JAM 2026 Seat Matrix: IIT-Wise Seats and Vacancies Before AAL

The JAM 2026 seat matrix released by IIT Bombay lists over 3,000 MSc seats across 22 IITs, with Physics (952 seats) and Chemistry (865 seats) making up the largest share — the Additional Admission List (AAL) for remaining vacancies opens on July 3, 2026.

With the fourth and final main offer list released on June 27 and the acceptance deadline on June 30, seats that go unaccepted now become vacancies for the AAL. The AAL is the last centralised opportunity for waitlisted students to secure a seat before individual IITs run independent spot rounds.

• Total IIT seats in JAM 2026: over 3,000 seats in MSc and integrated PhD programmes across 22 IITs.
• IIT Bombay conducts JAM 2026 across seven test papers: BT, CY, EN, GG, MA, MS, and PH.
• The Additional Admission List releases on July 3, 2026; acceptance and payment deadline is July 7, 2026.
• Vacancies entering the AAL come from fourth offer list non-acceptances — deadline June 30, 2026.
• Log in to JOAPS at joaps.iitb.ac.in to check your updated waitlist position and any new offer.

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JAM 2026 Seat Matrix at a Glance

IIT Bombay, as the JAM 2026 organising IIT, published the official seat matrix on the JAM 2026 portal. The matrix covers MSc seats at 22 IITs and integrated PhD seats at IISc Bangalore. More than 2,300 additional seats are available at other participating institutes including NITs, IISERs, IIPE, IIEST, DIAT, JNCASR, and SLIET.

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Subject-Wise Seats and Category Breakdown

Physics and Chemistry together account for over half of all JAM 2026 IIT seats. Economics (EN) has the fewest seats — just 58 — offered at two institutes only, making it the most seat-constrained programme. The table below reflects category-wise data from the official JAM 2026 seat matrix.

PwD horizontal reservation (5%) applies within each category and is included in the above totals. For programme-level and institute-level breakdowns, visit the official seat matrix at jam2026.iitb.ac.in/seatMatrix.html.

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IIT-Wise MSc Seat Matrix for JAM 2026

Seats are distributed across 22 IITs with older established institutes offering programmes across more test papers and higher total intakes. IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Delhi offer the broadest range of JAM programmes. Newer IITs typically offer only MSc Physics and MSc Mathematics.

The figures above are indicative totals across all categories and test papers. For exact institute-wise and course-wise seat allocation use the official seat matrix filter at jam2026.iitb.ac.in/seatMatrix.html.

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JAM 2026 Admission Offer List Timeline

IIT Bombay released four main admission offer lists before the AAL. Each offer carried an acceptance deadline — seats where payment was not received rolled into the next round. The full schedule leading to the AAL is below.

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What is the JAM 2026 Additional Admission List?

The Additional Admission List (AAL) is a one-time supplementary round released through JOAPS after all four main offer lists close. It is not a new merit list — the overall rank does not change. New offers in the AAL go to the next eligible students on the waitlist based entirely on how many seats remain vacant after June 30.

• Vacancies entering the AAL come from fourth offer list seats where students did not pay by June 30.
• Students who receive an AAL offer must accept and pay by July 7, 2026 — no extension is given.
• Based on previous year trends, SC and ST category seats and seats at newer IITs tend to see the highest non-acceptance rates in final rounds.
• Economics (EN) and Mathematical Statistics (MS) seats tend to have higher vacancy rates due to smaller applicant pools.
• Withdrawal from an accepted seat before July 3, 2026 allows a partial refund minus a processing fee of Rs. 6,000.
• After the AAL individual IITs may conduct separate spot admission rounds — check each IIT’s official website for those announcements.

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