First of all the candidate has to pass the  Class 12 exam in the year 2020 or 2021 to be eligible for JEE Mains of 2022. Qualifying for the JEE Mains exam is the one and only criteria to appear for the JEE advanced exam. The candidates who come within the first top 2.4 lakh students appearing in JEE Mains including both reserved and unreserved categories can usually appear for the exam, but category wise a certain percentage of students get the eligibility to appear for the exam. In 2021 JEE Advanced, 50.5% from the general category, 27% of OBC, 15% of Scheduled Caste, 7.5% of Scheduled Tribes, and 5% of Physically handicapped students have acquired the eligibility to sit for JEE Advanced. To appear for JEE Advanced 2022, a student should have been born on or after 1st October 1994. Five years of age is relaxed for SC/ST/PwD candidates. The candidates must have not attempted the exam more than twice.