Getting into IITs (Indian Institute of Technology), NITs (National Institute of Technology) and CFTIs (Centrally Funded Technical Institutions) just got easier.
The Central Seat Allocation Board has decided to relax its admission criteria on Thursday. Its decision to relax its eligibility criteria comes after the Joint Admission Board decided the same for the IITs.
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IIT’s New Admission Criteria
Following the updated rules and criteria, the JEE (mains) qualifying candidates only need to secure passing marks in Class 12th examinations. For getting into IITs, a general category rank holder in JEE (Advanced) should have scored 75% in his/her Board results. An SC/ST candidate, on the other hand, should have scored at least 65% in their board exams.
Replacing this, the Joint Admission Board has decided to allow students with passing marks to appear for JEE (Advanced). The decision was announced by MHRD Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in one of his tweets.
Due to prevailing circumstances, Central Seat Allocation Board (#CSAB) has decided to relax the eligibility criterion for admissions to NITs and other #CFTIs.
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) July 23, 2020
JEE Main 2020 qualified candidates will now only need to obtain a passing certificate in class XII examination irrespective of the marks obtained.
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) July 23, 2020
NITs & CFTIs New Admission Criteria | JEE Mains
Following the decision by the JAB, the CSAB decided to relax its rules as well. It decided that the JEE (main) candidates now need to secure the passing marks in class XII.
📢Attention JEE Main aspirants!
For admissions in #NITs & other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions, apart from qualifying #JEE Main, the #eligibility is to secure a minimum of 75% marks in XII Board exams or rank among the top 20 percentile in their qualifying examinations.— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) July 23, 2020
The JEE (mains) examination will now be conducted from September 1 to 6, whereas, JEE (advanced) which is conducted by the IITs, is scheduled to be held on September 27.
