‘75% Marks In Class XII’ Eligibility Criteria Waived Off For JEE Main 21-22

New Delhi: The Ministry of Education has decided to waive off the 75 per cent marks (in class XII exam) eligibility criteria under Joint Entrance Examination (Main) for the next academic year 2021-2022.

The decision would be applicable for the NITs, IIITs, SPAs and other CFTIs, whose admissions are based on JEE (Main). It is in line with the decision taken for JEE (Advanced) for the last academic year, according to a PIB Delhi release.

Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ also took to Twitter to confirm the same.

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

— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) January 19, 2021

The admissions to various Under Graduate (UG) programmes of the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur (West Bengal) and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs-excluding IITs) are made on the basis of ranks/merit of the candidates in JEE (Main) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), stated the release.

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