| Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) : Eligibility
Conducted by IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology)
The minimum academic qualification for admission through JEE is a pass
grade in the final examination of 10+2 system or its equivalent, referred
to as the Qualifying Examination such as :
• The final
examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized central /
state Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi;
Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, 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.
• 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, Geneva.
• Any Public
School/Board/University examination in India or in any foreign country
recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian
Universities (AIU).
• H.S.C. Vocational
Examination.
• Senior Secondary
School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling
with a minimum of five subjects.
• 3 or 4 year
Diploma recognized by AICTE or a state Board of technical education. In
case the relevant qualifying examination is not a public examination,
the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University)
examination at an earlier level.
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Qualifing Examination
:
Candidates belonging to GE, OBC and DS categories must secure
at least 60% marks in aggregate in their QE. Whereas, those belonging
to SC, ST and PD categories must secure at least 55% marks in aggregate
in the QE.
The percentage of marks awarded by the Board will be treated as final.
If the Board does not award the percentage of marks, it will be calculated
based on the marks obtained in all subjects listed in the mark sheet.
If any Board awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent
percentage of marks on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a
certificate from the Board specifying the equivalent marks, and submit
it at the time of counselling/ admission.
Age Limit : Between 16-21 years of age on the first
day of the October of the year of examination can attempt JEE.
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