New Delhi, 7th Dec: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will hold a Joint Admission Test on May 8, 2011 across the country for admission to its various programmes. Those interested can also apply online to appear for the entrance test from December 22 onwards.

Application forms and other details can be obtained from select branches of the Punjab National Bank from December 22 to January 21, 2011 on payment of Rs.1,000. For female candidates the fee is Rs.900, and for SC/ST/ physically handicapped candidates it is Rs.500.

The bank branches at Thiruvananthapuram (Station Road), Kochi (Mattancherry), Coimbatore  (Oppanakkara Street), Tiruchirappalli (Cantonment), Chennai (NSC Bose Road and T. Nagar), Bangalore (city), Mangalore (Balmatte Road), Hyderabad (Banjara hills), Delhi (Hauzkhas, Janapath, Maharani Bagh and Vivek Vihar), Mumbai (Ghatkopar East and NC Kelkar Road – Dadar) will distribute  forms. The preferred mode of application is online through the web link www.iitr.ac.in/jam. 

The fee for online applications should be paid through a demand draft drawn in favour of chairman, JAM 2011, IIT Roorkee, on any bank payable at Roorkee. The duly filled in application form should be sent by registered post to the Organising Chairman, JAM 2011, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee 247667 so as to reach the addressee on or before January 31, 2011.

Courses

IIT Bombay: Two-year fulltime M.Sc. programmes in applied geology, applied geophysics, applied statistics and informatics, biotechnology, chemistry, mathematics and physics.

M.Sc.-Ph.D. dual degree programmes in applied geology, applied geophysics, biotechnology, energy, environmental science and engineering, operational research and physics.

Both the degrees will be awarded together after the successful completion of the programmes.

IIT Delhi: M.Sc. degree course in chemistry, mathematics and physics.

IIT Guwahati: M.Sc. degree course in chemistry, mathematics, computing and physics.

IIT Hyderabad: M.Sc. degree course in chemistry and physics.

IIT Kanpur: M.Sc. degree course in chemistry, mathematics, physics and statistics; M.Sc.-Ph.D. dual degree programme in physics.

IIT Kharagpur: Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. programmes in chemistry, geology, mathematics and physics.

IIT Madras: M.Sc. programmes in chemistry, mathematics and physics.

IIT Roorkee: M.Sc. programmes in applied geology, applied mathematics, biotechnology, chemistry, industrial mathematics and informatics and physics, M.Tech. programmes in geological technology and geophysical technology; three-year MCA.

For M.Sc. degree course in applied geology at IIT Bombay and Roorkee, and joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. degree in geology at IIT Kharagpur, M.Tech. degree course in geological technology at IIT Roorkee and M.Sc.-Ph.D. course in applied geology at IIT Bombay, candidates must have a Bachelor's degree with geology, mathematics, physics, chemistry or biological science among any two optional subjects. The applicant must have studied mathematics at the Plus Two level.

For M.Sc. degree course in applied geophysics at IIT Bombay, M.Sc.-Ph.D. in applied geophysics, candidates must have a Bachelor's degree with both mathematics and physics as subject.

For M.Sc. degree course in applied statistics and informatics at IIT Bombay, M.Sc. statistics at IIT Kolkata, joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. course in mathematics at IIT Kharagpur, and M.Sc.-Ph.D. course in operations research at IIT Bombay, candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in mathematics or statistics.

For M.Sc. biotechnology at IIT Bombay and Roorkee and M.Sc.-Ph.D. course in biotechnology at IIT Bombay, candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in any branch of science, agriculture, pharmacy, veterinary science, engineering or medicine (MBBS).

For M.Sc. chemistry course from IITs at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Madras and Roorkee, joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in chemistry at IIT Kharagpur, candidates must have a Bacehlor's degree with chemistry as a subject, and should have studied mathematics at the Plus Two level.

For M.Sc. degree course in mathematics at IITs in Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur and Madras, M.Sc. mathematics and computing degree at IIT Guwahati, M.Sc. applied mathematics at IIT Roorkee, M.Sc. industrial mathematics and informatics at IIT Roorkee, candidates must have a Bachelor's with mathematics as a subject.

For M.Sc. physics at IITs in Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Madras and Roorkee, joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in physics at IIT Kharagpur, candidates must have a Bachelor's degree with physics and mathematics as subjects.

For M.Sc.-Ph.D. dual degree in energy at IIT Bombay, candidates must have a Bachelor's degree with any one among chemistry, mathematics and physics a a subject.

For M.Sc.-Ph.D. dual degree in environmental science and engineering at IIT Bangalore, candidates must have a Bachelor's degree with any one among biology, biotechnology, chemistry, mathematics or physics as a subject. Applicants must have studied mathematics at the Plus Two level.

For MCA degree, candidates must have a Bachelor's degree with mathematics as a subject.

Regarding all the above eligibility criteria, the applicants should have obtained at least 55 per cent aggregate marks in the qualifying degree examination. Proof of educational qualification should be submitted by September 30, 2011.

For more details visit www.iitr.ac.in/jam.

Source: Hindu