JEE Main 2023: Bombay High Court to hear 75% eligibility criteria plea tomorrow
Ishita Ranganath | April 23, 2023 | 06:19 PM IST | 1 min read
Bombay High court is expected to give a final verdict regarding the removal of the JEE Main 75% eligibility criteria and for a third attempt in May 2023.
Download the JEE Main 2026 Preparation Tips PDF to boost your exam strategy. Get expert insights on managing study material, focusing on key topics and high-weightage chapters.
Download EBookNEW DELHI: In latest Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2023 news, Bombay High Court will be hearing the matter related to the JEE Main Eligibility Criteria on Monday, April 24. The petitioner stated that the eligibility is not justified and must be relaxed or removed. "What is the purpose for giving 75 percent for twelfth standard? There is a qualifying examination," the court asked National Testing Agency in a previous hearing.
Latest: Free All-India JEE Main 2026 Mock Test - Attempt Now
JEE Main Sample Papers: Physics | Chemistry | Maths | Top 30 Repeated Questions
JEE Main QP & Mock: Previous 10 Year Questions | Chapter Wise PYQs | Mock test Series
JEE Main Most Scoring Concept: January 2025 Session | April 2025 Session | Overall
As per the current rules, NTA requires students to score at least 75% in their Class 12 board examinations or are required to be in the top 20 percentile of their education boards to be eligible to appear in the JEE Main 2023 examinations. The petitioner states that this requirement is unfair to the students.
#JEE matter listed at item no 52 on 24th April at Mumbai HC pic.twitter.com/U9vQM0JjYc
— Adv Anubha Shrivastava Sahai ?? (@anubha1812) April 22, 2023
Also Read | JEE Main marks Vs percentile 2023; How does NTA calculate score?
“The marks scored by them is not a true reflection of their actual ability therefore those students with less marks than the eligibility criteria (75%) for this year’s examinations can score very high marks in the upcoming JEE Main 2023, and if a fair chance is denied to them that will affect the future (of) lakhs of bright (students)”, says the PIL filed by the petitioners. The students not only want to relax the eligibility criteria, but also will be requesting for a third attempt in May 2023.
The NTA has concluded the JEE Main exam 2023 for both sessions in January and April. Students currently are waiting for the agency to declare the JEE Main 2023 session 2 results on the official website- jeemain.nta.nic.in. It is expected that the high court will be announcing a final verdict on the 75% criteria tomorrow.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]Featured News
]- PU Chandigarh: Stalled promotions, ‘discriminatory’ rules push college teachers to renew parity demand
- ‘Last democratic step’: Why 200 OUAT Bhubaneswar research scholars are on hunger strike
- MBBS Abroad: Indian students in Bangladesh medical colleges safe, but fresh violence keeps them on edge
- Post-Al Falah, Haryana expands control, can shut private universities over national security concerns
- Study in India falls short on visa issues, curricula; NITI Aayog sets 5 lakh foreign students target for 2047
- JEE Advanced reports show IITs cut hundreds of BTech seats in core engineering; here’s what happened
- Exam déjà vu? AMU law faculty reuses last year’s BA LLB Hons question paper; students oppose retest
- Pre, Post-Matric Scholarships for minorities disbursed to thousands of ineligible or fake beneficiaries: CAG
- PMKVY: CAG flags missing names from Skill India scheme, 34 lakh losing payout due to poor NSDC oversight
- ‘IIM Ahmedabad Dubai is the brand ambassador of Indian education system in UAE’: Dean of new campus