Exciting Changes for JEE Advanced: More Chances to Succeed!
Great news for students aiming to get into prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)! If you’re preparing for the JEE Advanced exams, you’re in luck—there are important changes happening that could make achieving your dream of attending IIT a little bit easier.
More Chances to Take JEE Advanced
The big update this year: students now have three chances to take the JEE Advanced exam over three consecutive years. Previously, students were only allowed two attempts in two consecutive years, but thanks to this new rule, there’s one more try available if needed!
This change gives students more flexibility, less pressure, and greater opportunities to succeed.
Who Can Take the Exam? Eligibility Criteria for JEE Advanced 2025
While the number of attempts has increased, there are still some important eligibility rules to keep in mind if you plan to take the JEE Advanced 2025.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Top 2,50,000 Candidates: To be eligible, students need to be among the top 2,50,000 students passing the JEE Main 2025 exam.
- Age Limit: Students born on or after October 1, 2000 can take the JEE Advanced. However, there’s an age relaxation of five years for SC, ST, and PwD students, which means they should be born on or after October 1, 1995.
How Categories Are Divided
For students appearing for JEE Advanced 2025, places are reserved based on the category they’re classified under. Here’s the breakdown:
- General (EWS): 10%
- OBC-NCL: 27%
- SC: 15%
- ST: 7.5%
- Remaining Open for All: 40.5%
Additionally, within each of these groups, 5% reservation is available for PwD candidates.
Students from Abroad
Here’s a special note for international students or those who hold an OCI/PIO card. Those who secured an OCI/PIO card before March 4, 2021 will be treated as Indian nationals during seat allocation at IITs. However, they won’t be eligible for category-based reservations except for PwD candidates.
What About JEE Main 2025?
For students starting the process with JEE Main 2025, there are some specific eligibility rules for both exams.
- Class 12 Exam: Students should have completed their Class 12 (or an equivalent exam) for the first time in 2023, 2024, or 2025.
- Subjects Required: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics should be their primary subjects.
Students who took their Class 12 exams for the first time in 2022 or earlier are not eligible—unless their exam board declared the results after September 21, 2022. In that case, those students are still allowed to take the exam as long as they fulfill the rest of the requirements.
What If You Were Already in an IIT?
There’s also an important rule about students who have previously been admitted to IITs. If a student was admitted to an IIT but either left or had their admission canceled before 2025, they are not allowed to appear for JEE Advanced 2025.
But if the student left IIT after being admitted to a preparatory course in 2024 or had their seat canceled before the last seat allotment round, they can still attempt JEE Advanced 2025.
What Does This Mean for You?
These new guidelines could open more doors for candidates by offering additional chances and making sure no one’s opportunity to succeed is defined by one or two exam attempts. It also means you’ll need to stay up-to-date on each of the eligibility factors to make sure you qualify when the opportunity presents itself!
For now, keep focused on your studies and prepare well. With these extra changes, it might just be the boost you need to secure a spot at one of the nation’s top engineering institutes. Best of luck! Keep pushing towards your dreams!