AdmissionFaqs

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You will be able to submit your application without these documents. However, you will have to specify the subjects in the duly signed Declaration Form. All other documents required for admission are must.

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Documents which are not submitted to the Organizing Institute during registration should be submitted within the timeline provided by the respective admitting Institute.

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You must submit a document to this effect duly certified by the Head of the Institution in lieu of marksheet(s). The document should explicitly mention the subjects taken in that semester/year, to evaluate the MEQ requirements for admission to a specific programme.

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The payment option will appear after filling the online application form in JAM 2026 website. The mode of Payment is only Online (Net banking / Debit card / Credit card / UPI). The application fee is ₹750/- for all the candidate. Refer to application fees, mentioned in the JAM-2026 website:

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There is no limit to the number of preferences that you can provide. All programmes eligible (refer to MEQ section) for the test paper(s), where you have scored marks above the cut-off, can be chosen.

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You should add subject papers of a semester, one by one (i.e. one paper at a time), in the pop-up window appearing on clicking the 'Add records' button. Similarly, you repeat the same with other semesters/years. If your programme is not semester-wise then select 'NA' in semester field and add all the papers year wise.

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The documents must be uploaded year-wise only. If there are two semesters in a year, then the documents of the two semesters have to be uploaded together as a single .pdf file not exceeding the size 4 MB. In this section, you must upload Marksheets and Degree/Provisional Certificate (if applicable). More Info.(Click here)

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Category certificates issued in regional languages are accepted, if they are signed by competent authorities as mentioned in the JAM 2026 admission brochure.(refer Annexure V)

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Please refer to JAM-2026 important dates section. First set of offers are likely to be made by May 25, 2026 (Monday). Information will be sent by Email/SMS and will be displayed on the online JOAPS portal. Second and subsequent offers will be made depending on the availability of the seats. Candidates should note that being in the Merit List of any Test Paper neither guarantees nor provides any automatic entitlement for admission. Admissions shall be made in order of merit and depending on the number of seats available at the Admitting Institute(s) .

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You can check the offer status, according to the scheduled dates (Refer Admission Schedule), by logging in to JOAPS Portal.

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A Candidate can withdraw the offer of admission by clicking the 'Withdraw' button on JAM 2026 Admission Portal. This option would be available from 03 June to 03 July, 2026. Please refer to JAM-2026 important dates section. The Seat Booking Fee (if paid by them) would be refunded after deducting a Processing Fee of ₹6,000/- by August 15, 2026.

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NO. After declining/rejecting the offer in a particular round, you WILL NOT be considered in further rounds of the admission process.

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If a candidate does NOT access the JOAPS portal and NOT Chosen any options within the stipulated time period, the offered Seat will be automatically CANCELLED and will NOT be considered in further rounds of the admission process.