The minimum academic qualification for appearing in JEE (Advanced) is that the candidate must have passed in final examination of Class 12th or equivalent qualifying examination (Appendix – 3). Those appearing in these examinations in can also appear in JEE (Advanced) - provisionally.
All the candidates aspiring to take admission in the undergraduate programmes at IITs and ISM Dhanbad for the year will have to appear in the JEE (Main)- (Paper 1 (B. E./B. Tech.)). About 150000 top candidates based on the performance of JEE (Main)- (Paper 1 (B. E./B. Tech.)) (including all categories) will be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced)-.
Admissions to IITs/ISM Dhanbad will be based only on category-wise All India Rank (AIR) in JEE (Advanced), subject to conditions as defined in JEE (Advanced) – website.
A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) a maximum of two times in consecutive years irrespective of whether or not he/she passed the Qualifying Examination. Those who have attempted IIT-JEE in 2013 or earlier are NOT ELIGIBLE to appear in JEE (Advanced)