Notification Date: 2022-03-01

Last Updated on: 2022-04-27

• The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE (Main) comprises two papers. Paper 1 is conducted for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs (B.E/B. Tech) at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions/Universities funded/recognized by participating State Governments. It is also an eligibility test for JEE (Advanced), which is conducted for admission to IITs. Paper 2 is conducted for admission to B. Arch and B. Planning courses in the Country.

Eligibility Criteria:

Age Limit:

• For appearing in the JEE (Main) - 2022, there is no age limit for the candidates.
• The candidates who have passed the class 12^th/ equivalent examination in 2020, 2021, or appearing in 2022 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) - 2022 examination.
• However, the candidates may be required to fulfill the age criteria of the Institute(s) in which they are desirous of taking admission.

List of Qualifying Examinations (QE):

• The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized Central/ State Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi; etc.
• Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University.
• Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
• Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
• Any Public School/ Board/ University examination in India or any foreign country is recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
• Higher Secondary Certificate Vocational Examination.
• A Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State board of technical education of at least 3 years duration.
• General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
• High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.
• Candidates who have completed the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class 12 Examination.
• In case the Class 12 Examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination earlier.

Year of Appearance in Qualifying Examination:

• Only those candidates who have passed the Class 12/ equivalent examination in 2020, 2021, or those who are appearing in Class 12/ equivalent examination in 2022, are eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2022.
• Candidates who passed the Class 12/ equivalent examination in 2019 or before as well as those who will appear in such examination in 2023 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2022.

State of Eligibility:

• State code of eligibility means the code of the State from where the candidate has passed Class XII (or equivalent) qualifying examination by virtue of which the candidate becomes eligible to appear in JEE (Main) 2022. It is important to note that the State code of eligibility does NOT depend upon the native place or the place of residence of the candidate. For example, if a candidate appears for the Class XII (or equivalent) qualifying examination from an Institution situated in New Delhi and is a resident of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and the candidate's State code of eligibility will be that of Delhi and NOT that of Uttar Pradesh.
• If a candidate has passed the Class 12 (or equivalent) qualifying examination from one State but appeared for improvement from another State, the candidate's State code of eligibility will be from where the candidate first passed the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination and NOT the State from where the candidate has appeared for improvement.
• Candidate passed/ appearing for Class 12 from NIOS should select the State of Eligibility according to the State in which the study Centre is located.
• For Indian nationals passing the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination from Nepal/Bhutan, the State code of eligibility will be determined based on a permanent address in India as given in the passport of the candidate.
• The State code of eligibility of OCI/ PIO passing Class 12 (or equivalent) examination in India is at par with Indian nationals. However, OCI/ PIO passing the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination from an institution abroad are eligible for Other State quota seats or All India quota seats (but NOT for Home State quota seats) in all NITs, IIEST and Other-CFTI.

Reservations:

Indian nationals belonging to certain categories are admitted under the seats reserved for them in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Government of India. The categories and the extent of reservation are as follows:

• General category belonging to Economically Weaker Section (GEN- EWS) - 10% of seats in every course. The benefit of reservation will be given only to those General category candidates who satisfy the conditions given in the OM No. 20013/01/2018-BC-II dated 17 January 2019, issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The criteria for GEN-EWS will be as per the prevailing norms and/or notifications of the Government of India.
• Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer (OBC- NCL) - 27% of seats in every course.
  • OBCs should be listed in the current updated central list of OBCs (http://www.ncbc.nic.in)/li>
  • OBCs present in the state list but not covered in the central list of OBCs (as per the list in http://www.ncbc.nic.in) are NOT eligible to claim the reservation
  • The criteria for OBC-NCL will be as per the notification of the Government of India.
  • Candidates belonging to the creamy layer of OBC are NOT entitled to reservation. Such candidates are treated as belonging to the general (GEN), i.e. unreserved category, and they will be eligible only for the OPEN seats - the seats for which all candidates are eligible.
• Scheduled Caste (SC) - 15% of seats in every course.
• Scheduled Tribe (ST) - 7.5% of seats in every course.
• Persons with Disability (PwD) - 5% seats in each of OPEN, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST category seats.
  • Candidates with at least 40% impairment irrespective of the type of disability i.e., locomotor, visual or SEVERE dyslexic shall be eligible for the benefits of the PwD category.
  • Leprosy-cured candidates who are otherwise fit to pursue the courses are also included in this category.

For Candidates claiming to the GEN-EWS category:

• GEN-EWS certificate (Annexure-IA) needs to be uploaded in the Online Application Form of JEE (Main) - 2022 which should have been issued on or after 01 January 2022 in consonance with the latest guidelines of the Government of India. If any GEN-EWS candidate fails to submit the GEN-EWS certificate (issued on or after 01 January 2022) at the time of online registration, the candidate has to upload a declaration [Declaration in Lieu of Gen-EWS Certificate at Annexure-IB] to that effect.

For Candidates claiming to the OBC-NCL category:

• OBC-NCL certificate (Annexure-IIA) needs to be uploaded in the Online Application Form of JEE (Main) - 2022 which should have been issued on or after 01 January 2022, in consonance with the latest guidelines of the Government of India. If any OBC-NCL candidate fails to upload the OBC- NCL certificate (issued on or after 01 January 2022) at the time of online registration, the candidate has to upload a declaration [Declaration in Lieu of OBC-NCL Certificate as per Annexure-IIB] to that effect. Visit http://www.ncbc.nic.in for the latest guidelines and updates on the Central List of State-wise OBCs.

For Candidates claiming to the SC or ST category:

• Caste (for SC) or tribe (for ST) certificate (Annexure-III) needs to be uploaded in the Online Application Form of JEE (Main) - 2022, as per the latest guidelines of the Government of India.

For Candidates claiming to the PwD category:

• Physical Disability certificate (Unique Disability Identification (UDID) Certificate or AnnexureIV (Form-PwD(II))/ Annexure-V (Form-PwD(III))/ Annexure-VI (Form-PwD(IV)), whichever is applicable, issued by the notified medical authority needs to be uploaded in the Online Application Form of JEE (Main) - 2022.
• Dyslexic candidates need to submit Annexure-VII (Form-DYSLEXIC-1) and Annexure-VIII (Form-DYSLEXIC 2) instead of Annexure-IV (Form-PwD(II))/ Annexure-V (FormPwD(III))/ Annexure-VI (Form-PwD(IV)). The certificate must mention 'SEVERE' under the Dyslexia category to enable the candidate to get the benefit of the PwD category.
• In this case, both Annexure-VII (Form-DYSLEXIC-1) and Annexure-VIII (FormDYSLEXIC-2) must be merged in a single pdf file to upload in the Online Application Form of JEE (Main) - 2022

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