JEE Main 2026: Preparation Tips & Study Plan
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Hi
Being a 12th board examination 2022 appearing student, you can appear in jee main 2022 and state level CET entrance examinations 2022 as well i. e you can appear this year itself
This is because,
Class 12th board examination appearing students are provisionally eligible.
One can give JEE Mains entrance examination for a maximum of 3 consecutive years starting from the year of appearing 12th board examination.
Now, your 12th appearing year is 2022
So, you
Are eligible for jee main 2022
Will be eligible jee main 2023
eligible jee main 2024 as well .
For your reference,
Jee main eligibility criteria is given below-
---------------------------) Qualification required :- to be eligible for JEE mains you need 10+2/equivalent qualification from a recognised board.
Course
Required Criteria based on Class 12th or equivalent
B.E/B.Tech
Passed qualifying examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with any one of :-
----)Chemistry
-----)Biotechnology
-----)Biology
----) Technical Vocational subject.
B.Arch
Passed qualifying examination with
-----)Mathematics,
-----)Physics,
------) Chemistry
To be eligible for B. Arch , you have at least 50% in aggregate of Physics, chemistry and Maths and also 50 % in overall in 12th/equivalent
B.Planning
Passed qualifying examination with Mathematics
You must have at least 50% marks in Maths in 12th and also 50% in 12th /equivalent overall.
-------------------------) Passing year :- one is eligible for JEE main examination for consecutive three years starting from the year of appearing for 12th /equivalent examination i. e to be eligible for JEE mains 2022 you should be either appearing for 12th board exam or equivalent in 2022 or should have passed it in 2021 or 2020
-------------------------) There is no age limit to be eligible
-------------------------) there is no minimum percentage requirement to be eligible for JEE Main for BE /Btech.
But yes,
To be eligible for BE/BTech in NITs, IIITs, CFTIs one needs at least 75% marks in class 12th if belongs to General or OBC category or at least 65% marks in class 12th if belongs to Sc or St category or needs to be in top 20 percentile of their board examination.
IMPORTANT NOTE :- This minimum percentage barrier of 75 % - 65% for NITs, IIITs, CFTIs has been lifted off for jee main 2022 . It means to be eligible all you need to be eligible is to have at least passed 12th .
For detailed information about jee main eligibility criteria go through our page, the link for which is provided below
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-eligibility-criteria
Yes, even if you fail in 12th this year in one subject, you can apoear in jee main next year after passing that subject.
but as you still have time for board examination, be optimistic, prepare well, you can pass it this year itself.
Thank you
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