IIT eligibility criteria 2020: JAB gives in-depth criteria of relaxation for IIT admission

Indian Institute of Technology along with the Joint Implementation Committee has jointly relaxed the admission criteria for IIT 2020 admissions. The move comes after the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the academic calendar. CBSE and ICSE examinations were cancelled, out of which Class 12th exams were partly cancelled and partly conducted. Due to this, the IIT admissions will not follow the regular acceptance criteria after JEE Mains and Advanced are conducted. Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, had revealed through a Twitter post that the students will be assessed on the basis of how they score in JEE Main and Advanced and not the minimum 75% in school exams.

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IIT eligibility criteria 2020 now relaxed

Before this, it was mandatory for Class12th Science student to score a minimum of 75 percentile in the class 12th exams or to be in the 20% tier of the examination scores of the said board. However, the cancellation of exams has made it a tough ordeal for students to score up to the best of their abilities. Thus the JIC had earlier urged Joint Admission Board to relax the admission criteria, which has now been considered positively. Now students will be solely admitted with the JEE Advanced marks as per the HRD minister. Here is everything to know about the IIT eligibility criteria 2020 for students-

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Detailed IIT eligibility criteria 2020 for students 

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HRD Minister's post regarding relaxation in IIT eligibility marks

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