JEE Main 2025: Eligibility Criteria Explained – State Code of Eligibility, Qualifying Exams for 2023-24
Hence the wait is over now, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has begun the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main 2025) registration. Candidates who are willing to give their first attempt in January can fill up the registration form. As per the schedule, the JEE Main registration deadline is November 22. Aspiring candidates can check the detailed eligibility criteria below.
The JEE Mains session 1 exam will begin on January 22 at various locations across India and abroad. The exam will be conducted on the BE, BTech, and BArch and BPlanning papers. For admission to BTech programs at the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), centrally-funded technical institutes (CFTIs), and other participating colleges, a national entrance exam is conducted.
The JEE Advanced 2025, a test that opens the door to IIT admissions, students who qualify for the exam and rank under 2.5 will be eligible. The dates of the 2025 JEE Main Session 1 exam are January 22–31, and the dates of the Session 2 exam are April 1–8.
Eligibility criteria for JEE Mains 2025
Students can take an overview of the JEE Mains examination from below:
- Candidate must have passed their classed 12th with a minimum of 75% with maths and physics as the main subject along with any of these subjects: chemistry, biotechnology, biology, technical vocational subjects.
- No age limit is set as the age limit varies for the institute you are applying for.
- Candidates who are going to give 2025 boards can also apply.
- Candidates who passed their class 12th in years 2023 and 2024 are eligible to apply.
Here is also the list of qualifying exams:
- Any recognized central board conducted class 12th board exam such as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), etc.
- A recognized board or university conducts the intermediate or two-year Pre-University test (PUC).
- The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) conducts the final exam for the two-year Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy Senior Secondary School Examination, which covers at least five courses.
- The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) recognizes any public school, board, or university exam in India or any other country as being equivalent to the Class 10+2 system.
- Higher Secondary Certificate Vocational Examination.
- A degree of at least three years that has been recognized by the AICTE or a state body of technical education.Advanced (A) level General Certificate Education (GCE) test (London, Cambridge, or Sri Lanka).
State Code of Eligibility
The state code of eligibility will be from the state where the candidate initially took the qualifying exam, not from the state where they appeared for improvement, if the candidate passed the Class 12 exam in one state but appeared for improvement in another.
Those who have completed Class 12 or are taking the NIOS exam should choose their eligibility state based on the state where the study center is located.
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