OJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025: Check Age Limit, Minimum Educational Qualification, Work experience
Odisha Joint Entrance Examination 2026 ( OJEE )
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The minimum eligibility criteria required to appear for OJEE is graduation. Read the article below to know more about the OJEE eligibility criteria 2025.
OJEE eligibility criteria are the requirements for appearing for the OJEE exam. OJEE scores are accepted in over 40 top B-schools in the country. The OJEE eligibility criteria are prescribed by the OJEE Cell, which is the OJEE exam conducting authority. The minimum requirement or eligibility criteria for appearing for OJEE 2025 is graduation.
The OJEE registration 2025 started on January 30, 2025. Before, filling out the OJEE 2025 application form, candidates should check the OJEE eligibility criteria to ensure whether they are eligible for the exam. Applicant's eligibility will be verified at the time of admission, and if anyone is found to be ineligible then they will not be offered admission. Read the article below to know more about the OJEE eligibility criteria 2025.
- OJEE Eligibility Criteria: Highlights
- OJEE Eligibility Criteria: Course-Wise
- Qualifying Marks for OJEE 2025
OJEE Eligibility Criteria: Highlights
Check the table below to know some highlights about OJEE eligibility.
| Factors | Details |
|---|---|
| Age Limit | There is no age bar for the candidates appearing for postgraduate courses, however, candidates appearing for BAMS/BHMS or BPharma must be at least 17 years of age as of December 31, 2024 |
| Nationality | Candidates appearing for OJEE must be a citizen of India |
| Minimum Educational Qualification | Undergraduate: Candidate must have cleared Class 12 or equivalent from a recognised board Postgraduate: Candidate must hold a diploma or bachelor's degree from a recognised university or institute from a relevant stream |
| Work experience | OJEE exam eligibility criteria do not include work experience. Both working and non-working candidates can apply for the exam |
Commonly asked questions
No, IIM Sambalpur does not accept OJEE test scores for admission. If you want to get admission to the IIM, you will have to appear in the CAT exam. With the score of the OJEE test, you can get admission in about 40 management colleges in Odisha. You can get admission to the following top management colleges such as:
- Utkal University
- KIIT School of Rural Management
- United School of Business Management
- GIET University
- National Institute of Science and Technology
- Rourkela Institute of Management Studies
OJEE score is so important for admission perspective if you are to take an admission in MBA at Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology goes to 30 percentile for general category . But ,The most important thing to note the actual score may be depends on no. of seats available and how many candidates are appearing for exam. If we take a look last year's OJEE score for MBA at Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology was 32 percentile for General Category in 2022.
For candidates seeking admission to the government colleges in Odisha must take the OJEE exam 2025. Also, candidates who fulfil the domicile criteria for OJEE admission only will be eligible for admission to the government colleges in the state. Candidates can also appear for other MBA entrance exams for colleges in Odisha, but they will get admission only to private universities and colleges if they do not fulfil the domicile criteria.
OJEE Eligibility Criteria: Course-Wise
Check below the course-wise OJEE eligibility criteria 2025.
OJEE 2025 eligibility criteria for undergraduate courses
- BPharma - Applicants should have qualified Class 12 examination in science stream with a minimum aggregate score of 45 percent. There is no prescribed age limit for admission to BPharma programme.
- BHMS/BAMS - Applicants should have completed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Botany & Zoology) with a minimum 50 percent aggregate in all three subjects taken together. The prescribed lower age limit is 17 years as of December 31, 2024.
Note: OJEE exam is not conducted for admission to MBBS, BDS, BE/BTech. The applicants will be admitted based on NEET and JEE Main respectively.
OJEE 2025 eligibility criteria for postgraduate courses
- MBA - The applicant must hold a bachelor's degree in any relevant discipline or equivalent or bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy of four years duration with a minimum 50 per cent aggregate. Students in their final year are also eligible to apply. There is no prescribed age limit for MBA programmes.
- MTech - The applicants must have obtained a minimum of 50 per cent aggregate or above in their graduation from a relevant discipline. Students in the final year of the qualifying examination can also apply. No age limit is prescribed for admission to M.Tech programmes.
- MCA - Applicants should have completed their graduation of a minimum of three years duration in any discipline with a minimum of 50 per cent aggregate and should have studied Mathematics at Class 12 or undergraduate level. Final-year students are also eligible to apply for MCA. There is no age bar for admission to MCA programmes.
- MArch - Applicants should have completed their bachelor's in Architecture with a minimum aggregate of 50 per cent to be eligible to apply for M.Arch. Candidates in the final year of the qualifying exam can also apply. No age limit is prescribed by the OJEE Cell for admission.
- MPharma - Students must have completed their graduation in Pharmacy with at least 50 per cent aggregate or more. No age bar is defined by the OJEE board for admission. Final year students can also apply.
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Qualifying Marks for OJEE 2025
Check out the table below to know the qualifying marks for OJEE 2025.
| Stream/Programme | Category | Qualifying Marks |
|---|---|---|
| B.Tech/ BPlan/ BPharma | General | 45% |
| SC/ST | 40% | |
| BAMS/BHMS | General | 50% |
| SC/ST | 45% | |
| BArch | General, SC, ST | 50% |
| MBA/MCA/MTech/MArch/MPlan/MPharma | General | 50% |
| SC/ST | 45% | |
| LE Tech/ LE Pharma | General | 45% |
| SC/ST | 40% |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 4 days ago
OJEE and JEE syllabus is somewhat same and different in some places. The OJEE syllabus for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics is different from JEE. In JEE, the physics syllabus includes topics such as Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Optics, etc. These topics require knowledge of physics topics.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 days ago
Candidates who are looking for admission to the undergraduate courses, can fill OJEE application form online after Class 12.
Class 12 students applying for these courses should fulfil the OJEE eligibility criteria according to their preferred course.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 days ago
Any graduate candidate with a 50 percent aggregate can apply for OJEE. The applicant must also be a citizen of India. There is no age bar for the candidates appearing for the exam. However, candidates appearing for BTech Marine Engineering exam must not be more than 22 years of age.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 days ago
Minimum requirement for appearing for OJEE is graduation. Basic OJEE eligibility criteria include:
- Age Limit: There is no age bar for the candidates appearing for postgraduate courses, however, candidates appearing for BAMS/BHMS or Pharma must be at least 17 years of age as of December 31
- Nationality:
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 days ago
No, the OJEE application form is available in online mode only which can be filled on official website of OJEE. There is no provision of filling the application form offline. Candidates also need to make an online fee payment.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 days ago
OJEE application process 2026 started on January 28, 2026. The application form for OJEE is available online and the candidates are required to pay the application fee online as well by March 27, 2026.
Special OJEE registration will begin after the declaration of the OJEE result 2026.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 5 days ago
OJEE is the most popular entrance exam accepted in Odisha. Some of the top OJEE accepting in the BBA colleges in Orissa are mentioned below with their tuition fees -
| Top Colleges | Tuition Fee |
|---|---|
| SOA University | INR 11.5 lakh |
| Biju Patnaik Institute of Information Technology and Management Studies | INR 3.8 lakh |
| Srusti Academy of Management and Technology | INR 2 lakh |
| B.J.B Autonomous College | INR 1.45 lakh |
Source: Official site and may vary.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) conducts the counseling and admission process for 85% state quota MBBS seats in Odisha. However, the main exam required for MBBS admissions in Odisha in NEET UG exam.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
No, there is considerable difference between OJEE and NEET syllabus. The difficulty level of NEET is usually higher than OJEE
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
OJEE and JEE syllabus is somewhat same and different in some places. The OJEE syllabus for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics is different from JEE. In JEE, the physics syllabus includes topics such as Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Optics, etc. These topics require knowledge of physics topics.
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Contributor-Level 6
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