JEE Advanced, formerly known as Indian Institutes of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination is an entrance examination conducted across India for admission to a wide number of educational institutions and colleges for engineering and architecture programs. JEE Advanced is one of the toughest exams to crack. Top institutes like IITs, NITs, IIITs, etc provide admissions to students on the basis of their performance in JEE Advanced 2020.

JEE Advanced 2020 Highlights

JEE Advanced 2020 Exam Schedule

Difference b/w JEE Main and JEE Advanced

JEE Main is the eligibility test for appearing in JEE Advanced examination. Check the following differences between the two:

• Conducting Body: From 2020 onwards, JEE Main is conducted by NTA. But JEE Advanced is held by one of the seven Zonal Coordinating (ZC) IITs on a rotational basis, under the guidance of JAB every year.
• Eligibility: Top 2.50 Lakh JEE Main qualifying candidates are eligible to appear for the test. NTA defines the JEE Main eligibility on specific criteria such as qualifying exams, passing marks, etc.
• Number of Attempts: A student can appear for JEE Main for 3 consecutive years while for JEE Advanced, he/she can appear for only 2 consecutive times.
• Exam Pattern: NTA defines the exam pattern for JEE Main, whereas there is no fixed pattern for JEE Advanced. 

Eligibility for JEE Advanced 2020

1. Performance in JEE Main 2020: Top 2, 50,000 All India Rank holders in JEE Main 2020.
2. Age: Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1995. Five years relaxation is given to SC, ST and PwD candidates, i.e. these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1990.
3. Number of Attempts: Only 2 times in 2 consecutive years
4. Appearance in Class 12 (or equivalent): Candidates should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2019 or 2020 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.
5. Earlier Admission at IITs:

• Students who rejected the seat of IIT earlier are not eligible to apply.
• Those who joined preparatory courses in any of the IITs in the previous academic sessions can also apply.
• And those who have paid the seat acceptance fee but still not accepted the seat are also eligible.

       6. Performance in Class 12 (or equivalent):

• This criteria has been dropped for this year.
• As per the criteria, minimum 75% marks in 10+2 or equivalent or they must be within the category-wise top 20 percentile of qualified candidates in their particular 10+2 or equivalent examination.
• However, this year, due to cancellation of several class 12th board papers, admissions will be granted to those who qualify JEE Advanced 2020 irrespective of their marks in class 12th.