Before registering for the JoSAA 2025 counselling process, the JEE Mains and Advanced qualified candidates must check the detailed JoSAA eligibility criteria. There are additional criteria needed to be eligible for seat allocation in BTech/BE/BArch/BPlan courses offered at IITs and the NIT+ systems. Check out this article for detailed JoSAA 2025 eligibility criteria.
JoSAA Eligibility Criteria 2025
JoSAA Eligibility Criteria 2025: To participate in JoSAA counselling 2025, candidates must meet specific criteria. Qualifying JEE Advanced 2025 and JEE Main 2025 is necessary for candidates to be eligible to apply for JoSAA 2025, enabling admission to IITs and NIT+ systems (NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and Other-GFTIs) respectively. Additionally, candidates must meet any additional eligibility requirements specified by each institute or academic program for final admission.
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JoSAA 2025 Eligibility Criteria
The candidates can check the detailed JoSAA 2025 eligibility criteria below:
JoSAA Eligibility Criteria 2025 for IIT Admission
- Candidates must qualify in JEE Advanced 2025 for academic programs and preparatory courses at IITs.
- Also, candidates must satisfy the performance criteria in Class XII (or equivalent) examination.
JoSAA Eligibility Criteria 2025 for NITs, IIEST, IIITs and Other-GFTIs Admission
- Candidates must secure a rank in JEE Main BE/BTech paper for BE/BTech programs and satisfy the performance criteria in the class XII (or equivalent) examination.
- Candidates must secure a rank in the JEE Main BArch paper for BArch programs and satisfy the performance criteria in the class XII (or equivalent) examination.
- Candidates must secure a rank in the JEE Main BPlan paper for BPlan programs and satisfy the performance criteria in the class XII (or equivalent) examination.
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JoSAA 2025 Eligibility Criteria: Performance Criteria in Class 12 (or equivalent) Examination
Apart from qualifying the JEE Mains and JEE Advanced exams, candidates must also qualify their class 12 board exams with a minimum percentage and applicable subject combinations. Check the details below:
Performance criteria in Class XII (or equivalent) examination for IIT admission are given below:
- Year of passing class 12th: The candidates should have appeared for the class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2024 or 2025.
- Subject combination needed: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are compulsory subjects in the first appearance.
- Minimum percentage of marks/percentile needed in class 12: Candidates must satisfy at least one of the following two criteria:
- Must have passed and secured at least 75% aggregate marks in the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination. The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PwD candidates should be at least 65%.
- Must be within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination.
Q: What option should I choose to be considered for further JoSAA rounds while keeping my current seat?
If you have accepted a seat in a certain round and would like to be considered for a seat of higher preference in any Institute, you need to choose the option of ‘Float’. Further, if you are allocated a seat of higher preference in a subsequent round of JoSAA seat allocation, your earlier accepted seat will be automatically cancelled and you will have to accept the newly allocated seat. If you are not allocated a seat of higher preference in a subsequent round, you will continue in the already accepted seat and you will also be considered for seat allocation in any Institute (based on your preference in the choice list) in the subsequent rounds if you continue with the ‘Float’ option.
Q: I locked my choices in JoSAA but now I would like to make further changes to my choice list. Is it allowed?
If you wish to edit your choices after locking but before the choice filling deadline, you can do so by first submitting a request to unlock in the online JoSAA portal.
Q: JoSAA choice filling deadline is already over. Am I allowed to make any changes in my choice list at this point?
NO. You will not be allowed to edit your choice list after the deadline for choice filling, i.e. you cannot change the order of your choices or add any more course in or delete any course from the choice list after the deadline for choice filling.
Performance criteria in Class XII (or equivalent) examination for NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs admission are given below:
- Year of passing class 12th: The candidates should have appeared for the class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2023, 2024 or 2025.
- Subject combination needed for BE/BTech programmes: Physics, Mathematics, and any one of Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Technical Vocation subject, a language, any subject other than the above four (the subject with the highest marks will be considered).
- Subject combination needed for BArch programmes: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and other two subjects (the subject with the highest marks will be considered).
- Subject combination needed for BArch programmes: Mathematics, and other four subjects (the subject with the highest marks will be considered).
- Minimum percentage of marks/percentile needed in class 12: Candidates must satisfy at least one of the following two criteria:
- Must have passed and secured at least 75% aggregate marks in the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination. The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PwD candidates should be at least 65%.
- Must be within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination.
Q: Which counseling should I appear to get a good college and good branch: JoSAA, CSAB or AKTU?
To secure admission in a good college and preferred branch, you should prioritize appearing for JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counseling if you have qualified in JEE Main or JEE Advanced. JoSAA manages the centralized seat allocation process for admissions to 110 participating institutes, including prestigious institutions like IITs, NITs, IIITs, and other GFTIs across India.
CSAB (Central Seat Allocation Board) is specifically for admissions to NITs, IIITs, and other GFTIs for candidates who did not participate or were not allotted a seat through JoSAA.
AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University) counseling is relevant for admissions to colleges affiliated with AKTU in Uttar Pradesh.
Considering JoSAA will give you access to a wide range of institutions and branches based on your JEE Main or JEE Advanced rank, making it a preferable choice for securing admission in a good college and desired branch.
Q: What is the eligibility criteria for SC female students to apply for JoSAA counseling?
Here's the eligibility for SC (Scheduled Caste) female students to apply for JoSAA counseling:
They need to have passed their 12th-grade exams with 65% marks and a good score in the JEE Main or JEE Advanced exams.
There's no age restriction; anyone who meets the educational requirements can apply.
SC female candidates might have some relaxation in terms of score requirements compared to others, but the specific rules can differ between colleges.
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