i have applied for the general category due to unavailability of the caste validity certifcate. Now I have got the validity certificate. Can I change my catefory to SC for jee advanced or jee main counselling

Hello Aspirant,

Yes you can apply under SC category, see if you have qualified your JEE-Main 2022 under General category then also you can change your category in JEE-Advance 2022 application but make sure you should have all proper documents to validate your caste reservation.

Dates for JEE-Advance 2022 are out now and it will be conducted on August 8th, 2022 by IIT Bombay. For JEE-Advance 2022 the registration process will begin on August 07, 2022(10:00 IST) and will continues till August 11, 2022(17:00 IST).

You can register yourself from the official website given below after the application process starts :-

https://jeeadv.ac.in/

You can check out complete schedule from the link given below :-

https://jeeadv.ac.in/schedule.html

You can apply for JEE-Advance by following the given process :-

*** First of all you have to register yourself on the above given official site using your JEE-Main credentials.

*** Fill the required details and then proceed for uploading of documents.

*** Now upload the documents like class 10th certificate, class 12th marksheet and category certificate(if applicable).

*** Now proceed for payment of application fee for JEE-Advance 2022 which goes like :-

@Indian Nationals

• Female Candidates (all categories) :- 1400
• SC, ST, and PwD Candidates :- 1400
• All Other Candidates :- 2800

@Foreign Nationals (including PIO/OCI)

• Candidates Residing in SAARC Countries :- USD 75#
• Candidates Residing in Non-SAARC Countries :- USD 150#

*** Now submit the application form and take final print of it for future purposes.

For complete details about JEE-Advance application process kindly check out the link given below :-

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-advanced-application-form

>>>>>>> Also a one-time measure has been provided for JEE-Advance 2022 according to which

"candidates who appeared in class 12th (or equivalent) examination in 2020 for the first time are also eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2022 PROVIDED they satisfy the following two criteria simultaneously:

***** The candidate should have appeared ONLY ONCE for JEE (Advanced), either in the year 2020 or 2021; OR, have NOT appeared in any paper in both JEE (Advanced) 2020 and JEE (Advanced) 2021.

***** These candidate(s) should appear/should have appeared in JEE (Main) 2022 and meet the cut-off score of the top 2,50,000 successful candidates (including all categories) for qualifying for JEE (Advanced) 2022 in their respective category."

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!!!