JEE-Main 2021 Qualification Criteria: List of Qualifying Examinations (QE):
 Qualifying Exam: Candidates must qualify their 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognized central/ State Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi; etc.
Or Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University.
Or Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy (NDA)
Or Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
Or 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).
Or Higher Secondary Certificate Vocational Examination.
Or A Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State board of technical education of at least 3-year duration. [Only for Admission to IITs]
Or General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level. [Only for Admission to IITs]
Or High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva. [Only for Admission to IITs]
 Subjects: Candidates must have to take minimum 5 subjects in 12th/equivalent examination. Candidates appearing for JEE Main 2021 must have passed class 12th with Mathematics as compulsory subjects along Physics and with one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Technical Vocational subjects.
 Passing Marks: There is no prescribed percentage to appear in the examination. Candidates having passing marks can also apply.
 Appearing Candidates: If a candidate appears in 12th or equivalent class in 2020 are also eligible for JEE Main 2021.
 No board marks will be taken into account for calculating JEE Main score from the year 2018 onwards.
Eligibility matrix for Admission in NITs, IIITs and CFTIs:
 Minimum Marks: For admission to candidates should secure minimum 75% marks (65% for SC/ST students) in the qualifying examination or must be in top 20 percentile in class 12th examination conducted by respective boards (*Those appearing in these examinations in 2020 can also appear in JEE (Advanced)).
 Subjects combination required in the qualifying exam for admission in engineering & architecture courses are mentioned below:
|
Course |
Criteria Required for Admission |
|
B. E. /B. Tech. |
Passed 10+2 examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology or Technical Vocational subject. |
|
B. Arch. |
Passed 10+2 examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects. |
|
B. Plan. |
Passed 10+2 examination with Mathematics. |
Eligibility for Paper 2 (B. Arch.):
As per the notification released by NTA, we have mentioned below the eligibility criteria for paper 2 (B. Arch.):
 Qualifying Exam: Applying candidate must have passed 12th level from a recognized board or university.
 Qualifying Marks: Student must have passed 12th level with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as mandatory subjects.
 Qualifying Subjects: In the 12th level, student must have passed with aggregate of 50% marks and 50% marks in PCM subjects.
Eligibility for (B. Plan.):
Check below the eligibility criteria for B. Plan course:
 Qualifying Exam: Applying candidate must have passed 12th level from a recognized board or university.
 Qualifying Marks: Student must have passed 12th level with Mathematics as mandatory subject.
 Qualifying Subjects: In the 12th level, student must have passed with 50% marks in Mathematics and 50% marks in aggregate of qualifying exam.