JEE Advanced 2025: Eligibility and Reservation Criteria Announced for Indian and Foreign Nationals

Eligibility Criteria for JEE Advanced 2025 have been released on the official website jeeadv.ac.in. These eligibility criteria have been released for Indian and foreign nationals who obtained OCI/PIO Cards on or after 04.03.2021.

The JEE Advanced 2025 eligibility guidelines outline several key criteria for candidates, emphasizing the need to rank within the top 2,50,000 JEE Main 2025 qualifiers. Candidates can now attempt the exam three times in consecutive years, instead of the previous two. They must appear for Class XII (or equivalent) exams for the first time in either 2023, 2025, or 2025, with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as core subjects.

Category-based quotas are as follows:

Eligibility Criteria for Indian Nationals and OCI/PIO Candidates who have secured the Certificate before 04.03.2021

Criterion A1: Performance in JEE Main 2025

To qualify for JEE Advanced, candidates must be among the top 2,50,000 successful JEE Main 2025 participants in the B.E./B.Tech paper. Below is a category-wise breakdown:

Note: Final candidate count may exceed 2,50,000 due to rank ties.

Criterion A2: Age Limit

Candidates must have been born on or after October 1, 2000. A five-year relaxation is granted for SC, ST, and PwD candidates, meaning they must be born on or after October 1, 1995.

Criterion A3: Number of Attempts

Candidates are allowed a maximum of three attempts at JEE Advanced in three consecutive years.

Criterion A4: Appearance in Class XII (or Equivalent) Examination

Eligible candidates must have first appeared in the Class XII exam in 2023, 2024, or 2025, with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.

• Candidates appearing in 2022 or earlier are not eligible, except in special cases where the board results for the 2021-22 academic year were delayed beyond September 21, 2022.

• If a result was withheld by the board for other reasons, the candidate remains ineligible.

Criterion A5: Prior Admission at IITs

Candidates previously admitted to an IIT program are generally ineligible unless they were admitted to a preparatory course in 2024 or their seat was canceled before the final allotment.

Eligibility Criteria for Foreign Nationals and for OCI/PIO candidates who obtained their Cards on or after 04.03.2021

The eligibility criteria for foreign national candidates and non-citizens for JEE Advanced 2025 involve specific requirements across four key areas, outlined below:

Criterion B1: Age Limit

Candidates must be born on or after October 1, 2000. However, countries mandating a stint in the armed forces provide age relaxation; candidates must submit relevant certificates during registration.

Criterion B2: Attempt Limit

Eligible candidates may attempt JEE Advanced up to three times within three consecutive years.

Criterion B3: Class XII Appearance

Candidates must have taken their Class XII exams for the first time in 2023, 2024, or 2025, with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as mandatory subjects. Those who first appeared in 2022 or earlier are not eligible, except in cases where the board delayed results for the academic year 2021-22 beyond September 21, 2022.

Criterion B4: Prior Admission to IITs

Candidates previously admitted to any IIT program listed under JoSAA 2024 or earlier are ineligible unless they were admitted to a preparatory course in 2024 or canceled their admission before the final allotment round. Such candidates must still fulfill Criteria B1 to B4.