Eligibility Criteria For Indian Nationals (including PIO/OCI For Appearing In Jee (Advanced) 2018
All the candidates must fulfil each and every one of the following five criteria to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2018.
Criterion 1 – Performance in JEE (Main) 2018: Candidates should be among the top 2,24,000* (including all categories) in Paper-1 of JEE (Main) 2018.
Criterion 1 – Performance in JEE (Main) 2018: Candidates should be among the top 2,24,000* (including all categories) in Paper-1 of JEE (Main) 2018.
The percentages of various categories of candidates to be shortlisted are: 27% for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST and the remaining 50.5% is OPEN for all. Within each of these four categories, 5% horizontal reservation is available for PwD candidates.
The following table show the order to be followed while choosing top 2,24,000* candidates in various categories based on the performance in Paper-1 of JEE (Main) 2018.
Category-wise distribution of top 2,24,000* candidates (Criterion 1)
ORDER
|
CATEGORY
|
Number of “Top” candidates
| |
1
|
OPEN
|
1,07,464
|
Total 1,13,120
|
2
|
OPEN-PwD
|
5,656
| |
3
|
OBC-NCL
|
57,456
|
Total 60,480
|
4
|
OBC-NCL-PwD
|
3,024
| |
5
|
SC
|
31,920
|
Total 33,600
|
6
|
SC-PwD
|
1,680
| |
7
|
ST
|
15,960
|
Total 16,800
|
8
|
ST-PwD
|
840
| |
* The total number of candidates can be slightly greater than 2,24,000 in the presence of “tied” ranks/scores in any category.
Criterion 2 – Age limit: Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1993. Five years relaxation is given to SC, ST and PwD candidates, i.e., these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1988.
Criterion 3 – Number of attempts: A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) a maximum of two times in consecutive years.
Criterion 4 – Appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination: A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2017 or 2018.
However, if the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declares the results for the academic year 2015-16 after June 2016, then the candidates of that board who appeared for their class XII exam in 2016 are also eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2018, provided they meet the other eligibility criteria. In case, the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2015-16 before June 2016 but the result of a particular candidate was withheld, then the candidate will not be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2018.
Criterion 5 – Earlier admission at IITs: A candidate should NOT have been admitted in an IIT irrespective of whether or not he/she continued in the program OR accepted an IIT seat by reporting at a reporting centre in the past. Candidates whose admission at IITs was cancelled after joining any IIT are also NOTeligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2018.
Candidates who have been admitted to a preparatory course in any of the IITs for the first time in 2017 can appear in JEE (Advanced) 2018.
The candidates who paid seat acceptance fee in 2017 but (i) did not report at any reporting centre OR, (ii) withdrew before the last round of seat allotment, OR, (iii) had their seat cancelled (for whatever reason) before the last round of seat allotment for IITs, during the joint seat allocation in 2017 are eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2018.
However, in any of the above cases, the candidate is required to fulfil the conditions mentioned from criterion 1 to criterion 4.
What is allowed inside the Examination Hall?
1. Candidates are advised to carry their Admit Card, Identity proof and PwD category certificate.
2. Candidates of Architecture, are allowed to bring their own geometry box set, pencils, erasers and color pencils or crayons for the Aptitude Test.
3. A blank cardboard or clip board is allowed.
4. Use of pencil is strictly prohibited.
5. Candidates are not required to bring ball point pens and the same is supplied by the examination authority at the examination hall.
What is not allowed inside the Examination Hall?
Candidates are not allowed to carry calculators, Docu Pen, slide rules, log tables, electronic watches with facilities of calculator, printed or written material, bits of papers, mobile phone, pager or any other device. If any such device is caught, it can be seized immediately by the invigilator.
The Repercussions?
The repercussions of carrying anything that is not allowed or getting caught while engaging in any malpractice can get the candidate barred not for the current exam but for future JEE exams as well.
Candidates can read in detail through the Information Bulletin here:
https://jeemain.nic.in/WebInfo/Handler/FileHandler.ashx?i=File&ii=88&iii=Y
What is allowed inside the Examination Hall?
1. Candidates are advised to carry their Admit Card, Identity proof and PwD category certificate.
2. Candidates of Architecture, are allowed to bring their own geometry box set, pencils, erasers and color pencils or crayons for the Aptitude Test.
3. A blank cardboard or clip board is allowed.
4. Use of pencil is strictly prohibited.
5. Candidates are not required to bring ball point pens and the same is supplied by the examination authority at the examination hall.
What is not allowed inside the Examination Hall?
Candidates are not allowed to carry calculators, Docu Pen, slide rules, log tables, electronic watches with facilities of calculator, printed or written material, bits of papers, mobile phone, pager or any other device. If any such device is caught, it can be seized immediately by the invigilator.
The Repercussions?
The repercussions of carrying anything that is not allowed or getting caught while engaging in any malpractice can get the candidate barred not for the current exam but for future JEE exams as well.
Candidates can read in detail through the Information Bulletin here:
https://jeemain.nic.in/WebInfo/Handler/FileHandler.ashx?i=File&ii=88&iii=Y
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