Education Minister would be announcing the JEE Advanced 2021 dates as well as eligibility today. Read below to know live updates about JEE Advanced.
JEE Advanced 2021: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank would be announcing the JEE Advanced 2021 dates and eligibility criteria for admission to IITs. The minister would be announcing the same through his Twitter and Facebook page at 6 pm today i.e. January 7, 2021.
Along with the dates, the Education Minister is also expected to announce the number of attempts that would be allowed for a candidate to appear in the exam.
JEE Advanced is conducted by either of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) every year for admission to the most premier engineering institutes in India. Students have to qualify JEE Main examination to be eligible to appear for the examination. Also, only two consecutive attempts are allowed for JEE Advanced examination, unlike JEE Main where there is no cap on the number of examinations.
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In 2020, with the outbreak of the pandemic, many students had reached out to the Education Minister and the IITs to allow for relaxation in the number of attempts clause of the JEE Advanced eligibility. Educationists had also requested for better access to students as they pointed out that the stress of the pandemic has had a long impact on the students.
As the dates for the JEE Advanced 2021 are going to be announced today, candidates can check the live updates related to it below:
Live Update-1: Education minster has recently tweeted that in a few hours, he will interact with the students to announce the JEE advanced 2021 dates and eligibility criteria for admission in IITs. The tweet is below:
Live Update-2: Education Minister has started the interaction with candidates for JEE Advanced 2021 dates
Live Update-3: As per the announcement by the Education Minister, the criteria of top 75 percentage in board exam to appear in the JEE Advanced 2020 has been scrapped for candidates to appear in the exam.
Live Update-4: JEE Advanced 2021 will be conducted by the IIT Kharagpur for candidates on July 3. Other than the exam date, the Education Minister did not announce any other dates related to the exam.
Another important thing here is that there is no announcement regarding the number of attempts by the candidates for the exam. So, it can be inferred from here that the earlier rules will be followed in this regard.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
On the JEE Main result, candidates can check if they have qualified for the JEE Advanced exam.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 3 weeks ago
No, JEE-Main or JEE-Advanced scores are not required for scholarships at NTU Singapore. Indian students with a strong JEE-Advanced rank are advised to submit scores as it is highly valued, but not mandatory.
Maintaining strong academic scores and extracurriculars are the basic requirements for NTU sc
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, students can get admission in IIT Mandi with a rank of 10000 in JEE Advanced. But at this rank, admission to the top specialisations, such as CSE would not be possible. Students can get admission in Mechanical Engineering, General Engineering, Engineering Physics, and more. Interested students
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Once the results are live in mid-June, the JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counselling begins. This is the most critical phase where you'll list IIT Dharwad as your preference. The counselling runs through several rounds from late June to July. You'll need to be available during these weeks
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 2 months ago
IIT Jammu accepts the JEE Advanced entrance exam for BTech admission. For the students belonging to the General AI quota, the cutoff ranks ranged between 5988 and 18156 for BTech admission across multiple specialisations. For the category-wise cutoff range, refer to the table below:
| Category | JEE Advanced Cutoff Range 2025 |
|---|---|
| Genenral | 5988 - 18156 |
| OBC | 2594 - 6153 |
| SC | 1266 - 3346 |
| ST | 763 - 1555 |
| EWS | 811- 2665 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
For IIT Palakkad B.Tech. admission, the JEE Advanced closing ranks ranged between 2229 and 5841 for the students belonging to the OBC category. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the JEE Advanced round-wise cutoff range for 2025.
| Round | JEE Advanced Cutoff Range 2025 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2229 - 5167 |
| 2 | 2293 - 5445 |
| 3 | 1153 - 2990 |
| 4 | 1168 - 2990 |
| 5 | 1182 - 3024 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, if you belong to the General AI category, you can get admission to CSE at IIT Tirupati with a JEE Advanced cutoff rank of 4000. The cutoff rank for admission varies across different categories and rounds. In 2025, for CSE admission, the last round cutoff ranks varied between 4620 and 5034 for t
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
For IIT Tirupati, the JEE Advanced last round closing ranks ranged between 5034 and 16548 for BTech admission in the General category under the AI quota. Likewise, the cutoff range varies across different categories and rounds. For the last round, the category-wise range is given below:
| Category | Last Round Cutoff 2025 |
|---|---|
| General | 5034 - 16548 |
| OBC | 2113 - 5522 |
| SC | 1018 - 3091 |
| ST | 553 - 1376 |
| EWS | 733 - 2434 |
| PWD | 167 - 228 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Candidates must be very careful in filling JEE Advanced application form as the correction facility is not provided post the last date of registration. It is thus advised that candidates verify all the details they fill in the form at least once and make the corrections before the last date to apply
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
If the PwD certificate is valid and issued by the competent authority, it will be considered for availing the reservation. However, it is advsied to get the UDID card before admission process.
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Contributor-Level 10
How do I know if I am qualified for appearing in JEE Advanced exam?