JEE Mains 2021 - Eligibility Criteria

JEE Mains 2021: Eligibility Criteria

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Courses offered through JEE Mains 2021
Eligibility Criteria
Application Fees

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Courses offered through JEE Mains 2021 by all the prestigious Institutes across India are as follows:

Courses offered through JEE Mains 2020 by all the prestigious Institutes across India are as follows:

Academic Courses		Duration
B.Tech	Bachelors of Technology	4 years
B.S	Bachelors of Science	4 years
B.Arch	Bachelors of Architecture	5 years
B.Planning	Bachelors of Planning	5 years
Dual Degree B.Tech. – M.Tech.	Dual Degree Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology	5 years
Dual Degree B.S. – M.S.	Dual Degree Bachelor of Science and Master of Science	5 years
Integrated M.Tech	Integrated Master of Technology	5 years
Integrated M.Sc.	Integrated Master of Science	5 years

Academic Courses		Duration
B.Tech	Bachelors of Technology	4 years
B.S	Bachelors of Science	4 years
B.Arch	Bachelors of Architecture	5 years
B. Planning	Bachelors of Planning	5 years
Dual Degree B.Tech. – M.Tech.	Dual Degree Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology	5 years
Dual Degree B.S. – M.S.	Dual Degree Bachelor of Science and Master of Science	5 years
Integrated M.Tech	Integrated Master of Technology	5 years
Integrated M.Sc.	Integrated Master of Science	5 years

NTA has released the JEE Main 2021 eligibility criteria for B.Tech, B.E, B.Arch and B Plan papers. Following are the eligibility criteria for JEE Main 2021 –

New guidelines for JEE Mains 2021:

Candidate can apply for one session or more than one Session (February/March /April /May 2021) together and pay exam fee accordingly.
If a candidate wishes to apply only for one Session, he / she has to pay Examination Fee only for that Session during the current application period and will have opportunity to apply again for the remaining March/ April / May Sessions
Incase a candidate does not want to appear in the Session for which fee has already been paid, it will be refunded by NTA
Candidates who apply for more than one Session of examination (February/March/April/May), may change their Choice of Cities in the correction window, which will be opened in due course under intimation to them through Public Notice for each Session.
The application window will be re-opened briefly immediately after the declaration of the result of February / March/ April Session.

Candidate can apply for one session or more than one Session (February/March /April /May 2021) together and pay exam fee accordingly.
If a candidate wishes to apply only for one Session, he / she has to pay Examination Fee only for that Session during the current application period and will have opportunity to apply again for the remaining March/ April / May Sessions
Incase a candidate does not want to appear in the Session for which fee has already been paid, it will be refunded by NTA
Candidates who apply for more than one Session of examination (February/March/April/May), may change their Choice of Cities in the correction window, which will be opened in due course under intimation to them through Public Notice for each Session.
The application window will be re-opened briefly immediately after the declaration of the result of February / March/ April Session.

1) Age Limit :

There is no age limit for appearing in JEE Mains Exam.

1) Age Limit :

There is no age limit for appearing in JEE Mains Exam

2) Year of Appearance in Qualifying Examination (QE)-

Candidates who have passed their Class 12 examination or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2019 or 2020 or 2021 are eligible.
Those who are appearing in their Class 12 examination or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2021 are also eligible to appear in January and April session.
Candidates who passed Class 12th/Qualifying examination in 2018 or before as well as those who will appear in such examination in 2022 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main)–2021.

Candidates who have passed their Class 12 examination or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2019 or 2020 or 2021 are eligible.
Those who are appearing in their Class 12 examination or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2021 are also eligible to appear in January and April session.
Candidates who passed Class 12th/Qualifying examination in 2018 or before as well as those who will appear in such examination in 2022 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main)–2021.

3) Qualifying Subjects:

Candidates must have taken at least five subjects in class 12th /qualifying examination to be eligible.

4) Qualifying Marks:

To appear in JEE Mains, the minimum qualifying marks (for admission to NITs, IIITs, IITs, and CFTIs) that aspirants require is 75 per cent or
Candidates should be in the top 20 percentile in the Class 12 exam conducted by respective Boards.
For reserved candidates, the minimum qualifying marks is 65 per cent.

To appear in JEE Mains, the minimum qualifying marks (for admission to NITs, IIITs, IITs, and CFTIs) that aspirants require is 75 per cent or
Candidates should be in the top 20 percentile in the Class 12 exam conducted by respective Boards.
For reserved candidates, the minimum qualifying marks is 65 per cent.

5) Total Attempts :

6) Reservations :

For admission to a participating institute, please see the reservations applicable in that particular institute. In case of institutes run by the Central Government then :

10% seats will be reserved for the Category General- Economically Weaker Section (GEN-EWS),
15% seats will be reserved for the Category of Scheduled Caste (SCs),
7.5% seats will be reserved for the Category of Scheduled Tribes (STs),
27% seats will be reserved for the Category of Other Backward Classes belonging to the "Non- Creamy Layer" (OBC-NCL),
Each Category will have 5% reservations for Persons with Disabilities (Pwd)

10% seats will be reserved for the Category General- Economically Weaker Section (GEN-EWS),
15% seats will be reserved for the Category of Scheduled Caste (SCs),
7.5% seats will be reserved for the Category of Scheduled Tribes (STs),
27% seats will be reserved for the Category of Other Backward Classes belonging to the "Non- Creamy Layer" (OBC-NCL),
Each Category will have 5% reservations for Persons with Disabilities (Pwd)

State Code of Eligibility:

State code of eligibility means the state from where the candidate has passed Class 12^th Examination.
It is important to note that the State code of eligibility does NOT depend upon the native place or the place of residence of the candidate. It depends only from where the candidate have passed Class 12^th Examination. If a candidate has passed Class XII (or equivalent) qualifying examination from one State but appeared for improvement from another State, the candidate’s State code of eligibility will be from where the candidate first passed the Class XII (or equivalent) examination and NOT the State from where the candidate has appeared for improvement.

Candidate passed/appearing class 12th 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 XII (or equivalent) examination from Nepal/Bhutan, the State code of eligibility will be determined on the basis of permanent address in India as given in the passport of the candidate.
The State code of eligibility of OCI/PIO passing Class XII (or equivalent) examination in India is at par with Indian nationals. However, OCI/PIO passing the Class XII (or equivalent) examination from an institution abroad are eligible for Other State quota seats or All India quota seats (but NOT for Home State quota seats) in all NITs, IIEST and Other-CFTIs .

Candidate passed/appearing class 12th 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 XII (or equivalent) examination from Nepal/Bhutan, the State code of eligibility will be determined on the basis of permanent address in India as given in the passport of the candidate.
The State code of eligibility of OCI/PIO passing Class XII (or equivalent) examination in India is at par with Indian nationals. However, OCI/PIO passing the Class XII (or equivalent) examination from an institution abroad are eligible for Other State quota seats or All India quota seats (but NOT for Home State quota seats) in all NITs, IIEST and Other-CFTIs .

Number of Attempts a Candidate have

Candidates can apply four times in a year for JEE Mains 2021.

For JEE (Advanced):

Course	Category	India	Outside India
*Single Paper B.Tech/ B.E or B.Arch or B Planning	General/ Gen-EWS/ OBC(NCL)	Girls -Rs 325/- Boys- Rs. 650/-	Girls -Rs 1500/- Boys- Rs. 3000/-
*Single Paper B.Tech/ B.E or B.Arch or B Planning	SC/ ST/ PwD/ Transgender	Girls -Rs 325/- Boys- Rs. 325/-	Girls -Rs 1500/- Boys- Rs. 1500/-
B.E/ B.Tech & B.Arch or B.E/ B.Tech & B. Planning or B.E/ B.Tech, B.Arch & B. Planning or B.Arch & B Planning	General/ Gen-EWS/ OBC(NCL)	Girls -Rs 650/- Boys- Rs. 1300/-	Girls -Rs 3000/- Boys- Rs. 6000/-
	SC/ ST/ PwD/ Transgender	Girls -Rs 650/- Boys- Rs. 650/-	Girls -Rs 3000/- Boys- Rs. 3000/-

Course	Category	India	Outside India
*Single Paper B.Tech/ B.E or B.Arch or B Planning	General/ Gen-EWS/ OBC(NCL)	Girls -Rs 325/- Boys- Rs. 650/-	Girls -Rs 1500/- Boys- Rs. 3000/-
*Single Paper B.Tech/ B.E or B.Arch or B Planning	SC/ ST/ PwD/ Transgender	Girls -Rs 325/- Boys- Rs. 325/-	Girls -Rs 1500/- Boys- Rs. 1500/-
B.E/ B.Tech & B.Arch or B.E/ B.Tech & B. Planning or B.E/ B.Tech, B.Arch & B. Planning or B.Arch & B Planning	General/ Gen-EWS/ OBC(NCL)	Girls -Rs 650/- Boys- Rs. 1300/-	Girls -Rs 3000/- Boys- Rs. 6000/-
	SC/ ST/ PwD/ Transgender	Girls -Rs 650/- Boys- Rs. 650/-	Girls -Rs 3000/- Boys- Rs. 3000/-

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