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JEE Main 2018 offline paper concluded on April 8. After the exam got over, coaching institutes and industry experts started releasing JEE Main 2018 exam analysis, JEE Main 2018 answer keys and JEE Main 2018 solution with question paper which are now available on Shiksha.
JEE Main cut-offs are expected to be low this year. According to FIITJEE experts - R.L.Trikha and Ramesh Batlish, the expected cut off for the exam could be between 86 to 90 marks out of 360 in Paper-1 of JEE Main 2018 for general category. JEE Main 2018 official cut-off score to appear for JEE Advanced will be released by the end of April.
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In 2017, the cut-offs were considerably low. The cut-off to appear for JEE Advanced was 81 for general category students while the cut-off for OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD students was 49, 32, 27 and 1 respectively.
| Category |
Cut-off Score |
| Common Rank List |
81 |
| Other Backward Class (OBC - NCL) |
49 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) |
32 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
27 |
| PwD |
1 |
Check out JEE Main cut-offs for previous years here!
We also spoke to a bunch of JEE Main 2018 aspirants and got their feedback about the exam. Check the detailed JEE main 2018 student reactions now available on Shiksha.
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JEE Main 2018 official answer keys will be available online on the official website from April 24 to 27. To check the same, aspirants will be require Application Number and Date of Birth.
JEE Main 2018 results are expected to be declared on April 30. Check JEE Main 2018 important dates here.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
The JEE Main Answer Key is an official document released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) that lists the correct answers for all questions asked on the exam day.
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The JEE Main 2026 session 1 final answer key will be available soon before or with the JEE Mains result 2026.
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The admission cutoff of JEE Main is the opening and closing ranks for each participating institute and is released by JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority).
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Contributor-Level 7
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The JEE Main 2026 cutoff is primarily determined by the difficulty level of the exam, the total number of candidates appearing, and available seats in NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.
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JEE Main cutoff is minimum percentile score required to qualify for JEE Advanced. Cutoff is important as candidates clearing the cutoff can appear for JEE Advanced for IIT admission.
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) will prepare and release the category JEE Main cutoff with the results of session 2.
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The JEE Main cutoff is the minimum percentile score required to qualify for the JEE Advanced exam. Its is released with the April session result.
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No. There is no qualifying percentile in JEE Main. However, the candidates who want to appear in JEE Advanced will have to get a minimum qualifying percentile in JEE Mains. This minimum qualifying percentile is announced with the JEE Main session 2 reult.
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After JEE Main result, candidates who want to improve their scores can appear for the second attempt. Rest candidates can start shortlisting colleges and prepare for the JoSAA counselling process.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 days ago
Candidates can choose a maximum of 4 exam cities in the JEE Main application form from the choices available based on their present address.
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