JCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Qualification, Age Limit, Reservation

JCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Qualification, Age Limit, and Domicile

JCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023 is determined by JCECEB based on educational qualification, age limit and domicile or residential background. The eligibility states that only local or permanent residents of Jharkhand are eligible to apply for JCECE 2023. JCECEB offers admission to various UG courses in the field of Horticulture, Agriculture Engineering, Dairy Technology, Fisheries Science, therefore, students are required to have completed Class 12 from a recognized board with the required minimum marks. In case, a candidate is found ineligible at a later stage will be disqualified from the admission process.

Candidates should ensure that they meet the minimum age limit as per the respective courses in order to register for JCECE 2023.CheckJCECE 2023 Registration
JCECEB also conducts medical checkup of applicants. Only fit candidates will be treated eligible for admission in courses through JCECE 2023.

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JCECE 2023 Courses Offered
JCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023
2.1 JCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Educational Qualification
2.1 JCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Medical Fitness/ Physical Criteria
2.1 JCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Domicile
2.1 JCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Age Limit
JCECE Reservation 2023
3.1 JCECE Reservation 2023: Based on Caste Basis
3.2 JCECE Reservation 2023: For Disabled Candidates
3.3 JCECE 2023 Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme
JCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: For Local Resident Certificate

JCECE Courses

JCECE 2023 Courses Offered

JCECE 2023 offers a number of courses. The eligibility for each course varies. Aspirants can select the group of examinations as per their choice of PCM or PCB or PCMB according to the following courses:

Subject Group	Courses
PCM Group	B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, B.Tech in Agriculture Engineering and Dairy Technology
PCB Group	B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, B.V.Sc. & A.H./ B.F.Sc (Bachelor of Fisheries Science)
PCMB Group	B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, B.Tech in Agriculture Engineering and Dairy Technology, B.V.Sc. & A.H./ B.F.Sc (Bachelor of Fisheries Science)

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JCECE Eligibility Criteria

JCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023

The candidates willing to fill JCECE Application Form 2023 must fulfill all the parameters including age parameters, academic and residential. Check the complete JCECE eligibility criteria 2023 below:

JCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Educational Qualification

B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture and Forestry

The candidate must have cleared the intermediate in Science (10+2 )or any similar examination from a recognised board with Physics and Chemistry as the compulsory subjects and one of the subjects among Mathematics/Biology.

B.V.Sc & A.H. (Animal Husbandry)

Intermediate in Science (10+2) or its equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English as core subjects from a recognized board or university.

B.Sc. (Hons.) in Horticulture

Intermediate in Science (10+2) or its equivalent examination with PCB, PCM, PCMB, PC Forestry or Inter (Agriculture) as core subjects from a recognized board or university.

B.Tech in Agriculture Engineering and Dairy Technology

Studied PCM in 10+2 or equivalent its equivalent examination from a recognised board/ university.

B.F.Sc. (Bachelor of Fisheries Science)

Intermediate in Science (10+2) or its equivalent examination with PCMB/ PCB/ Inter (Agriculture) as core subjects from a recognized board or university.

Note: Any candidate appearing for ISc./10+2 or any equivalent examination can also apply for the JCECE but it is necessary for him/her to clear it before the JCECE counselling date.

JCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Medical Fitness/ Physical Criteria

The candidates selected for admissions will undergo a medical checkup by the Board and only medically fit candidates shall be eligible for admission.

JCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Domicile

The applicant is required to be a permanent/local resident of Jharkhand according to the domicile by the Raj Bhasa, Government of Jharkhand.
They must have procured a proper Local Resident Certificate which must be shown at the time of JCECE counselling (issued by competent authority).

JCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: Age Limit

For B.tech and B.Sc. Agriculture, Dairy Technology, Forestry & Horticulture and B.F.Sc.- The age of the applicant should be between 17 years and 22 years on or before 1^st July of the year of admission (5-year relaxation for SC/STOBC candidates).
For Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc & A.H.)- The age of the applicant should be between 17 years and 25 years on or before 31^st December of the year of admission (5-year relaxation for SC/STOBC candidates).

JCECE Reservation Criteria

JCECE Reservation 2023

JCECE Reservation 2023 shall be considered during the JCECE Counselling. To avail the reservation the candidate should have procured a proper Local Resident Certificate issued by the authority assigned by Government of Jharkhand.

JCECE Reservation: Based on Caste Basis

This criterion is followed in accordance with the latest Reservation Policy of Jharkhand Government by various Government and Private Institutes.
The students claiming JCECE reservation are required to submit/show the Caste Certificate in the proper format (available on Act & Circular column on the official website) issued by the competent authority i.e. Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) or Dy. Commissioner of Jharkhand State.
In case the Caste Certificate is issued by any other authority it shall be considered invalid and the candidate shall be deemed to the General Category.
The percentage reservation of seats by different castes for the Engineering Course is provided below. Change in Reservation criteria will be updated here soon after the release of official notification.

Category	Reservation (%)
Scheduled Castes (SC)	10
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	26
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	14

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JCECE Reservation 2023: For Disabled Candidates

Candidates with a minimum of 40% disability in following, can avail reservation of seats in participating institutes–

Blindness and low vision
Deaf and hard of hearing
Locomotor Disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy
Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness
Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses
(a) to (d) including deaf-blindness.Documents required at the time of counselling:
Such candidates would be required to produce- A full-size photograph, Certificate of Disability issued by Civil Orthopedics Doctor of the District Hospital/ Civil Surgeon of Jharkhand state at the time of counselling.

JCECE 2023 Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme

This scheme is only provided to candidates in the Engineering Institutes.
The tuition fee waiver is applicable on 5% seats in every approved institute as per the provisions of the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.
These seats are allotted to the candidates whose Total Annual Family Income is less than 4.5 Lac INR according to this provision.
To avail the seats the candidates are required to submit an Income Certificate issued by the Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) and Dy. Commissioner of Jharkhand at the time of counselling.
The seats available under this scheme are unreserved and will be allotted only by Merit-Cum-Choice.

JCECE Eligibility for Local

JCECE Eligibility Criteria 2023: For Local Resident Certificate

The Local Resident Certificate is a mandatory document required to appear for JCECE. The candidate needs to fulfil the following requirements to obtain the Local Resident Certificate: The candidate’s birthplace should be Jharkhand.

Either the candidate himself or his/her parents or guardians are required to be a resident of Jharkhand for minimum of 15 years.
One of his/her parents should be:
- Working as a Government official under the Government of Jharkhand
- Working under the Government of India as the Government official but transferred to Jharkhand for servicing.
The candidate themself or their parents must own property or must be running a business authorized by the Government of Jharkhand.
Other than the above-mentioned eligibilities, the following criteria are also considered:
- The candidate must have qualified 7 years of his/her schooling from any school located in Jharkhand.
- The candidate must have cleared the following examinations from any educational institution of the state of Jharkhand:
  - For admissions in graduation based level in any recognized university, the candidate must have passed his/her qualifying exam.
  - For admissions in any university or intermediate board exam (I.SC.), 10+2 or any other equivalent qualifying examination then scores of class 8th are considered.
  - In other conditions, class 4th scores are considered.
The wife of a resident of Jharkhand will also be considered a resident of Jharkhand. So the resident certificate of the spouse is also applicable in this case.
The candidate shall be considered a Local Resident of Jharkhand if his/her parent is a Defence Personnel along with the citizen of Jharkhand but he has not been posted in Jharkhand for service. It is not necessary for the candidate to academically qualify from an institution of Jharkhand. This shall only be applicable for Defence Service Personnel.
Also, the wife and children of the All-India Service officials shall also be marked as the citizens of Jharkhand.
The children of Ex-Defence Servicemen will be exempted from submitting the Local Resident Certificate at the time of JCECE 2023 Counselling.
The resident certificate is not required for the Kashmiri Migrants.

Note: The candidate shall also be taken into account as a Local Resident if his/her parent is a registered migrant in Jharkhand.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College

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