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Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) MAIN will be conducted by the NTA from 2019 onwards in two sessions. The first session is completed in January and the second session will be held in April.JEE Main is applicable for admission to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs participating though Central Seat Allocation Board.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Age Limit :
  

For appearing in the JEE (Main) examination there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed XII examination in 2017, 2018 or appearing in 2019 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) examination – 2019. The candidates should also satisfy themselves about their fulfilling the age limit requirements of the Institutes in which they are desirous of taking admission.

• Year of Appearance in Qualifying Examination (QE) :
  

LIST OF QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS :

• The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized central/ State Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi; etc.
  
• Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University.
  
• Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defense Academy
  
• Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
  
• Any Public School/ Board/ University examination in India or in any foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
  
• H.S.C. vocational examination. [Only for Admission to IITs]
  
• A Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State board of technical education of at least 3 year duration. [Only for Admission to IITs]
  
• General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level. [Only for Admission to IITs]
  
• High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva. [Only for Admission to IITs]
  

Number of subjects in the Qualifying Examination :

Candidates must have taken at least five subjects in class 12th/qualifying examination in order to be eligible for writing JEE (Main)-2019. The candidates who have taken four subjects are not eligible to write JEE (Main)- 2019 and if such candidates appear in JEE (Main)-2019. Only for B.Arch., the candidate must have studied Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in Qualifying Examination.

 In the qualifying examination, you shoould take atleast 5 subjects and you should pass all of them to be eligible.And it is okay that the percentage is taken from the best 4 subjects.So make sure that you are attempting a minimum of 5 papers before applying for JEE Main.