IIT JAM Counselling is a process through which a candidate understands their rank and position in the admission process in IIT, NITs and IISc. The details of this counselling are discussed below briefly.
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IIT JAM Counselling 2024 Overview
The counselling is done based on the rank the candidate has acquired in their IIT JAM Examination, 2024. This year the date for the application of counselling is until 29th April 2024, up to 5 pm.
This is an opportunity for the candidates to secure their seats in their preferred IIT. The first list of eligible candidates will be released on 31st May.
About CCMN for JAM Counselling
CCMN is an authority that conducts the whole counselling process in online mode, and 22 institutes participate in that counselling process, which is conducted for those candidates who qualified the IIT JAM exam. They can register themselves by visiting the official website of CCMN.
The offered programmes are M.Sc./M.Tech, and the whole counselling process is conducted by NIT. The CCMN 2024 will be conducted by Sardar Vallabhai National Institute Of Technology, Surat. The total number of seats offered is 2447.
CCMN will not be responsible for any due payments or non-paid registration fees applications regarding the offline mode payments which will result in rejection of the application.
After the publication of the admission list of round 1, round 2 will be conducted, and all the information will be provided on the official websites and also given in the respective Email Ids of the students.
There will be 6 rounds of counselling, 3 regular rounds, 2 special rounds, and 1 round conducted for the NSR which is under the sports quota.
The candidate appearing for the counselling must have the required documents and keep in mind all the eligibility criteria before appearing for the counselling process.
IIT JAM Counselling Dates 2024
After the declaration of the IIT JAM examination results, the qualified candidates will have to apply for counselling to freeze their seats.
The online mode of registration for the counselling has started, and the last date was 24th April 2024, which was extended until 29th April 2024.
The first admission list after the counselling will be updated on 30th May 2024.
After the deadline is over, no applications will be considered, and also the due payment applications will be rejected.
IIT JAM Counselling Process
The process of IIT JAM counselling involves a few steps which are, firstly, the candidates need to register for the counselling after qualifying the IIT JAM examination by visiting the official website of CCMN or JOAPS.
Firstly they need to register for the counselling and start counselling process and then, they need to choose their preferred IIT campuses to allocate their seats. For this, they need to be present at the given counselling dates.
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The conducting body will publish the admission list via online mode. Then the document verification will start, and the candidates will have to allocate their seats, which is again having three options:
1. Accept and Freeze
2. Accept and Upgrade
3. Reject and Quit
The documents required for the following process are:
- Birth Certificate
- The mark sheets and pass certificates of class 10th, class 12th, and Bachelor’s degree
- IIT JAM scorecards
- Government-Issued photo-Identity proofs
- Person with disability PwD certificate (if applicable)
- Transfer certificate
- Medical Fit Certificate
IIT JAM Counselling Fees
Registration Fees
The candidates will have to pay Rs. 750 for registration, which is non-refundable.
Counselling Fees
After the IIT JAM counselling, the General Category (General/OBC-NCL, EWS) candidates need to pay Rs. 15000, and the Reserved Category (SC/ST/PwD) candidates will have to pay Rs. 7500 for allocating their seats.
CCMN will not be responsible for the fees which are paid after the due date.
The E-Challan will be generated on the official website of CCMN after the registration, and the fee is to be paid in ICICI Bank for the candidates doing offline payment. If the payment is not done after the registration, the application will not be considered.
IIT JAM Counselling Eligibility Criteria
The students pursuing a degree BA/B.Sc./BCA/BTECH/any other bachelor’s degrees from a recognized university.
The eligibility criteria of IIT JAM counselling process include those candidates who have completed their bachelor’s degree or are currently in their final year of their bachelor’s degree and have qualified the IIT JAM examination in their respective subjects and have qualified their bachelor’s examination with 6.5 CGPA/60% marks for the General Category and for the Reserved Category it is 6 CGPA/55% marks.
Documents Required for IIT JAM Counselling
Several documents are required for verification at the time of the counselling process, which include:
- Birth certificates
- The mark sheets along with the pass certificates of class 10 board examination, class 12th board examination, and also for the bachelor’s degree examination.
- The scorecard of the IIT JAM examination.
- Government-issued photo-identity proof (Aadhar/voter/pan card/passport)
- Transfer certificate from college/university.
- Character certificate
- The person with disability PwD certificate (if applicable)
- Caste certificate (if applicable)
- Medical fit certificate from the Government hospital
Rounds in CCMN JAM Counselling
The CCMN counselling has three rounds, in which three rounds will be regular, two rounds will be special, and one round is for NSR. The first three rounds consist of choosing and booking the seats in the preferred IITs.
There are two special rounds for the Candidates who have not been able to join the regular three rounds for some reasons. The NSR round is for the National Sports Round Counselling for the candidate belonging to the sports quota.
After the process of counselling, the selected candidates are generated a payment link or the seat booking. This also includes three zones; they can accept and freeze their seats or they can accept and upgrade their seats or they can quit their seats during the counselling process.
JAM Counselling for NIT Colleges
CCMN (Centralized Common Counselling) for M.Sc. is a nationalized worldwide process which is conducted for seat allocation after qualifying the JAM Examination.
This year in 2024, the CCMN counselling process will be conducted by the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Institute of Technology, Surat.
The cut-off for JAM score in NIT was 26-29. In case of NIT also the same process includes, as of the IITs through the cut-offs of NIT is much lower than that of the IITs.
Firstly, the candidates will have to visit the official website of CCMN for the registration process after qualifying the JAM examination and have to pay the registration fees, and then the selection rounds will begin, and the selected candidates’ names will be given in the admission list generated after every round of counselling.
The documents required for this process of counselling regarding verification are the same as IITs, which include, Birth certificates, pass certificates of class 10, 12, and bachelor’s degree, the photo-ID proof (Aadhar card/pan card/voter card/passport), the scorecard for the JAM examination, transfer certificate from college followed by the conduct certificate, and also a medical fit certificate from the government hospital.
The caste certificates and the PwD certificates will be required as per the applicability. The registration fees Rs. 750 are charged for this whole process, which is non-refundable, and for the seat booking, the candidates will have to pay. The seat allocation fees will be separately charged for the selected candidates.
The eligibility criteria will also include 6.5 CGPA or 60% marks in the Bachelor’s examination for the general category and for the reserved category it’s 6 CGPA/ 55% marks in bachelor’s degree.
Conclusion
The Candidates who have qualified the IIT JAM examination can visit the official website of CCMN (https://ccmn.admissions.nic.in) and can register for the IIT JAM counselling process. The registration fee is Rs. 750 (Non-Refundable).
The qualified candidates should check the eligibility criteria and with the required documents they should attend the counselling rounds to reserve seats.
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FAQs
What is the Registration Fees for the IIT JAM Counselling?
Answer: The CCMN Counselling registration fees are just INR 750/-.
How can I apply for this CCMN counselling?
Answer: Visit the official website of CCMN https://ccmn.admissions.nic.in/ and register yourself.
What is the Eligibility Criteria for CCMN Counselling?
Answer: The candidates who have qualified IIT JAM examination with 6.5 CGPA/60% marks in Bachelor’s Degree (General Category) and 55%/6 CGPA (Unreserved Category).
What is the last date for the registration for CCMN Counselling?
Answer: The last date for the registration of CCMN Counselling was 24th April 2024, which has been extended until 29th April 2024, until 5 pm.