Overview
- IIT Kharagpur announced the deadline extension on Wednesday, moving the JAM 2027 registration cut‑off from October 12 to October 19 to give candidates an additional week to apply.
- The JAM 2027 exam will be held as a computer‑based test on February 14, 2027, in two sessions with seven papers that use MCQ, MSQ and NAT question formats.
- All 23 IITs will use JAM scores for admission to 89 postgraduate programmes including MSc, MSc‑PhD, MSc‑MTech, joint and integrated PhD options for the 2027‑28 academic year.
- Applications go through the JOAPS portal, the correction window will open on November 10, and fees are Rs 2,000 for one paper and Rs 2,700 for two papers for General/OBC candidates with lower rates for female, SC, ST and PwD applicants.
- The test will run at about 114 cities across India with no international centres, candidates may apply for up to two papers only if those papers fall in different sessions, and results are scheduled for March 18, 2027.