JEE Main 2022 Eligibility Criteria - Attempts, Age Limit and Qualification

---

JEE Main Exam 2022 Eligibility Criteria:

Nationality –

• Indian citizens, NRIs, PIOs, OCIs & Foreign national candidates can apply.

Age Limit –

• There is no age limit for JEE Main 2022. Those who have passed the 12th exam in 2020, 2021, or appearing in 2022 are eligible for the 2022 exam irrespective of their age.
• However, there can be institute specific age criteria that the candidates must fulfil.

Education Qualification –

Number of Attempts -

• An aspirant can attempt thrice for the exam consecutively. All sessions in a year will be counted as one attempt.
• It is the same for all the candidates, irrespective of their categories.

Name of the Equivalent Examination to Appear in JEE Main -

• 12th Board Examination
• Intermediate or 2 Year Pre-University Examination of a Board/University
• National Institute of Open Schooling or NIOS Senior Secondary Examination
• The examination of any school/board/university in the foreign country recognized by Associate Of Indian Universities (AIU)

Number of Subjects in Class XII or Qualifying Examination -

• In order to write the JEE MAIN 2022 exam, the applicants must have taken 5 subjects in the qualifying examination, i.e. Class 12^th.
• Anyone who has opted for 4 subjects would not be allowed to apply for the exam.
• Providing wrong information while filling in the online form would further result in the cancellation of their candidature.

No of Attempts and Age Limit for States of Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland and Odisha -

• As the three states, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland and Odisha, have joined the JEE (Main) system since 2014, the number of attempts and the age limit will be as per the past practice.

Reservation Criteria -

• Non-Creamy Layer OBC: 27%
• SC: 15%
• ST: 7.5%
• PwD with 40% or more Disability: 3%

Improvement Exam -

• If a candidate has passed the Class 12th/ equivalent exam in 2020 but is taking an improvement exam in 2021 for a few subjects, in such cases, the top 20 percentile marks of 2020 will be considered.
• If he is taking an improvement exam for all the subjects, the highest aggregate marks of the two years will be considered.

Aadhar Card Criteria -

• Without an Aadhar Card, the candidates will not be able to apply for the exam. They should have one issued by the UIDAI to apply for the JEE Main 2022 exam.
• The candidates from Assam, Meghalaya, and Jammu & Kashmir are not required to fill in any Aadhar Card details in their applications. However, they are required to give their Passport Number/ Ration card details/ Bank account number or any other identifying details.
• The applicants must ensure that their Aadhar Card details are valid and match with their Name, Date of birth, address and other details. In case there are some mistakes in the card, candidates should get it corrected immediately. JEE Main Applications with the wrong Aadhar details will be rejected.