 "NITs, centrally-funded institutes to drop Class 12 marks criteria: HRD")
Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Thursday said the Central Seat Allocation Board has decided to drop the Class 12 marks criteria for admission to undergraduate courses in National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and all other centrally funded technical institutions this year due to the ongoing battle against coronavirus pandemic.
In a series of tweet, Pokhriyal said apart from qualifying JEE Main, the eligibility is to secure a minimum of 75 per cent marks in Class 12 Boards exams or rank among the top 20 percentile in their qualifying examinations.
"JEE Main 2020 qualified candidates will now only need to obtain a passing certificate in class XII examination irrespective of the marks obtained," the minister added.
On last Friday, Pokhriyal announced the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) have decided to relax admission criterion in view of partial cancellation of class 12 exams by various boards.
"Due to the partial cancellation of class XII exams by several Boards, Joint Admission Board (JAB) has decided to relax the eligibility criterion for JEE (Advanced), 2020 qualified candidates, this time.
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