is 75% in 12th board really matters in jee-main
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2nd Mar, 2017
Yes, It is a new eligibility criteria for JEE Main.
According to the new changes For the candidates to qualify for the admission in the IITs/NITs/IIITs and such other CFTIs whose admissions are based on the JEE (Advanced)/JEE(Main) ranks, they should have secured at least 75% marks in the 12th class examination, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examination conducted by the respective Boards. For SC/ST students the qualifying marks would be 65% in the 12th class examination.
There shall be no weightage for the 12th class marks in calculating the ranks in the JEE (Main) examination
According to the new changes For the candidates to qualify for the admission in the IITs/NITs/IIITs and such other CFTIs whose admissions are based on the JEE (Advanced)/JEE(Main) ranks, they should have secured at least 75% marks in the 12th class examination, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examination conducted by the respective Boards. For SC/ST students the qualifying marks would be 65% in the 12th class examination.
There shall be no weightage for the 12th class marks in calculating the ranks in the JEE (Main) examination
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