Education / NITs drop Class 12 performance criterion for admissions this year

The Central Seat Allocation Board has relaxed eligibility criteria for admissions to NITs and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions this year. JEE Main 2020 qualified candidates will only need a passing certificate in Class XII examination. Usually, candidates must secure a minimum of 75% in Class 12 board exams or rank among the top 20 percentile in their qualifying examinations.

Hindustan Times : Jul 23, 2020, 05:23 PM

New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal on Thursday said that the Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) has decided to relax the eligibility criterion for admissions to NITs and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions. The decision has been taken in view of the current coronavirus pandemic.

The Minister on his official twitter handle wrote, “JEE Main 2020 qualified candidates will now only need to obtain a passing certificate in class XII examination irrespective of the marks obtained.”

Usually, candidates must have secured at least 75% aggregate marks in Class 12 (or an equivalent) Board examination or should figure out in the top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class 12 (or equivalent) board examination.

Recently, the Joint Admission Board also decided that the candidates who will clear the JEE Advanced will be eligible for admission to IITs irrespective of their class 12 marks.