As per the rules of the Government of India, candidates belonging to certain categories are admitted to seats reserved for them based on relaxed criteria. These categories are:
Category |
Reserved Seats |
Scheduled Castes (SC) |
15% in every course |
Scheduled Tribes (ST) |
7.5% in every course |
Person with Disability (PwD) |
3% seats in each Category (OPEN, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST) |
Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer(OBC- NCL) |
27% in every course |
JEE Mains 2018 Rank - Top 2,20,000
Applicants must be in the top 2,20,000 students which include the students from all categories and must have scored positive marks in JEE Mains 2018. The category-wise distribution of the top 2,20,000 students with their reservation allowance is defined in the table given below. 3% reservation is given directly to the PwD candidates from each of the categories horizontally.
Category/ |
Reservation Distribution | Number of eligible candidates | ||
OPEN 50.5% |
Open |
47.5% |
1,07,767 | 1,11,100 |
PwD |
3% |
3,333 | ||
OBC NCL 27% |
OBC NCL |
24% |
57,618 | 59,400 |
PwD-NCL |
3% |
1,782 | ||
SC 15% |
SC |
12% |
32,010 | 33,000 |
PwD-SC |
3% |
990 | ||
ST
7.5% |
ST |
4.5% |
16,005 | 16,500 |
PwD-ST |
3% |
495 | ||
Total |
2,20,000 |
Defense Service (DS) Candidates
Two seats are available for preferential allotment in each Institute for Defence service (DS) candidates. DS is the children of defence /parliamentary personnel killed or permanently disabled in action during war or peacetime operations.
SC and ST Candidates
For candidates belonging to SC and ST categories,15% and 7.5% seats, respectively, are reserved in every program in all IITs, and ISM Dhanbad. Candidates belonging to these categories will be declared qualified on the basis of relaxed criteria.
Candidates belonging to SC and ST categories will be required to produce the original caste/tribe certificate issued by a competent authority in the prescribed format (APPENDIX–4) during admission. Seats remaining vacant in these categories shall not be filled by candidates belonging to any other category.
OBC (NCL) Candidates
For candidates belonging to OBC(NonCreamy Layer), 27% of the seats are reserved in all IITs and ISM Dhanbad. For the purpose of reservation of seats in JEE Advanced 2018, a candidate will be considered as OBC only if he/she belongs to the non-creamy layer of this category.Those belonging to the creamy layer of OBC are NOT entitled to reservation. In case the reserved seats in this category are not filled, they can be filled by GE category candidates.
The soft copy of the category certificate issued after June 01, 2013 by a competent authority in the prescribed format is required to be uploaded during the online registration for JEE Advanced 2018.Candidates are advised to ensure that the certificate that they are submitting is according to the latest guidelines of the Government of India.Visit https://www.ncbc.nic.in for latest updates and the Central List of Statewide OBCs.
PERSONS with DISABILITY (PwD)
In each institute, 3% of seats in every category are reserved for Persons with Disability (PwD). For any type of disability (viz., locomotor, visual, dyslexia, speech, and/or hearing) benefit would be given to those who have at least 40%physical impairment. Leprosy-cured candidates who are otherwise fit to pursue the course are also included in this sub-category.Candidates belonging to this PwD sub-category are declared qualified on the basis of a relaxed criterion.
Candidates who are Persons with Disability will be required to submit the original certificate issued by a district medical board/competent authority in the prescribed format.
Foreign Candidates
Seats allotted to foreign nationals are supernumerary with a cap of 10% of the total number of seats in every course. Foreign nationals are outside the ambit of reservation of seats under the OBCNCL, SC, ST and PwD categories as specified herein.
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