Information for Foreign Nationals and OCI/PIO Card Holders

  • Foreign National Candidates:
  • Candidates who are NOT citizens of India (by birth or naturalized) (but not Overseas Citizens of India / Persons of Indian Origin (OCI/PIO) candidates who have secured OCI/PIO card on or after 04.03.2021) shall be considered as FOREIGN NATIONALS.
  • The foreign national candidates, at the time of registering for JEE (Advanced) 2024 are NOT required to write JEE (Main) 2024 and may register for JEE (Advanced) 2024 directly subject to fulfilment of other eligibility criteria mentioned below.
  • All foreign national candidates will be considered in addition to, and not as a part of the 2,50,000 Indian national candidates who qualify for appearing in JEE (Advanced) 2024.
  • All the seats allotted to the foreign national candidates will be supernumerary with a cap of 10% of total number of seats in every course. These candidates are outside the ambit of reservation of seats under the GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD categories/sub-categories as specified in the Information Brochure of JEE (Advanced) 2024. There are no separate supernumerary seats or sub-category for females in the foreign national supernumerary seats.

  • OCI/PIO Candidates:
  • As per the decision dated February 03, 2023 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) 891 / 2021, the OCI/PIO candidates who have secured OCI/PIO card before 04.03.2021 shall be considered as Indian nationals.

    OCI/PIO card holders who have secured OCI/PIO card before 04.03.2021, are required to fulfil Clause 11 in Information Brochure and shall be required to be in the Open and Open-PwD rank lists in JEE (Main) 2024 to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2024.

    At the time of seat allocation, the OCI/PIO candidates who have secured OCI/PIO card before 04.03.2021 shall be considered for the seats in the OPEN category. These OCI/PIO candidates shall be included in the Common Rank List, and/or CRL-PwD list as also for the Female Supernumerary seats, as applicable, subject to qualifying the JEE (Advanced) 2024 [see Clause 22: Rank List]. These OCI/PIO candidates are NOT entitled to the benefit of reservation under the GEN-EWS, OBC (NCL), SC or ST categories for the allocation of seats.

  • Identity Proof: Identity proof of the candidate is required in the form of Citizenship Certificate/Foreign Passport and/or OCI/PIO Card, where applicable.
Registration Fee for JEE (Advanced) 2024
All foreign national candidates and OCI/PIO candidates desirous of appearing for JEE (Advanced) 2024 have to register online through the JEE (Advanced) 2024 website. The registration fee structure for JEE (Advanced) 2024 applicable to foreign national candidates is given in the following table.
Registration Fee for Examination Centres in India
Foreign Nationals and
OCI / PIO Candidates who have Secured
OCI / PIO card on or after 04.03.2021		 Candidates Residing in SAARC Countries USD 100#
Candidates Residing in Non-SAARC Countries USD 200#
OCI / PIO Candidates who have Secured
OCI / PIO card before 04.03.2021		 Female Candidates (GEN and GEN-PwD) INR 1600
OPEN (GEN-PwD) INR 1600
OPEN (GEN) INR 3200
Registration Fee for Examination Centres in Foreign Countries
Foreign Nationals and
OCI / PIO Candidates who have Secured
OCI / PIO card on or after 04.03.2021		 Candidates Residing in SAARC Countries USD 100#
Candidates Residing in Non-SAARC Countries USD 200#
OCI / PIO Candidates who have Secured
OCI / PIO card before 04.03.2021		 ALL USD 100#
# Or equivalent in INR
A tentative list of cities/towns where JEE (Advanced) 2024 examination will be available in Information Brochure. JEE (Advanced) 2024 may be conducted in a few centres outside India. The final list of examination cities/towns would be notified in the registration portal before the start of the online JEE (Advanced) 2024 registration.
The registration fee shown above DOES NOT INCLUDE service charges, processing fees and any other charges that the banks may levy. The Registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. Candidates have to reach the examination centre at their own expense and appear for the examination following the Government of India guidelines.
Detailed instructions related to the payment of registration fee will be given on the online registration portal.
Eligibility Criteria for Appearing in JEE (Advanced) 2024
The eligibility criteria for appearing in JEE (Advanced) 2024 are given below:
Candidates who are NOT citizens of India (by birth or naturalized) (but not OCI/PIO candidates who have secured OCI/PIO card on or after 04.03.2021) and have studied or are studying in INDIA/ABROAD at 10+2 level or equivalent at the time of registering for JEE (Advanced) 2024 must simultaneously fulfil each and every one of the following four criteria (Criterion A to D) to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2024.

Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1999. In countries where a minimum stint in the armed forces (or allied) for a certain period is mandatory before/after Class XII (or equivalent) examination, the candidate will be given a relaxation of the required number of years. In such cases, the candidate is required to upload a certificate/testimonial issued by the competent authority to this effect at the time of registration.

A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) a maximum of two times in consecutive years.

A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2023 or 2024 with the subjects Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.

Candidates who had appeared in Class XII (or equivalent) examination, for the first time in 2022 or earlier, are NOT eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2024, irrespective of the combination of subjects attempted/offered. In countries where a minimum stint in the armed forces (or allied) for a certain period is mandatory after Class XII (or equivalent) examination, the candidate will be given a relaxation for the required number of years. In such cases, the candidate is required to upload a certificate/testimonial issued by the competent authority to this effect at the time of registration.
* Note: By appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination, it is meant that the board concerned declared the result for that year irrespective of whether or not examination was conducted. It will be considered as an appearance even if the result of a particular candidate got withheld.

However, if the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2021-22 on or after September 21, 2022, then the candidates of that Board who appeared for their Class XII (or equivalent) examination in 2022 are also eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2024, provided they meet all the other eligibility criteria. In case the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2021-22 before September 21, 2022 but the result of a particular candidate was withheld for whatever reason, then the candidate will not be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2024.

A candidate should NOT have been admitted to an IIT irrespective of whether or not the candidate continued in the program OR accepted a seat at an IIT by reporting “online” / at a “reporting centre” through JoSAA in the past. Candidates whose admission to IITs was cancelled (for whatever reason) after joining any IIT are also NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2024.

The candidates who were allocated a seat in an IIT through JoSAA 2023 but (i) did not report “online” / at any “reporting centre”, OR (ii) withdrew before the last round of seat allotment, OR, (iii) had their seat cancelled (for whatever reason) before the last round of seat allotment for IITs, are eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2024.

However, in any of the above cases, the candidate is also required to simultaneously fulfil the conditions mentioned from Criterion A to Criterion C mentioned above.
Performance in Class XII (or Equivalent) Board Examination for admission to IITs
  • The Candidates must satisfy at least one of the following two criteria with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects in the year of first appearance in the Class XII (or equivalent examination):
    1. Must have passed class XII (or equivalent) Board examination with a minimum of five subjects and secured at least 75% aggregate marks.
    2. Must have passed class XII (or equivalent) Board examination with a minimum of five subjects and be within the top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination.

      The percentile calculation will be done for all the required subjects, in a single academic year only. Therefore, candidates appearing for improvement in Board examinations can EITHER appear in one or more subjects and secure 75% aggregate marks after improvement, OR, appear for improvement in ALL subjects to be in top 20 percentile (see section titled “Regarding the cut-off marks for the top 20 percentile”) of the corresponding academic year.

      In all cases, the marksheet is required to have been issued by the same examination board and marksheets from separate boards are not permitted.
  • The marks scored in the following five subjects will be considered for calculating the aggregate marks and the cut-off marks for fulfilling the top 20 percentile criterion.
    1. Physics
    2. Chemistry
    3. Mathematics
    4. A language (if the candidate has taken more than one language, then the language with the higher marks will be considered)
    5. Any subject other than the above four (the subject with the highest marks will be considered).
  • For calculation of the total marks for five subjects, if the marks awarded in a subject is NOT out of 100, then the marks will be scaled (up or down) to 100 so that the total aggregate marks is out of 500.
  • If a Board awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying the equivalent marks and submit it at the time of acceptance of the allocated seat. In case such a certificate is not provided, the decision taken by the Joint Implementation Committee of JEE (Advanced) 2024 will be final.
  • For candidates who appeared in the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination for the first time in 2023 and reappeared in ALL subjects (for whatsoever reason) in 2024, the best of the two performances will be considered.
  • If a Board gives aggregate marks considering both Class XI and Class XII examinations (in the 10+2 system), then only Class XII marks will be considered. If a Board gives aggregate marks considering the results of all three years of a 3-year diploma or courses of equivalent duration, then only the marks scored in the final year will be considered. Similarly, for Boards which follow a semester system, the marks scored in the final two semesters will be considered.
  • In case any of the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Language are not evaluated in the final year (e.g., in a 3-year diploma course), then the marks for the same subject from the previous year/s will be used for calculating percentage of aggregate marks.
  • If a Board does not give marks scored in individual subjects but gives only the aggregate marks, then the aggregate marks given by the Board will be considered as such.
  • The above will also apply correspondingly to those candidates who first appeared for their Class XII examination in 2022 but the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2021-22 on or after September 21, 2022.
Regarding the cut-off marks for the top 20 percentile
  • The category-wise cut-off marks for the top 20 percentile are calculated based on the marks scored by the successful candidates who appeared in their respective boards for all the required subjects, in the particular year.
  • It is clarified that top 20 percentile cut-off for the academic year 2023–24 will be considered against the successful candidates who appeared in the Class XII (or equivalent) examination in 2024.
  • Similarly, top 20 percentile cut-off for the academic year 2022–23 will be considered against the successful candidates who appeared in the Class XII (or equivalent) examination in 2023.
  • Candidates who appeared in Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in 2023 and wish to (or have to) reappear in 2024 with the objective to qualify through top 20 percentile cut-off criteria, must reappear in all the subjects. For such candidates, top 20 percentile cut-off for 2024 will be considered.
  • In case a Board does not provide information about the cut-off for the top 20 percentile, the candidate will have to produce a certificate (in the format) from the respective Board stating that he/she falls within the top 20 percentile of successful candidates. If the candidate fails to do so, then the cut-off marks, in the respective categories, of the CBSE will be used.
  • The above will also apply correspondingly to those candidates who first appeared for their Class XII examination in 2022 but the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2021-22 on or after September 21, 2022.
Regarding the aggregate marks of 75%
  • The aggregate marks scored by the candidate in the 2024 Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination will be considered for candidates who will appear in the Class XII examination in 2024.
  • The aggregate marks scored by the candidate in the 2023 Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination will be considered provided the candidate does not reappear in the Class XII (or equivalent) examination in 2024 in any of the subjects.
  • If a candidate had appeared in his/her Class XII (or equivalent) in 2023 and wishes to improve his/her aggregate marks to meet the “aggregate marks of 75% criterion”, he/she can reappear for any number of subjects he/she wishes for improvement. The percentage marks in this situation will be calculated by considering the marks obtained in 2023 or 2024, whichever is higher, in the respective subjects, in his/her two attempts in 2023 and 2024.
  • The above will also apply correspondingly for the candidates who first appeared for their Class XII examination in 2022 but the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2021 - 22 on or after September 21, 2022.
  • The marksheet submitted by the candidates for their Class XII (or equivalent) examination must be issued by a single examination Board.
Documents required for registration
  • Birth certificate for age proof
  • Class XII (or equivalent examination) certificate [for those who appeared first time for this examination in 2023 or whose Board declared the Class XII (or equivalent examination) result after September 21, 2022]. If mark sheet of Class XII (or equivalent examination) for 2024 is available, then it must be uploaded.
  • Identity proof in the form of Citizenship certificate/Foreign Passport/OCI/PIO Card where applicable
  • Testimonials where applicable
Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) for B. Arch. Program
The IITs conducting AAT are listed in the Information Brochure. Foreign candidates who successfully qualify in JEE (Advanced) 2024, if interested in the B. Arch. program, are required to come to one of the IITs that administers the Architecture Aptitude Test for the B. Arch. Program [please see clause 24: Architecture Aptitude Test for B. Arch. Program in the Information Brochure].
Registration Schedule for JEE (Advanced) 2024 for Foreign Candidates and OCI/PIO candidates who have secured OCI/PIO card on or after 04.03.2021
Activity Date, Day and Time (IST)
Online Registration for foreign candidates and OCI/PIO candidates who have secured OCI/PIO card on or after 04.03.2021 April 15, 2024 (Monday, 10:00 IST)
April 16, 2024 (Tuesday, 17:00 IST)
to
May 07, 2024 (Tuesday, 17:00 IST)
Last date for acceptance of registration fee from the foreign candidates and OCI/PIO candidates who have secured OCI/PIO card on or after 04.03.2021 May 10, 2024 (Friday, 17:00 IST)

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