JEE Main Eligibility

No, 75 percent in class 12th is not mandatory to appear in JEE MAINS Entrance Examination. However, it is required for top engineering Institutes like IITs or NITs . Hence, the score being termed as a mandatory requirement for top engineering colleges. However if you are looking for other private engineering colleges, candidates can seek admission in sixty percent or even less in some colleges.

To know more about JEE MAINS Entrance Examination, refer to the official website of JEE.

According to the latest notice, National Testing Agency (NTA), there is no age limit to apply for JEE Main . Candidates who have passed or giving the examination prior to three years or in the same year that they are appearing for JEE Main in, can apply for the examination. This means that, the candidates who have completed their 12th in the year 2022,2023 or  are going to in 2024 are eligible to apply for the JEE MAIN Entrance Examination. 

To know more about the JEE MAIN Entrance Examination, refer to the official website of JEE.

Candidates can appear for JEE Main 2024 exam.The candidates who have passed the class 12/equivalent examination in 2021, 2022, or appearing in 2023 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) – 2024 examination.But, the candidates may be required to fulfill the age criteria of the Institute (s) to which they are desirous of taking admission. 

If you want to take admission in prestigious institutions like IITs, NITs and IIITs, then it is mandatory for you to have 75 percent in class 12th exam.For appearing in the JEE Main exam 2024 there is no minimum percentage criteria. 

In order to appear in JEE Main 2024 Paper 2 for BARch, candidates must have the following three subjects in class 12

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematics

Candidates who wish to appear in JEE Main Paper 2B, candidates must have the following subject in class 12

• Mathematics

Besides these subject conditions, candidates should have 

• Passed class 12 in 2022, 2023 or appearing in 2024
• No age limit to apply for JEE Mains 2024 paper 2
• No minimum marks required in class 12 to appear in JEE Main Paper 2

No, as a foreign national, you do not need to qualify JEE Main to be eligible for JEE Advanced. However, you must meet the other eligibility criteria specified in the Information Brochure of JEE (Advanced) 2025, such as educational qualification and age limit. Additionally, you must register directly for JEE (Advanced) 2025 without appearing for JEE (Main) 2025.

The exact number of attempts for JEE Main 2024 will be announced soon. Like previous years, NTA is likely to conduct the exam in two sessions. The first session of JEE Main will be conducted in January and the second session in April. NTA will soon announce JEE Main 2024 exam date session 1 and 2 on the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in.