IIT JAM 2027 Exam Dates: Registration from September 5, Important Dates and Exam on February 14

The IIT JAM 2027 Information Brochure has been officially released today on jam.iitkgp.ac.in. IIT Kharagpur, the organizing institute for JAM 2027, has confirmed the IIT JAM 2027 exam date as February 14, 2027 (Sunday), to be conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode across two shifts. Online registration will open on September 5, 2026 — just 14 days from today.

• Exam Date: February 14, 2027 (Sunday) — CBT mode; Shift 1 (9:30 AM – 12:30 PM): Chemistry (CY), Geology (GG), Mathematics (MA); Shift 2 (2:30 PM – 5:30 PM): Biotechnology (BT), Economics (EN), Mathematical Statistics (MS), Physics (PH).
• Registration: September 5 – October 12, 2026 — apply online via the JOAPS portal at jam.iitkgp.ac.in; fee ₹1,500 for one paper (general/OBC/EWS), ₹750 for SC/ST/PwD/female students.
• Application Correction Window: November 10, 2026 (expected) — students can revise test paper choices and preferred exam city; name, date of birth, and category cannot be changed.
• Admit card expected January 2027 — JAM 2026 admit card was released January 13, 2026; JAM 2025 on January 6, 2025 — expect the JAM 2027 admit card within the same first-fortnight window.
• Result on March 18, 2027 — score valid for one academic year (2027–28 only) for IIT/IISc postgraduate admissions.
• IIT Kharagpur hosts JAM 2027 — the organizing IIT rotates annually; IIT Bombay conducted JAM 2026, IIT Delhi conducted JAM 2025.
• 7 test papers, approximately 3,000 seats across 89 postgraduate programmes at 23 IITs — students may apply for up to two papers in different shifts.

For all the current updates, students should regularly visit the official JAM 2027 website jam.iitkgp.ac.in for official information regarding final dates and schedule.

Key Summary

In this Article, we have discussed about IIT JAM 2027 Important Dates, Paper-wise and Session-wise Exam Schedule, and Year-wise Date Trends.

• IIT JAM 2027 is scheduled for February 14, 2027 (Sunday), organized by IIT Kharagpur; the official brochure was released on August 22, 2026.
• Registration opens September 5 and closes October 12, 2026 via the JOAPS portal on jam.iitkgp.ac.in.
• Admit card is expected in January 2027; the exam spans two CBT shifts on a single Sunday covering all 7 test papers.
• Result will be declared on March 18, 2027; online counselling and admission form submission begins April 2027 across approximately 3,000 seats.
• IIT JAM has been held on a Sunday in early-to-mid February for six consecutive years, with the organizing IIT rotating annually across the IIT system.

What are the IIT JAM 2027 Exam Dates?

The IIT JAM 2027 calendar runs from August 2026 through at least July 2027. Below is a detailed walkthrough of each milestone in chronological order — what it means for students, what action is required, and what recent precedents tell you about expected timing.

IIT JAM 2027 Registration Date: September 5, 2026 (Confirmed)

Registration for IIT JAM 2027 opens on September 5, 2026 through the JOAPS (Joint Admission Portal for IIT JAM) at jam.iitkgp.ac.in. The process is entirely online; no offline or postal applications are accepted. Students can apply for a maximum of two test papers, but the two papers must fall in different shifts — applying for two papers in the same shift (e.g., Chemistry and Mathematics, both in Shift 1) is not permitted at the system level.

• Start Date: September 5, 2026
• Application Fee (one paper): ₹1,500 — general/OBC/EWS; ₹750 — SC/ST/PwD/female
• Application Fee (two papers): ₹2,100 — general/OBC/EWS; ₹1,050 — SC/ST/PwD/female
• Action Required: Create a JOAPS account → upload scanned photo and signature → select test paper(s) → choose exam city → complete online payment
• Documents Needed: Valid photo ID, category certificate (if applicable), qualifying degree certificate or transcript

Ques. Can students register for IIT JAM 2027 after October 12, 2026?

IIT JAM 2027 Application Form Deadline: October 12, 2026

The IIT JAM 2027 registration window closes on October 12, 2026. This is a hard deadline enforced at the system level — the JOAPS portal stops accepting new submissions at the close of this date. Students are advised to complete their application at least 3–4 days in advance to avoid last-minute payment gateway failures or upload errors that cannot be resolved after the portal shuts.

• Deadline: October 12, 2026 (51 days from today)
• Consequence of Missing: No recourse — students cannot apply after this date for the JAM 2027 cycle
• JAM 2026 Pattern: Registration closed October 11, 2025 — JAM 2027 is one day later, reflecting a marginal calendar shift
• Action Required: Ensure payment is confirmed on JOAPS before midnight on October 12; incomplete applications with pending payment are automatically cancelled

IIT JAM 2027 Application Correction Window: November 10, 2026 (Expected)

IIT Kharagpur is expected to open a correction window on approximately November 10, 2026, allowing registered students to make limited edits to their submitted application. This window is the only opportunity to fix errors after registration closes; once it shuts, no further changes are permitted before the exam.

• Expected Opening: November 10, 2026
• What Can Be Changed: Test paper choice (subject to cross-shift constraint), preferred exam city
• What Cannot Be Changed: Name, date of birth, gender, category, photo, and signature
• Fee for Correction: Typically no additional fee; any differential fee for a more expensive paper combination is charged at this stage
• Action Required: Log in to JOAPS with registered credentials during the correction window; no separate registration is needed

Note: The correction window is the final opportunity to switch your test paper. A student who registered for Mathematics (MA, Shift 1) and later decides to add Physics (PH, Shift 2) must do so during this window. Students cannot switch to a second paper in the same shift as their existing selection — this constraint is system-enforced.

IIT JAM 2027 Admit Card Release Date: January 2027 (Expected)

The IIT JAM 2027 admit card is expected to be released in the first or second week of January 2027. The two most recent cycles provide a tight reference range: JAM 2026 admit card was released January 13, 2026 (32 days before the February 15 exam), and JAM 2025 on January 6, 2025 (27 days before the February 2 exam). For JAM 2027, with the exam on February 14, students can expect the admit card around January 6–14, 2027. The admit card will be available exclusively on the JOAPS portal — no physical copy will be dispatched to students.

• Expected Release: First or second week of January 2027 (~130–140 days from today)
• Where to Download: JOAPS portal — jam.iitkgp.ac.in (log in with application number and password)
• Details on Admit Card: Roll number, exam centre address, shift timing, test paper, photo
• Documents to Carry on Exam Day: Printed admit card (colour printout preferred) + one original photo ID (Aadhaar/Passport/PAN/Driving Licence)

Note: Report to the exam centre at least 30 minutes before the shift starts. Entry closes at 9:00 AM for Shift 1 and 2:00 PM for Shift 2 on February 14, 2027. Late entry is not permitted under any circumstances — even if you hold a valid admit card.

IIT JAM 2027 Exam Date and Paper-wise Schedule: February 14, 2027

IIT JAM 2027 will be conducted on February 14, 2027 (Sunday) in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode at designated exam centres across India. All 7 test papers are distributed across two shifts; students who have applied for two papers must appear in both shifts on the same day. Each shift is exactly 3 hours long, with a 2-hour break separating the two shifts.

• Exam Mode: Computer-Based Test (CBT) — all answers entered via keyboard/mouse at the exam centre; no OMR or pen-and-paper option
• Total Marks: 100 per paper
• Question Types: MCQ (Multiple Choice), MSQ (Multiple Select), NAT (Numerical Answer Type)
• Negative Marking: 1/3 mark deducted per incorrect MCQ response; no negative marking for MSQ and NAT
• Two-paper students: Must attend both shifts on February 14; the 2-hour gap (12:30 PM – 2:30 PM) is the only break between sessions

Ques. Can a student appear in both shifts of IIT JAM 2027?

IIT JAM 2027 Answer Key Release: Late February 2027 (Expected)

IIT Kharagpur will release the provisional IIT JAM 2027 answer key within 2–3 weeks of the exam — expected in the third or fourth week of February 2027. For reference, the JAM 2026 provisional answer key was published on February 19, 2026, just four days after the February 15 exam; the JAM 2025 key followed a similar fast-release pattern. Students can challenge individual answers by submitting objections with a fee of ₹500 per question, refundable if the objection is upheld. The final answer key — used for computing result scores — is published after IIT Kharagpur’s expert committee reviews all objections.

• Provisional Answer Key: Expected late February 2027
• Objection Window: Open for approximately 5–7 days after provisional key release
• Challenge Fee: ₹500 per question (refunded if objection is accepted)
• Final Answer Key: Expected early-to-mid March 2027, after objection review
• Action Required: Download the paper-specific key from JOAPS; compare with your marked responses; file objections with supporting references from standard textbooks

IIT JAM 2027 Result Date: March 18, 2027

IIT JAM 2027 result will be declared on March 18, 2027 on the JOAPS portal. The result will include paper-wise total score, rank, and qualifying status. The scorecard — carrying the official JAM 2027 score, rank, and validity period — will be available for download simultaneously with the result announcement. JAM has declared results in mid-March in every recent cycle: JAM 2026 result on March 19, 2026; JAM 2025 on March 19, 2025; JAM 2024 on March 22, 2024 — JAM 2027’s March 18 date follows this mid-March pattern and is one day earlier than the last two cycles.

• Result Date: March 18, 2027
• Where to Check: JOAPS portal — jam.iitkgp.ac.in (log in with application number)
• Details in Result: Total score, rank in paper, qualifying status, category-wise rank
• Score Validity: One academic year only — valid for admissions in the 2027–28 session
• Action Required: Download and preserve scorecard; it must be uploaded during the counselling/admission form stage on JOAPS

Note: The IIT JAM 2027 score is valid for one academic year only — unlike GATE, which carries a three-year score validity. Students who qualify JAM 2027 must secure admission in the 2027–28 academic session; the score cannot be used for 2028–29 admissions under any circumstance.

IIT JAM 2027 Counselling Schedule: April 2027 Onwards (Expected)

IIT JAM 2027 counselling will be conducted online through the JOAPS portal, with the admission form submission window expected to open in April 2027 — within 2–4 weeks of the result date. Qualified students must submit programme preferences and supporting documents online; physical document verification typically takes place at the respective IIT after seat allotment. For reference, JAM 2026 counselling ran from March 27 to July 9, 2026, across multiple rounds of seat allotment.

• Expected Start: April 2027 (approximately 2–3 weeks after result declaration on March 18)
• Process: Admission form submission on JOAPS → document upload → multiple rounds of seat allotment → fee payment and seat acceptance
• Seats Available: Approximately 3,000 seats across 89 postgraduate programmes at 23 IITs and IISc
• Programmes Offered: MSc, MSc-PhD Dual Degree, Joint MSc-PhD, and MSc-MTech programmes depending on the institute and paper
• Documents Required: JAM 2027 scorecard, graduation mark sheets/transcripts, category certificate (if applicable), passport-size photographs
• Action Required: Register for admission on JOAPS immediately after result; missing the counselling registration deadline permanently forfeits the seat — there is no second-chance window

Ques. When will IIT JAM 2027 counselling registration open?

Year-wise IIT JAM Exam Dates and Trends

The table below covers six JAM cycles from 2022 to 2027, showing the exam date, organizing IIT, brochure/notification release month, and result month. All data for JAM 2022–2026 is confirmed; JAM 2027 data reflects the official brochure released today by IIT Kharagpur.

Three structural patterns define the IIT JAM calendar across this six-year window. The exam date has fallen on a Sunday in the February 2–15 range in every cycle without exception — JAM 2027’s February 14 date is fully consistent with this. The brochure has been released in August or early September approximately 5–6 months before the exam in all six cycles, giving students a reliable preparation runway. Results have arrived in the March 18–22 window in five of the six cycles — JAM 2027’s March 18 date is actually the earliest in this range, suggesting IIT Kharagpur aims for a slightly faster turnaround than some predecessors. No organizing IIT has repeated in consecutive years, and no IIT has appeared twice in the six-cycle window shown — pointing to a broad, structured rotation across the IIT system rather than a random assignment.

Ques. Has IIT JAM ever been postponed or held outside February?

Ques. Which IIT will conduct IIT JAM 2028?

Will IIT JAM 2027 Be Conducted in Two Shifts?

Yes. IIT JAM 2027 will be conducted in two shifts on February 14, 2027. The two-shift format is a structural feature of JAM — not an exam-specific decision — driven by the fact that 7 distinct test papers cannot fit within a single 3-hour CBT session at any scale. The two-shift design also allows IIT Kharagpur to use the same pool of CBT lab infrastructure across both sessions on the same day, reducing the number of test centres required nationwide.

• Shift 1 (9:30 AM – 12:30 PM): Chemistry (CY), Geology (GG), Mathematics (MA) — three science papers in the forenoon session
• Shift 2 (2:30 PM – 5:30 PM): Biotechnology (BT), Economics (EN), Mathematical Statistics (MS), Physics (PH) — four papers, including the social science paper (Economics) and the interdisciplinary Mathematical Statistics
• Break between shifts: 2 hours (12:30 PM – 2:30 PM) — students appearing for both shifts remain on campus or in the designated waiting area at most centres
• No overlap possible at registration: The JOAPS system enforces the constraint at the point of application — students cannot register for two papers in the same shift
• CBT format applies to both shifts: All responses are entered on a computer at the designated exam centre; scratch paper is provided separately

Ques. What is the time gap between Shift 1 and Shift 2 in IIT JAM 2027?

Ques. Which test papers are in Shift 1 and which are in Shift 2 of IIT JAM 2027?

Countdown to IIT JAM 2027 Exam Date

The table below shows the number of days remaining from today — August 22, 2026 — to each key milestone in the IIT JAM 2027 event calendar. Days for events with expected (not confirmed) dates are shown as approximate ranges.

Source: jam.iitkgp.ac.in (IIT JAM 2027 official brochure, released August 22, 2026)