IIT JAM 2026 Seat Matrix: Check Category-Wise Seat Available at All IITs, NITs & Other Institutes

IIT JAM 2026 Seat Matrix: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) release the IIT JAM seat matrix on their official website. Candidates willing to secure admission to JAM participating institutes must stay updated with the IIT JAM seat matrix across IITs, NITs, and other result-sharing institutes. Over 3000 seats were available across 105 postgraduate courses at 22 IITs for JAM admission in the academic year 2025-26. JAM scores are also used for admission to postgraduate courses like M.Sc. and M.A. at various NITs, IIEST Shibpur, SLIET, DIAT through Centralized Counselling for M.Sc / M.Sc.(Tech.) We have shared below the previous year's IIT JAM seat matrix for the reference of the candidates.

IIT JAM 2026 Seat Matrix

The IIT JAM 2026 exam will be conducted for admission to courses such as M.Sc., M.Sc. (Tech), M.S Research, M.Sc.-M.Tech. Dual Degree, Joint M.Sc.- Ph.D., M.Sc. - Ph.D. Dual Degree in various institutes. For students fulfilling the ERs, MEQs and other conditions, JAM All India Rank (AIR) will be used to grant admission to them without any additional interview or written test. The JAM admission will be based on merit and available seats at the admitting institutes. Students seeking admission must check the JAM seat intake for each course at IITs, NITs and other institutes before commencing their preparation. This will help them understand the competition level and make informed decisions. The IIT JAM 2026 seat matrix typically includes the number of seats available across all the categories in every subject at the JAM participating institutes.

Previous Year IIT JAM Seat Matrix

The IIT JAM 2026 notification has not yet been announced. So, the candidates can check the previous year's IIT JAM seat matrix for Biotechnology (BT), Chemistry (CY), Economics (EN), Geology (GG), Mathematics (MA), Mathematical Statistics (MS), and Physics (PH) in the table shared below for reference purpose:

IIT JAM Seat Matrix for Biotechnology (BT) Course

Check below the category-wise JAM seat matrix 2025 for the Biotechnology (BT) Course for different academic programs at the participating institutes.

S.No.	Institute	Academic Programme (Code)	JAM Test Paper Code	GEN	EWS	OBC	SC	ST	Total
1	IIT Bombay	1204: M.Sc. in Biotechnology @	BT	13+1*	4	9	4+1*	3	35
2	IIT Bombay	1213: M.Sc.‐Ph.D.Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	BT	1	0	1	1	0	3
3	IIT Delhi	1305: M.Sc. in Biological Sciences	BT	5	0+1*	2	2	1	11
4	IIT Dharwad	3304: M.Sc. in Molecular Medicine	BT	5+1*	2	4	2	1	15
5	IIT Indore	2204: M.Sc. in Biotechnology	BT	6+1*	2	3	2	1	15
6	IIT Roorkee	1806: M.Sc. in Bioscience and Bioengineering	BT	14	4	8+1*	4+1*	3	35
Total				47	13	28	17	9	114

IIT JAM Seat Matrix for Chemistry (CY) Course

Let’s discuss the category-wise JAM seat matrix 2025 for the Chemistry (CY) Course for different academic programs at the participating institutes in the table below.

S.No.	Institute	Academic Programme (Code)	JAM Test Paper Code	GEN	EWS	OBC	SC	ST	Total
1	IIT Bhilai	2801: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	8	2	5	3	1+1*	20
2	IIT Bhubaneswar	1901: Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Chemistry	CY	9+1*	2	7	4	2	25
3	IIT Bombay	1205: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	22+1*	5+1*	14+1*	9	4	57
4	IIT Bombay	1212: M.Sc.‐Ph.D.Dual Degree in Energy Science and Engineering	CY	4	1	2	1	1	9
5	IIT Bombay	1213: M.Sc.‐Ph.D.Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	CY	2	0	1	1	1	5
6	IIT Delhi	1305: M.Sc. in Biological Sciences	CY	3	1	3	1	1	9
7	IIT Delhi	1301: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	26+2*	7	17+1*	9+1*	5	68
8	IIT (ISM) Dhanbad	2601: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	26+1*	6	17+1*	10	5	66
9	IIT Dharwad	3301: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	5+1*	2	4	2	1	15
10	IIT Gandhinagar	2001: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	17+1*	4	12+1*	7	3	45
11	IIT Guwahati	1401: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	24+1*	6	15+1*	8+1*	4	60
12	IIT Hyderabad	2101: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	16	4	10+1*	6	2+1*	40
13	IIT Indore	2201: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	12	3	8+1*	4	2	30
14	IIT Jammu	3201: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	8	2	6	2+1*	1	20
15	IIT Jodhpur	2401: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	11+1*	2	7+1*	4+1*	2+1*	30
16	IIT Jodhpur	2406: M.Sc.‐ M.Tech. Dual Degree in Chemistry and Materials Engineering	CY	6	1	3	2	1	13
17	IIT Kanpur	1501: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	19+1*	5	12+1*	6+1*	4	49
18	IIT Kharagpur	1601: Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Chemistry	CY	22+1*	6	14+1*	8+1*	4	57
19	IIT Madras	1701: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	26+1*	7	17+1*	10	4+1*	67
20	IIT Mandi	3101: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	6	1+1*	4	2	1	15
21	IIT Palakkad	2901: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	8	3+1*	5	3	1	21
22	IIT Patna	2504: Integrated M.Sc. PhD (Chemistry)	CY	2	1	1	0	1	5
23	IIT Patna	2501: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	10+1*	2	7	4	1	25
24	IIT Roorkee	1802: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	18	3+1*	12	7	2+1*	44
25	IIT Ropar	2302: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	10	2+1*	6+1*	3	2	25
26	IIT Tirupati	3002: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	9	0+1*	5	3	2	20
27	IIT (BHU)Varanasi	2701: M.Sc. in Chemistry	CY	9+1*	2	6+1*	4	2	25
Total				352	86	233	129	65	865

IIT JAM Seat Matrix for Economics (EN) Course

Check below the category-wise JAM seat matrix 2025 for the Economics (EN) Course for different academic programs at the participating institutes.

S.No.	Institute	Academic Programme (Code)	JAM Test Paper Code	GEN	EWS	OBC	SC	ST	Total
1	IIT Delhi	1304: M.Sc. in Economics	EN	9+1*	2	7	4	2	25
2	IIT Roorkee	1803: M.Sc. in Economics	EN	12+1*	3	9	4+1*	3	33
Total				23	5	16	9	5	58

IIT JAM Seat Matrix for Geology (GG) Course

Let’s discuss the category-wise JAM seat matrix 2025 for the Geology (GG) Course for different academic programs at the participating institutes shared below.

S.No.	Institute	Academic Programme (Code)	JAM Test Paper Code	GEN	EWS	OBC	SC	ST	Total
1	IIT Bhubaneswar	1905: Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Atmosphere & Ocean Sciences	GG	4+1*	1	3	2	1	12
2	IIT Bhubaneswar	1904: Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Geology	GG	10	2	6+1*	4	2	25
3	IIT Bombay	1201: M.Sc. in Applied Geology	GG	15	4	10	5+1*	3	38
4	IIT (ISM) Dhanbad	2604: M.Sc.(Tech.) in Applied Geology	GG	26+1*	6	17+1*	10	5	66
5	IIT Kharagpur	1602: Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Geology	GG	14+1*	4	9+1*	6	3	38
6	IIT Kharagpur	1605: Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Geophysics	GG	6	2	4	2	0+1*	15
7	IIT Roorkee	1801: M.Sc. in Applied Geology	GG	8	2	5	3	0+1*	19
Total				86	21	57	33	16	213

IIT JAM Seat Matrix for Mathematics (MA) Course

Check below the category-wise JAM seat matrix 2025 for the Mathematics (MA) Course for different academic programs at the participating institutes.

S.No.	Institute	Academic Programme (Code)	JAM Test Paper Code	GEN	EWS	OBC	SC	ST	Total
1	IIT Bhilai	2802: M.Sc. in Mathematics & Computing	MA	8	2	5	3	2	20
2	IIT Bhubaneswar	1905: Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Atmosphere & Ocean Sciences	MA	2	0	1	1	0	4
3	IIT Bhubaneswar	1902: Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Mathematics	MA	10	3	6	3	1+1*	24
4	IIT Bombay	1206: M.Sc. in Mathematics	MA	14+1*	4	10	5+1*	3	38
5	IIT Bombay	1214: M.Sc. in Operations Research	MA	3	1	2	1	0	7
6	IIT Bombay	1212: M.Sc.‐Ph.D.Dual Degree in Energy Science and Engineering	MA	1	0	1+1*	1	0	4
7	IIT Bombay	1213: M.Sc.‐Ph.D.Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	MA	1	1	0	0	0	2
8	IIT Delhi	1302: M.Sc. in Mathematics	MA	27+1*	7	17+1*	10	4+1*	68
9	IIT (ISM) Dhanbad	2602: M.Sc. in Mathematics & Computing	MA	21+1*	6	15	7+1*	4	55
10	IIT Dharwad	3302: M.Sc. in Mathematics	MA	5+1*	2	4	2	1	15
11	IIT Gandhinagar	2002: M.Sc. in Mathematics	MA	18+1*	4	11+1*	7	3	45
12	IIT Guwahati	1404: M.Sc. in Mathematics	MA	11+1*	3	8	5	1+1*	30
13	IIT Guwahati	1402: M.Sc. in Mathematics & Computing	MA	11+1*	3	8	5	1+1*	30
14	IIT Hyderabad	2102: M.Sc. in Mathematics/ Mathematics & Computing	MA	11+1*	3	8	4+1*	2	30
15	IIT Indore	2203: M.Sc. in Mathematics	MA	7+1*	2	5	3	2	20
16	IIT Jodhpur	2402: M.Sc. in Mathematics	MA	5+1*	3	6	3	2	20
17	IIT Jodhpur	2404: M.Sc.‐ M.Tech. Dual Degree in Mathematics‐Data & Computational Sciences	MA	5	1	3	1	0	10
18	IIT Kanpur	1502: M.Sc. in Mathematics	MA	19+1*	5	12+1*	6+1*	4	49
19	IIT Kharagpur	1603: Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Mathematics	MA	15	4	9+1*	5+1*	3	38
20	IIT Madras	1702: M.Sc. in Mathematics	MA	19+1*	5	12+1*	7	4	49
21	IIT Mandi	3102: M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics	MA	5+1*	2	4	2	1	15
22	IIT Palakkad	2902: M.Sc. in Mathematics	MA	6	2	4+1*	2	1	16
23	IIT Patna	2505: Integrated M.Sc. PhD in Mathematics	MA	2	1	1	1	0	5
24	IIT Patna	2502: M.Sc. in Mathematics	MA	9+1*	2	7	4	2	25
25	IIT Roorkee	1804: M.Sc. in Mathematics	MA	14+1*	4	10	5+1*	3	38
26	IIT Ropar	2301: M.Sc. in Mathematics	MA	9+1*	3	6	4	2	25
27	IIT Tirupati	3004: M.Sc. in Mathematics	MA	4	1	3	1	1	10
28	IIT Tirupati	3001: M.Sc. in Mathematics & Statistics	MA	6	2	4	1+1*	1	15
Total				284	76	189	106	52	707

IIT JAM Seat Matrix for Mathematical Statistics (MS) Course

Let’s discuss the category-wise JAM seat matrix 2025 for the Mathematical Statistics (MS) Course for different academic programs at the participating institutes tabulated below.

S.No.	Institute	Academic Programme (Code)	JAM Test Paper Code	GEN	EWS	OBC	SC	ST	Total
1	IIT Bombay	1214: M.Sc. in Operations Research	MS	3	1	1+1*	1	1	8
2	IIT Bombay	1203: M.Sc. in Statistics	MS	18+1*	5	12+1*	7	4	48
3	IIT Kanpur	1504: M.Sc. in Statistics	MS	24+1*	6	16+1*	8+1*	5	62
4	IIT Palakkad	2902: M.Sc. in Mathematics	MS	2	1	1	1	0	5
5	IIT Tirupati	3001: M.Sc. in Mathematics & Statistics	MS	2	1	1	1	0	5
Total				51	14	34	19	10	128

IIT JAM Seat Matrix for Physics (PH) Course

Check below the category-wise JAM seat matrix 2025 for the Physics (PH) Course for different academic programs at the participating institutes.

S.No.	Institute	Academic Programme (Code)	JAM Test Paper Code	GEN	EWS	OBC	SC	ST	Total
1	IIT Bhilai	2803: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	7+1*	2	5+1*	3	1	20
2	IIT Bhubaneswar	1905: Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Atmosphere & Ocean Sciences	PH	3	1	2	1	1	8
3	IIT Bhubaneswar	1903: Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Physics	PH	9+1*	2+1*	8	4	2	27
4	IIT Bombay	1202: M.Sc. in Applied Geophysics	PH	8	1+1*	5	3	2	20
5	IIT Bombay	1207: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	22+2*	6	15+1*	9	5	60
6	IIT Bombay	1212: M.Sc.‐Ph.D.Dual Degree in Energy Science and Engineering	PH	4	1	2	1	1	9
7	IIT Bombay	1213: M.Sc.‐Ph.D.Dual Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering	PH	1	0	0+1*	0	0	2
8	IIT Delhi	1303: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	27+1*	7	17+1*	9+1*	5	68
9	IIT (ISM) Dhanbad	2603: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	21+1*	6	15	8	3+1*	55
10	IIT (ISM) Dhanbad	2605: M.Sc.(Tech.) in Applied Geophysics	PH	22	6	15	7+1*	4	55
11	IIT Dharwad	3303: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	5+1*	2	4	2	1	15
12	IIT Gandhinagar	2003: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	18	4	11+1*	6+1*	4	45
13	IIT Guwahati	1403: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	23+1*	6	15+1*	8+1*	5	60
14	IIT Hyderabad	2103: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	15+1*	3+1*	11	6	3	40
15	IIT Indore	2205: M.Sc. in Astronomy	PH	7	1	3	3	1	15
16	IIT Indore	2202: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	11+1*	3	9	4	2	30
17	IIT Jammu	3202: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	8	2	6	2+1*	1	20
18	IIT Jodhpur	2403: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	11+1*	2	7+1*	4+1*	2+1*	30
19	IIT Jodhpur	2405: M.Sc.‐ M.Tech. Dual Degree in Physics and Materials Engineering	PH	5	1	3+1*	2	1	13
20	IIT Kanpur	1503: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	14+1*	4	9+1*	6	3	38
21	IIT Kanpur	1505: M.Sc.‐Ph.D.Dual Degree in Physics	PH	7+1*	2	5	3	2	20
22	IIT Kharagpur	1605: Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Geophysics	PH	6	2	4	1+1*	1	15
23	IIT Kharagpur	1604: Joint M.Sc.‐ Ph.D. in Physics	PH	23+1*	6	15+1*	9	3+1*	59
24	IIT Madras	1703: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	21+1*	4+1*	15	7+1*	4	54
25	IIT Mandi	3104: Integrated‐ Ph.D in Physics	PH	3	1	1+1*	1	1	8
26	IIT Mandi	3103: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	6	2	4	1+1*	1	15
27	IIT Palakkad	2903: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	7	3+1*	6	3	1	21
28	IIT Patna	2506: Integrated M.Sc. PhD in Physics	PH	2	0	2	1	0	5
29	IIT Patna	2503: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	10+1*	3	5+1*	3	2	25
30	IIT Roorkee	1805: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	12	3	9	4	1+1*	30
31	IIT Ropar	2303: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	10	2	7	3+1*	2	25
32	IIT Tirupati	3003: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	9	0+1*	5	3	2	20
33	IIT (BHU)Varanasi	2702: M.Sc. in Physics	PH	10	3	7	3	1+1*	25
Total				383	97	259	140	73	952

How to Check IIT JAM Seat Matrix 2026?

Candidates can check the IIT JAM 2026 seat matrix online only on the official website. Follow these simple steps to check the seat intake of the IIT JAM 2026 exam shared below:

Go to the official website of the IIT JAM exam conducting body.
Click the “JAM 2026 Exam” link.
Find the “Seat Matrix” tab and click on it.
Now, select the institute name and JAM test paper to view the JAM seat intake for the particular subject.

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IIT JAM 2026 Seat Matrix: Check Category-Wise Seat Available at All IITs, NITs & Other Institutes

Check the detailed IIT JAM 2026 Seat Matrix for all categories, including institute-wise and subject-wise seat availability in the JAM participating institutes. Check the previous year IIT JAM seat matrix here.