Eligibility criteria for JEE Advanced?

Hello Ram,

Now onwards you’ll get two chances to qualify for the JEE Advanced - thanks to the NTA!

Coming to the eligibility criteria. There are 5 points.

1. Performance in JEE Main - Be among the top candidates of your category (Gen/OBC/SC/ST/PWD etc.) in JEE Main, i.e. clear the JEE Main cut-off.
2. Age limit - you should have been born on or after October 1, 1994. Five years relaxation is given to SC, ST and PWD candidates, i.e., born on or after October 1, 1989.
3. Number of attempts - You can JEE Advanced a maximum of two times in consecutive years.
4. Appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination: You should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2018 or 2019.
5. Earlier admission at IITs - You should NOT have been admitted in an IIT irrespective of whether or not you continued in the program accepted an IIT seat by reporting at a reporting center in the past. Candidates whose admission at IITs was canceled after joining any IIT are also NOT eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2019.

I know there is a bunch of speculation about this. But remember - the NTA will only conduct JEE Main. The IITs will conduct the JEE Advanced - so I don’t think the rules will change much.

All The Best!