My son currently in class 12th with pcm is looking forward to give jee mains as well as jee adv. Actually he is a usa citizen , although he has been in India for past 15 years and is completing his 12th grade through cbse board in India itself. So I wanted to know about eligibility in dasa quota for foreign nationals in jee mains and foreign nationals quota in jee advance.

Ans: Yes, your son can avail the Hyderabad-Karnataka (HK) quota, now known as the Kalyana Karnataka (KK) reservation, for JEE Mains or JEE Advanced, provided he meets the eligibility criteria. Since your daughter has already availed this quota for medical admissions, your son should also be eligible.

Ans: JEE Advanced does not prescribe a separate fixed “cut-off score” for foreign nationals beyond the standard qualifying marks and board requirements; instead, all foreign candidates register directly (without JEE Main) and compete for supernumerary seats capped at 10% per course. Eligibility mandates a Class 12 (or equivalent) pass with at least 75% aggregate (65% for SC/ST) and inclusion in the top 20 percentile of their board examinations. To qualify, foreign nationals must meet the same section?wise and aggregate cut?offs in JEE Advanced as Indian candidates—typically around 10–15% of total marks overall with minimal subject cut?offs—which vary each year based on exam difficulty and candidate performance. Admission thresholds at individual IITs for foreign seats depend on demand and vary by institute and programme, but all are allocated from these supernumerary positions without further category reservations. All the BEST for Admission & a Prosperous Future!

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