Even if you cannot qualify JEE Advanced for IIT Btech admissions, there are some alternative courses offered by IITs without JEE Advanced that a class 12 PCM (Physics, Chemistry and Maths) candidate can pursue. Check all details below.
List of IIT Courses After Class 12 PCM Without JEE Advanced: To be able to pursue courses like BTech (Bachelor of Technology), BSc (Bachelor of Science), BArch (Bachelor of Architecture), etc, from IIT, candidates must have JEE Advanced ranks. However, apart from these traditional degrees, there are some other IIT courses that a student with a science background can pursue at the IITs. On this page, we have discussed about the courses offered by IITs that a candidate can pursue without JEE Advanced.
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- Undergraduate IIT Courses Offered without JEE Advanced
- Online BS Course (Foundation and Diploma) at IIT Madras without JEE Advanced
- Offline BS in Medical Sciences & Engineering at IIT Madras without JEE Advanced
- Online BBA and BSc CSDA at IIT Patna without JEE Advanced
- BDes Courses without JEE Advanced
Undergraduate IIT Courses Offered without JEE Advanced
Check below the list of IIT courses available without JEE Advanced:
Course |
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Course Levels |
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BS in Data Science and Applications (Online course) |
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BS in Electronic Systems (Online course) |
IIT Madras |
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BS in Medical Sciences & Engineering (Offline Course) |
IIT Madras |
BSc degree with IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) |
BSc in Computer Science and Data Analytics (Online Course) |
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BBA (Online Course) |
IIT Patna |
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BDes |
BDes degree |
Online BS Course (Foundation and Diploma) at IIT Madras without JEE Advanced
Currently, IIT Madras is offering two BS programmes without JEE Advanced: BS in Data Science and Applications and BS in Electronic Systems.
Both programmes have multiple levels, which provide flexibility to students to exit at any of these levels. Depending on the courses completed and credits earned, the learner can receive a
- Foundation Certificate from IITM CODE
- Diploma(s) from IIT Madras
- BSc/BS Degrees from IIT Madras
The candidates who opt for the foundation and diploma course level are eligible for admission without JEE Advanced. However, for admission to the BSc degree level, candidates have to qualify JEE Advanced and get admission via the traditional JoSAA counselling process.
Who can apply for admission?
- Anyone who has passed Class 12 or equivalent can apply irrespective of age or academic background.
- School students who have appeared for their Class 11 final exams can apply irrespective of their group/stream/board. Those who qualify can join the program after passing Class 12.
- It is expected that the applicants have studied Mathematics and English in Class 10.
No additional eligibility other than the ones mentioned above is required to apply for the qualifier process or join the foundational level courses after clearing the qualifying exam.
Admission Process
All candidates, irrespective of their backgrounds, can earn admission to the Foundation Level by successfully completing the qualifier process.
- Qualifier Process: The qualifier process includes 4 weeks of coursework based on lecture videos, assignments, and live sessions of the four foundational level courses - English I, Mathematics for Data Science I, Statistics for Data Science I, and Computational Thinking - that will be provided through our online portal. Every week, an assignment must be submitted for grading in each course.
- Qualifier Exam: At the end of the 4 weeks, a qualifier exam will be conducted for eligible candidates based on the content covered in the 4 weeks of study.
Offline BS in Medical Sciences & Engineering at IIT Madras without JEE Advanced
Offline BS in Medical Sciences & Engineering is a full-fledged traditional 4-year degree course. However, unlike other traditional BSc courses in the IITs, this course does not need JEE Advanced for admission. Rather, IIT Madras considers IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) scores for admissions.
Who can apply for admission?
- Candidates should qualify in IAT.
- Candidates should be 25 years of age or younger. Five years of age relaxation is given to SC, ST, and PwD candidates.
- Candidates must have passed the Class XII (or equivalent) exam with the science stream in the current admission year or the previous two consecutive years.
- Candidates must have taken Mathematics as a subject and at least two subjects among Biology, Chemistry, and Physics during their Class XII (or equivalent) exam.
- Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD should have scored a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in their Class XII (or equivalent) exam. Candidates belonging to other categories should have scored a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate or equivalent grade in their Class XII (or equivalent) exam.
Admission Process
All applicants should register on the IISER Admissions Portal. Once registered, applicants should apply on the IIT Madras Admission Portal. Admission offers to any candidate will be given strictly based on the following factors:
- seat availability at IIT Madras, for the BS program at the Department of Medical Sciences and Technology (MST).
- IAT rank obtained by the candidate.
- The category to which the candidate belongs.
Online BBA and BSc CSDA at IIT Patna without JEE Advanced
Currently, IIT Madras is offering two online courses with JEE Advanced: BSc in Computer Science and Data Analytics and BBA. Both programmes have multiple levels, which provide flexibility to students to exit at any of these levels. These levels are
- 1 year Certificate
- 2 year Diploma module
- 3 year Degree module
Who can apply for admission?
- Candidates who have passed 10+2 in Science with a minimum of 60% (Cumulative) can apply.
- Candidates who have any one of the following can also apply:
- Valid score/rank in National/State Level Entrance (i.e., JEE Main/JEE Advanced), NEET, CUET, BITSAT, KVPY/NTSE/INSPIRE scholarship holders, State Entrance Examinations) OR
- Valid score in International Entrance Test; US (SAT-I/SAT-II), UK(BMAT) OR
- IITP-SAT entrance test followed by a virtual interview.
Admission Process
Candidates have to apply online on the official website, cet.iitp.ac.in. Based on the eligibility and scores of the candidates in various entrance exams, admission offers will be made.
BDes Courses without JEE Advanced
Candidates who are interested in the design courses can be admitted to the BDes courses offered by IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, and IIT Roorkee by clearing the Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design (UCEED).
Who can apply?
- Candidates should be 25 years of age or younger. Five years of age relaxation is given to SC, ST, and PwD candidates.
- The candidate should have qualified, i.e., obtained a rank, in UCEED.
- The candidate should have passed all five subjects in the qualifying examination (Class XII or equivalent) in the same year as admission or a year before that.
Note:
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Admission Process
- There will be a common application form for admissions to respective BDes programmes offered by IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur. There will be a common application form for admissions to the respective BDes programmes. The UCEED Office, IIT Bombay, will process the common application form and conduct the joint seat allocation process.
- Seat allocation will be based on the All-India Rank (merit order) in UCEED, the reservation category and seat availability in each institute at the time of seat allocation.
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The age limit to apply for JEE Advanced 2026 is:
- Candidate should be born on or after October 1, 2001.
- An age relaxation of five years is given to the candidates belonging to the SC, ST and PwD categories.
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Yes, the IIT Madras BS degree is provided online. The content in the BS course is delivered online, whereas various quizzes and exams are conducted in person at examination centres across India and outside India.
The minimum marks required in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 will be announced with the JEE Main 2026 final result after session 2 exams. Last year's minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced were:
2025:
- Unreserved (UR): 93.1023262
- Gen-EWS: 80.3830119
- OBC-NCL: 79.4313582
- SC: 61.1526933
- ST: 47.9026465
- UR-PwD: 0.0079349
2024:
- General (UR): 93.2362181
- General (UR) PWD: 0.0018700
- Economically Weaker Section (EWS): 81.3266412
- Other Backward Classes (OBC): 79.6757881
- Scheduled Caste (SC): 60.0923182
- Scheduled Tribe (ST): 46.6975840
2023:
- General (UR): 90.7788642
- OBC-NCL: 73.6114227
- SC: 51.9776027
- ST: 37.2348772
- GEN-EWS: 75.6229025
- General (UR) PWD: 0.0013527
Candidates aiming for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) need to meet these cutoff marks in JEE Mains to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026.
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Answered a month ago
To be eligible for JEE Advanced JoSAA counselling:
- Candidates should have JEE Advanced rank
- Candidates must have passed class 12 or equivalent exam
- Candidates should have studied Physics, Chemistry and Maths in class 12
- In class 12, canmdidates must have score 75% aggregate marks or must be in top 20 p
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
No, your candidature will be rejected as you need to have minimum of 75% in class 12 to be eligible for admisison to the IITs, NIT, IIITs and GFTIs via the JoSAA counselling. Even if you pass JEE Advanced and JEE Main, of you do not have 75% minimum marks in class 12 boards you will no get admission
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
Devdutta Majhi was the female topper in JEE Advanced 2025. She has scored 312 marks out of 360 marks and got anm all India rank of 16.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
In 2025, the number of male candidates who passed JEE Advanced were 44,974 and 9,404 females qualified.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
1,87,223 candidates registered for JEE Advanced 2025 and 1,80,422 appeared in the exam. Of them, 54,378 passed the JEE Advanced exam in 2025.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
No. The JEE Advanced counselling is held online only on the official website of JoSAA - josaa.nic.in. The counselling process includes:
- Registration
- Choice filling
- Mock seat allotment
- Seat allotment
- Online reporting (seat confirmation, payment of fee, freeze/slide/float)
- Document verification
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
The official website for JEE Advanced counselling is josaa.nic.in. All details related to the JEE Advanced counselling is posted on the official website. Candidates have to register online for the counselling process at josaa.nic.in.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The JEE Advanced counselling is held online on the official website - josaa.nic.in. The JEE Advanced counselling for IIT admission is called the JoSAA counselling. Only candidates with JEE Advanced rank are allowed to register for the counselling process.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
As per the analysis of the previous year data, the candidates belonging to general category must aim to score around 180 marks out of 360 to qualify the exam. 180+ marks will be a safe zone and will ensure that you pass the exam for IIT admissions. However, note that this marks will not get you a go
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
To get a JEE Advanced AIR below 5000, candidates must score around 145 marks out of 360 as per the 2025 data.
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Contributor-Level 6
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