JoSAA 2026 eligibility has been released. Before registering for the JoSAA 2026 counselling process, the JEE Mains and Advanced qualified candidates must check the detailed JoSAA eligibility criteria. There are additional criteria needed to be eligible for seat allocation in BTech/BE/BArch/BPlan courses offered at IITs and the NIT+ systems. Check out this article for detailed JoSAA 2026 eligibility criteria.
JoSAA Eligibility Criteria 2026
JoSAA Eligibility Criteria 2026: To participate in JoSAA counselling 2026, candidates have to fulfil some eligibility criteria set by the authorities. Of course, candidates must have JEE Main ranks for admission to the NIT+ systems (NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and Other-GFTIs) and JEE Advanced ranks for IIT admission; however, some additional criteria are also there. Check below all details on the eligibility criteria to apply for JoSAA 2026.
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Admission to IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs is done through JoSAA. The eligible students have to register online for the counselling process. In this article, you will get to know the minimum conditions to appear for JoSAA counselling.
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The candidates can check the detailed JoSAA 2026 eligibility criteria below:
JoSAA Eligibility Criteria 2026 for IIT Admission
- Candidates must qualify in JEE Advanced 2026 for academic programs and preparatory courses at IITs.
- Also, candidates must satisfy the performance criteria in Class XII (or equivalent) examination.
JoSAA Eligibility Criteria 2026 for NITs, IIEST, IIITs and Other-GFTIs Admission
- Students must have passed the Class 12 exam in the science streams.
- Secured 75% in the class 12 board exam.
- Qualified in the JEE Main exam for admission to NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.
- For B.Tech admission, have passed JEE Mains Paper 1 and Paper 2 for B.Arch / B.Plan admission.
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| What is the state of eligibility proof in JoSAA? Which documents should we upload in this regard? |
| State of Eligibility is the state from where you have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination. For this, candidates have to upload the following documents: DOCUMENT/PROOF OF STATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR INDIAN NATIONALS:
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JoSAA 2026 Eligibility Criteria: Performance Criteria in Class 12 (or equivalent) Examination
Apart from qualifying the JEE Mains and JEE Advanced exams, candidates must also qualify their class 12 board exams with a minimum percentage and applicable subject combinations. Check the details below:
Performance criteria in Class XII (or equivalent) examination for IIT admission are given below:
- Year of passing class 12th: The candidates should have appeared for the class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2025 or 2026.
- Subject combination needed: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are compulsory subjects in the first year.
- Minimum percentage of marks/percentile needed in class 12: Candidates must satisfy at least one of the following two criteria:
- Must have passed and secured at least 75% aggregate marks in the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination. The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PwD candidates should be at least 65%.
- Must be within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination.
Performance criteria in Class XII (or equivalent) examination for NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs admission are given below:
- Year of passing class 12th: The candidates should have appeared for the class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2024, 2025 or 2026.
- Subject combination needed for BE/BTech programmes: Physics, Mathematics, and any one of Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Technical Vocation subject, a language, any subject other than the above four (the subject with the highest marks will be considered).
- Subject combination needed for BArch programmes: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and two other subjects (the subject with the highest marks will be considered).
- Subject combination needed for BArch programmes: Mathematics, and four other subjects (the subject with the highest marks will be considered).
- Minimum percentage of marks/percentile needed in class 12: Candidates must satisfy at least one of the following two criteria:
- Must have passed and secured at least 75% aggregate marks in the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination. The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PwD candidates should be at least 65%.
- Must be within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination.
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Commonly asked questions
As per the cutoffs as released by JoSSA, with a 1564 SC rank, you will not get B.Arch at NIT in Round 5. So far, the closing rank has been around 300 and less at most NITs for the SC category without home state quota. Therefore, you may have some chance in rounds 6 or 7 to get an NIT seat allocated for B.Arch but you will need home-state quota. For example, if you have a home-state quota of Himachal Pradesh, you may be assigned a seat at the NIT, Hamirpur, in Round 6. The closing rank for round 5 in this NIT is 1287 for HS quota.
With 95 percentile in JEE Mains, your chances of getting into a NIT are high, but high-demand courses may not be available.
Candidates can check the JoSAA cutoff on the official website - josaa.nic.in.
One can easily find the JoSAA cutoff for previous years on the official website - josaa.nic.in.
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