JEE Mains 2018: Know Your Score And Rank Card

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared JEE Main 2018 results on April 30. Aspirants who appeared for the exam can check their results on the official website by logging in with their Roll Number and Date Of Birth, as mentioned on their JEE Main 2018 admit cards. Like last year, this year too, the score card comprised the AIR(All India Rank) rank of the candidate.

Candidates, through JEE Main 2018 score and rank card, would be able to check their JEE Main scores, AIR rank, category and personal details. Enlisted below are a few essential fields that will help the students to understand the important elements of JEE Mains Score and Ranks Card.

 JEE Main 2018 Score and Rank Card

1. Candidate’s Roll Number: JEE Main roll number is allotted to each of the candidate by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). This is to give them a unique identification other than their actual names.

2. Personal Details: This includes candidate’s name, mother’s name, and father’s name. All the mentioned details are same as mentioned in the 10th or 12th mark sheets.

3. Category & Sub Category: This detail reflects the category of candidates to which they belong. This includes General, SC (Scheduled Castes), ST (Scheduled Tribes), and OBC (Other Backward Classes). The sub-category is usually filled for candidates with disabilities i.e. PwD (Persons with Disabilities).

4. State Code of Eligibility & Nationality: This detail displays the code of the state from where the candidate has completed class 12^th. For instance: (33) UTTAR PRADESH for those who have completed their 10 + 2 from the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Nationality: This field shows the status of a candidate belonging to any particular nation by their origin or birth. Candidates usually select any one of the following- Indian, PIO (Person of Indian Origin, OCI (Overseas Citizen of India), and Foreign (other than OCI/PIO).

5. Marks obtained in each subject: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (PCM): The field displays the candidate’s individual scores for each section which includes Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics for 120 marks each. So, the candidate’s total score is calculated out of 360 i.e. (120*3).

6. Total marks obtained: This field displays the total marks secured by candidates in JEE Main 2018 which is a sum of all three subjects – Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

7. Common Rank List (CRL) Rank: This is nothing but the All India Rank secured by the candidate in JEE Main 2018. It is calculated by putting the composite scores of all the candidates in an ascending order. 

8. Qualifying Status for JEE Advanced 2018: This displays whether the aspirant has qualified for JEE Advanced or not.  

9. Cutoff score for appearing in JEE Advanced 2018: This is the JEE Main 2018 cut off score for JEE Advanced. Only those aspirants who have secured the minimum cut off will be eligible to take JEE Advanced. From 2018, as many as 2,24,000 top candidates of JEE Main 2018 will be eligible for appearing in JEE Advanced 2018. Till 2017, only top 2,20,000 candidates of JEE Main were eligible to take JEE Advanced.

Aspirants are requested to preserve their Score Cards till the final process of admission is over. Even though the candidates are allowed to fill their choices of counselling centres, the authorities does not guarantee seat allotment for every single student. The process of seat allotment is purely based on the availability of seats and merits in respective categories.

JEE Main 2018 was held on April 8 in offline mode and on April 15 and 16 in online mode. The results of JEE Main 2018 Paper 2 will be declared on May 31. Check the important dates of the exam here.

After appearing for JEE Main for admissions to NITs, IIITs and GFTIs, aspirants also need to appear for JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counselling. JoSAA counselling happens after JEE Advanced is over and the results are declared.

JEE Advanced 2018 registrations is set to commence from May 2 and will continue till May 7. The exam is scheduled to be held on May 20. JEE Advanced 2018 results will be declared on June 10. Check the important dates for JEE Advanced 2018 here.

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