JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2020

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2020 - National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the eligibility criteria of JEE Main 2020 in the official brochure. Candidates are advised to check the JEE Main 2020 eligibility criteria before applying for the entrance test. Candidates need to fulfil the eligibility details, otherwise, the candidature will be rejected at any stage of the admission process. Candidates who meet the JEE Main 2020 eligibility criteria could apply for the entrance examination. Aspirants of JEE Main seeking admission to B.E/B.Tech programmes at the undergraduate level are recommended to go through the JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2020 carefully. The eligibility criteria consist of important details includes educational qualification, age limit, nationality, subjects in Class 12/10+2 or equivalent and other mandatory details. JEE Main 2020 April exam will be conducted from July 18 to 23. Read the complete article to know more about JEE Main eligibility criteria.
Latest: JEE Main 2020 application form correction facility (along with exam centre change) is now available till May 31. JEE Main 2020 admit card to be released tentatively on July 3.
Important: JEE Main 2020 exam dates announced; to be held from July 18 to 23.

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JEE Main 2020 Eligibility Criteria
Before filling out the application form of JEE Main 2020, the candidates were advised to check the eligibility criteria. Candidates will be considered eligible to participate in JEE Main 2020 based on the parameters provided below.

• Qualifying examination i.e. 10+2 or equivalent

• Date of birth

• Marks obtained in the qualifying exam

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2020

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria - Age Limit

There is no age limit for appearing in the JEE Main examination. The candidates who have passed class 12th/equivalent examination in 2018, 2019 or appearing in 2020 irrespective of their age will be able to appear for JEE Main examination 2020.

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria for Qualifying Exam

Candidates should have to qualify in the following exam to be eligible for the JEE Main 2020:

• Class 12 or equivalent exam conducted by a recognized Central or State board like ICSE, CBSE, CISCE etc.

• Intermediate or Pre-Degree Course exam or Pre-University Course conducted by any of the recognized Board/University.

• H.S.C - Vocational examination

• The final exam of the two year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.

• AICTE or SBTE recognised Diploma of at least three years duration.

• National Institute of Open Schooling conducted Senior Secondary School Examination with a minimum of five subjects.

• For admission to IITs, General Certificate Education (GCE) exam (London/ Cambridge/ Sri Lanka) at Advanced level (A).

• Association of Indian Universities (AIU) recognised School/ Board/ University examination in India or in any foreign country recognised as equivalent to the 12th class.

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2020 for Year of appearance in the Qualifying Exam

Candidates who have passed class 12 or any other equivalent exam in 2018 or 2019 or those who will be appearing in class 12 or any other equivalent examination in 2020 will be eligible to appear in JEE Main 2020. Those who have passed class 12 or equivalent examination in 2017 or before and those who will appear in 2021 or later will not be eligible to appear in JEE Main 2020. Aspirants who have appeared for their class 12 in 2017, failed in 2017 but have appeared again in 2018 and passed are not eligible for JEE Main 2020.

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2020 (State Code)

The state code refers to the code of the state from where the candidate has passed 12th class or equivalent examination. Based on this, they will be eligible to participate in the JEE Main 2020 exam. They can check the State Codes from the table given below.

State Codes for JEE Main 2020

NOTE: If a candidate has passed class 12 or equivalent exam from a state but he/she has appeared for the improvement exam from a different state, then the state code where the student originally passed the qualifying exam will be considered for eligibility.

JEE Main 2020 Eligibility Criteria for Admissions to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs

The eligibility conditions that will be considered during admission for the candidates who will not be appearing for the exam are given below:

NITs/ IIITs/ GFTIs Admission: Candidates should have obtained a minimum of 75% marks in class 12 or equivalent exam or they must be in the top 20 percentile in their class 12 examination. For SC/ ST, the eligibility is to obtain a minimum of 65% marks in class 12 or equivalent.

JEE Main 2020 B.Arch/B.Planning Admission: Candidates should have passed 10+2 or equivalent exam from a recognized board with a minimum 50% aggregate marks.

JEE Main 2020 - Subject Combinations for Admissions

The subjects given below are compulsory for the candidates in order to get admissions through JEE Main 2020 into NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. The subject combination for each paper is given below:

• B.Tech/B.E - Passed qualifying examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Technical Vocational subject.
• B.Arch - Passed qualifying examination with Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
• B.Planning - Passed qualifying examination with Mathematics

JEE Main 2020 Eligibility Criteria for Droppers

The term droppers can be classified into two categories. One are the candidates who have dropped a year after completing their class 12 to concentrate on JEE Main 2020 exam. Other one consists of those who got admitted to another institute and wish to attempt again or did not qualify JEE Main earlier and waited a year while preparation. Candidates need to check the JEE Main 2020 Eligibility Criteria for Droppers to make sure that they will be able to appear the entrance exam without any problems.

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2020 for Droppers

• There is no specific age limit.

• For NITs, IIITs and CFTIs admissions, the candidates should have obtained a minimum of 75% aggregate marks or be in the top 20 percentile of their respective boards. For SC/ST category, a minimum of 65% marks required.

• It is important that they must have passed their class 12 examination in 2018 or 2019. Only three consecutive attempts are allowed for JEE Main.

• He/She should have been taken at least five subjects for the 12th class or qualifying exam (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics compulsory).

JEE Main 2020 - Details of Improvement Examination

• Improvement for all subjects - If an aspirant appears for improvement in all subjects in 2020, then the better of both the years will be considered.

• Improvement in one or more subject - If the candidate appears for improvement in 2020, then the top 20 percentile of 2019 will be taken into account. The maximum marks secured in the necessary subjects will be considered to calculate the aggregate percentage in such a case.