons, alkyl halides, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amines and their derivatives; Aromatic hydrocarbons, halides, nitro and amino compounds, phenols, diazonium salts, carboxylic and sulphonic acids; Mechanism of organic reactions; Soaps and detergents; Synthetic polymers; Biomolecules– amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and carbohydrates (polysaccharides); Instrumental techniques-chromatography (TLC, HPLC), electrophoresis, UV-Vis, IR and NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry.
Sets, Relations and Functions, Mathematical Induction, Logarithms, Complex numbers, Linear and Quadratic equations, Sequences and Series, Trigonometry, Cartesian System of Rectangular Coordinates, Straight lines and Family, Circles, Conic Sections, Permutations and Combinations, Binomial Theorem, Exponential and Logarithmic Series, Mathematical Logic, Statistics, Three Dimensional Geometry, Vectors, Matrices and Determinants, Boolean Algebra, Probability, Functions, limits and Continuity, Differentiation, Application of Derivatives, Definite and Indefinite Integrals, Differential Equations.
Physical World and Measurement, Elementary Statics and Dynamics, Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Work, Energy and Power, Electrostatics, Current electricity, Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current, Electromagnetic waves, Optics, Dual Nature of Matter and Radiations, Atomic Nucleus, Solids and Semiconductor Devices, Principles of Communication, Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body, Gravitation, Mechanics of Solids and Fluids, Heat and Thermodynamics, Oscillations, Waves.
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