JCECE Eligibility 2026: Check Domicile, Age & Qualification Here

JCECE 2026 Eligibility must be checked by candidates before applying for the exam. Jharkhand Common Entrance Competitive Exam (JCECE) is the state level exam that is organized to get admission in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and other courses in the state of Jharkhand.

How do I know whether I can apply for JCECE 2026 or not? Get eligibility requirements below….

JCECE is conducted by the Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board. Exam for the JCECE 2026 has been conducted on 26th July 2026. Registration forms for the same has been released in online mode.

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In this article, candidates can get information related to the JCECE Eligibility 2026 together with details on the application form and important dates.

JCECE 2026 Eligibility

Candidates must check the eligibility criteria before filling out the JCECE 2026 application form. Here we have mentioned the eligibility criteria for JCECE examination 2026:

Age Limit Criteria:

The age criteria for different courses will be as mentioned below:

• For Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, B.Tech & Fisheries Course: The minimum age for agriculture and Forestry programme should be 17 years & the maximum age is 22 years as of 1st July of the year of examination.
• For Animal Husbandry [B.V.Sc. & A.H.] Course: The minimum age of the candidates should be 17 years as on 1st December of the year of the admission.
• The upper age limit for B.V. Sc. & A.H course will be 25 years as on 31st December 2026.
• 5 years of relaxation will be given to reserved category candidates for B.V. Sc. & A.H, B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture, B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture & B.Sc (Hons.) Forestry, B.Tech. (Agriculture Engineering), B.Tech (Diary Technology) and Bachelor in Fishery Science course.

Domicile Eligibility:

• Students must be a citizen of India.
• Candidates should be local or permanent resident of Jharkhand state.
• Candidates have to produce the permanent or local resident certificate at the time of counselling.

Education Qualification Criteria:

The educational qualification for the JCECE 2026 entrance exams will be as given below.

Agriculture & Forestry Course: Aspirants candidates have to qualify the class 12^th/I.Sc or equivalent examination with Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects along with one of the Mathematics/Biology.

Those candidates appearing in the examination can also apply for the JCECE but they have passed their examination before the date of counselling.

Animal Husbandry [B.V.Sc. & A.H.] Course: All the candidates will have to fulfill the given qualification criteria according to the guidelines of V.C.I for taking part in the given stream.

Applicant must have to clear I.Sc. / 10+2 or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry, English, and Biology as compulsory subjects.

Appearing candidates must also apply for this programme. Candidates must have secured a minimum of 50% marks for general and 40% marks for reserved categories.

B.F.Sc (Bachelor of Fisheries Science): Candidates must have cleared the higher secondary or equivalent exam. Candidates must have Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Mathematics/Physics, Chemistry & Biology or Inter (Agriculture).

JCECE 2026 Application Form

The application form for JCECE 2026 will be available from 17th June 2026 on the website. Students need to fulfill all the eligibility clauses to be eligible to apply. Complete JCECE 2026 application form must be filled through online mode.

Last date to apply will be till 9th July 2026. Once the registration window is closed the exam authority will not accept any application form. Students must fill in complete details in the application correctly and carefully without any mistakes.

Multiple applications get rejected so candidates should apply with a single form. Also, students must fill out the subject group during registration. Those who make mistakes on the application form will also get the facility to make chances but kindly note that not all the fields will be allowed to be changed through the edit window.

Candidate’s registration will be cancelled if anyone is found to be uneligible or attach any wrong document at the time of form submission.

JCECE 2026 Important Dates

The complete official JCECE dates are given below in the table:

JCECE 2026 Eligibility Criteria must be known to the candidates before applying for the application form. Students must fulfill eligibility clauses like age criteria, domicile eligibility, and educational qualification criteria for various courses.

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