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Candidates must have obtained 75% marks in class 12 to be considered eligible in JEE Main top 20 percentile to get admission into IITs and NITs. However, 75% of marks do not guarantee admission to IITs and NITs. The top 20 percentile eligibility criteria for JEE Main are different across the category. Last year, the Andhra Pradesh board’s top 20%ile cutoff was 94% for general category candidates, whereas 75.6% for Maharashtra Board’s candidates. Candidates can check the Category-Wise cutoff below:
- The overall cut-off for general candidates and general EWS students is 378, while for OBC NCL the cut-off marks are 383, SC 364, and ST 366.
- JEE Main top 20 percentile for CBSE Class 12th in the previous year was 420 and 387 for IITs and NIT+System respectively for General category students.
- Last year, JEE Main top 20 percentile for ISC was 444 and 446 for IITs and NIT+System respectively for the General category.
This JEE Main top 20 percentile criterion ensures that deserving candidates who have performed exceptionally well in their board exams, even if they may not have met the specific percentage criteria, are allowed to secure admission to their desired B.Tech program in India.
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JEE Main Top 20 Percentile for IITs
Here are the previous years category-wise top 20 percentile cut off marks (out of 500) for Class 12th examination for admission to IITs only:
Board / Council |
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
| General | OBC-NCL | SC | ST | PWD | General | OBC-NCL | SC | ST | PWD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Board Of Secondary Education | 420 | 412 | 382 | 372 | 372 | 436 | 429 | 414 | 396 | 396 |
| Andhra Pradesh Board Of Intermediate Education | 471 | 458 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 460 | 438 | 406 | 392 | 392 |
| Assam Hr Sec Education Council | 351 | 362 | 353 | 336 | 336 | 370 | 375 | 365 | 357 | 357 |
| Bihar School Examination Board | 343 | 317 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 341 | 312 | 303 | 307 | 303 |
| Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations | 444 | 432 | 418 | 378 | 378 | 452 | 442 | 430 | 395 | 395 |
| Goa Board Of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education | Nr | Nr | Nr | Nr | Nr | 366 | 350 | 356 | 349 | 349 |
| Gujarat Secondary & Higher Secondary Education Board | 356 | 346 | 337 | 311 | 311 | 369 | 360 | 345 | 330 | 330 |
| H P Board Of School Education | 424 | 418 | 414 | 410 | 410 | 421 | 414 | 409 | 407 | 407 |
| Haryana Board Of School Education | 387 | 386 | 341 | Nr | 341 | 421 | 409 | 393 | Nr | 393 |
| Jharkhand Academic Council | 384 | 381 | 373 | 372 | 372 | 392 | 388 | 385 | 381 | 381 |
| Maharashtra State Board Of Sec. & Hr. Secondary Education | 351 | 356 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 391 | 397 | 382 | 383 | 382 |
| Manipur Council Of Higher Secondary Education | 332 | 343 | 337 | 323 | 323 | 325 | 344 | 315 | 313 | 313 |
| Meghalaya Board Of School Education | 376 | 321 | 322 | 285 | 285 | 324 | 339 | 294 | 291 | 291 |
| Nagaland Board Of School Education | 398 | 383 | 390 | 363 | 363 | 401 | 403 | 413 | 360 | 360 |
| Punjab School Education Board | Nr | Nr | Nr | Nr | Nr | 442 | 426 | 427 | 446 | 426 |
| U P Board Of High School & Intermediate Education | 369 | 362 | 348 | 333 | 333 | 361 | 352 | 341 | 327 | 327 |
Note: NR indicates Not Reported. Candidates must note that in case the boards who have not reported the details on top percentile in JEE Mains, the top 20 percentile for CBSE will be considered for admission.
JEE Main Top 20 Percentile for NIT+System
The category-wise JEE Main Top 20 Percentile cut off marks (out of 500) for NIT+System is been as follows:
| Board / Council | Category | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh | GEN | 471 | 465 | 460 |
| OBC | 458 | 435 | 438 | |
| SC | 437 | 393 | 406 | |
| ST | 431 | 394 | 392 | |
| PWD | 401 | 325 | 341 | |
| Assam Higher Secondary Education Council, Assam | GEN | 351 | 443 | 370 |
| OBC | 362 | 442 | 375 | |
| SC | 353 | 437 | 365 | |
| ST | 336 | 415 | 357 | |
| PWD | 336 | 415 | 357 | |
| Bihar School Examination Board, Bihar | GEN | 343 | 330 | 341 |
| OBC | 317 | 302 | 312 | |
| SC | 310 | 294 | 303 | |
| ST | 310 | 300 | 307 | |
| PWD | 310 | 294 | 303 | |
| Board of School Education Haryana, Haryana | GEN | 387 | 463 | 421 |
| OBC | 386 | 456 | 409 | |
| SC | 341 | 445 | 393 | |
| PWD | NR | 445 | 393 | |
| Board of Secondary Education, Madhya Pradesh | GEN | 341 | 440 | 419 |
| OBC | 407 | 438 | 406 | |
| SC | 395 | 426 | 392 | |
| ST | 384 | 419 | 371 | |
| PWD | 364 | 419 | 371 | |
| Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan | GEN | 364 | 474 | 417 |
| OBC | 414 | 474 | 420 | |
| SC | 419 | 468 | 401 | |
| ST | 399 | 465 | 389 | |
| PWD | 387 | 465 | 389 | |
| Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi | GEN | 387 | 448 | 431 |
| OBC | 420 | 441 | 421 | |
| SC | 412 | 421 | 398 | |
| ST | 382 | 411 | 382 | |
| PWD | 372 | 411 | 382 | |
| Chhatisgarh Board of Secondary Education, Chhatisgarh | GEN | 372 | NR | 368 |
| OBC | 371 | NR | 373 | |
| SC | 378 | NR | 338 | |
| ST | 358 | NR | 346 | |
| PWD | 348 | NR | 338 | |
| Chhatisgarh State Open School, Chhatisgarh | GEN | 348 | 477 | 440 |
| OBC | 427 | 473 | 439 | |
| SC | 427 | 461 | 419 | |
| ST | 408 | 471 | 432 | |
| PWD | 425 | 461 | 419 | |
| Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi | GEN | 446 | 460 | 454 |
| OBC | 433 | 453 | 444 | |
| SC | 420 | 445 | 433 | |
| ST | 379 | 427 | 401 | |
| PWD | 379 | 427 | 401 | |
| Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur | GEN | 332 | 347 | 325 |
| OBC | 343 | 366 | 344 | |
| SC | 337 | 356 | 315 | |
| ST | 323 | 336 | 313 | |
| PWD | 323 | 336 | 313 | |
| Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha | GEN | 349 | NR | 380 |
| OBC | 358 | NR | NR | |
| SC | 331 | NR | 331 | |
| ST | 295 | NR | 324 | |
| PWD | 295 | NR | 324 | |
| Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Uttar Pradesh | GEN | 444 | 478 | 467 |
| OBC | 395 | 459 | 432 | |
| SC | 436 | 450 | 417 | |
| ST | 350 | 422 | 413 | |
| PWD | 350 | 422 | 413 | |
| Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Goa | GEN | 383 | 383 | 366 |
| OBC | 364 | 371 | 350 | |
| SC | 362 | 365 | 356 | |
| ST | 361 | 352 | 349 | |
| PWD | 361 | 352 | 349 | |
| Gujrat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Gujarat | GEN | 356 | 421 | 369 |
| OBC | 346 | 409 | 360 | |
| SC | 337 | 396 | 345 | |
| ST | 311 | 360 | 330 | |
| PWD | 311 | 360 | 330 | |
| Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education, Himachal Pradesh | GEN | 424 | NR | 421 |
| OBC | 418 | NR | 414 | |
| SC | 414 | NR | 409 | |
| ST | 410 | NR | 407 | |
| PWD | 410 | NR | 407 | |
| Jhakhand Academic Council, Jharkhand | GEN | 384 | 383 | 392 |
| OBC | 381 | 376 | 388 | |
| SC | 373 | 361 | 385 | |
| ST | 372 | 365 | 381 | |
| PWD | 372 | 361 | 381 | |
| Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board, Karnataka | GEN | 462 | 480 | 469 |
| OBC | 455 | 456 | 452 | |
| SC | 436 | 429 | 434 | |
| ST | 442 | 435 | 435 | |
| PWD | 436 | 429 | 434 | |
| Maharastra State Board Secondary & Higher Secondary Education, Maharastra | GEN | 348 | 438 | 385 |
| OBC | 352 | 439 | 390 | |
| SC | 331 | 431 | 375 | |
| ST | 323 | 407 | 369 | |
| PWD | 323 | 407 | 369 | |
| Meghalaya Board of School Education, Meghalaya | GEN | 376 | 339 | 324 |
| OBC | 321 | 334 | 339 | |
| SC | 322 | 309 | 294 | |
| ST | 285 | 292 | 291 | |
| PWD | 285 | 292 | 291 | |
| Mizoram Board of School Education | GEN | 230 | 367 | 346 |
| OBC | 212 | 325 | 334 | |
| SC | 235 | 378 | 354 | |
| ST | 217 | 343 | 332 | |
| PWD | 212 | 325 | 332 | |
| Nagaland Board of School Education, Nagaland | GEN | 398 | 394 | 401 |
| OBC | 383 | 414 | 403 | |
| SC | 390 | 379 | 413 | |
| ST | 363 | 351 | 360 | |
| PWD | 363 | 351 | 360 | |
| Punjab School Education Board, Punjab | GEN | 317 | 430 | 442 |
| OBC | 380 | 349 | 426 | |
| SC | 378 | 417 | 427 | |
| ST | 369 | 405 | 446 | |
| PWD | 317 | 349 | 426 | |
| Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad | GEN | 471 | 479 | 487 |
| OBC | 456 | 464 | 481 | |
| SC | 440 | 440 | 473 | |
| ST | 451 | 452 | 475 | |
| PWD | 440 | 440 | 473 | |
| Tripura Board of Secondary Education, Tripura | GEN | 327 | NR | 381 |
| OBC | 327 | NR | 391 | |
| SC | 339 | NR | 384 | |
| ST | 312 | NR | 369 | |
| PWD | 265 | NR | 369 | |
| Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, Uttar Pradesh | GEN | 369 | 384 | 361 |
| OBC | 362 | 376 | 352 | |
| SC | 348 | 367 | 341 | |
| ST | 333 | 370 | 327 | |
| PWD | 333 | 367 | 327 |
Board-Wise Top 20%ile Eligibility Criteria
| Board | Gen | Gen-EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | 94% | 63.8% | 91.6% | 87.5% | 84.9% |
| Telangana | 90.38% | - | 90.38% | 90.38% | 90.55% |
| Bihar | 69.4% | 66.2% | 63.8% | 66.2% | 62.2% |
| UP | 73.8% | - | 72.4% | 69.6% | 66.6% |
| Maharashtra | 75.6% | 75.6% | 76.6% | 72.8% | 73.2% |
| MP | 83% | - | 81.4% | 79.2% | 74.8% |
| CBSE | 83.4% | 83.4% | 82.8% | 78.2% | 74.4% |
| ISC | 88.8% | - | 86.2% | 90.2% | 75% |
| Rajasthan | 82.8% | - | 83.8% | 79.8% | 77.4% |
| Jharkhand | 73.2% | 73.2% | 74.8% | 70.8% | 69.8% |
| Dayalbagh, UP | 96.8% | - | 81.4% | 82.8% | 79.2% |
| Manipur | 80.4% | - | 83.4% | 81% | 73.4% |
| Meghalaya | 63.8% | - | 64.8% | 60% | 56% |
| Mizoram | 67.6% | - | 51.4% | 66.8% | 66.8% |
| Uttarakhand | 76.6% | - | 72.6% | 71.4% | 74% |
| AMU | 85% | - | 85% | 85% | - |
| CSG | 73.4% | 74% | 69.8% | 69.6% | |
| CSG State Open | 82.6% | 84.6% | 80.4% | 86.8% |
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Top Engineering Colleges Without 75% Criteria In JEE Mains
| College Name | Eligibility | Cutoff in Rank |
| USIT Delhi | Candidates must appear in JEE Main Exam and secure at least 55% marks in class 12 in PCM stream |
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| COEP Pune | Candidates need to either appear in the MHT-CET or JEE Mains exam. At the same time they need to obtain at least 45% marks in PCM stream in class 12. |
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| IET Lucknow | Candidates must appear in JEE Main examination and need to obtain 45% marks in class 12 |
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| BIET Jhansi | Candidates need to appear in JEE Mains and must secure at least 45% marks in class 12 |
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| Indira Gandhi Technical University for Women |
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| HBTU Kanpur | Candidates need to appear in JEE main and must obtain 60% marks in PCM stream for class 12 |
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| UIET Chandigarh | Candidates shouldappear in JEE mains and should have obtained minimum 60% marks in class 12 |
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| MAIT Delhi | Candidates shouldappear in JEE mains and should have obtained minimum 55% marks in class 12 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ques. What is JoSAA?
Ans. JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) is an authority responsible for conducting the joint seat allocation process for admissions to the participating institutes, including IITs, NITs, IIITs, and other GFTIs (Government Funded Technical Institutes) in India.
Ques. What is the Top 20 Percentile rule?
Ans. The Top 20 Percentile rule is a criterion used for determining the eligibility of candidates for admission to the IITs and NIT+System. According to this rule, candidates must score within the top 20 percentile of their respective boards or qualify for the JEE Advanced examination to be eligible for admission.
Ques. How is the Top 20 Percentile calculated?
Ans. The Top 20 Percentile is calculated by considering the marks obtained by students in their respective board examinations. Each board determines the minimum marks required to be in the top 20 percentile. Students who meet or exceed this minimum mark requirement are considered eligible for admission to the IITs.
Ques. Is JEE Main Top 20 Percentile rule applicable to all boards?
Ans. Yes, the Top 20 Percentile rule is applicable to all boards recognized by the respective state or central education authorities in India. Each board determines its own criteria and minimum marks required for the top 20 percentile.
Ques. How does the Top 20 Percentile rule affect admission to IITs?
Ans. To be eligible for engineering admission to the IITs, candidates must qualify for the JEE Advanced examination. However, they also require either a minimum 75% marks in Class 12th or be in the top 20 percentile of their respective boards. If a candidate meets either of these criteria, they can participate in the JoSAA counseling process for seat allocation in the IITs.
Ques. Is the Top 20 Percentile rule applicable for other institutes under JoSAA?
Ans. Yes, JEE Main Top 20 Percentile criteria is applicable to all the participating colleges in JoSAA.
Ques. Is top 20 percentile applicable for JEE Main 2025?
Ans. Yes, top 20 percentile is applicable for JEE Main 2025. You should either score 75% marks in class 12 or be in top 20 percentile scorer of your respective boards.
Ques. What percentile is safe for NIT?
Ans. For top NITs, 85 to 95 percentile is considered a safe score. But teh minimum percentile is 75% marks in class 12.
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