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Is it compulsory to get 65%in boards to get qualified to jee mains


srinivas selvaraj 19th Jun, 2019
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shubhangi verma 19th Jun, 2019

Hello Srinivas,

JEE mains examination helps you to get admission into good engineering colleges. For filling the application form of jee main, National testing agency has declared eligibility criteria and if you fulfil that then you are eligible to take the exam.

There are following parameters on which eligibility is considered like age, marks secured in your 10+2 exams, combination of subjects in 12th class.

There is no age limit to give the exam but you need to pass your 10+2 exams.

Candidate must have minimum 75% in their class 12 exams but for SC/ST candidate you need to have minimum 65% to be qualified for this exams.

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So yes it is compulsory to have minimum 65% in your board exam if you are in SC/ST category.

For more info about eligibility criteria you can follow the below link.

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-eligibility-criteria

Hope this will help you.


Aditi 19th Jun, 2019
Hey there,
Candidates need to have secured a minimum 75% marks in class 12th or equivalent exam or be in the top 20 percentile in your class 12 exam conducted by respective board. For SC/ST candidates, the eligibility criteria are to secure 65% marks in 12th or equivalent exam.
Hope it helps.
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Sourav Sarkar Student Expert 19th Jun, 2019

Hi dear,

Hope you are doing well!

Now let's go through your question.

The basic requirement to take JEE Main exam is to pass 10+2 examination. Apart from this, Aadhar card is a mandatory document without which, you will not be considered eligible for the exam.

*It is mandatory for a you aspiring to take JEE Main  to pass the qualifying exam with 5 subjects in total. If 4 subjects are taken in the exam, the candidature will not be considered valid.

Qualifying marks:

  • For general category candidates- minimum  75% marks in aggregate.
  • For SC/ST/PWD candidates-  65% marks in aggregate.

You can appear for up to 3 times for the Joint Entrance Exam.

And there is no relaxation for you belonging to reserved category.


Thank You & All the best!

Niraj Student Expert 19th Jun, 2019

Yes it's compulsory to get minimum 65%in boards to get admitted in any college through JEE MAINS if you belong to the SC category. If you belong to the General category then you need to have a minimum percentage of 75% in the boards to get admission or you need to be in the top 20 percentile of your board score. 

Hope it helps! Thank you.

NILUTPOL Student Expert 19th Jun, 2019
Hello,
You should either have 65% in boards of class 12 or should be in the top 20 percentile of your respective board. You must satisfy one of the above to be eligible to seat for JOSAA counseling for government colleges for engineering like NITs IIITs and GFTIs.


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