Ministry of Education has decided to waive off 75% eligibility criteria under Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021 for admission to NITs, IIITs, SPAs and other CFTIs. Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal has shared the announcement through a tweet today that "considering the decision taken for IIT JEE(Advanced) and in line with the decision taken for the last academic year, it has been decided to waive off the 75% marks (in class 12 exam) eligibility criteria under Joint Entrance Examination (Main) for the next academic year 2021-2022".
Earlier, students have requested Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to scrap 75 percent eligibility criteria for JEE Main 2021. After the declaration of JEE Main 2021 dates by the Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, students have swarmed his Twitter handle with various requests and queries.
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As per the previous JEE Main 2021 eligibility criteria, candidates should have secured at least 75 percent marks in the Class 12 examination or be in the top 20 percentile in Class 12/qualifying examination conducted by the respective Boards to be eligible for admission. For SC/ST candidates the qualifying marks criteria in JEE Main 2021 was 65 percent in Class 12 /qualifying examination.
JEE Main 2021 will be held in four sessions - February, March, April and May 2021. The application form of JEE Main 2021 is available until January 23 while the payment of application fee can be done til January 24. Candidates will also be given an opportunity to correct mistakes in the JEE Main 2021 application form from January 27 to 31.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 7 hours ago
As per the JEE Main cutoff 2025 for admission to BTech courses, the cutoff values ranged between 33433 and 82527. CSE was the most competitive BTech branch. Tabulated below is the branch-wise BTech cutoff:
| Course | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.E. in Mechanical Engineering | 90395 | 72561 | 82148 |
| B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering | 52383 | 45829 | 33433 |
| B.E. in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering | 90079 | 64402 | 68734 |
| B.E. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering | 76053 | 60844 | 64865 |
| B.E. in Civil Engineering | 129382 | 100743 | 82527 |
| B.Tech. in Information Technology | – / – | 50463 | 56342 |
Contributor-Level 10
Answered 9 hours ago
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore considers JEE Main scores for admission in BTech. Applicants with JEE Main can directly apply for CSAP or Centralised Seat Allotment Process conducted by the university for admission in BTech courses. Alternatively, aspirants can also appear for in-house entranc
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 11 hours ago
DJSCE JEE Main cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the BTech course and its various branches. The General AI category needed a rank of at least 19963 to be eligible for admission to the different CSE specialisations offered at this college.
Students can check the table below to know the maximu
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
JIIT Noida offers scholarships for students with good JEE rank. To get the JEE scholarship benefit, students must meet the eligibility requirement. Check the eligiblity for JEE Main scholarship below:
| JEE AIR | Scholarship |
|---|---|
| Upto 15000 | 100% |
| 20000 ≥ AIR > 15000 | 50% |
| 25000 ≥ AIR > 20000 | 25% |
| 30000 ≥ AIR > 25000 | 10% |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
Yes. While government colleges (IET, IIIT) strictly require JEE Main ranks, private institutions have two alternative routes:
- Direct Admission / Management Quota
- University Entrance Exams
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
SAGE University Indore conducts its own entrance exam-SEE for admission in BTech and BTech (Hons) course. Hence, aspirants do not have to pass JEE Main for admission. Aspirants appearing for SAGE Entrance Exam can also get scholarship based on their SEE score.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 2 days ago
RV College of Engineering accepts JEE Main score for admission in B.E. through Management Quota. Students need to qualify the following eligibility criteria to get admission through this route:
- Class 10: Minimum 70% in Science & Mathematics subjects separately
- Class 11: Minimum 65% in Maths & Physics
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 days ago
Yes, candidates who did not appear for JEE Mains can still apply for NMIMS Mumbai BTech courses. This institute conducts its own entrance exam for selecting candidates for BTech courses which is called NMIMS CET.
Admission of candidates is based on the ranks they achieve in this entrance exam.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
JEE Main is not conducted by any IIT. National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the exam.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 3 days ago
Yes, JEE Main is the only accepted exam for VNIT Nagpur BTech admission. Candidates seeking BTech admission at the institute must register for JoSAA/ CSAB counselling and select VNIT Nagpur while locking their preferences. However, only candidates who clear the JEE Main (Paper 1) cut-off will be all
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Contributor-Level 10
What is the JEE Main rank required for admission to BTech at DAVV?