JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria 2025: Changes in Number of Attempts, 75% Criteria Requirement, Age Limit
Joint Entrance Exam - Advanced 2025 ( JEE Advanced )
Before you start JEE Advanced 2025 application process, you must clearly have an idea what is the eligibility for JEE Advanced. Check details regarding number of attempts, minimum marks needed in JEE Main 2025 for JEE Advanced 2025, class 12 percentage, and all details here.
JEE Advanced 2025 Eligibility and Exceptions
JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria 2025: IIT Kanpur has released the updated JEE Advanced 2025 eligibility criteria. On November 18, 2024, IIT Kanpur announced that JAB has decided to roll back the JEE Advanced 2025 attempt limit to the previously followed criteria, which is twice in two consecutive years. Earlier on November 5, IIT Kanpur announced that JEE Advanced attempt limit will be thrice in three consecutive years. JAB decided to restore the attempt limit to two after considering various competing requirements in the meeting of JAB held on November 15, 2024. This has resulted in restoring the earlier eligibility criteria followed since 2013 for JEE Advanced exam. All other eligibility criteria remain the same. This means candidates who have appeared in JEE Advanced 2024 can appear for JEE Advanced 2025. But, candidates who have appeared in JEE Advanced 2023 and earlier, cannot appear in JEE Advanced 2025.
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The top 2.5 lakh candidates who will qualify JEE Main 2025 will be eligible to register for JEE Advanced 2025. In this article, we will address the eligibility for JEE Advanced in detail. To appear for JEE Advanced 2025, there are no minimum marks needed in class 12, however, note that to get admission to the IITs, candidates will need a minimum of 75% marks in class 12. Other than that, there is also a JEE Advanced age limit. To understand JEE Advanced eligibility 2025 in detail, read below.
JEE Advanced 2025 Eligibility for Indian Nationals
The usual eligibility criteria that are applicable in JEE Advanced every year are:
Criteria 1: JEE Main Scores
Candidates should be among the top 2,50,000 successful candidates (including all categories) in BE/BTech Paper of JEE (Main) 2025. The number of top JEE Main 2025 candidates that can apply for JEE Advanced 2025 is as follows:
| Category | Number of "Top" JEE Main candidates to be selected for JEE Advanced 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| OPEN | 96187 | 101250 |
| OPEN-PwD | 5063 | |
| GEN-EWS | 23750 | 25000 |
| GEN-EWS-PwD | 1250 | |
| OBC-NCL | 64125 | 67500 |
| OBC-NCL-PwD | 3375 | |
| SC | 35625 | 37500 |
| SC-PwD | 1875 | |
| ST | 17812 | 18750 |
Criteria 2: JEE Advanced Age Limit
Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 2000. Five years of age relaxation is given to SC, ST, and PwD candidates, ie, these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1995.
Criteria 3: Number of JEE Advanced Attempt Limit
A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) a maximum of two times in two consecutive years. (An exception of three attempts has been given to the students who had dropped out of their courses between November 5, 2024, and November 18, 2024.)
Criteria 4: Appearance Year of Class 12 / Qualifying Exam
A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2024 or 2025 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. Candidates who had appeared in the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in 2023 or earlier, are NOT eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2025, irrespective of the combination of subjects attempted/offered.
Note: By appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination, it is meant that the Board concerned declared the result for that year irrespective of whether or not the examination was conducted. It will be considered as an appearance even if the result of a particular candidate got withheld.
Criteria 5: Earlier Admission to the IITs
A candidate should NOT have been admitted to an IIT irrespective of whether or not the candidate continued in the program OR accepted an IIT seat by reporting “online” / at a “reporting centre” in the past. Candidates whose admission to IITs was cancelled (for whatever reason) after joining any IIT are also NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2025.
Candidates who have been admitted to a preparatory course in any of the IITs for the first time in 2024 can appear in JEE (Advanced) 2025. The candidates who were allocated a seat in an IIT through JoSAA 2024 but:
- did not report “online” / at any “reporting centre” OR,
- withdrew before the last round of seat allotment, OR,
- had their seat cancelled (for whatever reason) before the last round of seat allotment for IITs, are eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2025.
However, in all of the above cases, the candidate is also required to fulfil the conditions mentioned from Criterion 1 to Criterion 4.
Download detailed JEE Advanced 2025 eligibility criteria here
Candidates are allowed to select 10 exam cities while applying for JEE Advanced exam in order of preference. The authorities will try to allot the exam centre in the most preferred exam city of the candidate.
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JEE Advanced 2025 Eligibility for Foreign Nationals
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Eligibility Criteria for Appearing in JEE (Advanced) 2025 for the Foreign Nationals
- JEE Advanced Age Limit: Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 2000. In countries where a minimum stint in the armed forces (or allied) for a certain period is mandatory before/after Class XII (or equivalent) examination, the candidate will be given a relaxation of the required number of years. In such cases, the candidate is required to upload a certificate/testimonial issued by the competent authority to this effect at the time of registration.
- Number of JEE Advanced attempts: A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) a maximum of two times in consecutive years
- Appearance year of class 12 / qualifying exam: A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2024 or 2025 with the subjects Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. A Foreign national must have passed class XII (or equivalent) Board examination with a minimum of five subjects and secured at least 75% aggregate marks. Also, candidates must have passed Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination with a minimum of five subjects and be within the top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination. The marks scored in the following five subjects will be considered for calculating the aggregate marks and the cut-off marks for fulfilling the top 20 percentile criterion.
- Maths
- Physics
- Chemistry
- A language (if the candidate has taken more than one language, then the language with the higher marks will be considered)
- Any subject other than the above four (the subject with the highest marks will be considered).
- Earlier admission to IITs: A candidate should NOT have been admitted to an IIT irrespective of whether or not the candidate continued in the program OR accepted a seat at an IIT by reporting “online” / at a “reporting centre” through JoSAA in the past. Candidates whose admission to IITs was cancelled (for whatever reason) after joining any IIT are also NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2025.
JEE Advanced 2025 Eligibility Criteria for OCI/PIO Candidates
OCI/PIO card holders who have secured OCI/PIO card before 04.03.2021, are considered as Indian nationals for seat allocation to IITs. Candidates who have secured OCI/PIO cards on or after 04.03.2021 will be considered as foreign nationals. However, these candidates are not eligible for benefits of any kind of reservation (for example GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST) except for OPEN-PwD. These candidates shall be required to be in the Open and Open-PwD rank lists in JEE (Main) 2025 to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2025. At the time of seat allocation, the OCI/PIO candidates who have secured OCI/PIO cards before 04.03.2021 shall be considered for the seats in the OPEN category. These OCI/PIO candidates shall be included in the Common Rank List, and/or CRL-PwD list as also for the Female Supernumerary seats, as applicable, subject to qualifying the JEE (Advanced) 2025. These OCI/PIO candidates are NOT entitled to the benefit of reservation under the GEN-EWS, OBC (NCL), SC or ST categories for the allocation of seats.
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The minimum marks required in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2025 will be announced with the JEE main 2025 final result after session 2 exams. Last year's minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced were:
2024:
- General (UR): 93.2362181
- General (UR) PWD: 0.0018700
- Economically Weaker Section (EWS): 81.3266412
- Other Backward Classes (OBC): 79.6757881
- Scheduled Caste (SC): 60.0923182
- Scheduled Tribe (ST): 46.6975840
2023:
- General (UR): 90.7788642
- OBC-NCL: 73.6114227
- SC: 51.9776027
- ST: 37.2348772
- GEN-EWS: 75.6229025
- General (UR) PWD: 0.0013527
Candidates aiming for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) need to meet these cutoff marks in JEE Mains to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2025.
With a JEE Advanced AIR of 10000 to 30000, candidates can expect to get a seat in the following IITs:
- Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
- Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad
- Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai
- Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
- Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad
- Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
- Indian Institute of Technology Goa
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
- Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
- Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
- Indian Institute of Technology Patna
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
- Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
- Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati
Note that the above list if IITs is based on previous year's closing ranks of the IITs and are subjected to change.
As per 2024, the minimum percentage of marks in each subject (Physics, Chemistry and Maths) needed to pass JEE Advanced is 8.68% or 10 marks.Overall the candidates needed 30.34% or 109 marks. This cutoff is for inclusion in the common rank list.
The qualifying cut-off of the Joint Entrance Examination-Advanced comprises the minimum score that aspirants need to appear in the Joint Seat Allocation Authority counseling. Students who score amongst the top 250000 ranks in the Joint Entrance Examination Main are qualified to apply for the Joint Entrance Examination Advanced exam. Students must have a score of a minimum of 75 percent marks in tier class 12th board exams. For Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe, or OBC categories, the minimum score is 65 percent.
The marks scored in the following five subjects will be considered for calculating the aggregate marks of the candidates (and also the cut? off marks for fulfilling the top 20 percentile criterion).
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- A language
- Any subject other than the above four
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 6 days ago
Having a JEE Advanced rank of 5697 might not allow you to get admission to Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) or Mathematics & Computing (MnC) at the most competitive IITs. In the previous years, admissions offers from several IITs have come closer to where you scored in the test. Let's l
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Depending on the exact IIT and engineering branch, getting into Electrical Engineering (EE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) and Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) with a rank of 5,693 becomes possible in 2025. The following are statistics based on data from the past:
Electrical E
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Being Qualified for IIT Admission (with JEE Advanced)
I am sorry to say that, with a category rank of 10,110 (OBC-NCL), getting into IIT is unlikely.
Usually, OBC-NCL B.Tech admissions are closed after around 3,000–4,000 rankings, varying by IIT and the branch.
Even in less popular branches of newer II
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Answered a week ago
When you have a JEE Advanced ranking of 27,780, competing for admission to IIT Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee and Guwahati is therefore extremely tough, mainly for popular courses such as Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). Most of these leading institutes wind up in the top 1
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Answered a week ago
With a JEE Advanced rank of 13957, you would likely be considered for admission to newer IITs or potentially some older IITs in less popular branches. Specific IIT and branch options would depend on your category (General, EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST) and the specific course preferences during JoSAA counse
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Beginner-Level 5
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JEE Advanced Opening & Closing Ranks with Marks (Approximate)
IIT Branch Opening Rank (AIR) Closing Rank (AIR) Approx. Closing Marks (out of 360)
IIT Bombay
Computer Science (CS)opening rank -closing rank=1 ~150 m= 310 - 320
Electrical Engg. 100 ~400 300 - 310
Mechanical Engg. 500 ~1000 270 - 290
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Beginner-Level 3
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Highly Competitive IITs (Less Likely with Rank 1585 for CSE):
IIT Bombay
IIT Delhi
IIT Madras
IIT Kanpur
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Roorkee
These premier IITs usually have closing ranks for CSE under EWS category well within the top 1000, making admission with rank 1585 unlikely
IITs Where Admission is Possible for
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Beginner-Level 3
Answered 2 weeks ago
For admission to BArch at IIT Kharagpur, you do need to take the JEE Advanced. JEE Advanced is only open to those who first pass the JEE Main. The final selection of students happens through JoSAA Counselling. You cannot be admitted to BArch at IIT Kharagpur unless you pass JEE Advanced.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 2 weeks ago
According to 2024 official data, the minimum marks in Joint Entrance Examination advanced required to get into the Indian Institutes of Technology Patna is 4852 for General All India category candidates and 1939 for OBC All India category candidates. Candidates can further check category-wise IIT Pa
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 weeks ago
Admission in IIT Patna is based on JEE Advanced scores. To get into IIT Patna, candidates need to acquire rank between 404 and 1489. If we analyse the JEE Advanced cutoff for the ST AI category in 2024, we can say that the it is possible to get into the institute with 1200, but for limited courses s
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JEE Advanced attempt limit is twice in two consecutive year. As a one time measure, 3 attempts at JEE Advanced 2025 has been permitted ONLY to the candidates who had dropped out of their courses between November 5, 2024, and November 18, 2024.