Check JEE Main 2024 Cutoff trends and category-wise qualifying marks. Know about percentile scored by top candidates belonging to various categories. The cut off gives an idea about the marks which candidates need to score in order to qualify the JEE Main exam.
JEE Main Cut Off 2024: The National Testing Agency has released the JEE Mains 2024 cutoff. Candidates can check here the cutoff to know the minimum score requried to qualify for JEE Adv 2024. Every candidate aiming to join the IIT must secure NTA score above the cutoff.
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The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main is conducted twice a year in January and April. The JEE Main is considered as a screening test for the JEE Advanced exam and the objective is to shortlist candidates for admissions into NITs, IIITs, GFTIs. Candidates who qualify JEE Advanced get direct admission into IITs. Each year, NTA releases percentile-based cut-offs that candidates must cross to be eligible for the next stages of admission or for JEE Advanced. In order to crack the exam, students must score equal to or more than the prescribed cut off. Check here the JEE Main cut off 2024.
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- JEE Main 2024 Cut off Highlights
- What is JEE Main Cut Off?
- JEE Main 2024 Cut Off (Official)
- JEE Main Cut Off (2019-2024) - Trend Analysis
- JEE Main Qualifying Cutoff vs Admission Closing Ranks (2024-2025)
- Admission Closing Ranks for Top Institutes (2024 Final Round)
JEE Main 2024 Cut off Highlights
- By the end of this article on JEE Main cut off 2024, candidates will be able to know about official category-wise cutoffs.
- 6-year Percentile Trend Analysis (2019–2024).
- Admission benchmarks for NITs/IIITs vs. qualifying scores.
What is JEE Main Cut Off?
The JEE Main cut off is a minimum mark which students must score to qualify for JEE Advanced, or be considered for JoSAA/CSAB counselling. After the counselling is conducted, students will be shortlisted for admission into NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.
The cut off marks of JEE Main 2024 is prescribed by NTA and is not a final admission cut-off as individual colleges or branches have different cut off which varies by institute and seat category.
JEE Main 2024 Cut Off (Official)
For JEE Main 2024, qualifying percentile cut-offs were released by NTA. Here candidates can check the percentile
| Category |
JEE Main 2024 Cutoff (NTA Score) |
|---|---|
| General (UR) |
93.2362181 |
| EWS |
81.3266412 |
| OBC-NCL |
79.6757881 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) |
60.0923182 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
46.6975840 |
| UR-PwD |
0.0018700 |
These are minimum percentiles candidates needed to qualify for JEE Advanced eligibility and central counselling). PwD’s percentile is very low due to reservation rules.
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JEE Main Cut Off (2019-2024) - Trend Analysis
Lets understand the JEE Main cut off trends over the years from 2029-2025 to understand how cut-off moves and also now the strategy for preparation.
| Category |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General (UR) |
93.23 |
90.77 |
88.41 |
87.89 |
90.37 |
89.75 |
| Gen-EWS |
81.32 |
75.62 |
63.11 |
66.22 |
70.24 |
78.21 |
| OBC-NCL |
79.67 |
73.61 |
67.00 |
68.02 |
72.88 |
74.31 |
| SC |
60.09 |
51.97 |
43.08 |
46.88 |
50.17 |
54.01 |
| ST |
46.69 |
37.23 |
26.77 |
34.67 |
39.06 |
44.33 |
| UR-PwD |
0.0018 |
0.0013 |
0.0031 |
0.0096 |
0.0618 |
0.1137 |
The table highlights official qualifying percentile scores released by National Testing Agency (NTA) to determine eligibility for JEE Advanced:
JEE Main cut off - Why Do Cut Offs Change Year to Year?
- Number of candidates appearing
- Difficulty level of the exam sessions (Jan & Apr/Mar)
- Overall performance trends
- Percentile normalization process across shifts
JEE Main Qualifying Cutoff vs Admission Closing Ranks (2024-2025)
| Category |
Qualifying Percentile (2024) |
Qualifying Percentile 2025 |
Admission Rank (Top NITs - CSE) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General (UR) |
93.23 |
93.10 |
1,000 – 15,000 |
| EWS |
81.32 |
80.38 |
200 – 2,500 (Category Rank) |
| OBC-NCL |
79.67 |
79.43 |
400 – 5,000 (Category Rank) |
| SC |
60.09 |
61.15 |
100 – 3,000 (Category Rank) |
| ST |
46.69 |
47.90 |
50 – 1,500 (Category Rank) |
| UR-PwD |
0.0018 |
0.0079 |
1 – 500 (PwD Rank) |
Admission Closing Ranks for Top Institutes (2024 Final Round)
| Institute (Branch: CSE) |
General (CRL Rank) |
OBC-NCL (Category Rank) |
|---|---|---|
| NIT Trichy |
1,245 |
450 |
| NIT Surathkal |
1,920 |
650 |
| NIT Warangal |
2,360 |
800 |
| IIIT Allahabad (IT) |
5,202 |
1,800 |
| IIIT Guwahati |
20,821 |
7,519 |
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