You should fill the year when you were first eligible to appear for JEE Advanced, not necessarily when you actually appeared.

For Example:

• If you passed your Class 12 in 2024 , then you were first eligible for JEE Advanced in 2024 , even if you didn’t appear for it

Yes, you can change your status from OCI to Indian citizenship for JEE Advanced , but it depends on when your Indian citizenship is granted and whether the change is officially updated before registering for JEE Advanced.

1. Citizenship Change Timeline Matters

• If you receive Indian citizenship before JEE Advanced

• Eligibility for JEE Advanced:

  • A candidate can attempt JEE Advanced maximum 2 times in 2 consecutive years after passing Class 12th.

• In your case (did not give JEE after 12th):

  • If you passed Class 12th in 2024 , you are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2025 .

  • If you

Hello Diksha,

No, you cannot change your category from General to EWS for JEE Advanced if you have already filled your form as General in both the January and April JEE Mains. The category you select during your JEE Mains registration is considered for JEE Advanced as well.

However, if

• Yes, you can apply for JEE Advanced 2025 under the OBC-NCL category .

• The OBC-NCL certificate must be issued after April 1, 2024 , and your certificate (dated April 3, 2025) is valid.

• Even if you applied for JEE Mains as General , you can register as OBC-NCL for JEE

• Qualified JEE Main: Must be among the top 2,50,000 (including all categories) in JEE Main Paper 1.

• Age Limit: Born on or after October 1, 2000 (relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST/PwD).

• Number of Attempts: Maximum 2 attempts in 2 consecutive years .

• Class 12 Qualification: Must have appeared for

First and foremost, thoroughly understand the exam pattern and syllabus. JEE Advanced has two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2, and both are compulsory. Each paper has three sections: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The types of questions can vary, including multiple-choice with single or multiple correct answers, numerical answer type

Hello,

For JEE Advanced, the eligibility depends on your JEE Main percentile and category rank. Generally, candidates need to be in the top 2.5 lakh candidates (across all categories) to qualify for JEE Advanced. The exact cutoff for OBC (Other Backward Classes) candidates will depend on the overall rank and

Hello there,

For your OCI son's IIT/NIT admissions based on JEE:

• JEE Main: He's treated as General Category . Use standard JEE Main college predictors with his rank.
  
  
• JEE Advanced:
  • OCI issued after March 4, 2021: Considered foreign national , applies directly to JEE Advanced for supernumerary seats (up to