JEE Advanced Eligibility 2022

Feb 11, 2021 by Harshita Nandal

JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria 2022: The JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria 2022 is necessary for students to read before doing registration for the examination.

The Eligibility Criteria is important for any examination because even if a candidate does not fulfil a single criterion of the eligibility criteria declared for the examination then the candidate is not allowed to appear for the examination or even after appearing for the examination and clearing the same the admission through the examination stands cancelled or void.

The JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria 2022 in detail are as follows:

Eligibility Criteria of JEE Advanced 2022 for Indians:

JEE Advanced 2022 Criteria 1: Performance in JEE Main 2022-

Candidate must be in the list of successful candidates (including all categories) in B.E./B.Tech. Paper of JEE Main 2022 which clear the minimum cut-off set for each category to appear for JEE Advanced as decided by the Joint Admission Board or JAB.
The list of the top candidates eligible for JEE Advanced in 2021 was 2,50000. Total number of candidates can also be slightly greater than 2,50,000 in the presence of “tied” ranks/scores in any category.

Percentages of category of student for Shortlisting:

GEN-EWS	10%
OBC-NCL	27%
SC	15%
ST	7.5%
OPEN	40.5%
PwD	5% horizontal reservation in all above categories

Category-wise distribution of top 2,50,000* candidates as decided in 2021 (Criterion 1)

Order	Category	Number of “Top” candidates
1	OPEN	96187	101250
2	OPEN-PwD	5063	101250
3	GEN-EWS	23750	25000
4	GEN-EWS-PwD	1250	25000
5	OBC-NCL	64125	67500
6	OBC-NCL-PwD	3375	67500
7	SC	35625	37500
8	SC-PwD	1875	37500
9	ST	17812	18750
10	ST-PwD	938	18750

Rest Criteria of JEE Advanced 2022 is shown in the table below:

Criteria of JEE Advanced 2022
JEE Advanced 2022 Criteria 2: Age Limit	Candidates must be born on or after October 1, 1997 are eligible for JEE Advanced 2022. For SC, ST and PwD candidate’s relaxation is 5 years but candidate must be born on after October 1, 1992.
JEE Advanced 2022 Criteria 3: Number of Attempts	A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) maximum of two times in two consecutive years.
JEE Advanced 2022 Criteria 4: Appearance in Class 12^th (or equivalent) examination	A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2021 or 2022 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. Note: However, if the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declares the results for the academic year 2019-20 after June 2020, then the candidates of that board who appeared for their Class XII exam in 2020 are also eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2022, provided they meet the other eligibility criteria. In case, the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2019-20 before June 2020 but the result of a particular candidate was withheld, then the candidate will not be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2022.
JEE Advanced 2022 Criteria 5: Earlier admission at IITs	A candidate should NOT have been admitted in an IIT irrespective of whether or not he/she continued in the program OR accepted an IIT seat by reporting at a reporting centre in the past. Candidates whose admission at IITs was cancelled after joining any IIT are also NOT eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2022. Candidates who have been admitted to a preparatory course in any of the IITs for the first time in 2021 can appear in JEE (Advanced) 2022. The candidates who paid seat acceptance fee in 2021 but did not report at any reporting centre withdrew before the last round of seat allotment had their seat cancelled (for whatever reason) before the last round of seat allotment for IITs, during the joint seat allocation in 2021, are eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2022.

List of Qualifying Examinations:

The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a Board or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.
Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
Any Public School, Board or University examination in India or in a foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the AIU.
H.S.C. vocational examination.
A Diploma recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) or a State Board of Technical Education of at least 3 years duration.
General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.

Eligibility Criteria of JEE Advanced 2022 for Foreign National:

Candidates who are not citizens of India (by birth or naturalized) and have studied (are studying) abroad at 10+2 level or equivalent at the time of registering for JEE(Advanced) 2021, are treated as foreign nationals.

All foreign candidates must fulfil each and every one of the following four criteria to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2021.

JEE Advanced 2022 Criteria 1: Age Limit	Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1996. In countries where a minimum stint in the armed forces (or allied) for a certain period is mandatory before/after Class XII (or equivalent) exam, the candidate will be given a relaxation of required number of years. In such cases, the candidate is required to upload a certificate/testimonial issued by competent authority to this effect at the time of registration.
JEE Advanced 2022 Criteria 2: Number of Attempts	A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) a maximum of two times in consecutive years.
JEE Advanced 2022 Criteria 3: Appearance in Class 12^th (or equivalent) examination	A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2021 or 2022 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. However, if the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declares the results for the academic year 2019-20 after June 2020, then the candidates of that board who appeared for their class XII exam in 2019 are also eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2022, provided they meet the other eligibility criteria. In case, the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2018-19 before June 2020 but the result of a particular candidate was withheld, then the candidate will not be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2022.
JEE Advanced 2022 Criteria 4: Earlier admission at IITs	A candidate should NOT have been admitted in an IIT irrespective of whether or not he/she continued in the program OR accepted an IIT seat by reporting at a reporting centre in the past. Candidates whose admission at IITs was cancelled after joining any IIT are also NOT eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2022. The candidates who paid seat acceptance fee in 2021 but did not report at any reporting centre withdrew before the last round of seat allotment had their seat cancelled (for whatever reason) before the last round of seat allotment for IITs, during the joint seat allocation in 2021, are eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2022.

Seats:

Seats allotted to foreign nationals are supernumerary with a cap of 10% of total number of seats in every course.

Reservation:

Foreign nationals are outside the ambit of reservation of seats under the GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD (Persons with Disability) categories as mandated by Govt. of India.

Documents required for registration:

Birth certificate for age proof
Class XII passing certificate
Identity proof
Citizenship certificate/Passport
Testimonial (if required)

Performance in CLASS 12^th (OR EQUIVALENT) BOARD EXAMINATION Same for Indians and Foreign Nationals:

For to take admission into IITs, the candidate has to meet one of the criteria below:

At least scored 75% marks in the 12^th class examination, For SC/ST, marks relaxation is 65% in 12^th class from any recognized board.
Should be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class / Qualifying examination conducted by the respective Boards.

The marks achieved by the candidate for the following five subjects will be considered for to calculating the aggregate marks and the cut-off marks for fulfilling the top 20 percentile criterion:

Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics
Language (if the candidates have taken more than one language, then the language with the higher marks will be considered)
Any subject other than the above four (the subject with the highest mark will be considered)

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Harshita Nandal

Harshita Nandal has worked as a Creative head in Mitrakshar, University of Delhi. She has done her Graduation from the University of Delhi in English Honours. In her free time, she prefers to play the guitar, take short walks in between work and loves to watch Korean dramas. Currently, she is an author at Educere India to fulfil the desire of her passion for writing.

JEE Advanced Eligibility 2022

Feb 11, 2021 by Harshita Nandal

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