MCA Entrance Testdate: 30 March, 2008 (Sunday)     Timings: 09.00 AM - 12.00 Noon

IIT-Roorkee MCA Entrance Test Centers:
Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Indore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Baroda, Chandigarh, Delhi, Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati, Jorhat, Patna, Ranchi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Silliguri, Vijayawada, Vishakapatnam, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Cochin, Mangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirapalli, Agra, Amritsar, Bareily, Jaipur, Kurushetra, Nainital, Noida, Roorkee.

Mininum Educational Qualifications for Admission:
Bachelor’s degree with Mathematics as a subject for at least one year for annual system candidates/at least two papers of Mathematics for semester system candidates.

Eligibility Requirements for Admission:
JAM-2008 qualified candidates shall have to fulfill the following eligibility criteria for admissions in IIT Roorkee:

• At least 55% aggregate marks (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for General category candidates and at least 50% aggregate marks (taking into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined) for SC/ST and PD category candidates in the qualifying degree.

• For candidates with letter grades/CGPA (instead of percentage of marks), the equivalence in percentage of marks will be decided by the Admitting Institute(s).

IIT Roorkee MCA Entrance Total Seats: 30

IIT Roorkee MCA Entrance Exam Pattern: Test Paper for Computer Applications will be fully Objective Type. The Objective type questions in the Test Paper will have four choices as possible answers, of which, only one will be correct. There will be negative marking for wrong answers to the Objective type questions in the Test Paper. For wrong answer to an objective type question, candidates will get negative 1/3 (negative one third) of the maximum marks assigned to that question.

Procedures to apply for JAM-2008:
Candidates may apply for JAM-2008 through one of the two different procedures, namely “offline” and “online”.

• Offline Procedure: The “OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) Application Form” along with the “Information Brochure” and “Acknowledgement Card” will be available from November 12, 2007 to January 04, 2008 on cash payment of application fee of Rs. 1000/- for General Category Male candidates, Rs. 900/- for General Category Female candidates and Rs. 500/- for SC/ST and PD candidates from the following Designated Branches of State Bank of India (SBI):

  Bombay Zone:	Ahmedabad (Bhadra), Baroda (Main Branch, Mandvi), Bhopal (Main Branch), Indore (Near GPO), Mumbai (IIT Powai, Santacruz (W)), Nagpur (Chhaoni), Pune (East Street Camp),.
  Delhi Zone:	Chandigarh (Sector 17), Delhi (IIT Delhi, Delhi University, South Campus).
  Guwahati Zone:	Bhubaneswar (Main Branch), Guwahati (Fancy Bazar), Jorhat, Patna (Exhibition Road), Ranchi (A.G. Office Complex).
  Kanpur Zone:	Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), Lucknow (Alambagh), Varanasi (Main Branch).
  Kharagpur Zone:	Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), Kolkata (College Street, Baghbazar), Siliguri (Hill Cart Road), Vijayawada (Governorpet), Vishakapatnam (Industrial Estate).
  Madras Zone:	Bangalore (Main Branch), Cochin (Calvatty Road), Chennai (IIT Madras Campus, Rajaji Salai Main Branch), Coimbatore (Oppanakara), Hyderabad (Abid Road), Mangalore (Commercial Branch KR Rao Road), Thiruvananthapuram (Statue Branch), Tiruchirapalli (Palkalai Perur).
  Roorkee Zone:	Agra (Raja ki mandi), Amritsar, Bareilly (Civil Lines), Jaipur (PBB Vaishali Nagar), Kurukshetra (Mini Sectt.), Nainital, Noida (PBB Noida), Roorkee (IIT Roorkee).

  The “OMR Application Form” and the “Information Brochure” can also be obtained by Post from the JAM Office of IIT Kanpur by making a written request along with the Demand Draft of Rs. 1050/- for General category Male candidates, Rs. 950/- for General category Female candidates and Rs. 550/- for SC/ST and PD candidates, drawn in favour of “Organising Chairman, JAM-2008”, IIT Kanpur, payable at SBI, IIT Kanpur (Branch Code: 1161), and a self-addressed slip (11.0 cm x 6.0 cm). This fee includes Rs. 50/- as postal charges. Such requests must reach the JAM office, IIT Kanpur, latest by December 26, 2007. The application material shall be dispatched by Registered Post. IIT Kanpur, however, does not take any responsibility for the late delivery of application material, due to postal delay or loss of documents in transit. Once an Application Form has been purchased either from the Bank or by post from the JAM Office, IIT Kanpur, any claim for refund of the fee, for any reason whatsoever, will not be entertained nor can this fee be held in reserve for future.

• Online Procedure: The facility for Online Registration will be available through the website http://www.iitk.ac.in/jam from November 12, 2007. The last date for submission of Online Application Forms on website is January 07, 2008. A candidate can fill-in electronically his/her personal data (Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Nationality, Category, PD Status), Number of Test Papers Applied, Test Paper(s), Cities/Towns for the Test (First and Second choices), Qualifying Examination Passed, Year of Qualifying Examination, Name of Qualifying Degree, Percentage of Aggregate Marks/CGPA (calculated out of 10), Name of the Parent/Guardian, Relationship, Telephone Numbers (landline and mobile) and the Bank Draft details (Name and Code of the issuing Branch, Amount of Demand Draft, Date of Issue and Draft No.). After electronically filling his/her personal data in the Online Application Form on the website, the candidate must download this form and take a print out of the same. The information pertaining to the Photograph, Declaration and Signature will have to be provided by the candidate on the printed Online Registration Form. The photograph should be glued at the appropriate place provided in the form. The photograph must not be stapled and not be signed/attested.
  Candidates, who register online, will get a concession (of Rs. 100/- for GENERAL and of Rs. 50/- for SC/ST and PD Candidates) in application fee. If the candidate is appearing in only one test paper, the application fee is Rs. 900/- for General category Male candidates, Rs. 800/- for General category Female candidates and Rs. 450/- for SC/ST and PD candidates. The candidates desiring to appear in two Test Papers must clearly mention their options in the Online Registration Form. For such candidates, the application fee is Rs. 1200/- for General category Male candidates, Rs. 1100/- for General category Female candidates and Rs. 600/- for SC/ST and PD candidates. The appropriate application fee must be in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favour of “Organising Chairman, JAM-2008”, payable at SBI, IIT Kanpur (Branch Code: 1161). The candidate may keep an identical photograph in reserve for future need. The candidate is also advised to keep a photocopy of the completed Online Registration Form for his/her record.

Candidate must send the duly filled in OMR Application Form or completed Online Registration Form, as the case may be, along with all necessary enclosures indicated, to the following address:
Organising Chairman, JAM-2008
JAM / GATE Office
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur - 208 016.

Issue of Application Forms and Information Brochures at Bank Counters / by Post only from the IITs / Commencement of Online Registration: November 12, 2007 (Monday)

Last date for receipt of requests at IIT Kanpur for issue of application material by Post: December 26, 2007 (Wednesday)

Last date for issue of Application Forms and Information Brochures at Bank Counters: January 04, 2008 (Friday)

Last date for Online Registration on the website: January 07, 2008 (Monday)

Last date for receipt of the duly completed OMR Application Form/Online Registration Form at the JAM Office, IIT Kanpur, is January 11, 2008.

Announcement of the Result of JAM-2008 Test: At 0900 hrs on April 29, 2008 (Tuesday)

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