JEE Advanced qualifiers risk losing IIT admissions over CBSE OSM row
As lakhs of students are still struggling for corrective measures in their CBSE class 12th results due to the controversial marking system this year, now, the curious cases of several IIT aspirants who were declared successful on Monday in JEE-Advance will not make it to the prestigious IIT campuses as they do not possess the requisite qualifying marks in the CBSE class 12 score card.
The controversy surrounding CBSE Class 12 results and the re-evaluation process has now become even more significant for students who have qualified for the JEE Advanced 2026 and are preparing to register for seat allocation at IITs.
“My son Vinay secured an excellent NTA score in IIT Advanced. But unfortunately, he does not meet the 75 per cent qualifying marks in CBSE class 12th, which is quite low. This is unusual as he has been the topper in his class as well as CBSE 10th, securing 98 per cent. His school also can’t believe it. We will put in revaluation, but things are uncertain,” said Roshan Lal, a resident of Kurukshetra in Haryana.
Earlier, more than 24 lakhs students are still affected due to the cancellation of NEET exams, which is going for a re-test on June 21 amidst lots of uncertainties including a CBI probe in the entrance questions paper leak.
The JEE (Advanced) is the gateway for admission to undergraduate programmes at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and several other premier engineering institutions across the country. The successful candidates have to register on the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) portal, which begins June 2, 2026. JoSAA is the body allocating seats across IITs, NITs, IIITs, and other centrally funded technical institutions.
JoSSA admission process allows this liberty every year, but since this year, the CBSE marking system has raised eyebrows; students and parents are concerned about the evaluation of answer sheets since they have been marked quite low in the results declared in a routine way.
“We can’t expect an increase of 15 marks in every paper and even if this would be geuunine am sure CBSE will never confess the error in evaluation process,” said Amit Kumar, who’s son Rudrakash is facing similar issues.
Similar anxiety was raised by Dhruv Mishra, who is not meeting the 75 per cent base qualifying marks in CBSE 12th but was declared in the Advanced JEE results. “I toiled hard for both the class 12 as well as JEE Main and now Advanced. Don’t know where to go as the system seems to have collapsed with no one to listen to the grievances,” said Dhruv, a candidate from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Out of fear, Dhruv’s parents requested a name change to express their concerns.
With several students still awaiting updated marksheets in case re-evaluation is required, there is concern that delays or changes in final marks could affect eligibility or seat allocation outcomes. For some candidates, this uncertainty may impact their chances of securing their preferred course, institute, or branch of IIT.
Class 12 performance is an essential eligibility condition that can determine whether a candidate is ultimately allowed to secure an IIT seat, even after qualifying for the entrance examination.
Those going for revaluation, and if the candidate’s updated or revised result makes them eligible, they can be considered for admission at IITs, which, though, comes with a rider that the process has to be completed by July 15.
Shubham Kumar from the Delhi zone topped the IIT entrance exam JEE-Advanced with 330 out of 360 marks. A total of 56,880 candidates qualified for the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) 2026. Of the total qualified candidates, 10,107 are female candidates. A total of 46,773 male candidates.
