JEE Advanced 2021 to be held on July 3 , 75% Eligibility Criteria scrapped, check other details here
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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:
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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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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 weeks ago
JEE Advanced registration fee for IIT Kanpur BTech varies by category and nationality. Indian female, SC, ST, and PwD candidates need to pay INR 1600, while other Indian candidates pay INR 3200. Fees for OCI/PIO and foreign nationals depend on exam centre location and country category.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
JEE (Advanced) exam is the qualifying test for admission to IIT Kanpur BTech. This will be held on Sunday, May 17, and only candidates who clear this exam are eligible for the JoSAA counselling process.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks ago
No, candidates can not raise objections in JEE Adv result. The facility to raise objection is provided only in the answer key. It is clearly mentioned in the IIT JEE advanced 2026 information brochure that any request to re-evaluate in result will not be entertained under any circumstances.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
The number of questions in each subjects are generally not same, but the total number of questions mostly ranges from 17 to 18 across all three subjects in both Paper 1 and 2. The number of questions will also be different for each type (MCQ, Matching, Single/Multi correct) within the subjects in pa
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
No, same questions never get repeated in IIT JEE exam. However, questions with similar concepts can find places in the exam. The question paper of JEE Advanced is prepared considering the syllabus and exam pattern.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
You will not be eligible for admission as preparatory ranks are not considered under round 1. Since you have already qualified to appear for JEE (Advanced), all you need to do is meet the second criterion and apply for round 2, which will be only conducted if seats from round 1 remain vacant.
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Answered 4 weeks ago
Yes, you can still get admission in Round 2 if you meet eligibility criteria to appear in JEE (Advanced) and have a valid JEE (Mains) rank. Also, you must have scored 60% or above in class 12th. For SC/ST/PwD category students, 55% or above is required.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
No, candidates need not pay any fees to participate in JEE Adv counselling. However, once the seat is allotted, candidates will need to pay approximately INR 35,000 (less for reserved category) as a seat acceptance fee and around INR 20,000 as partial admission fees. Both these payments are adjusted
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
To participate in JEE Advanced counselling, candidates must keep the following documents ready.
- JoSAA Seat Allotment Letter
- Admit card of JEE Advanced 2026
- Proof of Date of Birth Class 12/HSC/Birth Certificate/Any other certificate as proof of date of birth
- Photo ID card
- Class 12/SSC/Equivalent exam Mark
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
No, candidates have to carry the printout of their JEE Advanced admit card downloaded from the website to appear in the exam. Soft copies will not be accepted.
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What is the JEE Advanced registration fee for IIT Kanpur BTech candidates?