Is there any way to get admission into NIT Jalandhar after failing to crack IIT JAM?

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Asked by Karan Dogra
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Shivangi .
5 years ago
No, they can only take admission on the basis of Ranking in JEE Mains

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konatham Abhishek
6 years ago
Hello Karan, No, you can take admission in NITs only through JEE Main. In order to be eligible for NITs, you should have 75% marks in your board exam or you should be in top 20 percentile.

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AANCHAL JHINGAN
6 years ago
JEE Mains is the only criteria to get admission here along with 75% marks in your class 12th.

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