i have passed pcb board exam 2021 and taken maths as 6th subject whose exam is in 2022 so am i eligible for jee main 2022
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Hello
No, you are not eligible for jee main.
This is because,
You have already passed 12th in 2021 with pcb and now going to appear for only maths as a additional subject but to be eligible you should have passed it as a mandatory subject in your 12th board examination itself.
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 2021 or should have passed it in 2020 or 2019
--------) 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.
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
Hello Aspirant,
See as per the current eligibility criteria which was used for JEE-Main 2021 one should have passed 10+2 with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Technical Vocational subject, so according to this you are not eligible for JEE-Main 2022 . Current eligibility criteria for JEE-Main 2021 is described in few lines below :-
1--- Age criteria :- There is no age limit to appear in JEE-Main but note that there might be the age limit in any particular institution taking admission through JEE-Main score, so you should keep this thing in mind.
2--- Qualifying Examination :- To be eligible for JEE-Main one should have passed 10+2 examination with Physics, Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Technical Vocational subject from any of the recognized central or state board.
3--- Year of qualification :- For JEE-Main 2022 only those candidates who have passed Class 12 / equivalent examination in 2020, 2021 or 2022; or those who would be appearing in Class 12th / equivalent examination in 2022, will be eligible to appear.
For more details kindly check out the link given below :-
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-eligibility-criteria
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
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