JEE Advanced 2024 12th Percentage Criteria: Apart from qualifying JEE Mains 2024, candidates need to secure a minimum of 75% marks in their class 12 board exams to get admission into the 23 IITs in India. For SC, ST, and PwD category, JEE Advanced 2024 12th percentage criteria is minimum aggregate of 65% marks.

JEE Advanced 12th percentage criteria is same for NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs as well.

JEE Advanced Latest Updates

This year, IITs have received over 1,91,000 applications for admission to approximately 17,385 seats through JEE Advanced 2024. This makes the students-to-seat ratio at IIT to be 11:1. Out of the total seats, IITs will reserve 20% seats under the female-supernumerary quota. Usually the gender ratio in JEE Advanced exams is 65% boys to 35% girls.

JEE Advanced 2024 examination will be conducted on May 26, 2024. Those who fulfill the JEE Advanced 2024 12th percentage criteria and other eligibility criteria will be eligible for admission into IITs. Check Detailed JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria


12th Percentage Required for JEE Advanced

12th Percentage Required for JEE Advanced 2024

General and OBC category candidates are required to score a minimum of 75% in their class 12th board exams to become eligible for IIT admissions. However, for SC/ ST candidates, the required 12th percentage is 65%. Alternatively, candidates must secure class 12th score in the top 20% of their category.

Is 75 percent criteria removed for JEE Advanced 2024?

Every year, there is a lot of confusion regarding the JEE Advanced 2024 12th percentage criteria. This confusion started from the time of COVID-19, when NTA removed the JEE Advanced 12th percentage criteria in 2020 to provide equal chance to all candidates.

However, JEE Advanced 2024 12th percentage criteria was again restored in 2021. Students must satisfy the JEE Advanced 12th percentage criteria to get admission into IIT in 2024.

Note: With just few days left for JEE Advanced 2024, you can go through JEE Advanced Previous Year Question Papers to brush up your concepts in the last days.


75% Marks Required for IIT Admission

75% Marks Required for IIT Admission through JEE Advanced 2024

According to the IIT Madras guidelines for IIT Admission through JEE Advanced 2024, students must satisfy one of the below conditions:

Condition 1: Candidates seeking admission in IIT must pass their class 12th board exam with minimum five subjects and 75% aggregate marks. While, the class 12th percentage requirement for SC/ ST/ PwD candidates is 65% aggregate marks.

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Condition 2: Candidates seeking IIT admission must pass class 12th board exam with minimum five subjects and fall within the top 20 percentile of their category of successful candidates in class 12th.

The authorities will include all the mandatory subjects n calculating class 12th score in a single academic year. Therefore, candidates are advised to improve their aggregate marks in the board examinations in one or more subjects or target to be within the top 20 percentile.

The subjects considered to calculate the marks and cutoff to meet the top 20 percentile are Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, a language (if one or more language is there, one with higher marks will be considered), and any one other subject.

Apart from this, the maximum attempt limit for JEE Advanced 2024, is two consecutive years. Suppose, a candidate who appeared for JEE Advanced 2023 is eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2024. However, a student who appeared in JEE Advanced 2022 is not eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2024.

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Case of less than 75%

What to do incase of less than 75% in Class 12 Boards?

Those candidates who have less than 75% in their class 12 exam can improve their score through revaluation or improvement exams. Many boards provide such opportunities of improvement exam to improve class 12th scores. However, if your board does not allow for revaluation or improvement, then you can enroll in the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) or take a gap year and reappear in the JEE Advanced exam next year.

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Frequently Asked Questions

JEE Advanced 2024 12th Percentage Criteria FAQs:

Ques. How much percentage is required in class 12 for JEE Advanced?

Ans. General category candidates require a minimum of 75% marks in class 12 boards examination, whereas SC/ ST/ PwD candidates require 65% to get admission in IIT.

Ques. Does class 12 marks matter in JEE Advanced 2024?

Ans. Class 12 marks are required for getting admission in IITs. IITs have a criteria of 75% (65% for SC/ST/PwD) in class 12th boards for admission.

Ques. Do we need 75 in PCM for IIT?

Ans. For IITs and NITs admissions, you need minimum 75% marks in the best of 5 subjects, including Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.