Candidates who want to write JEE (Advanced) - 2013 must write Paper - I of JEE (Main) -2013 in the month of April 2013. For eligibility conditions to appear in JEE (Main) - 2013, please refer http://www.jeemain.nic.in. Only top 1,50,000 candidates (including all categories) who be eligible in Paper - I of JEE (Main) - 2013 will be eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) - 2013.

Distribution of top 1,50,000 candidates across various categories is as follows: 
  • Top 75750 (50.5 %) Common Merit List
  • Top 40500 (27%) Other Backward Classes-
  • Non creamy layer OBC (NCL)
  • Top 22500 (15 %) Scheduled Caste (SC)
  • Top 11250 (7.5 %) Scheduled Tribe (ST)
3% of the total candidates in each category are reserved for PD candidates as per GoI norms

1. Minimum Marks in Qualifying Examination (QE) 
Admission to IITs and ISM Dhanbad will be based only on category wise All India Rank (AIR) in JEE (Advanced) – 2013, subject to the condition that such candidates are in the top 20 percentile of successful candidates of their Boards in respective categories.
For candidates who passed their Board examination for the first time in 2012, the eligibility criteria for admission to any of the IITs or ISM Dhanbad is 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST/PD) in their 12th Standard or equivalent qualifying examination.

In case a Board does not provide the information regarding the cut-off for top 20 percentile of successful candidates, the candidate will have to produce a certificate from the concerned Board stating that he/she falls within the top 20 percentile. In case the percentile score is not available from any testing agency, the CBSE cut-off score for top 20 percentile for the student’s category will be used.

If the candidate fails to do so, then the CBSE percentile will be used as the criteria for deciding minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination.

If any 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 counseling. In case such a certificate is not provided the decision taken by the Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) of JEE (Advanced) - 2013 will be final.

2. Number of JEE Attempts 
A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) maximum two times in consecutive years. Candidates who had attempted IIT JEE 2012 for the first time (having passed QE in 2012) can appear in JEE (Advanced) - 2013, by qualifying in Paper -I of JEE (Main) -2013.