JEE Advanced 2023: SC dismisses plea against 75% eligibility criteria

The top court passed the order on a petition filed by Chandan Kumar and others challenging the eligibility criterion of 75 per cent marks in Class 12 board exams for admission to IITs.  

The Supreme Court has junked a plea challenging the eligibility criterion of 75 per cent marks in Class 12 board exams for admission to premier engineering institutions. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and KV Vishwanathan said this prerequisite existed earlier as well and it was not inclined to intervene in the matter.  

The Supreme Court said these are education matters and it has to defer the issue to experts. “This condition was always there, why should we interfere? This is not a matter we want to get into,” the bench said. The top court was hearing a plea filed by Chandan Kumar and others against the eligibility criterion of 75 per cent marks in Class 12 board exams for admission to IITs.  

The counsel appearing for the petitioners contended the students were given a waiver during the Covid-19 pandemic and the same students now have greater chances to clear the examination for admission to the prestigious engineering institutes. “They have scored more than 98 per cent in Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main. These are meritorious students. Kindly allow them,” the counsel said. 

The lawyer submitted that the applicant has scored 92 percentile in JEE Main and is eligible to appear for JEE Advanced. However, she will not get admission even if she qualifies as her board exam score is less than 75 per cent. According to the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced brochure released this year, candidates need to have secured at least 75 per cent in Class 12 board exams.  

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