On 10th January 2023, the National Testing Agency of India (NTA) issued a Public Notice.
The Subject of the notice was – Reviewing the Eligibility Conditions for Admission to NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs participating
through Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) – Reg.
The notice states that :
According to the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) – 2023 Information Bulletin, applicants who qualify for admission to NITs/IIITs and CFTIs, as well as admissions based on JEE (Main) rank, must have obtained at least 75% in the Class 12 examination administered by the various Boards. National Testing Agency is in receipt of numerous representations from the stakeholders regarding to change the criteria of 75% marks in the Class 12 examination.
National Testing Agency is in receipt of numerous representations from the stakeholders regarding to change the criteria of 75% marks in the Class 12 examination.
In light of the foregoing and in the best interests of the students, it has been decided that the eligibility requirements will be relaxed for Admission to NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs participating through Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) will be as given below:
For the candidates who qualify for admission in the NITs, IIITs and such other CFTIs whose admissions are based on the JEE (Main) ranks, they should have secured at least 75% marks in the Class 12 examination or be in the top 20 percentile in Class 12 examination conducted by
respective Boards. For SC / ST candidates, the qualifying marks should be 65% in the Class 12 examination.
Although this decision by the NTA might help some students, many still won’t be benefited by it. As the same conditions were already in place before the Pandemic. Therefore, not much has changed. We hope that the NTA issues another notification that might help students.