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Am I eligible to appear in JEE 2017 if I have scored 72.2% in 12 board in 2016? Please, do let me know as per the latest notifications in this regard.

Yes you can eligible for JEE 2017.

Eligibility criteria:

Educational qualification:

Candidates appearing/passed 12th or equivalent exam in 2015 or 2016 with PCM are eligible to apply.

Age Limit:

Candidate’s date of birth should fall on or after 01 October, 1992 for general candidates and 01, October 1987 for SC, ST and PwD candidates.

Number of attempts:

Candidate can attempt JEE Main exam three times only.

Date of JEE 2017:

Official notification release: 18th November 2016

Application form release: 1st December 2016 to 2nd January, 2017

Last date of fee payment: 3rd January, 2017

Application form correction window one week in the second half of January, 2017

Release of Admit Card: first week of March, 2017

JEE Main offline exam (Pen and Paper Based exam): 2nd April 2017

JEE Main online exam (Computer Based exam): 8th & 9th April, 2017

Result declaration: 27th April 2017

Counselling schedule first week of July, 2017

Yes, you are eligible to appear in JEE Main 2017 examination even if you have scored 72.2% aggregate marks in your 12th standard examinations from a Government recognised board. Candidates who have passed 12th standard with PCM stream from a Government recognised board are eligible to appear in JEE Main examination.

To be eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2017 examination, you should have qualified and secured top 2,00,000 rank in JEE Main 2017 examination. You need to have at least 75% (70% for SC/ ST) aggregate marks in 12th standard or you must be in top 20 percentile high scorers of your 12th standard board examinations to be eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2017 examination.

If you want to know eligibility to appear for JEE Main 2017 then you are eligible to appear for examination.

But, to appear for Advanced stage of examination you have to fulfill the two criteria :-

* Qualify in Main examination.

* Aggregate in board examination is among the top 20 percentile of your respective board.

To get more details about examination visit at www.jeemain.nic.in.

Yes, definitely you are eligible to appear in JEE 2017 after completion of your 12th standard in 2016 with 72% marks from a recognised board. Candidates who have passed 12th standard or an equivalent examination with PCM stream from a recognised board are eligible to appear in JEE 2017 examination. Since, you have secured 72.2% marks in your 12th standard from a recognised board, you are eligible to appear in JEE 2017 examination.