IIT JAM 2026 answer key objection window closes today: Direct link to raise challenges here

IIT JAM 2026 answer key: The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) will close the objection window for the Joint Admission Test for MSc 2026 (IIT JAM 2026) provisional answer key today, February 27, 2026. Candidates who have appeared for the examination and are not satisfied with any answer must submit their challenges before the deadline through the official portal.

IIT Bombay had earlier released the provisional answer key along with the response sheet on its official website, jam2026.iitb.ac.in. Along with checking their marked responses, candidates can use the provisional answer key to calculate their probable scores.

To raise objections, candidates need to log in to the JOAPS portal using their enrolment ID or email ID and password. The challenge facility is available only online, and no objections will be accepted after the closing time today.

Once the objection window closes, IIT Bombay will review all the challenges submitted by candidates. After this process is completed, the institute will release the final answer key, which will be used to prepare the IIT JAM 2026 results.

According to the official schedule, the IIT JAM 2026 result will be declared on March 20, 2026. Candidates who qualify the examination will be able to download their scorecards from March 27, 2026.

The computer-based IIT JAM 2026 examination was conducted on February 15, 2026 for admission to Master of Science programmes offered by Indian Institutes of Technology and other participating institutes across India.

How to raise objections to IIT JAM 2026 answer key

Here is how candidates can raise challenges:

1. Visit the official website at jam2026.iitb.ac.in
2. Click on the JOAPS portal link on the homepage
3. Log in using your enrolment ID or email ID and password
4. View the provisional answer key and response sheet
5. Select the question you want to challenge
6. Submit your objection before the deadline

Direct link here.

Candidates are advised to complete the objection process today itself, as no further opportunity will be provided after February 27, 2026. For official updates, candidates should regularly check the website of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
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