JEE Advanced Eligibility 2025: Check Age Criteria & Qualification

JEE Advanced 2025 Eligibility can be checked online on the website. Eligibility Criteria will be released along with information bulletin. Candidates must check the complete eligibility before filling the application form.

Curious whether eligible for JEE Advance 2025 or not?..Let’s check the eligibility norms below.

JEE Advance is a national level entrance test organised by IITs under the supervision of the Joint Admission Board. IIT, Kanpur is the expected authority for conducting the exam.

JEE Advanced 2025

This exam is conducted for providing admission to students in UG, PG and other courses in engineering, architecture, science or pharmaceutical offered by IITs and ISM

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Students are suggested to check the eligibility criteria before applying for JEE Advanced 2025. Through this article, students can check detailed information about JEE Advanced Eligibility 2025.

CategoryCut Off PercentileCandidates
UR-ALL100-93.236218197,351
UR-PwD93.2041331-0.00187003,973
EWS-ALL93.2312696 – 81.326641225,029
OBC-ALL93.2312696 – 79.675788167,570
SC-ALL93.2312696 – 60.092318237,581
ST-ALL93.2312696 – 46.697584018,780
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JEE Advanced Eligibility 2025

Candidates always check the eligibility first before filling the JEE Advanced 2025 application form, as only eligible candidates will be allowed to sit in examination.

Nationality:

  • Indian citizens and OCI & PIO candidates will be eligible to apply.

Number of Attempts:

  • Students will be able to attempt the JEE Advanced exam for maximum two times in consecutive years.

Age Criteria:

  • Age Limit: Students must be born on or after 1st October 2000 (for general candidates) and 1st October 1995 (for SC/ ST & PwD candidates).

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JEE Advanced 2025 Exam Dates

JEE Main 2025 Performance Eligibility:

  • Candidates should be among the top 2,50,000 (including all categories) in Paper-1 of JEE (Main) 2025 to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2025.
  • The percentages of various categories will be: 10% for GEN- EWS, 27% for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST and the remaining 40.5% will be OPEN for all. Within each of these four categories, 5% horizontal seats will be reserved for PwD (including Dyslexic) applicants.

The authority will follow the following order for selecting top 2,50,000 candidates in various categories:

Note: The total number of candidates may be slightly greater than 2,50,000 in the presence of “tied” ranks/scores in any category.

Performance in Class 12th (or Equivalent):

  • Candidates appearing in the 12th or equivalent exam in the year 2024 or 2025 for the first time in all subjects will also be considered eligible to apply.

As per the new changes and relaxation introduced in eligibility of JEE Advanced, students will not be required to fulfill minimum eligibility marks of 75% (65% for ST/ SC) in 12th level to get admission in IIT. Students passing 12th level & JEE Main will be eligible for JEE Advanced.

  • Candidates whose Class XII (or equivalent) examination results for the academic year 2024-25 declared after June 2025 will be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2025.
  • The following 5 subjects will be considered:
    (a) Physics
    (b) Chemistry
    (c) Mathematics
    (d) A Language
    (e) Any subject (other than four mentioned above).

Earlier Admission at IITs: 

  • Candidates those admitted in an IIT/ ISM in the past will not be eligible to appear for the JEE Advanced or candidates those accepted any seat in IIT/ISM by reporting at the reporting centre. Students whose admissions get cancelled at IITs or ISM will not be eligible to apply.
  • Students those admitted first time in a preparatory course in any IITs in the year 2024 will be eligible to apply for JEE Advanced 2025.
  • Those candidates who have paid the seat acceptance fee in 2024 but not accepted the seat will also be eligible to apply.

Examinations Considered As Equivalent to Class 12th

Checkout the list of examination that will be considered equal to class 12th examination for JEE Advanced 2025 from below:

  • The final examination of the 10+2 system which will be conducted by a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
  • Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination which will be conducted by a Board or University recognised by the AIUs.
  • Final examination of the 2 year course of the Joint Services Wing of the NDA.
  • Higher Secondary School Examination conducted by National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) with a minimum of five subjects.
  • Any Public School, Board or University examination in India or in a foreign country recognised as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the AIU. H.S.C. vocational examination
  • 3-year diploma course recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) or a State Board of Technical Education.
  • General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
  • HSC examination of Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.
  • In case of candidates who have passed the qualifying examination from outside India or from a Board not mentioned above then, such candidates will be required to produce the certificate from the AIU subjecting that the examination they have passed should be equivalent to class 12th examination.
  • If Class XII examination will not be a public examination, applicants must have qualified in at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination earlier.

Eligibility Cut Off for JEE Advanced 2025

As per the previous year, the eligibility cut off is provided below:

CategoryCut Off PercentileCandidates
UR-ALL100-93.236218197,351
UR-PwD93.2041331-0.00187003,973
EWS-ALL93.2312696 – 81.326641225,029
OBC-ALL93.2312696 – 79.675788167,570
SC-ALL93.2312696 – 60.092318237,581
ST-ALL93.2312696 – 46.697584018,780

If you have any other queries regarding JEE Advanced Eligibility 2025, you may leave your queries below in the comment box.

189 Comments

  1. In jee mains I got 68.5546128,belong SC Category,can i qualified for jee advanced..
    or else.. I am elgible for NITs..
    reply as soon as possible

  2. Sir I got 78% in jee mains am I eligible to write jee advanced exam? I belong to ews category my crl rank is 2,43,599 and ews rank is 38488

  3. I’ve passed my 12th board in 2022. Gave jee adv that year, didn’t qualify. If I don’t give jee adv this year(2023), then can i give the exam in 2024?

  4. Sir,i gave jee adv in 2021,in 2022 also and i further take double drop becz i do not get iit can I give jee adv in 2023 sir please help me sir

  5. सर मैं upboard से हु मै क्या 2024 में होने वाले jee advance exam दे सकता हूं (jee mains को पास करने के बाद) जबकि मैने 12th 2022 में पास किया और 72%। मार्क

  6. Sir, I didn’t appear in JEE main exam 2022 due to illness. Am I eligible for JEE advanced exam?
    Can I get my admission card now? Is it possible?

    1. Candidates those have qualified the JEE Main exam will be eligible to appear for JEE Advanced exam.

    1. The 75% criteria has been relaxed so you are eligible but you must also satisfy other eligibility norms.

  7. My percentile is 80.96 and rank is 174510 and I am open category.may I eligible for jee advance for 2022

  8. Sir I passed 12 class in 2020 and got 80 percentage, I appeared Jee advanced 2021 Now can I apear Jee advanced 2022

  9. I was selected for B.tech Biotechnology in IIT Kharagpur in 2021.But could not joined with a hope to have a better branch to be upgraded & had paid the seat acceptance fee.Am I eligible for JEE main/Advanced 2022 or not, sir??

  10. सर मैने 12वी 2021 मे 91 अंको के साथ उतीर्ण किया। मैने 2021 जेईई एडवांस नही दिया है। तो क्या मै 2022 ओर 2023 जेईई एडवांस दे सकता हु।

  11. सर मै राहुल मैने 2021 मै 12 वी पास कि है मैने 2021 मै जेईई एडवांस नही दि है तो क्या मै 2022 ओर 2023 मै म जेईई एडवांस दे सकता हु।

  12. i am from state board here i have to choose 6 subs out of which lowest in pcm + cs/bio is removed from main result….if i get less in pcm…am i eligible to give mains and adv…..let us assume i got qualified in mains can i give adv

  13. I am from Nepal due to covid our exam of class 12 was conducted on 24 November 2020 can I take exam of jee advance 2022

  14. Can I give jee advance in 2022 if I had completed my 10th class in 2018 from cbse and now I am in class 12 from nios board

  15. If I am dropper I passed my 12 exam in 2020
    And I am giving exam fr 2021 but I am covid +ve
    Can you tell me last year if student are dropping fr 1st time in 2020 but due to covid they are not able to give exam will they also qualify fr 2021 or jee advance will only have 2 attempts is this policy valid only fr 12 students
    Pls tell.

  16. If my 12th result could not be declared at the time of consulting of jee advance .can I participated in counseling of jee advance as a pearing candidate. Pl suggests

  17. I am student on 12 (2020-21) I gave my jee mains in 2021 but not qualified for jee advance thinking to take 2 year drop can I give jee advance on 2023

  18. How many times i can appear for jee advance in consecutive years after passing Diploma or 12th equivalent??

  19. I got a better percentile in JEE Main in 2020 and took the JEE Advanced. I took the JEE Main again in 2021 but did not fare well. Can I take the JEE Advanced (2nd attempt) based on my 2020 scores or will the eligibility be based on the cutoffs for my 2021 results?
    Will the online application give me an option to choose the JEE Main Test Year?

    1. On those candidates who have missed their JEE Advanced 2020 score due to covid-19 infection can apply for JEE Advance 2021 on the basis of 2020 score. remaining candidates will have to passed the JEE Main 2021 to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2021.

  20. Hi Sir, if the students have passed O level and A level from Singapore (Singapore Cambridge General certificate of Education – Advanced Level Examination), conducted by the Ministry of Education, the University of Cambridge International Examinations and the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board). Examining Authority is Cambridge. Certificate is signed by Vice Chancellor University of Cambridge. Are they eligible to apply for JEE.

  21. Sir i am qualify the exam jeemain 2020 but iam not appear the exam jeeadvance 2020 can i attend the exam jeeadvance 2021 with out attend the exam jeemain 2021

  22. Sir i am qualify the exam jee main 2020 but i am not appear the exam jeeadvance 2020 can i attend the exam jeeadvance 2021 without attend the exam jeemain 2021.

    1. Their will be only two chance for JEE advanced and it doesn’t matter you have applied while 12th or not it will count on your account.

  23. i have failed in 12th class in 2019-20 batch but i passed in 2021, am i eligible for jee mains and advanced 2022

  24. Can a student have his jee advanced 2021,who have passed his 12th in 2019 but not yet qualified his jee mains of 2019 and had completed an only one attempt of jee advanced 2020during pandemic time???

    1. Only the students who have passed their 12th and JEE Main with qualifying marks are eligible to apply for JEE Advanced.

  25. i had passed the inter mediate exam by the supplementary in the year of 2016 will i have the chance to write the jee mains in 2021

  26. Sir , i got 74.6 percentage in 12th from up board in 2020 form general category ,
    am i eligible for NIT , IIIT or GFTI in 2021 ?

    And also josaa didn’t declare the top 20 percentile list of up board in 2020 so what will students do if they are may be ( like me ) eligible for NIT IIIT or GFTI via top 20 percentile…?
    Is they are also eligible in 2021 or they will be selected by the top 20 perecintle of 2021…?

  27. I have completed my 12th in 2019 but did not given jee advance in 2019 and 2020 and have qualify jee mains in 2020 so can i give jee advance in 2021???

  28. Sir I gave my 10th boards in 2017. And 12th boards in 2020 for the first time due to my health issues.Am I eligible for jee advanced 2021

  29. Sir,
    “Can I make the last atempts 2 without taking the first two atempts in jee mains 2021 ?”
    ( I am an undergraduate student ,I am still studying in class 12 )

  30. Sir I cleared my jee mains 2020 with 80 percentile but I didn’t take jee advanced 2020 . Can I take jee advanced 2021 directly without writing jee mains 2021?

  31. I passed 12th in 2018-19 for the first time then repeated again as private candidate next yr.
    Am i eligible for jee advanced 2021 since i gave 12th examination again in 2020

  32. Sir, I cleared my jee mains for the first attempt and I wrote jee advance on the same year but not qualified . Now I want to clear my jee advance the second time,should I clear jee mains once again for writing jee advance?

  33. Sir i appeared for 12hsc in 2018 and i passed and i give jee main for first time in 2018 and not selected then in 2019 i give class improvement but did not give jee main n adv and i am failed in class imprvment so can i eligible for jee advanced in 2020 my 12th result date in 2018 is may 30th plzz tell me sir

  34. Sir I am fail in mathematics in class 12 and I have qualify jee mains and fill up the form jee advanced
    My 12 mathematics marks can create any problem in iit admission if I cleared jee advanced

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