≈Joint Admission Test to M.Sc.≈ Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Joint Admission Test to M.Sc. JAM is conducted by the Indian Institute of Technologies IITs for admission to Master of Science ( M.Sc.) and other postB.Sc. programmes offered at the 7 different Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). In a given academic year, any one of the 7 IITs take the responsibility for the conduct of JAM test. IITs offer high quality post graduate education in different disciplines of basic and applied sciences which are comparable amongst best in the world. IITs have begun conducting JAM test from the Academic Session 2004-2005 for admission to M.Sc. and other Post B.Sc. Programmes.
The key objective of the JAM test is to stimulate and fuse 'Science' as a Career Option. JAM test provides a single step opportunity for admission to the postgraduate programmes offered at the IITs for students across the country. Within due course of time, JAM test is expected to become a benchmark for normalizing the undergraduate level science education in the country.
IITs have well operational contemporary laboratories, well-organized computer networks and state of the art libraries. The curriculum for Master of Science - M.Sc. and other post - B.Sc. programmes are designed to provide the students opportunities to develop academic talent
leading to demanding and meaningful professional career. The curriculum at each IIT is regularly updated. Interdisciplinary content of the curriculum equips the students to make use of scientific knowledge for practical applications. The teaching method is controlled to endorse close and continuous contact between the faculty and the students.
IITs offer credit based academic structure which allows students the flexibility to pursue the programme at their own pace, though a minimum level of performance is expected. The medium of instruction in all the programmes is English only. A number of financial assistantships and freeships are available to schedule cast (SC), schedule tribe (ST) and other deserving and meritorious students at all the 7 IITs.
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