JEE Advanced 2015 Eligibility

JEE Advanced 2015 Eligibility – Council Approves 75% Criteria in XIIth Board Along with Top 20 Percentile

 

 

In the IIT Council meeting chaired by Union Human Resource Development Minister Mrs. Smriti Irani, held on 22^nd September 2014, it has been agreed to change the IIT JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria.
It has been decided in the meeting that JEE Advanced 2015 Eligibility Criteria will be changed from the existing Top 20 Percentile to Top 20 Percentile or 75 per cent marks in the Class XII board exam, whichever is lower.
In simple words, an aspirant, who has qualified JEE, should either figure in the top 20% performers of the Class XII Board examination or marks at least 75% to be eligible for admission to IITs. In case of reserved categories like SC and ST candidates, the cut-off will be 70% in board examination.
The HRD Minister has also announced at the Council meeting that a committee will be set up to resolve the IIT-UGC row over nomenclature of degrees and four years at IITs.

What was the Proposed Change?

Earlier this month, the IIT Joint Admission Board (JAB) has demanded for relaxation in JEE Advanced 2015 eligibility criteria. According to them, the change will bring ease for IIT aspirants from the CBSE board system and state boards which are viewed as more liberal with their grading system.

Why Is It Needed?

As of now, students who are in top 20 percentile in their board exam and one who successfully cleared JEE Main are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced. But as per the recommendation by JAB, students who scored 75 per cent marks in their Class XII exams should also be viewed eligible for JEE Advanced. Because, several students from Andhra Pradesh despite scoring 90 per cent could not be among top 20 percentile.  Reason being that some school boards are lenient in their marking system than others thereby putting students from other boards at a great disadvantage. Hence, this change was required to ensure all candidates are at par.
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