JEE Advanced 2020 likely to be held in August: HRD Minister
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JEE Advanced 2020 likely to be held in August said the HRD Minister. Read below to know the details.
JEE Advanced 2020: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi is likely to conduct the JEE Advanced 2020 exam in the month of August, said the Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.
Today, the HRD minister has conducted a live webinar with the students from all over the country. JEE Main 2020 April exam and JEE Advanced dates were postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
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The minister also said that the coaching centres are closed as they can cause problems to ensure social distancing and restrict the spread of the Coronavirus. Candidates are suggested to prepare by means of self-study for avoiding loss of studies due to this.
The JEE Advanced was earlier scheduled to be conducted in May that has been postponed after the postponement of JEE Main 2020 April exam.
JEE Advanced is conducted every year by for admission to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). In a decision by the Joint Admission Board last year, the top 2,50,000 candidates of JEE Main are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2020.
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Another key decision is to hold the JEE Advanced exam in the United States for the first time. A JEE Advanced examination centre will be set up in the San Francisco area to serve this purpose.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 weeks ago
To be eligible for JEE Advanced JoSAA counselling:
- Candidates should have JEE Advanced rank
- Candidates must have passed class 12 or equivalent exam
- Candidates should have studied Physics, Chemistry and Maths in class 12
- In class 12, canmdidates must have score 75% aggregate marks or must be in top 20 p
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 weeks ago
No, your candidature will be rejected as you need to have minimum of 75% in class 12 to be eligible for admisison to the IITs, NIT, IIITs and GFTIs via the JoSAA counselling. Even if you pass JEE Advanced and JEE Main, of you do not have 75% minimum marks in class 12 boards you will no get admission
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 weeks ago
Devdutta Majhi was the female topper in JEE Advanced 2025. She has scored 312 marks out of 360 marks and got anm all India rank of 16.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 weeks ago
In 2025, the number of male candidates who passed JEE Advanced were 44,974 and 9,404 females qualified.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 weeks ago
1,87,223 candidates registered for JEE Advanced 2025 and 1,80,422 appeared in the exam. Of them, 54,378 passed the JEE Advanced exam in 2025.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 weeks ago
No. The JEE Advanced counselling is held online only on the official website of JoSAA - josaa.nic.in. The counselling process includes:
- Registration
- Choice filling
- Mock seat allotment
- Seat allotment
- Online reporting (seat confirmation, payment of fee, freeze/slide/float)
- Document verification
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 weeks ago
The official website for JEE Advanced counselling is josaa.nic.in. All details related to the JEE Advanced counselling is posted on the official website. Candidates have to register online for the counselling process at josaa.nic.in.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks ago
The JEE Advanced counselling is held online on the official website - josaa.nic.in. The JEE Advanced counselling for IIT admission is called the JoSAA counselling. Only candidates with JEE Advanced rank are allowed to register for the counselling process.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 weeks ago
As per the analysis of the previous year data, the candidates belonging to general category must aim to score around 180 marks out of 360 to qualify the exam. 180+ marks will be a safe zone and will ensure that you pass the exam for IIT admissions. However, note that this marks will not get you a go
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 weeks ago
To get a JEE Advanced AIR below 5000, candidates must score around 145 marks out of 360 as per the 2025 data.
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Contributor-Level 6
What is the JEE Advanced JoSAA counselling eligibility?