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a year agoContributor-Level 10
A JEE rank of more than 70,000 is typically regarded as low, and applicants frequently give up on getting into the NITs and B.Tech programmes of their choice. The good news is that a number of universities, such as NITs and IIITs, accept JEE Main low scores up to 2,000,000. Based on the data from the previous year, NIT Mizoram has the lowest cutoff with a closing rank of 678406 for B.Tech. Civil Engineering (Gender-Neutral). It is followed by NIT Sikkim, which has a JEE Main rank of 639272 for B.Tech. EEE, and NIT Agartala, which has a JEE Main rank of 287950 for B.Tech. Biotech & Bio Chem Engineering. Therefore a rank of 9 Lacs can al
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a year agoBeginner-Level 4
To be eligible for JoSAA counselling in 2026, candidates must fulfil certain conditions. This includes getting a rank in either JEE Main 2026 Paper-1 or the JEE Advanced 2026 exams. Minimum grades or percentage requirements for grade 12 exams also apply. A minimum of 75% is required for general category candidates, while a minimum of 65% is required for SC, ST and PwD candidates.
Also, you can be in the top 20% based on your 12th standard. In addition, JoSAA participating institutes may have their own eligibility criteria for specific programs. Nationality requirements include Indian citizenship or meeting special criteria for foreigner
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a year agoBeginner-Level 5
As per JoSAA, it is clearly mentioned that you are eligible for JEE advanced and Mains if you have 75 % from any recognised board. Hence you are eligible as you have 76%.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Candidates do not need to present a domicile certificate in order to be admitted to IIT, NIT, or IIIT via JEE. The only university where admission is granted based on the Home State Quota is NIT. The state in which you take your 12th board test is used to determine admission, not your home state. When receiving JoSAA counselling, the domicile certificate is not necessary. The JEE score of the applicants determines their admission.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
While the JoSAA counselling is free of charge, the only fee that the candidates have to pay is for the seat confirmation, once taken admission, the fee is added to the semester fees of the candidate.
The charges for seat confirmation for general category is INR 35,000 . While that for SC, Gen-PwD, ST, OBC-NCL-PwD, ST-PwD, and SC-PwD categories is INR 15,000.
To know more about the examination or JoSAA counselling, candidates can refer to the official website or Shiksha.
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