JoSAA Eligibility Criteria 2025: Sate of Eligibility Proof, Check IIT and NIT+ System Admission Criteria
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Before registering for the JoSAA 2025 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 2025 eligibility criteria.
JoSAA Eligibility Criteria 2025
JoSAA Eligibility Criteria 2025: To participate in JoSAA counselling 2025, 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 2025.
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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| JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria 2025 | JEE Main 2025 Eligibility Criteria |
- JoSAA 2025 Eligibility Criteria
- What is the state of eligibility proof in JoSAA? Which documents should we upload in this regard?
- JoSAA 2025 Eligibility Criteria: Performance Criteria in Class 12 (or equivalent) Examination
JoSAA 2025 Eligibility Criteria
The candidates can check the detailed JoSAA 2025 eligibility criteria below:
JoSAA Eligibility Criteria 2025 for IIT Admission
- Candidates must qualify in JEE Advanced 2025 for academic programs and preparatory courses at IITs.
- Also, candidates must satisfy the performance criteria in Class XII (or equivalent) examination.
JoSAA Eligibility Criteria 2025 for NITs, IIEST, IIITs and Other-GFTIs Admission
- Students must have pass class 12 exam in science streams.
- Secured 75% in the class 12 board exam.
- Qualified in JEE Main exam for admission to NITs, IIITs, GFTIs.
- For B.Tech admission have passed JEE 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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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.
If you wish to edit your choices after locking but before the choice filling deadline, you can do so by first submitting a request to unlock in the online JoSAA portal.
If you have accepted a seat in a certain round and want to be appear for a seat of higher preference in any Institute then you will have to choose the option of ‘Float’. This will help you to reappear for seat. If you are given a seat of higher preference in subsequent round of JoSAA seat allocation then your earlier accepted seat will be automatically cancelled and you have to accept newly allocated seat. If you do not get higher preference seat in a subsequent round, then you will continue in the already accepted seat and you will also be considered for seat allocation in any Institute (based on your preference in choice list) in the subsequent rounds if you continue with the ‘Float’ option.
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JoSAA 2025 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 2024 or 2025.
- Subject combination needed: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are compulsory subjects in the first appearance.
- 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 2023, 2024 or 2025.
- 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 other two subjects (the subject with the highest marks will be considered).
- Subject combination needed for BArch programmes: Mathematics, and other four 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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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
Think of JoSAA as a matching service. After your JEE Advanced results, you'll log into the JoSAA portal and rank your preferred branches at IIT Dharwad. The system then looks at your All India Rank (AIR) and your choices to offer you the best possible seat. Once a seat is offered, you'll pay the fee
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Answered a week ago
JoSAA is the counselling process needed to get admission in the BTech course at IIIT Vadodara. The candidate needs to appear for JEE Mains. If the student meets the cut off requirement, then the student must participate in counselling.
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Answered a week ago
Yes, JoSAA counselling is important for the students who want to take admission in BTech at IIIT Vadodara. Students must appear for JEE Mains. If students meet the cut off requirement of the entrance, the students need to participate in JoSAA counselling for seat allotment.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
No, JoSAA counselling is not required for the students who want to take admission on the basis of entrance in BTech at B.A. College of Engineering and Technology. Only entrance scores are considered at the time of admission. If any student has not cleared JEE Mains, the student can apply for direct
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If the seat allotment is done in JoSAA counselling for BTech in IIT Mandi, then the fee is not refunded whether the candidate joins the course or not. It is refundable in cases where student joins the course after paying remaining fee and leaves on or before registration date and applies for a fee r
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Answered 3 weeks ago
After logging into JoSAA with your JEE credentials, you must list your preferred institutes and branches in order of priority. Please ensure that you are listing IIIT Pune and your desired branch (e.g., CSE or IT) higher in your list to increase allotment chances based on your rank.
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Answered 4 weeks ago
Log in to JoSAA with your JEE credentials. Then you would need to list your preferred institutes and branches in order of priority. Mention IIIT Vadodara (Institute Code 308) and your desired branch (CSE or IT) higher in your list to increase allotment chances based on your rank.
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The NIT Srinagar BTech seat allotment is first done through the JoSAA counseling. The allotment of seats is based on a candidate's JEE Mains score. However, if after the seat allotment, there are still some vacant seats for the BTech course, they are filled through the CSAB counseling.
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Candidates interested in NIT Patna BTech admissions are required to appear for the JoSAA counseling round to get a seat alloted in the course. Only if there are any vacant seats remaining after JoSAA counseling at NIT Patna, then the candidates are selected during the CSAB counseling. Thus, all cand
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Yes, you can participate in the CSAB special rounds even after accepting a JoSAA seat in the NIT+ system, provided you follow the specific rules.
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