JEE-Main 2021 Qualification Criteria

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:

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.