Updated On : December 2, 2023
Summary: If you aim to write JEE Main paper 2 exams, understanding the JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2024 is crucial! This article walks you through JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2024.
The prerequisite for any examination application form is eligibility requirements. Before starting the JEE Main Exam application procedure, it is essential to understand the eligibility requirements.
The JEE Main Eligibility Criteria has undergone some substantial changes last year, covered in this article.
The Joint Entrance Test 2024 has no age restriction, one of the most significant eligibility requirements. Isn't it opening opportunities for more students?
This article will walk you through all the many elements of the eligibility requirements, such as age restriction, educational requirements, nationality, and reservation requirements.
Here is everything you need to know about JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2024:
The good news is that there is no age limit for appearing in the JEE (Main) - 2024.
If you have passed the class 12 or equivalent examination in 2022 and 2022 or appearing in 2024, irrespective of your age, you can appear in the JEE (Main) 2024 examination.
But, you must fulfil the age limit prescribed by the respective Institute to which you desire admission.
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If you are applying for JEE Main, ensure you have qualified in any of the below-listed exams and have the documents.
JEE Main Two sessions:
JEE (Main) - 2024 will be held in two sessions for admissions to this academic year.
You will thus get benefits in the following ways:
You do not have to show up for both sessions.
If you appear in multiple sessions, the best of your JEE (Main) - 2024 NTA scores will be used to compile the Merit List/ Ranking.
Check: JEE Main Paper 2 Application Form 2024
As per the central government norms, the reservations for categories is as tabulated below:
Category | Reservation Percentage |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 15% |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 7.5% |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates as per the Central List | 27% |
General Economically Weaker Sections (General - EWS) | 10% |
Persons with Disability (PwD) with 40% or more disability | 5% |
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As per RPwD Act, “Persons with Disability (PwD)” means a person with a long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairment which, in interaction with barriers, hinders his full and effective participation in society equally with others.
As per Section 2(r) of the RPwD Act, 2016, “persons with benchmark disabilities” means a person with not less than forty per cent (40%) of a specified disability where the specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with a disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority.
The specified disabilities included in the Schedule of the RPwD Act are as follows:
Category | Type of Disability | Specified Disability |
Physical Disability | Locomotor Disability* | a. Leprosy-cured person, b. cerebral palsy, c. dwarfism, d. muscular dystrophy, e., acid attack victims |
Visual Impairment* | a. blindness, b. low vision | |
Hearing Impairment* | a. deaf, b. hard of hearing | |
Speech & Language Disability | Permanent disability arising from conditions such as laryngectomy or aphasia affects one or more speech and language components due to organic or neurological causes. | |
Intellectual Disability | - | a. specific learning Disability (Perceptual Disabilities, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia & Development Aphasia) b. autism spectrum disorder |
Mental Behaviour | - | a. mental illness |
Disability caused due to | i. Chronic Neurological Conditions | a. multiple sclerosis b. Parkinsonism |
ii. Blood disorder | a. Haemophilia, b. Thalassemia, c. Sickle cell disease | |
Multiple Disabilities | - | More than one of the above-specified disabilities, including deaf blindness |
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In conclusion, the JEE Main Eligibility Criteria ensures that only the most qualified and motivated students can take the exam.
This ensures that only the most capable students are admitted into the prestigious engineering colleges in India.
The cut-offs are stringent but necessary to ensure that only the best students can take admission.
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