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Second year dropper with 120 days left: Can I score 99 percentile in JEE Mains?

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Warrior Question by Warrior on Sep 24, 2024Hindi
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I am second year dropper. I have only 120 days left in jee mains and didn't have any preparation. Can I achieve 99 percentile in jee mains if I start to prepare now. Also I want to know if I am eligible for jee advanced because iu was my second drop if I change my board (nios board)

Ans: Hello Warrior.
Don't count on the number of days left for the examination. Focus on your studies. To crack any competitive examination, it is not necessary to cover the entire syllabus. Excel the chapters in which you feel comfortable and have confidence. Anybody can't predict the score before the examination. The same is with also. JEE (Adv) is based on the cut-off of JEE (Main). Nobody can predict, what will be the cut-off of 2025. Hence just appear, try to get cut-off %tile to appear for advance. You can appear at JEE twice a year! If you fail to score in 1st attempt, you have 2nd attempt left with ample time in hand. it would be better to focus more on the April attempt rather than on Jan's attempt. (More than 215 days in hand)
There is no effect of board change on the examination. You may appear even if you opted NIOS board.

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Asked on - Sep 26, 2024 | Answered on Sep 26, 2024
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I am second year dropper can I am eligible for jee advanced also as I have done my class 12 with cbse board now I am appearing in nios board
Ans: Welcome back.

In 1st query and follow-up, it is yet not clear about the words "second-year dropper" stated by you. You also did not mention, how many attempts you made for JEE (Mains) till now. When do you appear for the 1st time?

As already replied before, for JEE main or advance, you can be a student of any board. You are eligible for JEE (Adv) if and only if you are qualified in JEE (Mains) and have a score min 75% in the board examination. If you fulfill both these conditions, you can appear for JEE (Adv).

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Asked on - Sep 27, 2024 | Answered on Sep 27, 2024
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Sir, I have done my class 12 in 2023 from cbse board in which I got 67 percentage and I gave my first attempt in 2023 and second attempt in 2024 . Now I am doing my class 12 with a new admission in (for session 2025) from nios board as I did not have good percentage in class 12. Can I am eligible for jee advanced
Ans: Welcome back.
It seems that every time you are worried only about JEE (Adv) and that too without clearing JEE (Main)!
Now you do:
(1) Attempt the 12th exam from the NIOS Board
(2) Score min 75% in the board exam.
(3) Appear JEE (Main) 2025
(4) Get cut-off marks/%tile to be qualified for JEE (adv)
(5) Appear for JEE (adv)
(6) Again score a high % tile to get admission to top IITs with the required branch in your mind.

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