JAT: Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria for Undergraduate Courses

• The applicant must be a citizen of India. (Applicants seeking admission under ForeignStudents’ category to apply separately on Foreign Students‘ Registry website,

• The applicant should have passed the Class XII examination of anyBoard/ University Examination in India or in any foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by

the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

• The applicant should have ―passed‖ individually in each subject required (including practicals if any) for calculating merit and eligibility to the course they seek admission in. Applicants with “compartment” results are not eligible to apply.
• Applicants with gap year(s) will not be at any disadvantage for the purpose of admission to undergraduate courses.
• Applicants under the UR/SC/ST/OBC/EWS categories are eligible to seek admission based on both merit and entrance tests to courses in all Colleges/ Departments (except Minority Colleges, wherein some categories may not be applicable).
• Applicants from the Sikh and Christian minorities may also seek admission under the minority quota in the Minority Colleges of the University.
• The following categories are designated “supernumerary”:

• PwD (Persons with Disabilities)
• CW (Children/Widows of Personnel of the Armed Forces including Para-Military);
• KM (Kashmiri Migrants);
• Prime Minister’s special scholarship for Jammu and Kashmir;
• SS (Nominated Sikkimese Students);
• WQ (Ward Quota);
• ECA (Extra-Curricular Activities);
• Sports.

Categories i–viii above are applicable to courses where admission is based on merit. Only categories i and ii above are applicable to courses where admission is based on entrance tests.