NTA JEE Main 2023: Live Updates, some students were not allowed to appear in the exam

From the date of the exam to the eligibility criterion, this year’s JEE Main exam was surrounded by controversy. Candidates claimed that the National Testing Agency did not give them enough time to prepare and pointed out that their pre-board exams, practical exams and vivas were clashing with the engineering entrance exam. In addition, students raised the issue of bringing back the eligibility criterion of 75 per cent marks in class 12 board exams for admission to National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and College Funda ional Trainings (CFTIs). Now apart from an All-India Rank (AIR) for each candidate on JEE Main, a student must either have scored 75 per cent or above in class 12 board exam or appear in top 20 percentile candidates of respective board exam result.