Ministry of Education has decided to waive off 75% eligibility criteria under Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021 for admission to NITs, IIITs, SPAs and other CFTIs. Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal has shared the announcement through a tweet today that "considering the decision taken for IIT JEE(Advanced) and in line with the decision taken for the last academic year, it has been decided to waive off the 75% marks (in class 12 exam) eligibility criteria under Joint Entrance Examination (Main) for the next academic year 2021-2022".
Earlier, students have requested Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to scrap 75 percent eligibility criteria for JEE Main 2021. After the declaration of JEE Main 2021 dates by the Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, students have swarmed his Twitter handle with various requests and queries.
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As per the previous JEE Main 2021 eligibility criteria, candidates should have secured at least 75 percent marks in the Class 12 examination or be in the top 20 percentile in Class 12/qualifying examination conducted by the respective Boards to be eligible for admission. For SC/ST candidates the qualifying marks criteria in JEE Main 2021 was 65 percent in Class 12 /qualifying examination.
JEE Main 2021 will be held in four sessions - February, March, April and May 2021. The application form of JEE Main 2021 is available until January 23 while the payment of application fee can be done til January 24. Candidates will also be given an opportunity to correct mistakes in the JEE Main 2021 application form from January 27 to 31.
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Students who wish to apply for Amrita School of Engineering Coimbatore BTech courses can apply via JEE Main scores. As per official sources, the JEE Main tentative dates for sessions 1 and 2 have been announced by the NTA. As per the announcement, the session 1 exam is tentatively scheduled to be he
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No, admissions in the BTech course at NEHU Shillong is not possible without JEE Main. Students must clear JEE Main exam to get admission in this university's BTech course. At the undergraduate level, the university offers BTech course to students. The total tuition fee for the BTech course is INR 5,
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Hi, hope you're doing well.
There are a total of 1,349 Electrical Engineering colleges in India that accept the JEE Main exam scores for admission to courses in Electrical Engineering at the undergraduate level. JEE Main is considered as one of the most reputed and competitive entrance test for cours
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Yes, SGSITS accepts admission in undergraduate courses through JEE Main.Your rank in the exam will decide your eligibility and the branch allotment. Seat allotment will be taken care of by the MP Online counseling process. Your application has to be complete and accurate enough to ensure admission.
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Through its management quota, Arya College of Engineering and IT provides admission to B.Tech programs without the need for JEE Main. Students who meet the eligibility requirements of at least 45% in PCM (or 40% for reserved categories) can be admitted based on their Class 12 grades.
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Both the JEE Main and JEE Advanced syllabi cover Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics from CBSE classes 11 and 12. However, JEE Advanced includes additional topics beyond the standard syllabus. For example, it covers Thermal Physics and Electrochemistry, which are not part of the JEE Main syllabus.
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The qualifying marks for PWD (Persons with Disabilities) candidates in JEE Mains and JEE Advanced are the same as for general category candidates. However, the admission process for PWD candidates in IITs and NITs is different.In JEE Mains, PWD candidates are given a relaxation of 5% in the minimum
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Yes, admissions to the BArch course at Sir JJ College of Architecture are possible without JEE Main scores. The other accepted entrance exams are MHT CET, NATA, and others. Candidates willing to get admission at Sir JJ College of Architecture must prepare well in adavance for the MHT CET exams. Pra
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You can get previous 5 years of JEE Main papers available on following websites:
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The common criteria to get admission into its B.E. /B.Tech programs in Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya (GKV) are JEE scores at most engineering colleges in India.
Though direct admissions by Class 12 marks are in practice, GKV, in general requires JEE scores for B.E. /B.Tech admissions.
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