My son is OCI card holder and currently studying in class XI at Kolkata. Is he eligible to appear JEE Main as regular candidate?

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My son is OCI card holder and currently studying in class XI at Kolkata. Is he eligible to appear JEE Main as regular candidate?

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saikat.bhattacharjee 29th Sep, 2018

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Karthikeyan 29th Sep, 2018

Hi saikat sir,

You son will come along under general category and will ranked along with Indian citizens.

Eligibility (with minimum of 50%of marks) criteria are same for the OCI card holder .

Best wishes to your sir...upvotes...

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saikat.bhattacharjee

30th Sep, 2018

Thank you for your quick response. In that case for getting admission to any NIT, IIIT, will he be treated as any other general candidate and his fee structure will be like any Indian citizen?

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