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my puc percentage is 47% i can i attend jee exams


SAMEER RODDANNAVAR 26th Aug, 2021
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Sriya Bose Student Expert 26th Aug, 2021
Hello Aspirant

According to the current rules, candidates can sit for JEE Mains, irrespective of their percentage in 10+2. They just need to pass class 12 (in your case PUC).

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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 26th Aug, 2021

Hi

You have tagged jee main.

Yes, you are eligible for jee main even if you have 47% in puc/12th

This is because,

There's no minimum % barrier for jee main.

For your reference,

Jee main eligibility criteria is given below-

--------) Qualification required :- to be eligible  for JEE mains you need 10+2/equivalent qualification.

Course

Required Criteria based on Class 12th  or equivalent

B.E/B.Tech

Passed qualifying examination with Physics and   Mathematics as compulsory subjects

along with any one of :-


----)Chemistry

-----)Biotechnology

-----)Biology

----) Technical Vocational subject.

B.Arch

Passed qualifying examination with

-----)Mathematics,

-----)Physics,

------) Chemistry

B.Planning

Passed qualifying examination with Mathematics


--------) Passing year :- one is eligible for JEE main examination for consecutive three years starting from the year of appearing for 12th /equivalent examination i. e to be eligible  for   JEE mains 2022   you should be either appearing for 12th board exam or equivalent  in   2022 or should have passed it in 2021 or 2020

--------) There is no age limit to be eligible

- -------) there is no minimum percentage requirement to be eligible for JEE Main.

But yes,

To be eligible for NITs, IIITs, CFTIs one needs at least 75% marks in class 12th if belongs to General or OBC category  or at least 65% marks in class 12th if belongs to Sc or St category .

For this year i. e 2021 this minimum percentage requirement of 75% - 65 % has been lifted off   .

But in 2022, yes this 75-65 % criteria for       NITs, IIITs, CFTIs will be there( if removed due to conditions like pandemic then nta will notify about it)

For detailed information about jee main eligibility criteria  go through our page, the link for which is provided below

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

Thank you

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