JEE Main 2025: Age Limit and Class 12 Marks Required to apply for JEE

The JEE Main 2025 Eligibility Criteria lists the conditions that every candidate needs to fulfil to be eligible to apply for the exam. The eligibility criteria include a minimum and maximum age limit, minimum marks in class 12, a year of passing class 12, and a combination of subjects in the class 12 examination. Every candidate needs to ensure they meet all the eligibility criteria before filling out the JEE Main application form.

NTA will soon release the JEE Main application form 2025. Candidates interested in applying for the exam must fulfil the conditions mentioned in JEE Main eligibility criteria, failing which they would not be permitted to appear in the exam.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) lays down the minimum eligibility conditions that need to be accomplished by every JEE Main candidate. The conditions are on age limit, year of passing the class 12 exam, minimum marks in the class 12 exam, and subjects in the class 12 examination.

The National Testing Agency conducts the JEE Main examination for admission to undergraduate engineering courses at NITs and IIITs. The JEE Main also serves as the qualifying exam for JEE Advanced for admission to IITs. Students applying for JEE should know the eligibility criteria before filling out the application form. The conditions of eligibility are:

⇒JEE Main 2025 Age Criteria: There is no age limit for the candidates to appear in the JEE Main 2025. The candidates who have passed the class 12/equivalent examination regardless of their age can appear in the JEE Main 2025 examination. However, the candidates may be required to fulfil the age criteria of the Institute(s) to which they are desirable of taking admission.

⇒JEE Main 2025 Minimum Marks in Class 12: There is no requirement for minimum marks in Class 12 to appear in the JEE Mains examination. Candidates applying for JEE Main 2025 can appear in the JEE exam without any restrictions on minimum marks in the class 12 examination. However, candidates need to fulfil the age-related conditions of the Institute to which they are desirable of taking admission.

⇒JEE Main 2025 Year of Passing Qualifying Exam: Candidates applying for JEE Main must have passed the class 12 examination in 2023, 2024, or appearing in 2025. Candidates having passed the class 12 examination before 2023 or after 2025 are not eligible to apply for the JEE Mains 2025 examination.

⇒JEE Main 2025 Subjects in Class 12: Candidates must have Mathematics and Physics as compulsory subjects along with any one optional subject among Chemistry/Biology/Computer Science/Information Technology/Technical Vocational Subject in Class 12 to apply for JEE Main.