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IIT JAM Seat Matrix 2026: IIT JAM 2026 exam offers students a direct path to pursue MSc and Integrated MSc-PhD courses across seven subjects: Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Economics (EN), Geology (GG), Mathematical Statistics (MS), Mathematics (MA), and Physics (PH). Before beginning IIT JAM 2026 preparation, it's important for students to check the number of available seats in each course at various IITs and NITs. Knowing IIT JAM seats 2026 helps students assess the level of competition for each course, as a higher number of seats can indicate higher score expectations. For the academic year 2026-27, a total of 3,057 seats are expected to be available for admission through IIT JAM.
The seat matrix for IIT JAM 2026 will soon be available on IIT JAM 2026 official website hosted by IIT Bombay: jam2026.iitb.ac.in. In this article, candidates can check the seat availability for different MSc courses at IIT JAM participating institutes 2026!
Continue reading for the complete IIT JAM Seat Matrix 2026!
For the academic year 2026-27, around 3,000 seats are expected to be available across various postgraduate programs at 22 IITs. There are 89 postgraduate programs in total, and admission to these programs is based on IIT JAM 2026 exam scores.
Additionally, over 2,300 seats will be available through IISc and other institutes like NITs, DIAT, IIEST, IISER Pune, IISER Bhopal, IIPE, JNCASR, and SLIET. These admissions are conducted through CCMN. The IIT JAM 2026 seat matrix for various courses is discussed below:
The total seats in IIT JAM Biotechnology course 2026 for all categories is given below:
S.No. | Institute | Programs Available | GEN | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc. in Biotechnology | 13+1* | 4 | 9 | 4+1* | 3 | 35 |
2 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | IIT Delhi | M.Sc. in Biological Sciences | 5 | 0+1* | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
4 | IIT Dharwad | M.Sc. in Molecular Medicine | 5+1* | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
5 | IIT Indore | M.Sc. in Biotechnology | 6+1* | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
6 | IIT Roorkee | M.Sc. in Bioscience and Bioengineering | 14 | 4 | 8+1* | 4+1* | 3 | 35 |
Total | 47 | 13 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 114 | ||
* indicates seats reserved for PwD candidates.
The total seats in IIT JAM Chemistry 2026 for all categories is given below:
S.No. | Institute | Programs Available | GEN | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IIT Bhilai | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1+1* | 20 |
2 | IIT Bhubaneswar | Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Chemistry | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3+1* | 2 | 25 |
3 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 22+1* | 5+1* | 14+1* | 9 | 4 | 57 |
4 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc.‐Ph.D.Dual Degree in Energy Science and Engineering | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
5 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc.‐Ph.D.Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
6 | IIT Delhi | M.Sc. in Biological Sciences | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
7 | IIT Delhi | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 26+2* | 7 | 17+1* | 9+1* | 5 | 68 |
8 | IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 26+1* | 6 | 17+1* | 10 | 5 | 66 |
9 | IIT Dharwad | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 5+1* | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
10 | IIT Gandhinagar | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 17+1* | 4 | 12+1* | 7 | 3 | 45 |
11 | IIT Guwahati | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 24+1* | 6 | 15+1* | 8+1* | 4 | 60 |
12 | IIT Hyderabad | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 16 | 4 | 10+1* | 6 | 2+1* | 40 |
13 | IIT Indore | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 12 | 3 | 8+1* | 4 | 2 | 30 |
14 | IIT Jammu | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2+1* | 1 | 20 |
15 | IIT Jodhpur | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 7+1* | 2 | 4+1* | 3 | 2 | 20 |
16 | IIT Jodhpur | M.Sc.‐ M.Tech. Dual Degree in Chemistry and Materials Engineering | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
17 | IIT Kanpur | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 19+1* | 5 | 12+1* | 6+1* | 4 | 49 |
18 | IIT Kharagpur | Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Chemistry | 22+1* | 6 | 14+1* | 8+1* | 4 | 57 |
19 | IIT Madras | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 26+1* | 7 | 17+1* | 10 | 4+1* | 67 |
20 | IIT Mandi | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 6 | 1+1* | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
21 | IIT Palakkad | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 8 | 3+1* | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
22 | IIT Patna | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 12+1* | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
23 | IIT Roorkee | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 18 | 3+1* | 12 | 7 | 2+1* | 44 |
24 | IIT Ropar | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 10 | 2+1* | 6+1* | 3 | 2 | 25 |
25 | IIT Tirupati | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 9 | 0+1* | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
26 | IIT (BHU)Varanasi | M.Sc. in Chemistry | 9+1* | 2 | 6+1* | 4 | 2 | 25 |
Total | 348 | 86 | 230 | 127 | 64 | 855 | ||
The IIT JAM 2026 seat matrix for economics course for all categories is given below:
S.No. | Institute | Programs Available | GEN | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IIT Delhi | M.Sc. in Economics | 9+1* | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
2 | IIT Roorkee | M.Sc. in Economics | 12+1* | 3 | 9 | 4+1* | 3 | 33 |
Total | 23 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 58 | ||
The total seats in IIT JAM geology course 2026 for all categories is given below:
S.No. | Institute | Programs Available | GEN | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IIT Bhubaneswar | Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Atmosphere & Ocean Sciences | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
2 | IIT Bhubaneswar | Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Geology | 9+1* | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
3 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc. in Applied Geology | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5+1* | 3 | 38 |
4 | IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | M.Sc.(Tech.) in Applied Geology | 26+1* | 6 | 17+1* | 10 | 5 | 66 |
5 | IIT Kharagpur | Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Geology | 14+1* | 4 | 9+1* | 6 | 3 | 38 |
6 | IIT Kharagpur | Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Geophysics | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0+1* | 15 |
7 | IIT Roorkee | M.Sc. in Applied Geology | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
Total | 86 | 21 | 57 | 33 | 16 | 213 | ||
The IIT JAM seat matrix 2026 for mathematical statistics course for all categories is given below:
S.No. | Institute | Programs Available | GEN | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc. in Operations Research | 3 | 1 | 1+1* | 1 | 1 | 8 |
2 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc. in Statistics | 18+1* | 5 | 12+1* | 7 | 4 | 48 |
3 | IIT Kanpur | M.Sc. in Mathematical Statistics | 24+1* | 6 | 16+1* | 8+1* | 5 | 62 |
4 | IIT Palakkad | M.Sc. in Mathematics | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
5 | IIT Tirupati | M.Sc. in Mathematics & Statistics | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Total | 51 | 14 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 128 | ||
The IIT JAM total seats in Mathematics course 2026 for all categories is given below:
S.No. | Institute | Programs Available | GEN | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IIT Bhilai | M.Sc. in Mathematics & Computing | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
2 | IIT Bhubaneswar | Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Atmosphere & Ocean Sciences | 1+1* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
3 | IIT Bhubaneswar | Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Mathematics | 9+1* | 2+1* | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
4 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc.‐Ph.D.Dual Degree in Energy Science and Engineering | 1 | 0 | 1+1* | 1 | 0 | 4 |
5 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc.‐Ph.D.Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc. in Mathematics | 14+1* | 4 | 10 | 5+1* | 3 | 38 |
7 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc. in Operations Research | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
8 | IIT Delhi | M.Sc. in Mathematics | 27+1* | 7 | 17+1* | 10 | 4+1* | 68 |
9 | IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | M.Sc. in Mathematics & Computing | 21+1* | 6 | 15 | 7+1* | 4 | 55 |
10 | IIT Dharwad | M.Sc. in Mathematics | 5+1* | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
11 | IIT Gandhinagar | M.Sc. in Mathematics | 18+1* | 4 | 11+1* | 7 | 3 | 45 |
12 | IIT Guwahati | M.Sc. in Mathematics & Computing | 11+1* | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1+1* | 30 |
13 | IIT Guwahati | M.Sc. in Mathematics | 11+1* | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1+1* | 30 |
14 | IIT Hyderabad | M.Sc. in Mathematics/ Mathematics & Computing | 11+1* | 3 | 8 | 4+1* | 2 | 30 |
15 | IIT Indore | M.Sc. in Mathematics | 7+1* | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
16 | IIT Jodhpur | M.Sc. in Mathematics | 5+1* | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
17 | IIT Jodhpur | M.Sc.‐ M.Tech. Dual Degree in Mathematics‐Data & Computational Sciences | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
18 | IIT Kanpur | M.Sc. in Mathematics | 19+1* | 5 | 12+1* | 6+1* | 4 | 49 |
19 | IIT Kharagpur | Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Mathematics | 15 | 4 | 9+1* | 5+1* | 3 | 38 |
20 | IIT Madras | M.Sc. in Mathematics | 19+1* | 5 | 12+1* | 7 | 4 | 49 |
21 | IIT Mandi | M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics | 5+1* | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
22 | IIT Palakkad | M.Sc. in Mathematics | 6 | 2 | 4+1* | 2 | 1 | 16 |
23 | IIT Patna | M.Sc. in Mathematics | 11+1* | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 |
24 | IIT Roorkee | M.Sc. in Mathematics | 14+1* | 4 | 10 | 5+1* | 3 | 38 |
25 | IIT Ropar | M.Sc. in Mathematics | 9+1* | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
26 | IIT Tirupati | M.Sc. in Mathematics & Statistics | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1+1* | 1 | 15 |
Total | 280 | 75 | 186 | 105 | 51 | 697 | ||
The total seats in IIT JAM Physics 2026 for all categories is given below:
S.No. | Institute | Programs Available | GEN | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IIT Bhilai | M.Sc. in Physics | 7+1* | 2 | 5+1* | 3 | 1 | 20 |
2 | IIT Bhubaneswar | Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Atmosphere & Ocean Sciences | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
3 | IIT Bhubaneswar | Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Physics | 10 | 3 | 7+1* | 4 | 2 | 27 |
4 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc. in Applied Geophysics | 8 | 1+1* | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
5 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Energy Science and Engineering | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
6 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0+1* | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 | IIT Bombay | M.Sc. in Physics | 22+2* | 6 | 15+1* | 9 | 5 | 60 |
8 | IIT Delhi | M.Sc. in Physics | 27+1* | 7 | 17+1* | 9+1* | 5 | 68 |
9 | IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | M.Sc.(Tech.) in Applied Geophysics | 22 | 6 | 15 | 7+1* | 4 | 55 |
10 | IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | M.Sc. in Physics | 21+1* | 6 | 15 | 8 | 3+1* | 55 |
11 | IIT Dharwad | M.Sc. in Physics | 5+1* | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
12 | IIT Gandhinagar | M.Sc. in Physics | 18 | 4 | 11+1* | 6+1* | 4 | 45 |
13 | IIT Guwahati | M.Sc. in Physics | 23+1* | 6 | 15+1* | 8+1* | 5 | 60 |
14 | IIT Hyderabad | M.Sc. in Physics | 15+1* | 3+1* | 11 | 6 | 3 | 40 |
15 | IIT Indore | M.Sc. in Astronomy | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
16 | IIT Indore | M.Sc. in Physics | 11+1* | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
17 | IIT Jammu | M.Sc. in Physics | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2+1* | 1 | 20 |
18 | IIT Jodhpur | M.Sc. in Physics | 7+1* | 2 | 4+1* | 3 | 2 | 20 |
19 | IIT Jodhpur | M.Sc.-M.Tech. Dual Degree in Physics and Materials Engineering | 5 | 1 | 3+1* | 2 | 1 | 13 |
20 | IIT Kanpur | M.Sc. in Physics | 14+1* | 4 | 9+1* | 6 | 3 | 38 |
21 | IIT Kanpur | M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree in Physics | 7+1* | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
22 | IIT Kharagpur | Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Geophysics | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1+1* | 1 | 15 |
23 | IIT Kharagpur | Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Physics | 23+1* | 6 | 15+1* | 9 | 3+1* | 59 |
24 | IIT Madras | M.Sc. in Physics | 21+1* | 4+1* | 15 | 7+1* | 4 | 54 |
25 | IIT Mandi | M.Sc. in Physics | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1+1* | 1 | 15 |
26 | IIT Mandi | Integrated-Ph.D in Physics | 3 | 1 | 1+1* | 1 | 1 | 8 |
27 | IIT Palakkad | M.Sc. in Physics | 7 | 3+1* | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
28 | IIT Patna | M.Sc. in Physics | 12+1* | 3 | 7+1* | 4 | 2 | 30 |
29 | IIT Roorkee | M.Sc. in Physics | 12 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1+1* | 30 |
30 | IIT Ropar | M.Sc. in Physics | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3+1* | 2 | 25 |
31 | IIT Tirupati | M.Sc. in Physics | 9 | 0+1* | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
32 | IIT (BHU) Varanasi | M.Sc. in Physics | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1+1* | 25 |
Total | 379 | 97 | 256 | 138 | 71 | 942 | ||
The IIT JAM seat matrix 2026 provides detailed information about the available seats across various MSc courses, helping students make informed decisions during the admission process. With thousands of seats available at multiple IITs and other prestigious institutions, candidates can assess their options and plan their preparation accordingly!
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