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JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2020 - National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the eligibility criteria of JEE Main 2020 on September 3 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 meets the JEE Main 2020 eligibility criteria can 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 January attempt will be conducted from January 6 to 11 in complete online mode. JEE Main result 2020 will be announced on January 31. Read the complete article to know more about JEE Main eligibility criteria.Latest : JEE Main admit card 2020 available now.
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Candidates will be considered to be 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
S.No
Eligibility Particulars
Details
1
Qualifying exam
Candidate should have passed class 12 or qualifying the exam in 2018 or 2019.
Candidate appearing in class 12 or equivalent qualifying exam in 2020 can also apply for JEE Main.
2
Age Limit
There is no age limit. However, the He/She have to pass 10+2 or equivalent exam in 2018 or 2019.
Candidates appearing for 10+2 or equivalent exam in 2020 are also eligible to apply.
3
Number of attempts
JEE Main candidates can participate in the entrance exam for 3 consecutive years. The exam will be conducted twice a year, they may appear in both the attempts. The attempt for an academic year will be considered as One.
4
Subject/subjects combination for admission into NITs, IIITs and GFTIs
Should have passed qualifying examination with
B.Tech/ B.E
Physics
Mathematics
Any one of (Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Technical Vocational Subject),
B.Arch
Chemistry
B.Plan
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.
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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.
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.
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
Code
Name of State/ Union Territory (UT)
Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT)
20
Madhya Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
21
Maharashtra
Arunachal Pradesh
22
Manipur
Assam
23
Meghalaya
5
Bihar
24
Mizoram
6
Chandigarh (UT)
25
Nagaland
7
Chhattisgarh
26
Odisha
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT)
27
Puducherry (UT)
9
Daman & Diu (UT)
28
Punjab
10
Delhi (NCT)
29
Rajasthan
11
Goa
30
Sikkim
12
Gujarat
31
Tamil Nadu
13
Haryana
32
Tripura
14
Himachal Pradesh
33
Uttar Pradesh
15
Jammu & Kashmir
34
Uttarakhand
16
Jharkhand
35
West Bengal
17
Karnataka
36
Telangana
18
Kerala
98
Foreign/ OCI/ PIO/ Nepal / Bhutan
19
Lakshadweep (UT)
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.
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.
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:
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.
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).
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.
Answer:
He/She must obtain a minimum of 75% marks (65% for SC/ST category) or be in the top 20 percentile in class 12 or equivalent.
Better of the two scores will be considered by the exam authorities.
If you appeared for Class 12 in 2017 but failed in the subject and are appearing in 2018, you are not eligible. However, if you appeared in 2018 and have failed in one subject, you have cleared it in 2019, you are eligible. If you have failed in 2018 and are appearing in 2020, you are eligible to appear for JEE Main 2020 examination.
Yes you can apply for JEE Main. However, the pass percentage clause comes only for admissions during counselling. To apply to JEE Main, there is no specific pass percentage clause.
The state of eligibility should be the same as to which state the NIT is located to be eligible for home state quota for NITs.
In the JEE Main 2020 application form, you have to enter the year of passing as 2018 or 2019 - whichever year you have attempted the class 12 exam for the first time. The roll number also should be the one for that year. The improvement marks will be asked during counselling as per NTA and not for the exam.
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