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.
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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If you get above 93 percentile in the 1st or 2nd session of JEE main, take preparation of JEE advanced. You can get IIT's seat through JEE advanced. Or you can also try for NITs. If you are unable to clear the cutoff, you can also give exams for state government colleges and exams for specific colle
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Yes, you can take admission in BTech at ABES Engineering College without appearing in JEE Mains. They can take direct admission in the B.Tech programme. Candidates with an Engineering Diploma or a B.Sc degree with a minimum of 45% marks are eligible.
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The selection process for the All India quota students is based on their JEE Main ranks. Students who want admission to I2IT Pune need to appear in the CAP counselling process to avail a seat for any BE course.
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The minimum rank required to get admission at I2IT Pune would depend on the category you belong to. The I2IT Pune JEE Main cutoff 2025 for the General AI category says that a rank of at least 61370 is required to be eligible for admission to the BTech in Information Technology department. This categ
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Students who attempted the JEE Main should start preparing for the JEE Advanced entrance examination if they want admission at IITs. Those who score above the 98th percentile in JEE Main session 2 should start to study for the JEE Advanced exam.
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As of now, the easiest shift of JEE Main 2026 April session was the April 4 shift 2 exam.
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No, JEE Main is not compulsory for Intellipaat School of Technology, Pune BTech admissions. The institute conducts an in-house test based on which seats are given. Aspirants have to appear for the ISTEE to get admission in the institute.
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Yes, MITS Deemed to be University accepts valid score in JEE (Main) for admission in its BTech programme. Students can also choose take the MITSUCET instead which is conducted by the university for BTech admission.
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