JEE Main 2021: 75% eligibility criteria waived off for admission to NITs, IIITs, SPAs & CFTIs
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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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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 7 hours ago
Yes, Galgotias University accepts both JEE Main and CUET scores for B.Tech admissions. According to the university's official admission information, candidates with JEE Main, JEE Advanced, or CUET scores are given preference in the merit list. Admission also depends on meeting the eligibility criter
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Answered 2 weeks ago
The JEE Mains 2027 notification can be expected in the last week of September 2026 or in the first week of October 2026.
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The JEE Mains 2027 session 1 application form is expected to be released in the last week of October 2026.
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NTA has released JEE Main 2027 Session 1 exam date. Session 2 exam dates are expected soon:
- Session 1: January 22, 23, 24, 28, 29 and 30 2027. January 31 will be buffer day.
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Yes, IEM Kolkata offers JEE Main scholarships to BTech students as financial assistance. Students with rank 1-10,000 in JEE Main are eligible to receive full tuition fee waiver for four-years.
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No, a JEE Main score alone is not sufficient for direct entry to UG courses at the TUM. For direct entry to UG courses at TU Munich having a qualifying JEE Advanced score is mandatory.
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Not always. While most reputed colleges prefer JEE Main scores, some private engineering colleges in Indore also offer direct admission based on Class 12th merit, especially under management quota seats. So, if you haven't cleared JEE Main with a strong rank, you may still get into a decent private
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Yes, JECRC University grants scholarship to BTech students based on JEE Main scores. Check below score-wise scholarship:
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