Wed Nov 06 05:46:55 UTC 2024: ## JEE Advanced 2025: More Attempts Allowed, Eligibility Criteria Refined

**New Delhi:** The Joint Entrance Examination Advanced (JEE Advanced) 2025 will see a significant change in its eligibility criteria, with the number of attempts for the exam increasing from two to three. Candidates can now attempt JEE Advanced a maximum of three times in three consecutive years. This change has been made to provide more opportunities for aspiring engineers.

The age limit for appearing in JEE Advanced 2025 remains the same, with candidates needing to have been born on or after October 1, 2000. However, five years of age relaxation is provided for SC, ST, and PwD candidates.

To be eligible for JEE Advanced 2025, candidates must be among the top 2,50,000 successful candidates in the BE/BTech paper (Paper I) of JEE Main 2025. However, this number may increase slightly due to tied ranks or scores in any category.

The percentage of candidates shortlisted from each category remains unchanged, with 10% for GEN-EWS, 27% for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, and the remaining 40.5% open for all categories. A 5% horizontal reservation is available for PwD candidates within each of these categories.

The eligibility criteria also clarify the status of OCI/PIO candidates, specifying that those who have secured their OCI/PIO card before March 4, 2021, will be considered Indian nationals for seat allocation in IITs. However, they will not be eligible for any reservation benefits except for OPEN-PwD.

Candidates must have appeared for their Class 12 (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2023, 2024, or 2025, with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.

The notification also clarifies the eligibility of candidates who appeared for their Class 12 exam in 2022, based on the declaration of results by the respective examination boards. Candidates whose results were declared on or after September 21, 2022, are eligible, while those whose results were declared before this date are not.

Candidates who have already been admitted to an IIT under any academic program listed in the JoSAA Business Rules of 2024 or earlier are ineligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2025. However, candidates admitted to a preparatory course in any IIT for the first time in 2024 are eligible.

These changes are aimed at providing a fairer and more inclusive opportunity for aspiring engineers to pursue their dreams.

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