JEE Advanced 2026 Minimum Marks to Get IIT for OBC Category
Joint Entrance Exam - Advanced 2026 ( JEE Advanced )
JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Date
17 May '26
The minimum marks needed in JEE Advanced 2025 to get an IIT for OBC category candidates are discussed below on this page. The article has the past few years' analysis of JEE Advanced minimum marks and the last rank needed for IIT admission by the OBC category candidates. Read below to get all details.
JEE Advanced Minimum Marks to Get IIT for OBC Category
JEE Advanced 2026 Minimum Marks to Get IIT for OBC Category: The candidates who belong to the other backward class (OBC) category usually need a minimum of 50 to 90 marks to get an IIT seat, however, last year there was a spike in the minimum marks needed in JEE Advanced to get an IIT. Last year, the OBC candidates needed 102 - 103 marks out of 360 to get an IIT seat under the gender-neutral pool of seats, whereas 98 marks were required to get a seat under the female seat pool. This was the highest JEE Advanced minimum marks needed by OBC candidates to get an IIT seat in the past 7 years.
On this page, we have discussed the JEE Advanced minimum marks and the last rank needed for the OBC category candidates to get a seat in any of the IITs over the past few years. This will give a clear insight to the candidates to belong in these categories to plan out their JEE Advanced 2026 target for marks and ranks.
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- IIT Admission Criteria After Qualifying JEE Advanced for OBC Category Candidates
JEE Advanced Minimum Marks and Last Rank for OBC Candidates to Get an IIT (2018 - 2025)
Check below the minimum JEE Advanced marks needed by the OBC category candidates to get admission to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). Along with the JEE Advanced minimum marks needed for the OBC category, the last rank has been also provided. Check the table below.
| Year | JEE Advanced Last Rank and Marks (Gender Neutral) | JEE Advanced Last Rank and Marks (Female Only, including Supernumerary) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10567 (86-92 marks) [expected] | 11786 (86 marks) [expected] |
| 2025 | 12609 (85-90 marks) | 13005 (86 marks) |
| 2024 | 8177 (102 - 103 marks) |
9291 (98 marks) |
| 2023 | 8789 (78 marks) |
9045 (77 marks) |
| 2022 | 6554 (60 - 61 marks) |
9203 (50 marks) |
| 2021 | 8959 (56 marks) |
9040 (56 marks) |
| 2020 | 6290 (76 - 77 marks) |
9209 (62 marks) |
| 2019 | 7540 (83 marks) |
7530 (83 marks) |
| 2018 | 4686 (98 - 99 marks) |
6905 (81 marks) |
Commonly asked questions
The minimum marks required in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 will be announced with the JEE Main 2026 final result after session 2 exams. Last year's minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced were:
2025:
- Unreserved (UR): 93.1023262
- Gen-EWS: 80.3830119
- OBC-NCL: 79.4313582
- SC: 61.1526933
- ST: 47.9026465
- UR-PwD: 0.0079349
2024:
- General (UR): 93.2362181
- General (UR) PWD: 0.0018700
- Economically Weaker Section (EWS): 81.3266412
- Other Backward Classes (OBC): 79.6757881
- Scheduled Caste (SC): 60.0923182
- Scheduled Tribe (ST): 46.6975840
2023:
- General (UR): 90.7788642
- OBC-NCL: 73.6114227
- SC: 51.9776027
- ST: 37.2348772
- GEN-EWS: 75.6229025
- General (UR) PWD: 0.0013527
Candidates aiming for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) need to meet these cutoff marks in JEE Mains to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026.
JEE Advanced 2026 Minimum Marks Needed to Qualify for OBC Candidates
While we have discussed the JEE Advanced last rank and the minimum JEE Advanced marks needed by the OBC category candidates to get an IIT, it is also to be noted that the candidates must also get minimum marks in the JEE Advanced exam to pass it and qualify for seat allotment. Qualifying the JEE Advanced exam will be the first step before seat allotment. Check below the JEE Advanced cutoff percentage needed by the OBC category candidates over the years to be included in the JEE Advanced rank list for IIT admissions:
| Year |
Minimum Marks % in Each Subject |
Minimum Marks % in Aggregate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
5.40% (expected) | 19.20% (expected) |
| 2025 |
5.25% | 18.50% |
| 2024 |
7.8% |
27.30% |
| 2023 |
6.15% | 21.50% |
| 2022 |
4.00% | 13.89% |
| 2021 |
4.50% | 15.75% |
| 2020 |
4.50% |
15.75% |
| 2019 |
9.0% |
22.5% |
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IIT Admission Criteria After Qualifying JEE Advanced for OBC Category Candidates
After qualifying the JEE Advanced exam, there are a few more criteria that the candidates must fulfil to get admission to an IIT via the JoSAA counselling, check them below:
- The candidate must have passed class 12 boards examination with a minimum of five subjects and secured at least 75% aggregate marks.
or - Must have passed class 12 (or equivalent) Board examination with a minimum of five subjects and be within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class 12 (or equivalent) board examination.
The five subjects can be Maths, Physics, Chemistry, a language (if the candidate has taken more than one language, then the language with the higher marks will be considered), and any subject other than the above four (the subject with the highest marks will be considered).
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 12 hours ago
If a student wants to join the IIT Roorkee BTech or BSc programme, then appearing for JEE Advanced is mandatory. Students have to clear the JEE Advanced cutoff and participate in counselling to get a seat. However, for any non-BTech/ BSc programme, JEE Advanced is not required. Students may submit a
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Answered 2 days ago
If you belong to the General AI category, the JEE Advanced cutoff rank required for B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing was 856. Similarly, for B.Sc. (Research) specialisations, the cutoff rank required for admission in 2025 was 2263.
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On the JEE Main result, candidates can check if they have qualified for the JEE Advanced exam.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a month ago
No, JEE-Main or JEE-Advanced scores are not required for scholarships at NTU Singapore. Indian students with a strong JEE-Advanced rank are advised to submit scores as it is highly valued, but not mandatory.
Maintaining strong academic scores and extracurriculars are the basic requirements for NTU sc
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, students can get admission in IIT Mandi with a rank of 10000 in JEE Advanced. But at this rank, admission to the top specialisations, such as CSE would not be possible. Students can get admission in Mechanical Engineering, General Engineering, Engineering Physics, and more. Interested students
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Answered 2 months ago
Once the results are live in mid-June, the JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counselling begins. This is the most critical phase where you'll list IIT Dharwad as your preference. The counselling runs through several rounds from late June to July. You'll need to be available during these weeks
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Answered 2 months ago
IIT Jammu accepts the JEE Advanced entrance exam for BTech admission. For the students belonging to the General AI quota, the cutoff ranks ranged between 5988 and 18156 for BTech admission across multiple specialisations. For the category-wise cutoff range, refer to the table below:
| Category | JEE Advanced Cutoff Range 2025 |
|---|---|
| Genenral | 5988 - 18156 |
| OBC | 2594 - 6153 |
| SC | 1266 - 3346 |
| ST | 763 - 1555 |
| EWS | 811- 2665 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
For IIT Palakkad B.Tech. admission, the JEE Advanced closing ranks ranged between 2229 and 5841 for the students belonging to the OBC category. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the JEE Advanced round-wise cutoff range for 2025.
| Round | JEE Advanced Cutoff Range 2025 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2229 - 5167 |
| 2 | 2293 - 5445 |
| 3 | 1153 - 2990 |
| 4 | 1168 - 2990 |
| 5 | 1182 - 3024 |
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Answered 2 months ago
Yes, if you belong to the General AI category, you can get admission to CSE at IIT Tirupati with a JEE Advanced cutoff rank of 4000. The cutoff rank for admission varies across different categories and rounds. In 2025, for CSE admission, the last round cutoff ranks varied between 4620 and 5034 for t
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For IIT Tirupati, the JEE Advanced last round closing ranks ranged between 5034 and 16548 for BTech admission in the General category under the AI quota. Likewise, the cutoff range varies across different categories and rounds. For the last round, the category-wise range is given below:
| Category | Last Round Cutoff 2025 |
|---|---|
| General | 5034 - 16548 |
| OBC | 2113 - 5522 |
| SC | 1018 - 3091 |
| ST | 553 - 1376 |
| EWS | 733 - 2434 |
| PWD | 167 - 228 |
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