Can I apply for the JEE Mains in Class 12?
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Students who are born on or after October 1, 1992 are eligible to apply.
Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disabilities (PwD), should have been born on or after October 1, 1987. Candidates of these categories have been given a relaxation of 5 years
Aspirants should have passed 12th class or qualifying exam in 2015 or 2016.
Students, who are appearing in class 12th or qualifying exam in 2017 can also apply.
It is mandatory for aspiring candidates to have taken 5 subjects in 12th or qualifying exam
The 5 subjects for B.Tech/B.E. are:
1-Language, 2-Physics, 3-Mathematics,4-Any one of (Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Technical Vocational Subject), 5-Any other subject
General category candidates need to have scored at least 45% marks, while 40 % marks is the criteria for candidate belonging to reserved category) in each of the subjects.
A JEE Main aspirant can avail 3 attempts for the national level undergraduate engineering entrance exam.
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