IIT-JEE Advanced-2021- Eligibility Criteria:
a) Performance in JEE Main 2021
Candidates who grab the rank among the top 2,50,000 candidates in JEE Main 2021 across all categories are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced. Out of this number, the percentage of candidates eligible for admissions under different categories are as follows:
General category candidates (from the common merit list) – 46.5%
General EWS - 4%
OBC-NCL candidates – 27%
SC candidates – 15%
ST candidates – 7.5%
PWD candidates - Horizontal reservation of 5% in all the above categories
Note: The total number of candidates may be slightly greater than 2,50,000 due to the presence of “tied” ranks/scores in any category.
b) Secure
Aspirants who will qualify JEE Advanced 2021 exam have to fulfill at least one of the given below criteria
Candidates must have secured a minimum of 75% aggregate marks in Class XII (or equivalent) board examination. The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PWD marks should be at least 65%
Candidates should be within category-wise Top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination.
c) Age limit
General or OBC-NCL category candidates born on or after October 1, 1995, can apply for the exam.
However, the age limit for SC, ST or PwD category candidates has been relaxed. SC, ST or PwD candidates born on or after October 1, 1990, will be eligible for the exam.
IMP-Note: “As per a recent ruling from the Supreme Court of India, candidates do not have to meet any age-limit criteria to appear for JEE Advanced 2020. Applicants of any age can apply for JEE Advanced 2020 until further notice.”
d) Number of attempts
A candidate can attempt JEE Advanced for a maximum of two times in two consecutive years
e) Appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination
Candidates can appear for this engineering entrance exam if they have appeared for their Class XII or equivalent exam for the first time in 2020 or 2021. Candidates who appeared for JEE Advanced in 2020 are eligible in 2021 as well.
f) Earlier admission at IITs/ISM
A candidate should NOT have been admitted in an IIT irrespective of whether or not he/she continued in the program OR accepted an IIT seat by reporting at a reporting centre in the past. Candidates whose admission at IITs was cancelled after joining any IIT are also not eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2021.
Candidates who have been admitted to a preparatory course in any of the IITs for the first time in 2019 can appear in JEE Advanced 2021.
The candidates who paid seat acceptance fee in 2019 but (i) did not report at any reporting centre OR, (ii) withdrew before the last round of seat allotment, OR, (iii) had their seat cancelled (for whatever reason) before the last round of seat allotment for IITs, during the joint seat allocation in 2019 are eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2021.
However, in any of the above cases, the candidate is required to fulfill the conditions other above-mentioned criterion.
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