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i took a 4 year gap between 10th(2015) and 12th(2019), will i be eligible for JEE 2020?


ahmed siddiqui 18th May, 2019
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Roshan Antony 18th May, 2019
Hello Aspirant,
Here is the detailed eligibility criteria for JEE 2020

Candidates willing to appear in JEE Main 2020 must check the eligibility criteria laid down by NTA. Candidature of ineligible candidates will be rejected without any notice. The eligibility criteria for the exam is as follows:

Age criteria

Candidates must be more than 17 years and less than 25 years of age as on October 1, 2020.

General candidate must be born on or after October 1, 1995 and SC, ST and PWD category must be born on or after October 1, 1989.

Qualification Criteria:

Candidates must have cleared or appearing in standard 12thor equivalent examination with at least 5 subjects.

For B.E/B.Tech Physics, Mathematics along with any one of Chemistry/Biology/Biotechnology is mandatory.

For B.Arch/B.Planning Mathematics with at least 50% in aggregate of 5 subjects.

Year of Passing

Candidates must have passed the qualifying exam in 2018, 2019 or will be passing in 2020 are only eligible to appear for JEE Main 2020.

Number of Attempts

Applicants can appear for JEE Main a maximum of 3 times that too in consecutive years. Attempting both sessions in the same year will be counted as one.

The gap does no matter, as long as your age is below the specified limit.

Good Luck!!

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