Candidates should have checked the eligibility criteria before applying for the examination. The JCECE eligibility includes residential criteria, educational criteria, age limit, and Physical criteria.
The JCECE 2025 eligibility criteria are mentioned below:
- Residential Criteria: The applicant must be required to be citizen of India and Local/ permanent resident of Jharkhand. The applicant should have to submit/show permanent or local resident certificate in proper format in original at the time of counselling/ admission, issued by the authority.
- Educational Criteria :
| Course | Educational Criteria |
|---|---|
| BSc (Hons) Agriculture | Intermediate in science (10+2) or its equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics from a recognized board/ University. |
| BSc (Hons) Horticulture | 10+2/ Intermediate with PCB, PCMB, PCM, PC Forestry or Inter (Agriculture) from a recognised Board/ University. |
| B.Tech (Agriculture Engineering) | 10+2/ Intermediate with PCM from a recognised University |
| B.Tech (Dairy Technology) | 10+2/ Intermediate with PCM from a recognised Board/ University |
| BFSc (Bachelor of Fisheries Science) | Higher Secondary/ 10+2/ Intermediate sub:PCMB/ PCB/ Inter (Agriculture) from a recognised Board/ University. |
- Age Limit Criteria : BSc (Hons) Agriculture, BSc (Hons) Forestry/ BSc (Hons) Horticulture/ B.Tech (Agriculture Engineering/ B.Tech (Dairy Technology)/ BFSc (Bachelor of Fisheries Science)- applicant must be aged between 17 years and 22 years on the 1st July of the academic year.
There shall be a relaxation of maximum age by 5 years for Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ Other Backward Class Candidates.
- Physical Criteria : Medical checkup of applicants recommended for admission in all courses will be done by the Board or Institute and after Check-Up, only medically fit applicants will be treated as eligible for admission.
Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities
The Seats are reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities. The criteria & Percentage of Physical Disability is course-wise given below:
| S.No. | Name of the Course | Physical Disability for Consideration |
|---|---|---|
| BSc (Hons.) Agriculture/ BSc (Hons) Forestry/ BSc (Hons.) Horticulture/ B.Tech. (Agriculture Engineering)/ B.Tech (Dairy Technology) / BFSc (Bachelor of Fisheries Science) | Minimum 40 disability in 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 |
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities will have to submit a full size Photograph as well as certificate of disability issued by the member of Medical Board & Countersigned by the Medical Superintendent/ CMO/ Head of Hospital of the Jharkhand state at the time of counselling/ Admission.