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The 2020 and 2021Joint Entrance Examination Advance aspirants have moved Supreme Court seeking additional attempt in the 2022 Advance examination, challenging notification disqualifying them to appear in 2022 examination.

The plea has challenged the notification issued by the Joint Admission Board allowing students of 2020-21 who could not register or qualify for the JEE (Mains) examination, however, disqualified the Students who appeared in both the JEE (Mains) examination with low marks.

The petition has submitted that there has been no change in the circumstances under which students who failed to qualify for the preliminary exam - JEE(Main) and thus could not sit for JEE(Advanced), and those who qualified for JEE(Main) but did not register for JEE(Advanced); and those who did not even register for JEE(Main) in the first place are given relaxation, but such relaxation is denied to the petitioners herein who qualified JEE(Main) both times and appeared in both.

The notification says that "the Joint Admission Board of JEE (Advanced) in the first JAB meeting held on December 14, 2021, deliberated on the numerous representations received regarding the eligibility criteria and was of the view that the exceptional circumstances and hardships faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic required some relaxation to be given."

The arrangement has been made for:

• One-time measure for those who first appeared in class 12th (or equivalent) examination in 2020/2021 AND successfully registered for JEE (Advanced) 2021 but did NOT appear.
• One-time measure for those who first appeared in class 12th in 2020.

Cause Title: Nilesh Jha & Ors. v UOI & Ors