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Hello,
According to JEE 2021 notification, The pass class 12th with a minimum of 75% criteria (65% for SC/ST candidates) is only for getting admission into NITs/IIITs/GFTIs. This criteria will be applicable to you even if you take a drop.
To know more about the eligibilty criteria please refer to the below linl:
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-eligibility-criteria
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Hi Aspirant,
Yes it is mandatory for the aspirants to pass class 12th board examination to be eligible for giving JEE Board examination.It is generally 50% of marks and 75% is needed for admission in certain engineering colleges.If you are dropping one year then your previous year's board marks would be taken into consideration.
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