JEE Eligibility Criteria for NRI Students

Not only Indians but NRIs are allowed to appear for JEE as well. This article has assembled the JEE Eligibility criteria for NRI students:

Who are NRIs?

The students who are not citizens of India and don’t belong to the OCI/PIO category and whose parents are not citizens of India are deemed as NRIs. These students are eligible to appear for JEE (Main & Advanced) 2021 by using the online registration mode.

Note: According to the latest update from DASA, from session 2021-22 onwards, JEE Mains Rank is mandatory for NRI/ PIO/ OCI/ FN Students to be eligible for DASA & CIWG Schemes. Hence, 2020-21 will be the last year when SAT 2 scores will be considered for DASA/CIWG Scheme.

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What are JEE Eligibility criteria for NRI students?

The following mentioned for the JEE Main 2021 Eligibility criteria for NRI students. All these four criteria should be satisfied:

Qualification 

Should have attempted Class XII (or equivalent) examination: An NRI wants to apply for JEE should have attempted the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2019 or 2020.

Age Limit

An NRI willing to participate for JEE should have born on or after October 1, 1993. In a case, the candidate belongs to a country where a minimum stint in the armed forces for a certain period is compulsory before/after Class XII exam, for this, a candidate is supposed to upload a testimonial issued by competent/ certificate authority to this effect at the time of registration. Know More about JEE Age Eligibility Criteria.

Number of Attempts

The NRI candidates can attempt JEE Advanced a maximum of two times in successive years.

Earlier admission at IITs:

An NRI is not considered to appear for JEE if he or she already took admission in IIT. In a case, if the admission becomes canceled, still no eligibility to register for JEE.

If an NRI (Non-Resident of India), fulfills all these four criteria, he must check his performance in Class XII (or equivalent) board examination required for JEE registration:

For this, an NRI should satisfy at least one of the following two criteria:

• An aspirant must have got at least 75% aggregate marks in Class XII (or equivalent) OR
• Aspirants must come in the top 20% of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent).

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Moreover, the marks scored in the following 5 subjects will be supposed to add while calculating the aggregate marks for checking the top 20 percentile criterion.

• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Language (In a case, an NRI took more than one language, then the language with the higher marks will be counted)
• The highest marks of another subject apart above mentioned

Moreover, if board awards only grades, then the candidate is supposed to get a certificate from the Board specifying the equivalent marks and submit the same. In any circumstance such a certificate is not issued by the board then the final decision will be taken by the Joint Implementation Committee.

If a Board does not declare the individual subjects' result but provides only the aggregate marks, in such a case, these marks will be considered as such.

Furthermore, if an NRI has passed his/her Class XII (or equivalent) in 2019 and wants to reappear in 2021 to get good marks, in this situation, the higher marks obtained in 2019 or 2020 will be considered.

Documents required for JEE registration for NRI students:

• Identity proof of the NRI
• Birth certificate for age proof
• Class XII marks sheet or certificate for 75% cut‐off
• Passport of both the parents  or Citizenship certificate
• Testimonial (if required)

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List of JEE Main 2020-21 exam centers outside India

JEE Main & Advanced 2021-22 will be held at the following centers for NRIs:

The following is a list in a tabular form showing the state, city, offline, and online mode of JEE Exam 2021.

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