After the decalration of Class 12 results without conducting the remaining board examinations amid COVID-19, now MHRD has decided drop the criteria of obtaining 75% marks in class XII Board exams or rank among the top 20 percentile for JEE Main 2020. On Thusrday, 23rd July, 2020 HRD minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has given updates on his twitter account handle through following tweets:

"For admissions in NITs & other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions, apart from qualifying JEE Main, the eligibility is to secure a minimum of 75% marks in XII Board exams or rank among the top 20 percentile in their qualifying examinations" tweet by HRD Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.