Tripura Joint Entrance Examination

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must be an Indian Citizen and a permanent resident of Tripura (Certificate must be issued by DM / ADM / SDM) in terms of Memorandum No.F. 28(31)/REV/87, dt. 11-01-96 of the Revenue Department, Govt. of Tripura which stipulates that either the applicant or his/her parents must have been residing in the state of Tripura continuously for not les than 10 (ten) years immediately prior to the date of making application for appearing at the Joint Entrance Examination-2005 and has passed / appeared, due to appear in the year of Joint Entrance Examination, at the Higher Secondary Examination of Tripura Board of Secondary Education / Central Board of Secondary Education or equivalent with the subjects in which he / she desires to appear at the Joint Entrance Examination.

PRC of parent (s) of the candidate who has been studying / studied outside Tripura must be submitted.

Children of All India Services Officers borne in Manipur-Tripura Cadre and the Children of the Employees of the State Govt. posted outside Tripura will be eligible to appear at the Examination irrespective of their prior stay in Tripura.

In case a candidate is not a permanent Resident of Tripura but his / her parents is an officer on deputation to the Government of Tripura / officer of the Central Government working in Tripura and has served in Tripura continuously for a period of 3 (three) years or more and passed Higher Secondary Examination from an Institution of Tripura, he / she is eligible for seats of Tripura Engineering College only.

In case of wards of Ex-Servicemen, either the Candidate or his / her parents must have been staying in Tripura continuously for not less than 5 (five) years immediately prior to the date of making application for appearing at the Joint Entrance Examination of Tripura and the candidate must have passed or appeared / due to appear at the H.S. (+2) Examination in the year of Joint Entrance Examination from any institution of Tripura with subjects in which he / she desires to appear at the Joint Entrance Examination.

Children of serving Defence personnel (Army / navy / Air Force) hailing from Tripura are also allowed to appear for Tripura Joint Entrance Examination provided that their children should have stayed in Tripura continuously not less than 5(five) years immediately prior to the date of making application for appearing at the Joint Entrance Examination of Tripura and that the candidate must have passed or appeared / due to appear at the H. S. (+2) examination in the year of Joint Entrance Examination from any institution of Tripura with the subject in which he / she desires to appear in the Joint Entrance Examination.

If a candidate is allotted a seat in the past inside or outside the State on the basis of result of Joint Entrance Examination conducted by the Tripura Board of Joint Entrance Examination, he / she shall not be eligible to appear at the Joint Entrance Examination this year and in subsequent years unless he / she has surrendered the allotted seat in writing within specified time to the appropriate authority.