IIT Eligibility

Hello SSD, this question keeps cropping up again and again in different forums and even in the courts of law. However at least till now all the challenges to this rule of 75% in board has with held and continuous to rule the roost. This rule is in vogue for many years now and it was relaxed only during the covid times when normal schooling was disrupted due to the pandemic. There are many cases when students have scored quite handsomely in JEE Mains but they have failed to secure 75% marks in there 12 board and as a result they were unable to compete in JEE Advanced examination. In one of the extreme cases which has come into the LimeLight in last few days one girl had committed suicide since she could not score 75% in her board exam but has scored a percentile of more than 90 in JEE Mains examination. This of course is very tragic case and should be avoided at all cost since not getting admission in IIT is not the end of the world. Best wishes to you.

There are 2 criteria for NITs, IIITs, IITs, and GFTIs. First: You need to have at least 75% in your respective board exam. Second: You need to meet the top 20 percentile criteria. If you meet any one of these criteria, you are eligible. Now the Question arises What is the top 20% percentile? The top 20 percentile means you must be in the top 20% scorer in your board exam. Now next question arises how will you know whether you are in the top 20% of your board? Every year respective board releases a notice regarding the criteria for the top 20 percentile after a few days after releasing the board result. So if you didn't score 75%, do look for the 2nd criterion. Note for CBSE students: It has always been that the top 20 percentile for the CBSE board is above 75%, so I would suggest scoring above 75% for CBSE students.