JEE Main 2017 Result Analysis: Only 6.8% girls in Top 1000
Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2026 ( JEE Main )
JEE Main 2017 results got declared on April 27 on the official website by CBSE. This year, the scores and ranks were declared together contrary to previous years where scores were released first. JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) Main ranks were typically released in the month of June. This was because from 2017 Class XII marks will not be required for JEE Main & Advanced rank determination.
JEE Main 2017 was conducted on April 2 in offline (pen and paper) mode and in online (computer based) mode on April 8 and 9. The registrations for the exam commenced in December and concluded in January 2017. The official answer keys of JEE Main were made available from April 18 to 22. Check JEE Main 2017 important dates here.
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For 2017, as many as 11,98,989 engineering aspirants registered for the exam. The number of candidates registering for JEE Main dipped by 1% in 2017 as compared to 2016. For 2017, as many as 11,98,989 engineering aspirants registered for the exam.According to reports, out of the total number of students who appeared for the exam, approximately 72.2% were boys and 27.8% were girls. And out of the total number of candidates who cleared the exam, 79.2% are boys while 20.8% of them are girls.
Take a look at some of the JEE Main 2017 data points released by CBSE below.
| Total number of aspirants who appeared for JEE Mains 2017 |
11.86 lakh |
| % of boys who registered for both JEE Main 2017 online & offline exam |
72.2% |
| % of girls who registered for both JEE Main 2017 online & offline exam |
27.8% |
| Total number of transgender aspirants who registered for the exam |
3 |
| Total number of aspirants who appeared for JEE Main 2017 offline exam |
9.56 lakh |
| Total number of boys who appeared for JEE Main 2017 offline exam |
6.92 lakh |
| Total number of girls who appeared for JEE Main 2017 offline exam |
2.64 lakh |
| Total number of aspirants who appeared for JEE Main 2017 Online exam |
1.65 lakh |
| Total number of boys who appeared for JEE Main 2017 online exam |
1.25 lakh |
| Total number of girls who appeared for JEE Main 2017 online exam |
40,385 |
| % of male aspirants who cleared JEE Main 2017 |
79.2% |
| % of female aspirants who cleared JEE Main 2017 |
20.8% |
| Total number of aspirants who successfully cleared JEE Main 2017 online & offline exam |
2.21 lakh |
| Total number of boys who cleared JEE Main 2017 |
1.75 lakh |
| Total number of girls who cleared JEE Main 2017 |
46,160 |
| Total number of transgender candidates who cleared JEE Main 2017 |
0 |
| % of boys in top 1000 |
93.2% |
| % of girls in top 1000 |
6.8% |
| % of boys in top 5000 |
90.7% |
| % of girls in top 5000 |
9.3% |
The cut-off scores to appear for JEE Advanced 2017 witnessed a significant dip this year; surprising experts and students alike. The cut-off to appear for JEE Advanced 2017 is 81 for general category students while the cut-off for OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD students is 49, 32, 27 and 1 respectively. According to experts, the cut-offs were lowered to accommodate the 20,000 additional students who will qualify for JEE Advanced 2017.
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Kalpit Veerwal from Udaipur topped JEE Main 2017 by bagging an AIR 1. He was followed by Vasu Jain from Delhi at the second position (AIR 2) and Ananay Agarwal at the third spot (AIR 3). Vrunda Rathi from Nashik emerged as the topper amongst girls. While Poorva Garg and Narayana Jeevana Reddy were the second and third girl toppers respectively.
Read: JEE Main 2017 Topper List and Profiles
Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) 2017 will likely begin the seat allocation process for joint seat allocation system by June 15. Check JoSAA 2017 participating institutes here.
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Marksheet and Adhaar details must be matched. So you have to approach to 10th passing school with relevant documents. The school will submit the application to CBSE regional office for correction.
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Honestly, going for CSE at Chandigarh University with your score sounds like a solid choice. I'm saying this because CU has become a hub for tech placements and internships, and the environment is pretty competitive in a good way. Your 88 percentile in JEE Main could also land you a scholarship, whi
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No. The JEE Mains emphasizes on deep knowledge and quote challenging with negative marking whereas KCET is moderately difficult which emphasizes on direct factual questions with no negative markings.
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No, the paper pattern of IMU CET is not similr to the JEE Main exam.
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Yes. Students with valid JEE Main scores can apply for admissions through the WBJEE counselling. However, these students will be eligible for allotment only in the 10% approved seats offered by the self-financing colleges and institutes participating in the state-level counselling.
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Yes the SRMJEEE paper pattern is similar to JEE Main however, the difficulty level is not equivalent to JEE main and the question paper is adjusted to moderate level difficulty level which will be easy for most students.
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While logging in for JEE Advanced candidate portal, if you cannnot recall your JEE Main application number, then try:
- Checking the email from NTA which was sent ot you after successfull JEE Main registration.
- Check the JEE Main acknolwedhement form taht you have downloaded after the JEE Main form was
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If you qualify under the General AI quota, the maximum required JEE Main cutoff rank for B.Tech admission was 115110 in 2025. Please note that cutoff ranks for admission vary across rounds, specialisations, and categories. Candidates with a lower cutoff rank than the one mentioned here are more like
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UniPune cutoff 2025 is out for all rounds and categories. According to UniPune B.Tech cutoff 2025, a rank of 50000 should be good enough to get you admission to one of the affiliated colleges, as the rank range is well above 50000 for many. Some of the colleges that accept this rank are listed belo
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If you qualify under the General AI quota, the maximum required JEE Main cutoff rank for B.Tech admission was 60255 in 2025. Please note that cutoff ranks for admission vary across rounds, specialisations, and categories. Candidates with a lower cutoff rank than the one mentioned here are more likel
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