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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- JEE Advanced Minimum Marks and Last Rank for OBC Candidates to Get an IIT (2018 - 2025)
- JEE Advanced 2026 Minimum Marks Needed to Qualify for OBC Candidates
- 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) |
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The JEE Advanced 2026 cutoff will be released with the results of JEE Advanced 2026. Until then, candidates can check below the JEE Advanced cutoff from the previous years:
The JEE Advanced 2025 cutoff of the common rank list is 20.56%; 18.50% for the GEN-EWS rank list and OBC-NCL rank list; 10.28% for SC, ST, and PwD rank lists across all categories; and 5.14% for Preparatory course rank lists.
All those candidates who score above the cutoff marks in their respective categories can register for JoSAA counselling to participate in the IIT seat allotment process. Note that qualifying the JEE Advaced cutoff will not guarantee a seat in the IITs. Various factors are at play while allotting seats in the IITs. These factors include the demand for a course and IIT, the number of seats on offer, the reservation criteria, etc.
The minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced change year after year. NTA published the JEE Main marks needed to pass for JEE Advanced with the JEE Main session two result. Check below the previous year minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced:
| Category | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 93.1023262 | 93.2362181 | 90.7788642 |
| OBC-NCL | 80.3830119 | 79.6757881 | 73.6114227 |
| SC | 79.4313582 | 60.0923182 | 51.9776027 |
| ST | 61.1526933 | 46.6975840 | 37.2348772 |
| GEN-EWS | 47.9026465 | 81.3266412 | 75.6229025 |
| Gen-PwD | 0.0079349 | 0.0018700 | 0.0013527 |
To get a JEE Advanced AIR below 5000, candidates must score around 145 marks out of 360 as per the 2025 data.
To get an AIR below 500 in JEE Advanced, candidates have to score atleast 234 marks as per the data released for JEE Advanced 2025.
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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| Round Number | IIT Bhubaneswar CSE cutoff 2026 (Closing Rank) |
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| 1 | 643 |
| 2 | 643 |
| 3 | 643 |
| 4 | 643 |
| 5 | 696 |
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| Category | the highest Acceptable Rank |
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| General | 15409 |
| OBC | 5870 |
| SC | 3225 |
| ST | 1624 |
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| PWD | 163 |
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|---|---|
| B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering | 8539 |
| B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing | 10628 |
| B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering | 12818 |
| B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering | 15221 |
| B.Tech. in Engineering Physics | 19315 |
| B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering | 20007 |
| B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering | 20265 |
| B.Tech. in Civil Engineering | 24253 |
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| B.Tech. in Petroleum Engineering | 26417 |
| B.Tech. in Mining Engineering | 26813 |
| B.Tech. in Environmental Engineering | 27032 |
| B.Tech. in Geophysical Technology | 27317 |
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| Integrated B.Sc. + M.Sc in Chemical Science | 28062 |
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| B.Tech. in Geological Engineering | 28726 |
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