What is JEE Main Eligibility Criteria?

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5 months ago

Criteria

Decription

Age limit

There is no age limit to appear in JEE Main.

Year of passing qualifying exam

The candidates who have passed the class 12 / equivalent examination in 2024, 2025 or are appearing in 2026, irrespective of their age, can appear in JEE Mains 2026.

Nationality

Candidates must be Indian citizens. Foreign Nationals, NRIs, PIOs (Persons of Indian Origin), and OCIs (Overseas Citizens of India) can also apply.

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3 months ago

Check JEE Mains eligibility for 2026 below:

Eligibility Parameter

Eligibility Condition

Age Limit

No age limit

Qualifying exam

Class 12/equivalent exam

Year of passing the qualifying exam

2024, 2025 or appearing in 2026

Subjects in the qualifying exam

  • For JEE Main Paper 1 (BTech)- Physics and Maths as compulsory subjects and any one subject among Chemistry/Biology/Technical Vocational Subject
  • For JEE Main Paper 2A (BArch)- Physics, Chemistry, and Maths as compulsory subjects in class 12
  • For JEE Main Paper 2B (BPlan) - Mathematics as a compulsory subject in class 12

JEE Main class 12 percentage criteria

No minimum percentage required to appear in JEE Main

JEE Main number of attempts

  • Candidates can appear in JEE Main six times in three consecutive years after passing their class 12/qualifying exam
  • Two attempts in a year

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