No relaxation in 75% class 12 marks rule for IIT admissions, says Joint Admission Board
The Joint Admission Board (JAB) has ruled out relaxing the 75% Class 12 marks requirement for IIT admissions in 2026, despite student concerns over CBSE re-evaluation delays. The board emphasized that the eligibility criteria apply uniformly across 36 school boards, with 56,880 candidates qualifying for JEE Advanced 2026, competing for 18,951 B.Tech seats through JoSAA counselling." "article": "The Joint Admission Board (JAB), chaired by IIT Roorkee director Kamal Kishore Pant, has confirmed that there will be no relaxation in the minimum 75% marks requirement for Class 12 students seeking admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) via JEE Advanced 2026. The decision comes amid student demands for leniency due to delays in CBSE re-evaluation processes, particularly after the introduction of the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system. The JAB stated that eligibility criteria cannot be lowered because candidates from 36 different school boards participate in the admission process. Pant noted that the 75% threshold was published in December 2025 and that lowering it would disadvantage students from previous years who missed out on IIT/NIT seats due to percentage requirements. However, the board assured it is working closely with CBSE to prioritize resolutions for affected candidates. Earlier, Pant clarified that all JEE Advanced 2026 qualifiers must participate in JoSAA counselling 2026, though final admissions remain subject to meeting percentage-related eligibility requirements. A total of 56,880 candidates qualified for JEE Advanced 2026—a 4.6% increase from last year—with 46,773 men and 10,107 women, marking the highest number of female qualifiers in the exam’s history. The JoSAA 2026 counselling registration and choice-filling process opened on June 2, 2026, and runs until June 11, with seat allocation conducted across five rounds until July 21. Under IIT admission rules, candidates must secure at least 75% aggregate marks in Class 12 (65% for SC, ST, and PwD candidates) or rank within the top 20 percentile of their respective boards. Only about one in three qualified candidates will secure an IIT seat, as 56,880 contenders compete for 18,951 B.Tech seats across 23 IITs. The JAB’s stance underscores the competitive nature of IIT admissions, despite ongoing challenges in the CBSE result re-evaluation process.
The Joint Admission Board (JAB), chaired by IIT Roorkee director Kamal Kishore Pant, has confirmed that there will be no relaxation in the minimum 75% marks requirement for Class 12 students seeking admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) via JEE Advanced 2026. The decision comes amid student demands for leniency due to delays in CBSE re-evaluation processes, particularly after the introduction of the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system. The JAB stated that eligibility criteria cannot be lowered because candidates from 36 different school boards participate in the admission process. Pant noted that the 75% threshold was published in December 2025 and that lowering it would disadvantage students from previous years who missed out on IIT/NIT seats due to percentage requirements. However, the board assured it is working closely with CBSE to prioritize resolutions for affected candidates. Earlier, Pant clarified that all JEE Advanced 2026 qualifiers must participate in JoSAA counselling 2026, though final admissions remain subject to meeting percentage-related eligibility requirements. A total of 56,880 candidates qualified for JEE Advanced 2026—a 4.6% increase from last year—with 46,773 men and 10,107 women, marking the highest number of female qualifiers in the exam’s history. The JoSAA 2026 counselling registration and choice-filling process opened on June 2, 2026, and runs until June 11, with seat allocation conducted across five rounds until July 21. Under IIT admission rules, candidates must secure at least 75% aggregate marks in Class 12 (65% for SC, ST, and PwD candidates) or rank within the top 20 percentile of their respective boards. Only about one in three qualified candidates will secure an IIT seat, as 56,880 contenders compete for 18,951 B.Tech seats across 23 IITs. The JAB’s stance underscores the competitive nature of IIT admissions, despite ongoing challenges in the CBSE result re-evaluation process.
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