DU JAT Eligibility Criteria 2022: Age Limit, Academic Qualification

Parvathy Krishnakumar

Updated on - Dec 1, 2023

Delhi University has established eligibility criteria for the DU JAT 2022 exam. The DU JAT eligibility requirements will be available in the UG Bulletin of Information, which will be provided by the university. Candidates must review the eligibility criteria to appear for the DU JAT test before finishing the DU JAT 2022 registration. Candidates who match Delhi University's DU JAT eligibility requirements can fill out the DU JAT application form. Several indicators will be used to determine eligibility for the DU JAT exam, including the qualifying exam, qualifying exam scores, elective/core subject requirements, and more.

The NTA sets the DU JAT eligibility criteria for 2022 for the students who are willing to take up the DU JAT Examination. Candidates had to take a look at the eligibility criteria before applying. It was mandatory for the candidates interested in appearing for the Delhi University BBA entrance test 2022 to be eligible to be able to take up the examination and avoid the cancellation of candidature at a later stage.

Read along to get full information on DU JAT exam eligibility.

DU JAT 2022 Eligibility Criteria Highlights 

In order to obtain admission, the applicants must satisfy the NTA's eligibility criteria set for DU JAT 2022. The details of the same are mentioned below.

DU JAT Eligibility 2022 (Academic Qualification)

This section will answer all your queries related to DU JAT educational qualification.

• The candidates must have passed their senior secondary examination from a recognized board like CBSE or any other board considered equivalent by Delhi University. The candidates who will have appeared in the Senior Secondary School Examination and are awaiting their results are also eligible to apply for this DU JAT exam.
• The candidates who belong to the general category should have an aggregate of a minimum of 60% in four papers, including English, mathematics, and other two subjects, from the list of elective subjects as approved by the University of Delhi.
• The minimum percentage requirements for SC, ST, CW, and PWD category candidate is 54 percent in each of the four papers considered for computing the aggregate.
• In case the candidate is waiting for their Board result. They will need to produce the confirmed result and the mark sheet of the qualifying examination on the day of the DU JAT counselling/ selection process for admission in BMS/BBA (FIA)/ BA (Hons) Business Economics programs.
• The candidates without result confirmation mark sheets would not be considered eligible and will not be allowed for admissions.
• DU JAT eligibility criteria for OBC and SC/ST/PWD/CW is that they will need to produce their category certificate at the final admission stage.
• The candidates who have appeared for 12th class improvement papers are not eligible to apply for DU JAT for the current year.

DU JAT 2022 Eligibility Criteria (Age Limit)

There is no DU JAT age limit and candidates of all age groups can appear for the exam. 

DU JAT Eligibility Criteria 2022 (Nationality)

The NTA  has specified that the candidates taking up the DU JAT 2022 examinations have to be of Indian nationality. 

DU JAT Eligibility Criteria 2022 (Category Based Reservation)

As per the authority norms, 27% of total DU JAT seats are reserved for the OBC category candidates. These candidates are also given absolute liberty on the marks secured in the examination. There is a 10% relaxation on the minimum score requirement that is given to the candidates belonging to the OBC category.

• As per the authority norms, 15% of total seats are reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes, and 7.5% of the total seats are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. The above figures are interchangeable as per the requirement. Therefore, 22.5% of the total seats are reserved for the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes category candidates. A 5% relaxation on the score obtained is given for the candidates' minimum eligibility criteria belonging to the ST/SC category.
• EWS (Economically Weaker Section)- As per the authority norm, 10% of the total seats are reserved for candidates belonging to the EWS category.
• Less than 5% of the total seats are reserved for the candidates belonging to people with benchmark disability, for widows or children of Personnel of Armed Forces, Kashmiri migrants, nominated Sikkimese students, ward quota or Prime Minister's Special Scholarship for Jammu and Kashmir by the Delhi University.

DU JAT 2022 Eligibility Weightage

The eligibility weightage is specified below. Candidates appearing for the exam must go through this information carefully. It must be noted that the DUJAT eligibility for BBA, DU JAT BMS eligibility, etc. are the same.

DU JAT 2022 Eligibility Criteria Key Takeaways

The key takeaways from the eligibility criteria are outlined below. All aspirants are advised to go through the information carefully. 

• Irrespective of the qualifying exam score, candidates must have passed individually in all the subjects considered for the best of four calculations.
• Candidates can apply for the exam even if their result in the qualifying exam is awaited; however, possession of a confirmed result or mark sheet is required for the document verification round.
• Candidates belonging to the reserved category including OBC-NCL/SC/ST/PwD categories must produce a category certificate when demanded by the officials.
• Candidates failing to meet the conditions laid above will be liable to lose their candidature, irrespective of the DU JAT score.

Best of Four Marks Calculation for DU JAT 2022 Admission

For entrance-based admission into BA (H) Business Economics, BMS, BBA (FIA) courses offered by colleges of Delhi University, candidates must include the score of the following subjects while calculating the best of four.

• Mathematics
• English
• Elective subject I
• Elective subject II

Candidates can calculate aggregate percentage in the above subjects to evaluate their performance in the qualifying examination. The list of elective subjects is given below.