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Education ministry scraps 75% eligibility criteria for JEE Main 2021-22

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GUWAHATI , January 19, 2021 4:50 pm
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'. Image credit - Twitter

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The Union education ministry has scrapped the eligibility criteria of 75% marks in Class 12 examination for the JEE (Main) 2021-22.

The announcement comes considering the decision taken for IIT JEE (Advanced) and in line with the decision taken for the last academic year.

The education ministry decided to waive off the eligibility criteria of 75% marks in Class 12 examination under Joint Entrance Examination (Main) for the next academic year 2021-2022 in respect of NITs, IIITs, SPAs and other CFTIs, whose admissions are based on JEE (Main), the ministry said in a statement.

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The admissions to various undergraduate (UG) programmes of the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur (West Bengal) and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs – excluding IITs) are made on the basis of ranks/merit secured by the candidates in JEE (Main) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

Considering the decision taken for IIT JEE(Advanced) and in line with the decision taken for the last academic year, it has been decided to waive off the 75% marks (in class 12 exam) eligibility criteria under Joint Entrance Examination (Main) for the next academic year 2021-2022

— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) January 19, 2021

For the candidates to qualify for admission in the IITs / NITs / IIITs and such other CFTis whose admissions are based on the JEE ranks, they should have secured at least 75% marks in the 12th Class exam or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th Class exam conducted by the respective boards.

For SC/ST students, the qualifying mark in the 12th Class exam is 65%.

Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has announced to waive off the 75% marks (in class 12th exam) eligibility criteria for admissions to the academic year 2021-2022 for the ease of students.

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