New Delhi: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have scrapped the eligibility criteria of minimum 75 per cent marks in Class XII for admissions this year in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Human Resource and Development ministry.
Instead, the IITs will consider the performance of students in the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Advanced for admission to their undergraduate courses.
Earlier, the IITs took into consideration the performance of students in JEE-Advance along with either 75 per cent marks in the board exams or a place in the top 20 percentile of their respective boards.
HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Friday tweeted: “Qualified candidates who have passed Class XII examinations will now be eligible for admissions irrespective of marks obtained.”
For admissions to #IITs, apart from qualifying the #JEE (Advanced), the eligibility was to secure either minimum score of 75% marks in class XII Board exams or rank among the top 20 percentile in their qualifying examinations. @HRDMinistry @PIB_India @MIB_India @DDNewslive
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) July 17, 2020
IIT Delhi had announced the decision to change its admission criteria this year after a discussion in a joint admission board meeting few days earlier.
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