JEE Main 2025 Session 1 Result Out, Check Marks vs Percentile, Cut Off , Good Score & Toppers List

JEE MAIN 2025 Cut Off

The cut-off for JEE Main 2025 is the minimum percentile score that the candidate needs to obtain to be eligible for JEE Advanced and further admission into some of the best engineering institutes like NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. The expected cut-off will be calculated by considering the number of candidates, the difficulty level of the examination, and trends in previous years.

General Category: This is expected to remain steady as compared to the previous year at the 90-95 percentile because of the consistent competition level.

OBC-NCL and EWS Categories: These categories are expected to have a cut-off a little lower than the 70-85 percentile, reflecting the relaxation in eligibility criteria.

SC/ST Categories: The cut-off is likely to fall between the 40-70 percentile, thus providing wider opportunities for candidates from the reserved categories.

Check: JEE Main Cutoff 2025

Good Score in JEE Main 2025 Phase 1

A good score in JEE Main 2025 Phase 1 depends on various factors, including competition level, the difficulty level of the examination, and what one aspires to achieve. It is defined differently for each section of students- NIT, IIIT, or the qualifying rank for JEE Advanced. In general, a "good score" would be at a percentile such that it helps gain admission into the desired college or institute, along with being pretty competitive.

For Top NITs and IIITs: A score of 250+ is supposed to be excellent, and it may translate to a 99+ percentile.

For Mid-Tier Institutes: Scoring between 180 and 240 is competitive and will get admission in popular branches in good NITs and IIITs.

For Qualifying JEE Advanced: A score of around 90–120 is usually sufficient for General category students to qualify for JEE Advanced, and the cut-off is lower for reserved categories.

Branch Preference: Highly competitive branches like Computer Science require scores upwards of 260+, whereas less competitive branches may be secured with 180–200.

JEE Main 2025 Rank vs College Predictor

Rank vs college predictor is a good tool for students to estimate how many potential college and course options they can have with their rank. Analyzing past trends and cut-off data, this tool helps the students understand which colleges they can look forward to and how to prepare for counseling by choosing preferences effectively.

JEE Main 2025 Session 1: Number of Registered and Candidates Appeared 

The gender and category-wise distribution of candidates for JEE Main 2025 Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) shows that 4,89,210 candidates registered and appeared for the exam. Among them, male candidates significantly outnumbered female candidates across all categories. In the General category, 45,627 females and 96,159 males registered, while 44,762 females and 93,937 males appeared.

The EWS category saw 42,704 female and 87,550 male registrations, with 40,282 females and 82,563 males appearing. For SC, 13,833 females and 28,778 males registered, while 12,965 females and 26,994 males appeared. Additionally, one third-gender candidate registered under General and OBC, but only the OBC candidate appeared. 

Past Year Analysis: Students Appearing in Both Sessions of JEE Main(2024-2020)

Analyzing the previous trends in JEE Main is important for determining the pattern of student participation for both sessions. Most students attempt to better their scores in Session 2 as the exam is highly competitive. The graph of participation from the years 2024 to 2020 is important for showing the changes in trends over time.

High Reappearance Rates: Between 2020 and 2024, 80-87 percent of students who appeared in Session 1 decided to reappear in Session 2, a reflection of the importance of the second session in improving performance.

Impact of COVID-19 in 2021: In 2021, the highest reappearance rate stood at 87 percent. This was largely because of the pandemic's influence on preparation and exam performance in Session 1, largely because of the challenges it presented across the board.

Stable Participation Post-2021: In the years since 2021, reappearance trends stabilized to around 80-83% for both sessions, indicating that students continued to depend on both for better scores.

Minor Decline in 2024: The reappearance percentage shows a minor decline in 2024, indicating better preparation strategies for Session 1 or more satisfaction with initial performance.

Past Year JEE Main Cut-Off Analysis(2024-2022)

The cut-off trends of JEE Main over the years have provided insight into how competition, difficulty levels, and the number of candidates affect the qualifying criteria. A study of the cut-offs for 2024, 2023, and 2022 reveals minute variations across categories and percentile ranges, helping the candidates predict the cut-off for 2025 and prepare accordingly.

General Category: For the General category, the percentile cut-off jumped from 88.41 percent in 2022 to 93.23 percent in 2024, indicating increasing competition, with more good students in comparison to previous years.

EWS Category: The percent cut-off percentage for EWS candidates increased suddenly from 63.11 in 2022 to 81.32 in 2024 and reflects improved academic standards and participation among EWS applicants.

OBC-NCL Category: For the candidates belonging to the OBC-NCL category, the cut-off percentile has gone up from 67.00 in 2022 to 79.67 in 2024.

SC Category: The SC category also showed a marked increase in the cut-off percentile. From 43.08 in 2022 to 60.09 in 2024,which shows academic improvement.

ST Category: The cut-off percentile for ST candidates increased from 26.77 in 2022 to 46.69 in 2024. This is a sharp increase that depicts better opportunities and performance in this category.

PwD Category: The cut-off percentile for PwD candidates was extremely low, at 0.0031 in 2022 to 0.0018 in 2024, to ensure that the differently-abled candidates get to participate in the exam.