IIT-Roorkee clarifies admission process for students below eligibility marks

Key points

• The Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee on Friday (June 5, 2026) said candidates who do not currently meet the minimum Class 12 marks requirement for admission can still participate in the ongoing counselling process and will be allotted seats based on their JEE rank.
• IIT-Roorkee, which conducted the national engineering entrance exam this year, said students with less than 75% marks for general/OBC-NCL/GEN-EWS categories or less than 65% marks for SC/ST/PwD categories are "eligible to fill in your choices at present and seats will be allocated to you based on your rank".
• The JEE (Advanced) is the gateway for admission to undergraduate programmes at the IITs and several other premier engineering institutions across the country.
• Under the current eligibility criteria, candidates seeking admission to IITs through JEE (Advanced) must either secure at least 75% marks in Class 12 or equivalent examinations.
• "For those students whose Class 12 (or equivalent) marks are...