JEE Main Exam

Joint Entrance Examination Main (I) & (II) Exam

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria

The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the registration and online application form for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2024 on 01 November, 2023. The National Testing Agency (NTA) is in charge of administering the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main. For admission to IITs, NITs, IIITs, Deemed Universities, and other centrally sponsored technical institutes, students must take the new Joint Entrance Exam (JEE).

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2024

The Official website - jeemain.nta.nic.in features the JEE Main 2024 eligibility criteria, which have been announced by NTA. In the JEE Main 2024 eligibility criteria, candidates can find the information such as educational qualification, JEE Age restriction, Nationality, necessary marks, obligatory topics, and more. Candidates who took Class 12/equivalent in 2022 or 2023 can apply for JEE Main 2024 with a minimum aggregate of 75% (65% for SC / ST). Aspirants who take the JEE Main exam will be disqualified if they are determined to be ineligible according to the eligibility requirements. The eligibility criteria 2024 of JEE Mains are requirements that every applicant must meet in order to be admitted to colleges that recognize NTA JEE Results.

Candidates who meet the JEE Main 2024 eligibility requirements will be able to register for the exam. JEE Main 2024 will be held to determine admission to undergraduate (UG) courses offered by JEE Main 2024 participating institutes.

What is the eligibility criteria for JEE Main 2024?

Before filling up the JEE Main 2024 Application form, applicants should review the JEE Main eligibility criterion. Candidates who do not match the qualifying criteria will be rejected further in the admissions process.

Age Criteria:

There is no upper age limit for taking the JEE Main 2024 Exam. Candidates who have passed the Class 12th or its equivalent test in the years 2022 and 2023, or who is taking the exam in 2024, is eligible to apply for the IIT Entrance exam eligibility criteria.

List of Qualifying Examination (QE)

The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized Central / State Board, such as the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi: Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, etc.

Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board / University.

Final Examination of the two-year course of the joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.

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

Any Public School / Board  University examination in India or any foreign country is recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

Higher Secondary Certificate Vocational Examination.

A Diploma recognized by AICTE or State Board of technical education of at least 3 year duration.

General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.

High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the international Baccalaureate Office.

Candidates who have completed 12 (or equivalent) examination outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class 12 Examination.

In case for Class 12 Examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) Examination earlier.

Year of Appearance in Qualifying Examination.

Only those candidates who have passed the Class 12/equivanet examination in 2022, 2023, or those who are appearing in Class 12/equivalent examination in 2024, are eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2024.

Candidates who passed the Clas 12/equivalentexamination in 2020 or before as well as those who will appear in such examination in 2024 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2024.

Nationality:

  • A candidate must be an Indian Citizen. NRIs, PIOs, OCIs & Foreign national candidates can also apply
  • The candidates can apply for JEE Main exam only for 3 times. Aadhaar Card is very important to apply for this exam

State of Eligibility

State code of eligibility means the code of the State from where the candidate has passed Class 12 (or equivalent) qualifying examination by virtue of which the candidate become eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2023. It is important to note that the State Code of Eligibility does NOT depend upon the native place or the place or residence of the candidate. For example, if a candidate appears for Class 12 (or equivalent) qualifying examination from an Institution situated in New Delhi and is resident of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, then the candidate's State code of eligibility will be that of Delhi and NOT that of Uttar PRadesh.

If a candidate has passed the Class 12 (or equivalent) qualifying examination from one State bur appeared for improvement from another State, the candidate's State code of eligibility will ve from where the candidate first passed the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination and NOT the State from where the candidate has appeared for improvement.

Candidate passed / appearing for Class 12 from NIOS should select the State of Eligibility according to the State in which the Study Centre is located.

For Indian nationals passing the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination from Nepal / Bhutan, the State code of eligibility will be determined based on a permanent address in India as given in the passport of the candidates.

The State Code of Eligibility of OCI passing Class 12 (or equivalent) examination in India is at par with Indian Nationals. However, OCI Passing the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination from an institution abroad are eligible for Other State quota seats for All India quota seats (but NOT for Home State quota seats) in all NITs, IIITs and Other-CFTs.

State Code Of Eligibility:

State Code State Code
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1 Madhya Pradesh 20
Andhra Pradesh 2 Maharashtra 21
Arunachal Pradesh 3 Manipur 22
Assam 4 Meghalaya 23
Bihar 5 Mizoram 24
Chandigarh 6 Nagaland 25
Chhattisgarh 7 Odisha 26
Dadra & Nagar Haveli 8 Puducherry 27
Daman & Diu 9 Punjab 28
Delhi 10 Rajasthan 29
Goa 11 Sikkim 30
Gujarat 12 Tamil Nadu 31
Haryana 13 Tripura 32
Himachal Pradesh 14 Uttar Pradesh 33
Jammu & Kashmir 15 Uttarakhand 34
Jharkhand 16 West Bengal 35
Karnataka 17 Telangana 36
Kerala 18 Foreign/OCI/ PIO/Nepal/Bhutan 98
Lakshadweep 19    

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2024 for Droppers

There is no age limit for JEE Main 2024 eligibility criteria for droppers.

He/She must have passed their class 12 exam in 2022, 2023 or 2024. Three consecutive attempts are allowed for JEE Main 2024 Examination.

Students should have a secured a minimum JEE Mains 2024 qualifying score.

Candidates should have taken at least 5 subjects for the class 12 or qualifying exam (Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics Mandatory).


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