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NITs, centrally-funded institutes to drop Class 12 marks criteria: HRD

Pokhriyal said apart from qualifying JEE Main, the eligibility is to secure a minimum of 75 per cent marks in Class 12 Boards exams or rank among the top 20 percentile in their qualifying examinations

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On last Friday, Pokhriyal announced the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) have decided to relax admission criterion as well

BS Web Team New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Jul 23 2020 | 4:54 PM IST

Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Thursday said the Central Seat Allocation Board has decided to drop the Class 12 marks criteria for admission to undergraduate courses in National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and all other centrally funded technical institutions this year due to the ongoing battle against coronavirus pandemic.

In a series of tweet, Pokhriyal said apart from qualifying JEE Main, the eligibility is to secure a minimum of 75 per cent marks in Class 12 Boards exams or rank among the top 20 percentile in their qualifying examinations.

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Topics : HRD Ministry Ramesh Pokhriyal

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