OJEE Eligibility Criteria 2025: Check Age Limit, Minimum Educational Qualification, Work experience

Odisha Joint Entrance Examination 2025 ( OJEE )

Saumya
Saumya Jain
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Updated on Feb 11, 2025 11:15 IST

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. 

Table of content
  • 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

OJEE Eligibility Criteria: Course-Wise 

Check below the course-wise OJEE eligibility criteria 2025.

OJEE 2025 eligibility criteria for undergraduate courses

  1. 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.
  2. 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 MBBSBDSBE/BTech. The applicants will be admitted based on NEET and JEE Main respectively.

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OJEE 2025 eligibility criteria for postgraduate courses

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

Also Read: OJEE exam pattern 2025

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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Q:   Does IIM Sambalpur accept OJEE scores?
A:

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:

  1. Utkal University
  2. KIIT School of Rural Management
  3. United School of Business Management
  4. GIET University
  5. National Institute of Science and Technology
  6. Rourkela Institute of Management Studies
Q:   What is the OJEE score for MBA at Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology?
A:

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. 

Q:   Is OJEE the only criteria to get into government colleges in Odisha?
A:

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. 

Q:   Can I get an exam center for the OJEE in cities other than Odisha?
A:

No, Odisha Joint Entrance Examination is a state-level examination that is held in about 32 test cities. New test cities were added to the list in the year 2022. Among these 9 new test cities, Patna, Ranchi and Kolkata were the test cities outside the state of Odisha. only in the state of Odisha. OJEE test citites are:

  1. Angul
  2. Balasore
  3. Baripada
  4. Bhawanipatna
  5. Jeypore
  6. Malkangiri
  7. Jharsuguda
  8. Nabarangpur
  9. Kendrapara
  10. Naupada
  11. Keonjhar
  12. Subarnapur
  13. Berhampur
  14. Phulbani
  15. Patna
  16. Bhadrak
  17. Puri
  18. Ranchi
  19. Bhubaneswar
  20. Rayagada
  21. Kolkata
  22. Bolangir
  23. Rourkela
  24. Jagatsinghpur
  25. Cuttack
  26. Sambalpur
  27. Boudh
  28. Dhenkanal
  29. Sarang
  30. Paralakhemund (GAJAPATI)
  31. Jajpur
  32. Nayagarh
  33. Balangir
  34. Deogarh
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