Are the students with below 75% in CBSE boards eligible to take admission in NITs or IIITs if they clear JEE exam with qualifying score?

Kindly provide information for OBC and general quota candidates.

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Asked by Mohd Junaid
14 Answers
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3 years ago
No, it is not a normal practice in JoSAA but due to pandemic there were relation for past year, there is no chance that they will continue with that.

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Dharamveer Dheer
3 years ago
Hi, Kindly predict your college in this college predictor. JEE Mains rank predictor is an online tool which predicts the candidates rank range and probable colleges based on the difficulty level of the examination, average marks scored in JEE Mains and seats available in IITs, NITs, GFTIs, and other

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4 years ago
Hi, You can visit this link for an understanding on the colleges that you might get with this score. https://www.shiksha.com/university/university-of-Mumbai-856/cutoff-jee-main You can simply search for the college of your choice and check its cutoff. Hope you find your answers here.

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Ankit Kumar
6 years ago
Hello, No, there is no criteria through which you can get admission into NITs or IIITs if you have scored less than 75% in CBSE boards. Good luck. Feel free to Revert.

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Yash Gupta
7 years ago
Hi, Kindly predict your college in this college predictor. JEE Mains rank predictor is an online tool which predicts the candidates rank range and probable colleges based on the difficulty level of the examination, average marks scored in JEE Mains and seats available in IITs, NITs, GFTIs, and other

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Yash Singhal
7 years ago
No, they can't be able to get admission in any of the NIT or IIITs as the minimum qualifying criteria is 75% in boards exam.

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Manish Sharma
7 years ago
Hello, No, there is not any criteria through which you can get admission into NITs or IIITs if you have scored less than 75% in CBSE boards. Good luck.

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7 years ago
According to the education board of India, it is compulsory to get atleast 75% percentile in your 12th respective board, although if you have cleared the JEE exam.

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Raj shakya
7 years ago
Hi Dear, Admission to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs participating though Central Seat Allocation Board will be based on All India Rank subject to the condition that the candidate should have secured at least 75% marks in the 12th class examination, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examinat

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shivam patel
8 years ago
Dear, you should have at least 75% marks in boards for taking admission in NITs, IITs or IIITs (if you are from general/OBC category). The same is for SC/ST, but they have some relaxation of board's percentage. They should have at least 60% marks in boards.

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