12,000+ JEE Aspirants Sign Petition Seeking 3 Attempts For JEE Advanced

Thousands of aspirants have signed online petition demanding a rule change allowing either three total attempts or two attempts spread across three consecutive years.

According to Vikash Kumar, a student associated with the movement, over 12,000 JEE Advanced aspirants have signed the petition so far. The advocacy group has approached the Ministry of Education and met the IIT Delhi Director and JEE Advanced officials in person over the demand.

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‘We have uncovered two deep policy irregularities in the system and documented real stories of affected students, including those having prolonged medical conditions and sudden emergencies, the students group told Timeline.

The students group has alleged several flaws in the current system. They have pointed out that the one-size-fits-all rule ignores India’s diversity, which penalise recovery from illness. It alleged paradox, noting that the limit meant to curb coaching actually pushed foundation courses to Class 6-8. Now 95%+ qualifiers rely on coaching (100% of Top 100 in 2022), vs 52.4% self-study in 2013. Coaching market grew to Rs 58,000cr, with 75% qualifiers urban, 54.7% IIT freshmen burnt out.

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The students have also shared a data-driven report, arguing the current two-attempt limit creates an artificial barrier that forces 15-16 lakh aspirants into career deviation, with 85-90% eliminated. The report links attempt pressure to the student suicide crisis citing NCRB data that shows rise from 5,857 in 2006 to 13,892 in 2023. The students have also shared stories of students with proof.