Joint Entrance Examination Main

Eligibility Criteria

Specifications

Age limit :

There is no age limit for the candidates to appearing in JEE (Mains) Exam. The candidates who have passed XII examination in 2022, 2023 or appearing in 2024 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) Exam – 2025. The candidates should satisfy themselves about the age limit requirements of the Institutes in which he/she is desirous of taking admission.

Qualifying exam

Must have passed 12^thclass or qualifying exam in 2025

The one who is pursuing class 12^th or qualifying exam in 2024 can also apply for JEE Main Exam 2024.

Students who have passed 12^th exams in 2021 are not eligible to apply. Students, who will appear in 12^th exams in 2025 or later are not eligible.

Subjects/subject combination

The mandatory 5 subjects for B.Tech/ B.E. for JEE Main Exam are:

1-Language, 2-Physics, 3-Mathematics, 4-Any one of (Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Technical Vocational Subject), 5-Any other subjects

The 5 subjects for B.Arch/ B.Planning for JEE Main Exam are:

1-Language, 2-Physics, 3-Mathematics (compulsory), 4-Any one of (Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Technical Vocational Subject), 5-Any other subjects

Marks required in qualifying exam

Should have secured 75% to take admissions to NITs/ IIITs/ GFTIs in class 12th exam or be in the top 20 percentile in the class 12th exam conducted by the respective boards.

For SC/ ST, the criteria are 65% marks in class 12th.

Number of attempts

A JEE Main Exam can avail 3 attempts for the national level undergraduate engineering entrance exam.