JEE Main Cutoff 2025, Check Qualifying Cutoff, Category-wise Ranks for NITs, IIITs, GFTIs

Ans. A 120 score is equivalent to about 96 percentile in JEE Mains and a rank of about 50,000 and below. You can consider a 120+ score in JEE Mains as a decent score for engineering admissions to one of the participating NIT, IIIT and GFTI. However, the case might differ depending on the home-state or outside state-quota. Those belonging to the same state as the participating NIT might get admission to NIT Silchar Mechanical Enginering with a 50,000 rank however, the same cutoff rank required by a candidates belonging to outside state is about 35,000.

Ans. No, 75 criteria has not been removed from JEE Mains 2024. Students require 75% in class 12th to be eligible for engineering admission to IIT, NIT, IIIT and GFTIs. Additionally, candidates among the top 20 percentile in board exams are also eligible for admission.

Ans. According to reports, 1179569 students registered for JEE Mains 2024 session 2 and 1067959 appeared for the exam.

Ans. NIT are among the top engineering colleges in India. For admission to NITs based on JEE Main scores, candidates must aim for a rank below 30,000 which is equivalent to about 97 percentile. However, this required percentile might change with the category. Candidates belonging to OBC/ EWS category will require a percentile less than 90 for admission to NIT.

Based on the previous year analysis, General category candidates require 95-97 percentile in JEE Mains for NIT. OBC/ EWS candidates require 85-90 percentile while SC/ ST candidates require 65-70 percentile in JEE Mains for NITs.

Ans. JEE Main Cutoff 2024 has been released along with the result declaration of session 2. This year, NTA has announced JEE Mains 2024 session 2 result and JEE Main 2024 cutoff on April 24, 2024 at jeemain.nta.ac.in.

Meanwhile, the opening and closing ranks released by JoSAA will be released after each round of counselling. You can expect JEE Main 2024 admission cutoff ranks to be out in the month of June 2024.

Ans. JEE Main qualifying cutoff is released in the form of percentile. Based on the previous year analysis, JEE Main 2024 expected cutoff for General category candidates is about 89.75 percentile which is equivalent to 80+ scores. However, for admission to top colleges based on JEE Mains cutoff score, you must aim for atleast 95 percentile and above which is equivalent to about 115+ score in JEE Main.

Having said this, you must also note that JEE Main cutoff for other categories such as EWS, OBC, SC, ST, etc., are less as compared to that of General category candidates. JEE Main 2024 expected cutoff for EWS is 78.21, OBC is 74.31, SC is 44 and PwD is 0.11.

Ans. JEE Main Cutoff 2024 percentile and ranks are affected by several factors. Some of the major factors that affect JEE Main cutoff include the difficulty level of the exam across all shifts and sessions, the number of candidates who take the exam, previous year trends, and seat availability in the respective institutes.

Ans. No, JEE Main scores are not directly accepted by IITs for B.Tech admissions. However, top 2.5 lakh candidates who qualify JEE Main can appear for JEE Advanced exam to get admission to IITs. So, JEE Main is the qualifying exam to appear for IIT JEE Advanced. JEE Main scores are used for admission to GFTIs, NITs, and IIITs.

Ans. The qualifying marks for JEE Main is subjective owing to a variety of factors during the calculation and normalization process. The cutoff for general category students is generally between 89 and 100 percentile. It is ideal to score above this mark or rank under 15,000 to be on the safer side and increase the possibilities of admission to a top institute of the country.

Ans. JEE Main Cutoff is of two types - admission and qualifying. The qualifying cutoff for JEE Main is the minimum marks needed to be eligible for JEE Advanced exam. The admission cutoff is the opening and closing ranks released by JoSAA after each round of counselling for admissions to NITs, IIITs and GFTIs.

Ans. JEE Main category-wise cutoff is released along with the final results. Since JEE Main Cutoff 2024 is yet to be released, you can check the previous year cutoff percentile marks in the article. The cutoff of JEE Mains 2023 is 90.7788642 for General category, 75.6229025 for EWS, 73.6114227 for OBC, 51.9776027 for SC, 37.2348772 for ST and 0.0013527 for PwD.

Ans. It is usually not advisable to drop a year in the quest for a better rank in JEE Main exam. Many institutes of state-level degrees and private colleges offer standard education even if not to the level of IITs and NITs. You can go ahead with your engineering degree from any of these institutes rather than wasting one complete year. You can check list of engineering colleges accepting low scores in JEE Mains here.

Having said that, if you are sure to crack JEE Mains in your next attempt you can surely try for the same. NTA provides a minimum of three attempts at JEE Main. You can appear for the exam for three consecutive years. The two sessions for one academic year is considered as a single attempt at JEE Mains.

Ans. No the cut off is not the same for all the categories. NTA releases the maximum and minimum scores required for each category separately. Additionally, JoSAA also releases JEE Main Admission Cut off for B.Tech admission to NITs and IIITs separately for different categories.

Ans. JEE Main cutoff for OBC is lower than the cutoff for General category candidates. Last year, the cutoff of JEE Mains 2023 for OBC was 73.6114227. This was a slight increase from the cutoff of JEE Mains 2022 at 67.0090297 and 68.0234447 in 2021.

Ans. JEE Main Cutoff 2024 official website is jeemain.nta.ac.in. NTA releases JEE Main cutoff along with the declaration of april session result. Candidates’ final JEE Main scorecard also mentions the cutoff of JEE Mains for General, OBC, EWS, SC, ST and PwD candidates. Since JEE Main results are also announced on ntaresults.nic.in, you can find JEE Main cutoff 2024 on ntaresults.nic.in result website as well.