Joint Admission Test (JAM) is an all India Admission Test conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Technology (ITS) and Indian Institute of Science (ISC), Bangalore on behalf of the Ministry of Human Resources Development. This test enables a candidate to get admission into M.Sc. Program, Joint Ph.D Dual degree and other post B.Sc. Programmes at various lITs. The first JAM was conducted in 2004. The seven IITs and IISc conduct the exam on a rotational basis. Theinstitute that conducts the exam in a particular year is termed as organising institute.