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Admissions are made through Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) is an all-India entrance examination administered and conducted across the country jointly by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) on behalf of Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.

Candidates will be admitted on the basis of their performance in an Online test and an interview. The Online Test will be separate for M.S candidates. The Online test for M.Sc. will emphasize on general aptitude, analytical ability and mathematical skills at appropriate levels. In addition M.Sc. students will have to answer a section either on Economics or Mathematics at the undergraduate level.

• All Applicants admitted through JAM should have a Bachelor’s degree. 
• In the qualifying degree, the aggregate marks or CGPA/CPI without rounding-off (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined)  should be at least 55% or 5.5 out of 10 for General/OBC (NCL)  category candidates and  50%  or  5.0  out  of  10  for SC/ST and PwD category candidates.  

• Minimum qualification for admission to M.Sc. programme includes one of the following degrees or their equivalents: B.A./B.Sc. in Economics/B.Com./B.Stat./B.Sc. (Physics or Mathematics)/B.Tech./B.E. with at least 55% aggregate marks for economics and 60% aggregate marks for other disciplines. The Institute follows a reservation policy as per government of India rules.
• The applicant must have studied mathematics at the higher secondary or higher level.