Fulfil 5 eligibility criteria to appear in JEE Advanced Exam 2018

The official notification for the Joint Entrance Exam Advanced 2018 has been published on the official website. The exam will be conducted on May 20.

CANDIDATES WHO ARE APPEARING FOR THE EXAM MUST FULFIL THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

According to the official notification,

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 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 12 (or equivalent) examination: A candidate should have appeared for the class 12 (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2017 or 2018.

However, if the examination board of class 12 (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 12 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 12 (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 programme 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 not eligible 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 to 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.

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