HRD Ministry Relaxes Eligibility Criteria For Admissions to NITs, CFTIs
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New Delhi, July 23: Bringing major relief to the students in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced that the Central Seat Allocation Board has decided to relax the eligibility criterion for admissions to NITs and other CFTIs.
The Minister announced that the candidates qualifying the JEE Main 2020 will now not require the mandatory 75 percent marks in Class 12 this year for admission to the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs).
Due to prevailing circumstances, Central Seat Allocation Board (#CSAB) has decided to relax the eligibility criterion for admissions to NITs and other #CFTIs.
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) July 23, 2020
Earlier for admissions in NITs and other CFTIs apart from qualifying the JEE Main exam, the eligibility was to secure a minimum of 75 percent marks in Class 12 Board exams or rank among the top 20 percentile in the qualifying examinations.
Meanwhile, due to prevailing circumstances, Central Seat Allocation Board has decided to relax the eligibility criterion for admissions to NITs and other CFTIs therefore JEE Main 2020 qualified candidates will now only need to obtain a passing certificate in class XII examination irrespective of the marks obtained.
JEE Main 2020 qualified candidates will now only need to obtain a passing certificate in class XII examination irrespective of the marks obtained.
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) July 23, 2020
The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Mains, which has been postponed twice, will now be held from September 1-6. Earlier, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) also decided to relax admission criteria regarding class 12 marks this year in view of partial cancellation of exams by various boards due to the COVID-19 pandemic.