As you know that passing the class 12th examination is mandatory for appearing in the JEE (Advanced) examinations. Following is the list of examinations conducted which are considered to be equivalent to class 12th examinations.
• The final board examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities. You can get more details at www.aiuweb.org.
• Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a Board or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.
• 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 or University examination in India or in a foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
• H.S.C. vocational examination.
• A Diploma recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (www.aicte-india.org) or a State Board of Technical Education of at least 3 years duration.
• General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London, Cambridge or 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.
If the candidate has passed the Class 12th examination outside India then in that case the candidate will have to submit a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class XII examination.
In case the Class XII examination is not a public based examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination earlier.