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If i failed class 12th but have 200 plus in jee mains, can i give nios exam after a month and apply for college or my one year will be waste


Ananya nema 20th Mar, 2018
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Rahul Singh 21st Mar, 2018

Hii..

Please go through these points:-

  • Candidates who have passed class 10+2 or equivalent examination in 2016 or 2017 or those who will be appearing in class XII or any other equivalent examination in 2018 will be eligible to appear in JEE Main 2018. Those candidates who have passed class 10+2 or any other equivalent examination in 2015 or before and those who will appear in 2019 or later will not be eligible to appear in JEE Main 2018. Candidates who have appeared for their class 12 in 2015, failed in 2015 but have appeared again in 2016 and passed are not eligible for JEE Main 2018.
  • For admissions to NITs/ IIITs/ GFTIs, candidates should have secured at least 75% marks in class 12th exam or be in the top 20 percentile in the class 12th exam conducted by the respective board. For SC/ ST candidates, the eligibility criteria is 65% marks in class XII

 To be eligible for JEE Main 2018, candidates will have to qualify in any of the following exams:

  • 10+2 or any equivalent exam, conducted by any recognized Central/ State board like CBSE, ICSE, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi etc.

  • Intermediate or Pre-University Course or Pre-Degree Course examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University.

  • Final examination of the 2-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.

  • Vocational examination of H.S.C.

  • National Institute of Open Schooling conducted Senior Secondary School Examination with a minimum of 5 subjects.

  • AICTE or State board of technical education recognised Diploma of at least 3 years duration.

  • Association of Indian Universities (AIU) recognised school, board, university examination in India or in any foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system.

  • General Certificate Education (GCE) exam (London/ Cambridge/ Sri Lanka) at Advanced (A) level. This is only for admission to IITs.

  • High School Certificate Examination by Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office. This is also for admission to IITs.

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