Updated on Jun 12, 2016 13:24 IST

JEE Advanced 2016 Qualifying Marks and Criteria

The results for JEE Advanced 2016 got declared on June 12 on the official website along with All India Ranks, category wise ranks and subject wise scores of aspirants. The names of JEE Advanced 2016 toppers also got released along with qualifying marks and criteria.

The total marks obtained in Mathematics will be the marks awarded for Mathematics in Paper 1 and Paper 2. The total marks obtained in Physics and Chemistry will also be calculated in the same way. The aggregate marks will be calculated as the sum of the marks obtained in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Candidates have to satisfy the subject-wise as well as the aggregate qualifying marks to be included in a rank list.

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  • Maximum aggregate marks: 372 (186 each in Paper-1 and Paper-2) 
  • Maximum marks in Physics: 124 (62 each in Paper-1 and Paper-2)
  • Maximum marks in Chemistry: 124 (62 each in Paper-1 and Paper-2)
  • Maximum marks in Mathematics: 124 (62 each in Paper-1 and Paper-2)

 

 JEE Advanced 2016 Revised Criteria for Inclusion in a Rank List for IIT admissions

Rank List

Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject

Minimum

Percentage of

Aggregate Marks

Common rank list (CRL)

10.0

20

OBC-NCL rank list

9.0

18

SC rank list

5.0

10

ST rank list

5.0

10

Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD)

5.0

10

OBC-NCL-PwD rank list

5.0

10

SC-PwD rank list

5.0

10

ST-PwD rank list

5.0

10

Preparatory course (PC) rank lists

2.5

05

 

JEE Advanced 2016 Qualifying Marks for IIT admissions

Category

PwD

Status

Rank List

Minimum Marks in Each Subject

Minimum

Aggregate Marks

Any

Any

CRL

13

75

OBC-NCL

Any

OBC-NCL rank list

12

67

SC

Any

SC rank list

07

38

ST

Any

ST rank list

07

38

Any

Yes

CRL-PwD

07

38

OBC-NCL

Yes

OBC-NCL-PwD rank list

07

38

SC

Yes

SC-PwD rank list

07

38

ST

Yes

ST-PwD rank list

07

38

 

 

 

 

 

Any

Yes

PC-CRL-PwD

04

19

OBC-NCL

Yes

PC-OBC-NCL-PwD

04

19

SC

Any

PC-SC

04

19

SC

Yes

PC-SC-PwD

04

19

ST

Any

PC-ST

04

19

ST

Yes

PC-ST-PwD

04

19

 

In 2016, as many as 155948 aspirants registered for JEE Advanced. Out of these 147678 appeared for the exam. However, only 36566 qualified the exam.

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