How to Fill IIT JAM Application Form 2025: Check Registration (October 18), Fee, Documents Required & Eligibility

IIT Delhi, the examination conducting body for JAM 2025 exam has announced the examination schedule for the academic session 2025-2026. JAM 2025 exam is scheduled to be held on February 2, 2025 at various exam centres across the nation. Candidates can refer to the IIT JAM 2025 dates mentioned in the section below:

IIT JAM 2025 Application Form Start Date

The exam authority had already released the IIT JAM 2025 examination dates and all the important dates for the JAM 2025 admissions process like JAM 2025 application form start sate, last day to fill out the application form, admit card release date other events. Candidates are able to fill out the JAM application form 2025 by visiting the official website from September 3, 2024 onwards. The first step is doing the registration sign-up, which will create an account for the candidate on the JOAPS portal. The other steps in the JAM registration form 2025 can be done later.

IIT JAM 2025 Application Form Last Date

JAM application form 2025 will remain open for a month, and IIT JAM 2025 aspiring candidates will be able to fill out the JAM registration form by October 11, 2024 upto 11:50 PM through Credit/Debit Card/NetBanking/UP. The JAM application process will be completely online, right from doing the registration for the JAM registration account to paying the IIT JAM 2025 registration fees. Last date to change the Examination Cities /Test Papers /Category /Gender will be November 30, 2024.

IIT JAM 2025 Registration Fee Last Date

IIT JAM 2025 aspirants, while filling out the application form, can only pay the JAM registration fees online. The last date for filling out the IIT JAM 2025 registration fee will be October 11, 2025 upto 11:50 PM. 

IIT JAM 2025 Application Correction Window

Candidates will also get the opportunity to edit the IIT JAM 2025 application form against the incorrect details they provided earlier. The IIT JAM 2025 application correction window is expected to open in the third week of October 2024 tentatively.

IIT JAM 2025: Application Form Document Specification

Candidates applying for IIT JAM 2025 application form can check out the document upload specifications from here:

Photograph Requirements:

• Upload only a good quality (not blurred) recent photograph.
• The photograph must be recent and must be in COLOUR. Background of the photograph must be white or a very light colour.
• A passport size (3.5 cm Width × 4.5 cm Height) JPEG/JPG format photograph of the face of the candidate is required for the application form.
• Maximum size of the JPEG/JPG image can be 480 × 640 in pixels. The minimum pixel size of the JPEG/JPG image should be 240 × 320. The file size of the image should be in the range of 20 KB to 200 KB. Aspect ratio (width: height) has to be between 0.66 and 0.89.
• The face should occupy at least 50% of the area of the photograph with a full-face view looking into the camera directly.
• Forehead, eyes, nose, ears, and chin should be clearly visible. These must not be covered by hair, any cloth/facemask, or any shadow.

  IIT JAM 2024 Registration form: Image Format Acceptance

  Below is the image mentioning the type of images which are being accepted by the exam conducting authority:

  

 Signature Requirements:

• Upload only a good quality (not blurred) image of your signature in black or dark blue ink pen. Size of the signature should be within 2 cm × 7 cm (Height × Width).
• Name written in CAPITAL LETTERS, Initials or signature in any other colour (other than black or dark blue) will NOT be accepted.
• Use a professional scanner to get the digital image of the signature. Only JPEG/JPG image format will be accepted.
• Maximum size of the JPEG/JPG image of the signature can be 160 × 560 in pixels.
• Minimum pixel size of the JPEG/JPG image should be 80 × 280. The file size of the image should be in the range of 10 KB to 150 KB. Aspect ratio (width: height) has to be between 3.15 and 4.04.

IIT JAM 2024 Registration form: Signature Format Acceptance

• Candidates who belong to OBC-NCL, EWS, SC, ST and/or PwD categories have to upload a valid certificate issued ONLY by authorized officials.
• Candidates should upload a scanned copy of the relevant certificate in pdf format of file size in the range 10 KB to 300 KB. Candidates shall be required to submit the same certificate during Admissions to the respective Admitting Institutes.

Also Read: IIT JAM 2025 Seat Matrix; Course Wise Seats at IITs and NITs 

IIT JAM 2025 Application Form: Complete Step-by-Step Process

Candidates have to follow the steps given below to apply for IIT JAM 2025:

Step 1: Visit the Official website of IIT JAM 2025 

While filling out the IIT JAM 2025 application form, the first and foremost thing that the aspirants must keep in mind is knowing the official website of IIT JAM 2025. The particular website will require a login for every step or piece of information, right from downloading the information brochure to getting the IIT JAM 2025 results. IIT Delhi, the exam conducting authority, releases or announces any information regarding the exam on its official website.

Official website link- jam2025.iitd.ac.in

Step 2: Register at JOAPS

First, candidates have to register themselves at the JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) by filling and submitting details such as name, email address, mobile number, and password. Once candidates registered for the exam successfully, they were sent an email and SMS containing their enrollment ID. Candidates need to save the enrollment ID and thereafter proceed towards filling JAM 2025 application form.

Direct link for IIT JAM 2025 registration - link will be provided soon

Step 3: Fill Details in IIT JAM Application Form

Candidates needed to log in to their accounts using their respective enrollment IDs and passwords. Thereafter, candidates had to start filling the information in their IIT JAM 2025 application form. Details that candidates have to fill in the application form are:

• Exam details: Here, candidates have to select one or two test papers for which they want to write the exam. However, in the case of two papers, candidates have to ensure that both exams are conducted in different sessions.

• Exam centre details: Here, candidates need to select the cities where they want to take the test. They can select a maximum of three cities. Candidates must specify their first, second and third choice of cities at the
time of applying for JAM 2025. When the choice of first city is made, then the zone gets determined and the candidates will be able to choose the second and third choice city only from the same zone. In case, any city in the choices is not allotted due to operational reasons, an alternate city will be allotted.

• Personal details: This section requires candidates to mention their name, date of birth, gender, category, parents’ names, etc.

• Correspondence address: Here, candidates have to mention the address where they would like to receive any future communication. The address needs to be mentioned with the pin code.

• Educational details: Here, candidates have to mention their educational qualification details such as the name of the qualifying degree, year of passing, college/ university name, marks obtained, etc.

• Photograph: Candidates had to upload (in JPEG format) their passport-size coloured photograph with a white/ very light colour background. The file size was to be between 5 KB and 200 KB. Selfie or informal photographs with sunglasses, hats or caps were not be accepted.

• Signature: Candidates have to upload the digital image of their signature made on A4 white paper in a rectangular box with a black or dark blue ink pen. The file size should be between 5 KB and 100 KB. Once all details are filled in, candidates can submit the form and proceed to the next step of the application process.

Data Requirement for Filling the Application Form:
The following information will be required while filling out the form at JOAPS portal:
• Personal information (name, e-mail id, date of birth, mobile number, parent’s/guardian’s name, parent’s/ guardian’s mobile number, etc.)
• Name of the candidate in the application form must exactly be the same as per qualifying degree. JAM 2025 Scorecard will be issued as per the name entered in the application form. Prefix/titles such as Mr /Shri /Dr /Ms /Mrs /Smt, etc. should NOT be used.
• Address for communication including PIN code.
• Details of Eligibility degree.
• Name and address with PIN code of the College/Institute/University.
• Choice of JAM paper(s).
• Choice of JAM Examination Cities.

After the form is submitted, a new window would open that would display the name and enrollment ID of the candidate. The window will also display the amount to be paid by the candidate as the application fee. After checking these details, candidates need to click on the 'Proceed to Payment' button.

Candidates can pay IIT JAM 2025 application fee in online mode through internet banking/ debit card/ credit card.