I have 81.9 percentile in JEE Mains 2022 and I am from OBC- NCL category. Am I eligible for JEE Advance? What would be my OBC rank?
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You are not likely to be eligible for JEE Advanced because the cutoff percentile for JEE Advanced is usually higher, even with an 81.9 percentile in JEE Main 2022 and being from the OBC-NCL category. The total number of candidates and the distribution of scores will determine your OBC-NCL rank; however, in order to assure eligibility, it is usually advised to aim for a higher percentile.
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The Joint Entrance Examination JEE Main is administered by the National Testing Agency NTA to identify applicants for admission to prestigious institutions, including IITs, NITs, IIITs, and other government-funded technical universities (GFTIs). The JEE Main Cutoff 2022, which typically consists of two types: the qualifying cutoff and the admission cutoff, was recently released. The qualifying cutoff is the minimum required percentile for candidates to attempt JEE Advanced for admission into IITs. Referring to your query, the qualifying cut off for OBC was 67 and for general it was 88.41, hence you are eligible for JEE advance. Your es...more
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- In class 12, canmdidates must have score 75% aggregate marks or must be in top 20 percentile scorers in class 12 of their respective school board.
No, your candidature will be rejected as you need to have minimum of 75% in class 12 to be eligible for admisison to the IITs, NIT, IIITs and GFTIs via the JoSAA counselling. Even if you pass JEE Advanced and JEE Main, of you do not have 75% minimum marks in class 12 boards you will no get admissions.
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