JEE Main 2025 Eligibility Criteria: Marks Required in Class 12, Age Limit, Number of Attempts

Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2025 ( JEE Main )

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Updated on Sep 16, 2024 17:04 IST
Candidates applying for the JEE Main 2025 exam must fulfill all the conditions of JEE Main eligibility criteria failing which their application form might get cancelled. JEE Main 2025 Eligibility criteria are provided here with details of age limit, number of attempts and minimum marks in class 12.

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria has been released by the National Testing Agency on the website jeemain.nta.ac.in. Candidates can check here the complete JEE Main 2025 eligibility. Every JEE Main 2025 aspirant needs to fulfill the eligibility criteria mentioned by NTA to take admission at NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. JEE Main eligibility criteria are of two types:

  • Eligibility criteria for appearing in the JEE Main 2025 examination

  • Eligibility criteria for admission in institutes- IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs

JEE Main eligibility criteria 2025 for appearing in the exam consist of conditions related to age limit, qualifying exam, subjects in qualifying exam, number of attempts, and year of passing the qualifying exam. JEE Main eligibility criteria for admission in institutes consist of conditions related to the nationality of the candidate, percentage of marks in class 12, and year of passing class 12/qualifying exam.
Candidates should check the detailed eligibility criteria of JEE Main 2025 before filling out the application form. JEE Main 2025 application form of candidates who do not fulfill the eligibility criteria will be cancelled and they will not be eligible for admission. It is thus candidates’ responsibility to check the JEE Main eligibility criteria before filling out the form.

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JEE Main 2025 Eligibility Criteria Highlights

Candidates can check here for complete details about JEE Main eligibility criteria provided by NTA. Candidates need to confirm that they meet all the conditions of eligibility before they fill the application form.

Q:   How many candidates appear in JEE Mains?

A:

In JEE Main 2024, the total number of candidates who appeared in the exam is 11.7 lakh. This is the highest number ever since the inception of JEE Mains exam. Canddiates can see the gender-wise distribution of candidates below. Generally, the number of unique candidates appearing in JEE Main every year is around 10 Lacs in both sessions. Around 6-7 Lacs candidates appear in every session of JEE Mains. As there are several candidates appearing in both the sesisons, the total number would be around 12-13 Lacs with unique candidates around 10 lakh. The exact number of students is released by the NTA every year on the official website with category, gender and state-wise data. Candidates can check the number of candidates appearing in JEE Mains every year on this Shiksha page.

JEE-Main-2024-number-of-candidates-appeared-Session-1

Q:   What is the age limit to apply for JEE Main?

A:

As per the JEE Main eligibility criteria released by the NTA there is no maximum or minimum age to apply for JEE Main. Candidates of any age can apply and appear in the JEE Main exam. The only criteria which is applicable is that the candidate can appear in JEE Mains for three consecutive years from the year of passing class 12. For example, if a candidate is applying for JEE Main 2024, candidate must have passed class 12 in 2022, 2023 or appearing in 2024.

Q:   How many minimum marks are required to clear JEE Mains?

A:
The minimum marks required to clear JEE Mains depends on your category. If you are an SC candidate then your cut off is 48, for ST candidate your cut off will be 56, for OBC candidate the cutoff will be 72 and for OC candidate it is 100. This is based on the year wise analysis. This needs not to be same every year. But the variation will not be very large, it just varies by 2-3 marks.

Eligibility Parameter

Eligibility Condition

Age Limit

No age limit

Qualifying exam

Class 12/equivalent exam

Year of passing the qualifying exam

2023, 2024 or appearing in 2025

Subjects in the qualifying exam

  • For JEE Main Paper 1 (BTech)- Physics and Maths as compulsory subjects and any one subject among Chemistry/Biology/Technical Vocational Subject
  • For JEE Main Paper 2A (BArch)- Physics, Chemistry, and Maths as compulsory subjects in class 12
  • For JEE Main Paper 2B (BPlan) - Mathematics as a compulsory subject in class 12

Percentage of marks

Minimum 75% marks in class 12 or be in the top 20 percentile (for admission to college)

Number of attempts

  • Candidates can appear in JEE Main for three consecutive years from passing their class 12/qualifying exam
  • Two attempts in a year
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JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Complete Details

Check the eligibility criteria in detail that candidates need to fulfill to appear in JEE Main 2025.

JEE Main 2025 Eligibility Criteria- Age Limit

There is no age limit for the candidates to appear in JEE Mains 2025. The candidates who have passed the class 12/ equivalent examination in 2023, 2024, or appearing in 2025 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE Main 2025 examination.

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JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Qualifying Exam

Candidates need to have passed any one of the following exams to appear for JEE Main 2025

  • The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized Central/ State Board, such as the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi; etc.

  • Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University.

  • Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defense Academy

  • Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.

  • Any Public School/ Board/ University examination in India or any foreign country is recognized as equivalent to the 10 2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

  • Higher Secondary Certificate Vocational Examination.

  • A Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State board of technical education of at least 3 years duration.

  • General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.

  • High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.

JEE Main 2025 Eligibility Criteria - Year of Passing Qualifying Examination

Only those candidates who have passed the Class 12/equivalent examination in 2023, 2024, or appearing in 2025 are eligible to appear in JEE Main 2025. Candidates who passed the Class 12/equivalent examination in 2022 or before as well as those who will appear in such examination in 2026 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE Main 2025.

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria of Subjects in Class 12/Qualifying Exam

JEE Main 2025 will be held for three separate courses, BTech, BArch, and BPlan. The combination of subjects is different for all three courses.

  • For JEE Main 2025 Paper 1 (BTech): Candidates need to have Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects and one subject among Chemistry/Biology/Technical Vocational Subject

  • For JEE Main 2025 Paper 2A (BArch): Candidates need to have Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics in class 12/equivalent examination

  • For JEE Main 2025 Paper 2B (BPlan): Candidates need to have Mathematics in class 12/equivalent examination.

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria- Number of Attempts

Candidates who have passed class 12 in 2022 or 2023 or candidates who are appearing in their class 12 exam in 2025 are eligible to appear in JEE Main 2025. Candidates who have passed their class 12 exam before 2021 or would appear in class 12 after 2025 are not eligible to appear in the exam as per JEE Main 2025 eligibility criteria. In 2025, JEE Mains will be conducted two times in January and April respectively.

Q:   What is JEE Main Eligibility marks in class 12th?

A:

NTA JEE Main eligibility criteria for candidates to appear in the exam is

  • There is no minimum or maximum percentage required to appear in JEE Main. However, candidate need to have 75% marks in class 12 in addition to a valid JEE Main rank in order to get admission in NITs, IIITs and other CFTIs.  
  • Candidate must have passed class 12 in 2022, 2023 or appearing in 2024
  • Candidate must have Maths and Physics as a compulsory subejct in class 12 for Paper 1 (BTech)
  • For Paper 2A (BArch), it is compulsory to have Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in class 12 and for Paper 2B (BPlan), candidate must have Mathematics in class 12
  • There is no age limit to apply for JEE Main

 

Q:   Is the criteria of 75% marks in class 12 applicable in JEE Main 2025?

A:

Candidates must note that there is no requirement of 75% marks in class for appearing in JEE Mains. The JEE Main eligibility criteria of minimum 75% marks in class 12 is required at the time of admission in NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Candidates can apply and appear in JEE Mains 2025 irrespective of their class 12 marks. The detailed JEE Main eligibility criteria 2025 can be checked on this Shiksha page. Candidates are advised to check the detailed eligibility criteria before filling the JEE Main application form 2025.

Q:   How many marks are required to clear the JEE Mains entrance exam?

A:

JEE Main cutoff is depends on the category you belongs. However as per the last year of trends, JEE Main marks above 90 are enough for clearance if you belong to general category. Students must note that their is no minimum marks required to qualify JEE Mains. Minimum marks is required only to qualify to appear in JEE Advanced. The minimum marks for JEE Advanced is in the form of cutoff and is different for all categories. Candidates can check JEE Main cutoff from the Shiksha page.

Q:   I have tattoo in my face and hands. Will this create any problem in JEE Main exam centre?

A:

As per NTA notification, there is no restrictions on tattoo. Candidates can have tattoos and they will not be denied entry becasue of this. However, it is to be informed that tattoos should not alter or differentiate the appearance of candidate and his photo used in filling the JEE Main application form. 

Q:   How do I know if I am qualified for appearing in JEE Advanced exam?

A:

Candidates need to check the JEE Main cutoff mentioned on their JEE Main result/scorecard and see whether they have obtained aggregate percentile score equal to or above the cutoff. JEE Main cutoff is different for all categories. Candidates can check category-wise JEE Main cutoff on the Shiksha page as well as in their scorecard. Only those candidates who have score equal to or above then the cutoff are allowed to appear in JEE Advanced exam. Admission in IITs is though JEE Advanced while NITs, IIITs and GFTIs offer admission based on JEE Mains rank. The JEE Main cutoff for JEE Advanvced is released with the JEE Main final scorecard after the exam for both sessions are over.

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria Marks in Class 12

Candidates can appear in JEE Main irrespective of their percentage in class 12. Candidates must note that there is no requirement for JEE Main eligibility marks in 12th for appearing in the exam. The eligibility criteria of 75% marks is applicable only at the time of taking admission to the institute.

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2025 - State of Eligibility

State of eligibility in JEE Main 2025 eligibility criteria means the State from where the candidate has passed Class 12 or equivalent qualifying examination by which the candidate becomes eligible to appear in JEE Main 2025. It is important to note that the State code of eligibility does NOT depend upon the native place or the place of residence of the candidate. For example, if a candidate appears for the Class 12 examination in New Delhi but is a resident of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, the candidate’s State code of eligibility will be Delhi and NOT Uttar Pradesh. If a candidate has passed Class 12 or equivalent qualifying examination from one state but appeared for improvement from another state, the candidate’s State code of eligibility will be from where the candidate first passed the Class 12 and NOT the State from where the candidate has appeared for improvement. Candidates who passed/appeared in class 12th from NIOS should select the State of Eligibility according to the State in which the study center is located.

For Indian nationals passing the Class 12 or equivalent examination from Nepal/Bhutan, the State code of eligibility will be determined based on a permanent address in India as given in the passport of the candidate.

State Code of Eligibility

Name of State

Code of State

Andhra Pradesh

AP

Arunachal Pradesh

AL

Assam

AM

Bihar

BR

Chhattisgarh

CG

Delhi/New Delhi

DL

Goa

GO

Gujarat

GJ

Haryana

HR

Himachal Pradesh

HP

Jammu & Kashmir

JK

Jharkhand

JH

Karnataka

KK

Kerala

KL

Madhya Pradesh

MP

Maharashtra

MR

Manipur

MN

Meghalaya

MG

Mizoram

MZ

Nagaland

NL

Odisha

OR

Punjab

PB

Rajasthan

RJ

Sikkim

SM

Tamil Nadu

TN

Telangana

TL

Tripura

TA

Uttar Pradesh

UP

Uttarakhand

UK

West Bengal

WB

Name of Union Territory

Code

Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT)

AN

Chandigarh (UT)

CH

Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT)

DN

Daman & Diu (UT)

DD

Lakshadweep (UT)

LD

Puducherry (UT)

PO

Foreign

 

Foreign/OCI/PIO/Nepal/Bhutan

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JEE Main Eligibility Criteria for Admission in IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs

The eligibility criteria for admission in IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs are decided by the institute and not by NTA. JEE Main eligibility criteria decided by NTA are only meant for appearing in the examination. The details about eligibility criteria for admission to the institute are provided by Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), the counselling authority which admits students to these institutes. For details about the eligibility criteria for admission, candidates can visit the JoSAA website. 

Minimum 75% Marks in Class 12

Candidates need to score at least 75% marks in class 12 to get admission in NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. Candidates belonging to SC/ST need to have at least 60% marks. However, the criteria of marks in class 12 is lower in states like Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), Madhya pradesh (M.P.), Bihar, which accept JEE Main score for admission to BTech courses

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria for Appearing in JEE Advanced

The eligibility criteria for appearing in JEE Advanced is that candidates should have appeared in JEE Main and obtained the minimum cutoff marks decided by NTA. Also, candidates need to be in top 2,50,000 rank in order of merit in the Common Rank List in order to appear in JEE Advanced 2025. One important condition is that candidates can appear in JEE Advanced twice, in two consecutive years from the year of passing class 12/equivalent examination.

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria - Important Points to Remember

  • It is the candidate's responsibility to check all the details about eligibility criteria before filling out the application form
  • Candidates who do not fulfil the eligibility criteria but apply for JEE Main 2025, their application can get cancelled at any stage of the admission cycle
  • Candidates need to fill in the correct details in their application form as per the original documents and eligibility conditions
  • There is no age limit for appearing in JEE Main 2025, the only condition being is that they can appear in three consecutive years after passing class 12
  • There are no criteria for a minimum percentage of marks in class 12 for appearing in class JEE Main 2025

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q. What is JEE Main 2025 eligibility criteria?

A. NTA has released the eligibility criteria of JEE Mains on the website jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates can check the details list of all eligibility criteria on this page.

Q. What is the age limit for appearing in JEE Main 2025?

A. As per NTA, there is no age limit for appearing in JEE Main. Candidates can appear in JEE Main 2025 irrespective of their age.

Q. How many times can I appear in JEE Main?

A. Candidates can appear in JEE Main in three consecutive years from the year passing of their class 12 examination. Considering that JEE Main is held two-time in a year, candidates can appear 6 times.

Q. How many attempts in JEE Main 2025 will be provided?

A. NTA will conduct JEE Main 2025 in two attempts in January and April.

Q. Is 75% criteria applicable for JEE Main 2025?

A. The criteria of 75% marks for JEE Main 2025 applicable at the time of taking admission at the institute and not for appearing in the JEE Mains.

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