IIT JAM Exam Centre 2026: Check Zone-wise Test Centre Cities and Codes
IIT JAM Exam Centre 2026: The IIT Bombay (IITB) has released the IIT JAM Exam Centres List along with the official information brochure. IIT JAM 2026 will be conducted in around 116 cities in India. Check out the complete list of IIT JAM Exam Centres here, along with the cities’ names and codes.
IIT JAM Exam Centre 2026: The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) released the notification for the Joint Admission Test for Master's (JAM) 2026. The IIT JAM is one of the most competitive exams in India, conducted for admission into postgraduate programs like M.Sc., Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., and M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree, and others, at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and other participating institutions.This year, IIT JAM 2026 is being conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB). The exam is scheduled to be held onFebruary 15, 2026, at 116 designated test centres in 8 IIT Zones, namely IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee. In this article, we will see the complete list of IIT JAM Exam Centres here, along with the cities’ names, codes, and the exam schedule.
IIT JAM Exam Centres 2026: Test City List
Along with the official information bulletin, the IIT Bombay (IITB) releases details and information regarding the IIT JAM Exam Centres. The notification for the IIT JAM 2026 exam has already been released. You can visit the official website to download the IIT JAM 2026 notification PDF.
How to Choose the IIT JAM 2026 Exam Centres?
A candidate can choose three cities from the list of examination cities given below. All three choices must be from the same IIT JAM 2026 zone. If a candidate chooses a particular city (in a particular zone) as the first choice, then he/she will be able to choose the cities of their second and third choices only from the same zone. Although the IIT JAM Committee reserves the right to add a new city or remove an existing one, and allot a city that may not be from any of the choices selected by the candidate.
IIT JAM 2026 Exam Centre List
The IIT JAM 2026 exam will be conducted in the cities given in the table below. At the time of online submission of the application form, the candidate will be required to choose the city in which he/she want to take the test. However, the exact address and location of the test centres shall be indicated on the IIT JAM admit card. Mentioned below is the list of IIT JAM Exam Centres 2026.
| Zone | Tentative List of Examination Cities/Towns |
| Zone 1: IISc Bengaluru | Belagavi [KA], Bengaluru North [KA], Bengaluru South [KA], Hassan [KA], Hubballi / Dharwad [KA], Hyderabad [TS], Kalaburagi [KA], Kannur [KL], Kozhikode [KL], Mangaluru [KA], Mysuru [KA], Palakkad [KL], Port Blair [AN], Payyanur [KL], Shivamogga [KA], Thrissur [KL], Vatakara [KL] |
| Zone 2: IIT Bombay | Ahmedabad [GJ], Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar) [MH], Akola [MH], Amravati [MH], Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad) [MH], Goa [GA], Jalgaon [MH], Kolhapur [MH], Mumbai [MH], Nagpur [MH], Nanded [MH], Nashik [MH], Pune [MH], Rajkot [GJ], Sangli [MH], Satara [MH], Solapur [MH], Surat [GJ], Vadodara [GJ] |
| Zone 3: IIT Delhi | Alwar [RJ], Bhilwara [RJ], Dausa [RJ], Faridabad [HR], Greater NOIDA [UP], Gurugram [HR], Hanumangarh [RJ], Hisar [HR], Indore [MP], Jaipur [RJ], Jammu-Samba [JK], Jodhpur [RJ], Mathura [UP], New Delhi [DL], Srinagar [JK] |
| Zone 4: IIT Guwahati | Agartala [TR], Dhanbad [JH], Dibrugarh [AS], Dimapur-Kohima [NL], Asansol-Durgapur [WB], Guwahati [AS], Imphal [MN], Jorhat [AS], Kalyani [WB], Patna [BR], Shillong [ML], Siliguri [WB] |
| Zone 5: IIT Kanpur | Agra [UP], Aligarh [UP], Bareilly [UP], Bhopal [MP], Gorakhpur [UP], Jabalpur [MP], Kanpur [UP], Lucknow [UP], Prayagraj [UP], Varanasi [UP] |
| Zone 6: IIT Kharagpur | Bhubaneswar [OR], Bilaspur [CH], Brahmapur [OR], Kolaghat [WB], Kolkata [WB], Kharagpur-Midnapore [WB], Raipur [CH], Ranchi [JH], Vijayawada [AP], Visakhapatnam [AP] |
| Zone 7: IIT Madras | Alappuzha [KL], Aluva-Ernakulam [KL], Chennai [TN], Coimbatore [TN], Guntur [AP], Karimnagar [TS], Karaikudi [TN], Khammam [TS], Kollam [KL], Kottayam [KL], Madurai [TN], Ongole [AP], Puducherry [PY], Salem [TN], Thiruvananthapuram [KL], Tiruchirappalli [TN], Tirunelveli [TN], Tirupati [AP], Warangal [TS] |
| Zone 8: IIT Bombay | Ambala [HR], Dehradun [UK], Ghaziabad [UP], Haldwani [UK], Jalandhar [PB], Kangra-Dharamshala [HP], Kurukshetra [HR], Meerut [UP], Mohali-Chandigarh [PB], Moradabad [UP], NOIDA [UP], Patiala [PB], Roorkee [UK], Shimla-Solan [HP] |
IIT JAM Exam Schedule 2026
The NBE has released the IIT JAM 2026 exam schedule along with the notification. The exam is scheduled for February 15, 2026. The candidates are advised to report well in advance at the exam centre; reporting late or beyond the prescribed time shall not be allowed to appear in the exam under any circumstances.
| Registration Begin | September 05, 2025 |
| Last date of Registration | October 12, 2025 |
| Availability of JAM Admit Cards | January 05, 2026 |
| Dates of Examination | February 15, 2026 |
| Mode of Examination | Computer-Based Test (CBT) |
| Duration | 3 hours |
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| Result Date | March 19, 2026 |
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