JEE Main Cut Off 2025: Know Category-wise Past Year Cut off here
Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2026 ( JEE Main )
Exam On - 2 Apr '26 - 8 Apr '26
Check the JEE Main 2025 Cutoff trends and category-wise qualifying marks. Know about the 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 2025
JEE Main Cut Off 2025: The exam body NTA, conducts the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main which is the top engineering entrance exam in India. It also ranks among the toughest entrance exams in the world. The JEE Main is conducted twice a year, January and April.
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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 2025.
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- JEE Main 2025 Cut off: Highlights
- What is the JEE Main Cut Off?
- JEE Main 2025 Cut Off (Official)
- JEE Main Cut Off (2019-2025) - Trend Analysis
- JEE Main: Qualifying Cutoff vs. Admission Closing Ranks (2025-2026)
JEE Main 2025 Cut off: Highlights
- By the end of this article, students will be able to know about the official category-wise cutoffs of JEE Main 2026.
- 6-year Percentile Trend Analysis (2019–2025).
- Admission benchmarks for NITs/IIITs vs. qualifying scores.
Commonly asked questions
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will declare the JEE Mains result 2026 in the form of percentile scores. Candidates can check here the previous year JEE Main marks vs percentile data to understand how much is 120 marks in JEE Main percentile.
As per the last year JEE Main marks vs percentile analysis, 120 marks would be around 95 to 97 percentile. However, the exact JEE Main 2025 percentile marks 120 would vary depending upon the highest number scored by the candidate in a particula shift and the total number candidates appeared in that particular shift.
What is the JEE Main Cut Off?
Cut off or qualifying percentile is a minimum mark which candidates must score in JEE Main to qualify for JEE Advanced (for IIT placements), or be considered for JoSAA/CSAB counselling for admissions into NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. It 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 2025 Cut Off (Official)
For JEE Main 2025 (Session 2), qualifying percentile cut-offs were released by NTA. Here candidates can check the percentile
| Category
|
Cut Off Percentile (2025) |
|---|---|
| General (UR) |
93.10 percentile |
| EWS |
80.38 percentile |
| OBC-NCL |
79.43 percentile |
| SC |
61.15 percentile |
| ST |
47.90 percentile |
| PwD |
0.0079 percentile |
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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Commonly asked questions
The rank obtained thugh JEE Main marks vs percentile data is an expected rank and not the actual rank. Candidates must note that the actual JEE Main rank is given in JEE Mains result release by the NTA.
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.
The expected cutoff for JEE Main 2026 category wise are:
Category | Cutoff 2026 (Expected) |
|---|---|
Unreserved (UR) | 93.3045326 |
Gen-EWS | 81.4387917 |
OBC-NCL | 80.7456432 |
SC | 61.3526948 |
ST | 48.2456783 |
UR-PwD | 0.0082349 |
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JEE Main Cut Off (2019-2025) - 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.
| Year |
General |
EWS |
OBC-NCL |
SC |
ST |
PwD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
93.10 |
80.38 |
79.43 |
61.15 |
47.90 |
0.0079 |
| 2024 |
93.23 |
81.32 |
79.67 |
60.09 |
46.69 |
0.0018 |
| 2023 |
90.77 |
75.62 |
73.61 |
51.97 |
37.23 |
0.0013 |
| 2022 |
88.41 |
63.11 |
67.00 |
43.08 |
26.77 |
0.0031 |
| 2021 |
87.89 |
66.22 |
68.02 |
46.88 |
34.67 |
0.0096 |
| 2020 |
90.37 |
70.24 |
72.88 |
50.17 |
39.06 |
0.0618 |
| 2019 |
89.75 |
78.21 |
74.31 |
54.01 |
44.33 |
0.1137 |
The table highlights official qualifying percentile scores released by National Testing Agency (NTA) to determine eligibility for JEE Advanced:
Based on the above cut off trends of JEE Main, it can be understood that general category cut-off steadily increased from 88 (2022) to 93 (2024-25). This shows rising competition and performance. The JEE Main cut off of candidates belonging to reserved categories such as (EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST) also shows consistent upward trend, especially in recent years. PwD cut-offs remain extremely low (reservation-linked) but are not indicative of competitive ranking.
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
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JEE Main: Qualifying Cutoff vs. Admission Closing Ranks (2025-2026)
| Feature |
Qualifying Cutoff (NTA) |
Admission Closing Ranks (JoSAA) |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose |
Eligibility for JEE Advanced & Counselling |
Final seat allotment in a specific college/branch |
| Unit |
Percentile Score (e.g., 93.10) |
All India Rank (AIR) (e.g., 4,500) |
| Authority |
National Testing Agency (NTA) |
Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) |
| Significance |
Filters top 2.5 lakh candidates |
Determines if you get a seat in NITs, IIITs, or GFTIs |
| Top-Tier Goal |
93.10+ (General) to be eligible |
4,000 to 10,000 for CSE in top institutes |
The JEE Main Cut Off 2025 reflects a competitive landscape with high qualifying percentiles across categories:
| Category |
Qualifying Percentile (2025) |
|---|---|
| General (UR) |
93.10 |
| EWS |
80.38 |
| OBC-NCL |
79.43 |
| SC |
61.15 |
| ST |
47.90 |
| PwD |
0.0079 |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 8 hours ago
No, Shetty Institute of Technology does not accept JEE Main. Students do not have to submit JEE scores. Instead, students need to appear for the CET exam. The institute may accept other tests for management quota admissions.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 13 hours ago
SGT University considers JEE Main scores for admission to BTech. Candidates are also selected for BTech courses based on their merit or CUET scores. However, the preference is given to candidates with JEE Main scores.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered Yesterday
For general students 60 marks is not good enough for admission in top NITs or IIITs. 60 marks will be around 80 percentile and will give rank between 1.5 and 2.5 lakhs.
M
Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
A score of 70 marks in JEE Mains is considered average to below-average for General category students. This corresponds to a percentile around 88 to 91.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
The JEE Main cutoff score means the minimum percentile needed to qualify for JEE Advanced.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College offers scholarships to BTech students with AIR up to 25,000 in JEE. Hence, JEE Main rank is required for scholarship. Below is the detailed criteria:
| AIR in JEE Examination | Scholarship |
|---|---|
| 1-10,000 | Equivalent to 100% of tuition fees |
| 10,001-15,000 | Equivalent to 75% of tuition fees |
| 15,001-20,000 | Equivalent to 50% of tuition fees |
| 20,001-25,000 | Equivalent to 25% of tuition fees |
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 2 days ago
The JEE Main cutoff for SVNIT Surat has remained somewhat similar in the past three years. Students can refer to the table below to have a better understanding of the cutoff pattern at the SVNIT Surat:
| Course | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering | 17208 | 16328 | 17293 |
| BTech in Electrical Engineering | 25025 | 24015 | 25143 |
| BTech in Artificial Intelligence | 12514 | 13273 | 13134 |
| BTech in Electronics and VLSI Engineering | – / – | 19197 | 18945 |
| BTech in Mathematics and Computing | – / – | 12569 | 13533 |
S
Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
The JEE Main 2026 session 2 results are expected to be released by April 20, as per the official information by NTA.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a week ago
Yes, students have a decent chance of getting admission in RGPV Bhopal with 80 percentile in JEE Main through DTE MP counselling. However, to get admission in top branches, such as CSE, this may not be enough. Students can check the past year cutoffs to know more.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Students have the choice to submit scores of either MHT-CET or JEE (Main) entrance exam for BTech admission in HSNC University. So JEE (Main) score is not compulsory for HSNC University BTech admission. If a student does not have a valid score in either MHT-CET as well JEE (Main), then they have to
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Contributor-Level 10
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