JEE Main 2017 Result Analysis: Only 6.8% girls in Top 1000
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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.
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Yes, NTA has postponed the release of JEE Main 2026 session 1 result. The new release date for the session 1 scorecard is by February 16.
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JEE Main exam is not mandatory for admission in Prestige University BTech courses. Students can apply with a valid score of other entrance exams as well. The other accepted exams are CUET/ SAT/ ACT and PU Aptitude Test.
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As per various sources, the toppers of JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam are: Arnav Gautam and Pasala Mohith. They have both scored 300 out of 300 marks.
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No. The JEE Main 2026 session 1 result will be out by February 16 at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
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Yes, SRM do accepts JEE Main score for admission to a few programs at certain campuses. As per the details available in the official website - "Any Candidate qualified in IIT JEE Main/SAT will be admitted directly even if the candidate doesn't take SRMJEEE."
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Yes, UV Patel College of Engineering accepts JEE Main marks for taking admission in the BE/BTech courses. The college also accepts score from GUJCET exam for BTech admissions. Candidates have to undergo counselling and fill the application form of college.
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As per the provisional answer keys released by NTA, Arnav Gautam has secured 300 out of 300 marks in the JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam. Another student who has claimed to have scored 300/300 in JEE Main 2026 is Pasala Mohith.
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PEIT BTech cutoff 2025 was published for admission to various specialisations. B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering had a last round cutoff of 935963 for the General AI quota.
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