JEE Main 2022 eligibility criteria out; only two attempts: NTA confirms

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency has announced the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Mains 2022) eligibility criteria on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The NTA is also expected to release the JEE Mains 2022 exam date soon and the schedule by next week. This year, the engineering aspirants will only get two attempts instead of four.
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The NTA has updated the JEE Main 2022 official website. The JEE Main 2022 registration is also expected to begin soon. The NTA has confirmed that the JEE Mains 2022 will only have two attempts. The JEE Main 2022 comprises two papers. Paper 1 is conducted for admission to undergraduate engineering programs BE or BTech at NITs, IIITs, other centrally funded technical institutions (CFTIs), institutions or universities funded/recognized by participating state governments.

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JEE Mains 2022: Students to get only 2 attempts

The NTA has decided to conduct exams in the months of April and May, as per reports. The NTA has also announced the benefit of multiple attempts in JEE Main 2022 on the official website. Like last year, candidates will be able to appear for the exam multiple times to improve their scores.

“In the first attempt, the students will get a first-hand experience of taking an examination and will know their mistakes which they can improve while attempting for the second time. This will reduce the chances of dropping a year and droppers would not have to waste an entire year,” the NTA said.

“A candidate need not appear in both Sessions. However, if a candidate appears in more than one Session then his/her best of the JEE (Main) – 2022 NTA Scores will be considered for preparation of Merit List/ Ranking,” as per the official website.

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JEE Mains 2022: Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must note that there is no age limit for appearing in the JEE Mains 2022. The candidates who have passed the class 12/equivalent examination in 2020, 2021, or appearing in 2022 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) – 2022 examination. However, the candidates may be required to fulfill the age criteria of the Institute(s) in which they are desirous of taking admission.

• Only those candidates who have passed the Class 12 or equivalent examination in 2020, 2021, or those who are appearing in Class 12 in 2022, are eligible to appear in JEE (Main) – 2022.
• Candidates who passed the Class 12 or equivalent examination in 2019 or before as well as those who will appear in such examination in 2023 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE Mains 2022.