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Does gap between 10th and 12th matter in IIT as I have 4 years gap


Manish Kumar 31st Mar, 2019
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Faizan Salim 31st Mar, 2019

Hii

No the gap between 10th and 12th will not matter untill you fulfill the other eligibility criteria i.e
You can appear in JEE Advance only in the same year as of qualifying class 12th and the next consecutive year. And without JEE Advance, you can not get into IITs.
As of now, the age criteria has been scrapped off by the supreme court so the candidates of minimum 17 is the lower limit but there is no upper age limit for 2019.
So the most important things you need to make sure include -
You must have qualified JEE Mains and secure position in top 224000 candidates.
You must not have appeared in JEE Advance in 2017 or earlier. (if you appeared in 2018 then you are eligible)
You must have completed your class 12th in 2018 or appearing in 2019.
You must have scored a minimum 75% in class 12th with PCM or must be in top 20 percentile scorers in your respective board.

If you fulfill all te above mentioned criteria, then you can apply for IIT and gap will not matter.

Hope this helps
Thanks!!

VIVEK KUMAR 31st Mar, 2019
Hello,


No, not at all Gap between 10th and 12th doesnt matters in JEE.


To be eligible for JEE , candidates need to qualify in any of the following exams:

Class XII or any other equivalent exam conducted by any recognized Central/ State board like CBSE, ICSE, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi etc.

Intermediate or Pre-University Course or Pre-Degree Course examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University.

Final examination of the 2-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.

Vocational examination of H.S.C.

National Institute of Open Schooling conducted Senior Secondary School Examination with a minimum of 5 subjects.

AICTE or State board of technical education recognised Diploma of at least 3 years duration.

Association of Indian Universities (AIU) recognised school, board, university examination in India or in any foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system.

General Certificate Education (GCE) exam (London/ Cambridge/ Sri Lanka) at Advanced (A) level. This is only for admission to IITs.

High School Certificate Examination by Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office. This is also for admission to IITs.



Since you fulfill the criteria, so according it will not affect your admission into IIT's.

Best of luck.

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