NTA Eligibility - NTA releases the eligibility for NTA exams. Candidates who meet the NTA eligiblity criteria can appear for the NTA exams. The National Testing Agency conducts exams like JEE Main, NEET, JNUEE, CMAT, UGC NET, NCHM, ICAR, and DUET. Aspirants are advised to check the NTA eligibility 2025 before filling out the NTA application form.
It is mandatory for the candidates to fulfil the eligibility requirements to be eligible for the exam. If an applicant does not meet any eligibility criteria as prescribed by the authorities, this could lead to disqualification. NTA eligibility for these exams comprises factors like age limit, academic qualifications, nationality, etc. Read the full article to know all the details related to NTA eligibility.
The National Testing Agency conducts the JEE Main exam every year for admission into the BTech and BArch/BPlan courses. The authorities have released the JEE Main 2025 eligibility criteria along with the official brochure. Candidates can check the JEE Main eligibility criteria from the following table:
Particulars | Details |
Age limit | No age limit for the candidates |
Qualifying Exam | Candidates must have passed 10+2 or equivalent in 2023 or 2024 if he/she is appearing in 2025 |
Subjects Required in 10+2 (or equivalent) exam | B.Tech/ B.E
B.Arch
B.Plan
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Number of Subjects in Qualifying Exam | The candidates should have qualified in 5 subjects:
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Qualifying Marks | Candidates must have passed 10+2 or equivalent exam |
Number of Attempts | Candidates are allowed to attempt JEE Main for three consecutive years. Since the examination is held twice a year, the candidates can attempt JEE Main six times in three years. |
Admission Criteria for IITs, NITs, IIITs and CFTIs | For Paper I (B.Tech) - For admissions into NITs, IIITs and CFTIs, the candidates should have secured a minimum of 75% marks (65% for SC/ST category candidates) or should fall under the top 20 percentile of their respective boards. For Paper II (B.Arch) - Should have scored 50% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in 10+2 or equivalent. |
Candidates can refer to the NEET eligibility criteria by NTA mentioned below:
Criteria | Details |
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Age Limit |
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Qualification |
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Minimum marks required in qualifying exam | Each candidate must have scored the following in their class 12 or equivalent in aggregate:
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Additional Biology and Open School students | Candidates with Biology as an additional subject in Class 12 are also eligible. Students who have completed Class 11 and Class 12 from open school are also eligible. (Subject to any new guidelines that may be announced by NTA). |
Number of attempts | No Limit. |
Candidates must meet the eligibility criteria which is prescribed by NTA before proceeding to fill the application form. The eligibility criteria of CMAT comprises the academic qualifications, age criteria and nationality.
Academic Qualifications - Candidates who are in the final year of their graduation or have completed their graduation can apply.
Age Limit- As per CMAT eligibility criteria, there is no age limit for those candidates who can appear in the entrance exam.
Nationality - Only Indian citizens are eligible to appear for the Common Management Admission Test.
Candidates who wish to apply for JNU admission 2020 must keep in mind that they must fulfill the eligibility criteria of JNU 2020 in order to sit for the online examination. The JNUEE eligibility criteria 2020 comprises the academic qualifications, age criteria and nationality.
JNUEE Eligibility Criteria - Academic Qualification
Courses | Eligibility Criteria |
B.A (H) Arts |
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MA |
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M.Sc Life Sciences |
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The university has set up a criterion for the candidates to fulfill in order to be deemed as eligible to take the online examination. The candidates must make sure that they fulfil the eligibility criteria of ICAR AIEEA 2020 in all the levels, i.e. academic eligibility, category-wise eligibility and age-bar. These levels are given as below-
ICAR AIEEA Eligibility Criteria - Academic Qualification
ICAR AIEEA Eligibility Criteria - Category Wise
Category | Required Percentage |
General/OBC | 50% |
SC/ST/PC | 40% |
ICAR AIEEA Eligibility Criteria - Age Limit
The eligibility criteria of DU DSJ 2020 includes the academic, age and other parameters which the candidates must meet before they start filling the application form. A candidate must fulfill the below-mentioned Eligibility Criteria for DUET mass communication 2020 such as:
Educational Qualification
Candidates belonging to general/unreserved/general-EWS must have a score of at least 55% in their Master's degree/ equivalent examination (MA, M.Sc, M.Com, M.Tech, MBA, etc.). The OBC/ SC/ ST/ PwD/ other gender categories must have a score of at least 50% in their Master's degree / equivalent examination to write this test.
Candidates who are pursuing their Master's degree, candidates who have appeared for their qualifying master's degree or those whose qualifying examination has been delayed are also eligible to apply for UGC NET. Such candidates must complete their Master’s degree within 2 years from the date of the NET results.
Candidates who are from the third gender category will have the lowest subject-wise cut off compared to the other lower categories.
The candidates who have passed the 4 year bachelor's degree program must have a percentage of 75%. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent may be allowed for backward castes ( SC/ST/OBC).
Candidates who are still pursuing their 4 year bachelor's degree may also apply for the exam. However, the candidates will be awarded the JRF/ admission to Ph.D only after fulfilling certain requirements.
Candidates who are doing their Bachelors degree can choose the subject of their choice in the NET exam in the discipline they want to pursue their Ph.D.
Age Limit
Post | Age limit |
UGC ET JRF age limit | 30 years |
UGC NET age limit for Assistant Professor | No upper age limit |
Note: The JRF age limit for general category is not more than 30 years.
Age Limit- The upper age limit for General and OBC candidates is 25 years while for SC/ST candidates it is 28 years.
Educational Requirements- Candidates must have passed 10+2 or equivalent exams with English as one of the subjects. Candidates appearing in Class 12 can also appear provided that they submit the proof of passing the qualifying exam by September of the year they are considering admission for, otherwise, their provisional admission will be canceled.
Physical- Candidates have to provide a physical fitness certificate from a recognized medical practitioner.
Candidates appearing for the entrance examination for admission to B.Tech degree programme must meet eligibility criteria of DUET B.Tech. The eligible candidates will only be able to apply for the admission through DUET. Application form of candidates not meeting the set DUET eligibility criteria will be rejected. Candidates must meet the following set eligibility criteria:
Qualifying Examination: Candidates must have qualified their Class 12th and must have secured an aggregate of 60% marks in the qualifying examination.
Qualifying Subject: Candidates must have secured at least 60% marks in four subjects which must include Mathematics as compulsory subject.
Age: There is no age criteria for candidates applying for admission to UG courses and wishes to get admission to participating colleges of DUET except in the programmes where the respective regulatory bodies, such as Medical Council of India (MCI), All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Bar Council of India (BCI), National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Dental Council of India (DCI), etc. have prescribed the minimum age requirement in their regulations.
Application Date:15 October,2024 - 15 January,2025
Application Date:11 November,2024 - 08 April,2025