New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee on Friday clarified that candidates who do not currently meet the minimum Class 12 marks requirement for admission to IITs can still participate in the ongoing counselling process and be allotted seats based on their JEE (Advanced) rank.

IIT-Roorkee, which conducted the JEE (Advanced) 2026 examination, said students securing less than 75 per cent marks in Class 12 for the general, OBC-NCL and EWS categories, or less than 65 per cent for SC, ST and PwD categories, remain eligible to fill their choices during counselling.

"For those students whose Class 12 (or equivalent) marks are less than 75 per cent (for general/OBC-NCL/GEN-EWS categories) or less than 65 per cent (for SC/ST/PwD categories), please note the following: You are eligible to fill in your choices at present and seats will be allocated to you based on your rank," IIT-Roorkee said in a post on X.

The institute, however, asked such candidates to submit revised scorecards meeting the prescribed eligibility criteria by July 15.

"You need to send the revised score card with at least 75 per cent or 65 per cent as per your category by July 15 through the email orgjee@iitr.ac.in," it said.

"On receipt of the same, admission will be given to whichever seat is allocated to you at the end of the 4th round," the institute added.

The JEE (Advanced) serves as the gateway for admission to undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs and several other premier engineering institutions across the country.

Under existing eligibility norms, candidates seeking admission to IITs must either secure a minimum of 75 per cent marks in the Class 12 examination or satisfy the alternative eligibility conditions prescribed by the institutes.

The clarification comes amid concerns raised by some CBSE Class 12 students over alleged discrepancies in scanned copies of answer sheets made available under the board's On-Screen Marking (OSM) system. Students have claimed that some uploaded answer sheets did not match their handwriting, raising apprehensions about possible evaluation errors and their impact on college admissions.

Earlier this week, the Cabinet Secretariat announced the formation of a one-member committee to examine matters relating to the procurement of services for the OSM system by the CBSE.