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JEE MAIN-
Eligibility criteria related to Date of Birth
1. Students who are born on or after October 1, 1992 are eligible to apply-
Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disabilities (PwD), should have been born on or after October 1, 1987. Candidates of these categories have been given a relaxation of 5 years. Note: Date of birth will be considered as per the Secondary Education Board/University certificate.
2. Eligibility criteria related to qualifying exam-
Aspirants should have passed 12th class or qualifying exam in 2015 or 2016. Students, who are appearing in class 12th or qualifying exam in 2017 can also apply.
3. Eligibility criteria related to total subjects/subject combination-
It is mandatory for aspiring candidates to have taken 5 subjects in 12th or qualifying exam. The 5 subjects for B.Tech/B.E. Are:
1-Language, 2-Physics, 3-Mathematics,
4-Any one of (Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Technical Vocational Subject), 5-Any other subject
According to MHRD, apart from admissions to IITs, the qualifying marks for admission to NITs, IIITs and GFTIs have also been revised. As per the notification, for candidates to qualify for admissions to NITs/IIITs/GFTIs, they should have secured at least 75% marks in class 12th exam or be in the top 20 percentile in the class 12th exam conducted by the respective boards. For SC/ST candidates, the eligibility criteria is 65% marks in class 12th.
4. Eligibility related to total number of attempts-
A JEE Main aspirant can avail 3 attempts for the national level undergraduate engineering entrance exam.

Looking at your interests we could chalk out a lot of options for you. Once you have a look at these you can start eliminating according to your preference:
1. Travel Journalist- My top choice for you would be this as you can do all of the above by being this. You can opt for this by taking a course in English honours or Journalism and Mass Communication.You can actually travel lots of place, be a part of various other cultures and traditions, and give immense pleasure to your taste buds by the cuisine of several lands. To be a successful journalist, two things are absolutely essential, 1.Your knowledge in English 2.Your skill of communication. Without these two skills, it will be very difficult to be a travel journalist.
2. Event Manager- You can do a Event Management course and organise events all around the world, have the best caterers, destinations for your clients.
3. Resort Manager/ Travel guide- you could take up a course in Tourism and Hospitality Management and travel countries by being a guide or manage resorts in amazing beaches and islands.
4. Hotel Manager/ Chef- You can take up courses in Hotel Management and travel from one destination and have a culinary expertise by taking culinary courses.
5. Air host/ Pilot- You can take up course in Air Hostess training or even Aviation Management. To become a pilot you can take specilized training in pilot training and flying certifications.