JEE (Advanced) Exam

Eligibility Criteria for Appearing in JEE (Advanced) 201

All the Indian Nationals (including PIO/OCI) must fulfill each and every one of the following five criteria to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2021.

Criterion 1 – Performance in JEE (Main) 2021

Candidates should be among the top 2,20,000 (including all categories) by scoring positive marks in Paper-1 of JEE (Main) 2021.

The percentages of various categories 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, 3% horizontal reservation is available for PwD (including Dyslexic) candidates.

As shown in the following table, the usual order will be followed while choosing top 2,20,000 candidates in various categories who have scored positive marks in JEE (Main) 2021.

CRITERION 2 – AGE LIMIT

Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1992. Five years relaxation is given to SC, ST and PwD candidates, i.e., these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1987.

CRITERION 3 – NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS

A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) a maximum of two times in consecutive years. Therefore, candidates who appeared in JEE (Advanced) 2016 for the first time are also eligible.

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 2020 or 2021.

However, candidates whose Class XII (or equivalent) examination results for the academic year 2014-15 were declared after June 2015 are eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2021.

CRITERION 5 – EARLIER ADMISSION AT IITS

A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) a maximum of two times in consecutive years. Therefore, candidates who appeared in JEE (Advanced) 2016 for the first time are also eligible.

A candidate should NOT have been admitted in an IIT irrespective of whether or not he/she continued in the program) OR accepted the IIT seat by reporting at a reporting centre in the past. The candidates whose admission at IITs was cancelled are also NOT eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2021.

Candidates who have been admitted to a preparatory course in any of the IITs for the first time in 2016 can appear in JEE (Advanced) 2021. The candidates who have paid seat acceptance fee but not accepted the seat (by not reporting at any reporting centre during joint seat allocation in 2016) are eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2021.

Important Dates

S. No.	Description	Day, Date and Time
1	JEE (Main) 2021 [Offline exam]	SUN, 02-04-2021
2	Results of JEE (Main) 2021	THU, 27-04-2021
3	Registration for JEE (Advanced) 2021	FRI, 28-04-2021, 10:00 IST to TUE, 02-05-2021, 17:00 IST
4	Registration with Late Fee	WED, 03-05-2021 to THU, 04-05-2021, 17:00 IST
5	Admit card available for downloading	WED, 10-05-2021, 10:00 IST to SUN, 21-05-2021, 09:00 IST
6	JEE (Advanced) 2021 Paper – 1 Paper – 2	SUN, 21-05-2021 09:00 – 12:00 IST 14:00 – 17:00 IST
7	(a) Online display of ORS and scanned responses (b) Request from candidates for review of scanned responses	WED, 31-05-2021 10:00 IST to SAT, 03-06-2021, 17:00 IST
8	Online display of answer keys	SUN, 04-06-2021, 10:00 IST
9	Feedback and comments on answer keys from the candidates	SUN, 04-06-2021, 10:00 IST to TUE, 06-06-2021, 17:00 IST
10	Declaration of JEE (Advanced) results	SUN, 11-06-2021, 10:00 IST
11	Online registration for Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT)	SUN, 11-06-2021, 10:00 IST to MON, 12-06-2021, 17:00 IST
12	Architecture Aptitude Test	WED, 14-06-2021 09:00 – 12:00 IST
13	Declaration of AAT results	SUN, 18-06-2021
14	Seat Allotment (Tentative)	MON, 19-06-2021 to TUE, 18-07-2021

Participating Institutes

Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are institutions of national importance established through Acts of Parliament for fostering excellence in education. Over the years, IITs have created a world class educational platform that is dynamically sustained through quality teaching and internationally acclaimed research with excellent infrastructure and the best available minds. The faculty and alumni of IITs occupy key positions in academia and industry, both in India and abroad, and continue to make a considerable impact in all sections of the Society.

The primary objectives of IITs are as follows:

• To create an environment that encourages freedom of thought and pursuit of excellence, and inculcates the necessary vision and self-discipline to achieve excellence.
• To build a solid foundation of scientific and technical knowledge and to prepare competent and motivated engineers and scientists.
• To kindle an entrepreneurial spirit among the students.
• To prepare the students to become outstanding professionals and contribute to nation-building.

At present, there are twenty three IITs located in the country.

* Zonal IITs which will conduct JEE (Advanced) 2021.

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