The National Testing Agency has announced the JEE Main 2025 eligibility requirements on their official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. If you finished your Class 12 in 2023 or 2024, or if you’re currently taking your exams in 2025, you’re eligible to apply for the JEE Main exam. Anyone who fulfills the 2025 JEE Main eligibility conditions can submit an online application. Importantly, there’s no age restriction for the JEE Main 2025 exam. However, if you don’t meet the eligibility rules, your application might be rejected. The deadline to register for the JEE Main 2025 Session 2 is February 25, 2025. The Session 2 exam is scheduled from April 1 to 8, 2025.
IIT JEE (Main) Eligibility Criteria 2025
- Candidates who passed Class 12/equivalent in 2023, 2024, or appearing in 2025 are eligible, regardless of age. Individual institutes may have their own age criteria.
- No Age Limit
IIT JEE (Main) 2025 Subject Combinations (for NITs, IIITs, CFTIs)
| Course | Required Subjects in Class 12/Equivalent |
| B.E./B.Tech. | – Physics (Compulsory) – Mathematics (Compulsory) – One of: Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biology, or a Technical Vocational subject |
| B.Arch. | – Mathematics (Compulsory) – Physics (Compulsory) – Chemistry (Compulsory) |
| B.Planning | – Mathematics (Compulsory) – Physics (Compulsory) – Chemistry (Compulsory) |
IIT JEE (Main) 2025: List of Qualifying Examinations
| Category | Specific Examinations |
| 10+2 System Final Examinations | – Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi – Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi – Any recognized State Board |
| Pre-University Examinations | – Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board/University |
| National Defence Academy | – Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy |
| National Institute of Open Schooling | – Senior Secondary School Examination with a minimum of five subjects |
| Equivalent Examinations (India/Foreign) | – Any Public School/Board/University examination recognized as equivalent to 10+2 by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) |
| Vocational Examinations | – Higher Secondary Certificate Vocational Examination |
| Diploma Examinations | – Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education (at least 3 years) |
| International Examinations | – General Certificate Education (GCE) Advanced (A) level (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) – High School Certificate Examination of Cambridge University – International Baccalaureate Diploma (International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva) |
| Examinations Outside India/Unspecified Boards | – Class 12 (or equivalent) examinations from non-specified boards or outside India |
| Non-Public Class 12 Examinations | Any non-public class 12 examination. |
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