What is a Good Score in JEE Advanced 2026: Know Safe Score for IIT Admission
Joint Entrance Exam - Advanced 2026 ( JEE Advanced )
Registration - 6 Apr '26 - 2 May '26
What is a Good Score in JEE Advanced? How much should a candidate score to qualify the exam, and what marks guarantee admission to an IIT? In this article, we will be observing some previous year trends to analyse what a safe score is in JEE Advanced 2026. Read below.
What is a Good Score in JEE Advanced?
The JEE Advanced exam is an unpredictable exam. The exam difficulty level ranges from moderate to difficult every year. Candidates who are aiming to qualify this exam must have an idea about what a safe score is to pass the exam, and also what a good score in JEE Advanced is that guarantees an IIT. The cutoff marks to pass the JEE Advanced exam are released with the JEE Advanced result. The cutoff marks are released for all categories of candidates. Candidates are required to pass the cutoff marks in each subject (Maths, Physics, Chemistry) and also in total.
We will talk about two types of scores in this article:
- Safe score in JEE Advanced: The minimum marks that a candidate needs to qualify the exam
- Good score in JEE Advanced exam: How many marks are good enough for candidates to get into an IIT.
Let us check a details analysis of the previous year trends in this article below.
What is a Safe Score in JEE Advanced? - Previous Year Cutoff Marks Analysis
The candidates who score equal to or more than the minimum percentage of marks required to pass the exam are assigned a rank in the JEE Advanced exam. Those candidates with JEE Advanced ranks are then eligible ot participate in JoSAA counselling for IIT admission. Note that those candidates who do not qualify the cutoff marks are not given any ranks and are ineligible for IIT admissions.
Analysis of JEE Advanced cutoff marks over the years:
| JEE Advanced 2025 Rank List |
2025 |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Rank List (CRL)
|
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 5.83% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 8.68% | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 6.83% | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 4.40% | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 5.00% | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 5% |
| Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 20.56% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 30.34% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 23.89% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 15.28% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 17.50% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 17.50% | |
| OBC-NCL Rank List
|
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 5.25% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 7.8% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 6.15% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 4.00% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 4.50% | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 4.50% |
| Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 18.50% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 27.30% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 21.50% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 13.89% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 15.75% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 15.75% | |
| GEN-EWS Rank List
|
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 5.25% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 7.8% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 6.15% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 4.00% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 4.50% | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 4.50% |
| Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 18.50% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 27.30% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 21.50% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 13.89% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 15.75% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 15.75% | |
| SC Rank List
|
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.92% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 4.34% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 3.42% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.20% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.50% | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.50% |
| Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 10.28% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 15.17% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 11.95% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 7.78% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 8.75% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 8.75% | |
| ST Rank List
|
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.92% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 4.34% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 3.42% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.20% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.50% | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.50% |
| Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 10.28% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 15.17% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 11.95% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 7.78% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 8.75% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 8.75% | |
| Common-PwD Rank List (CRL-PwD)
|
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.92% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 4.34% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 3.42% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.20% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.50% | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.50% |
| Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 10.28% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 15.17% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 11.95% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 7.78% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 8.75% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 8.75% | |
| OBC-NCL-PwD Rank List
|
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.92% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 4.34% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 3.42% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.20% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.50% | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.50% |
| Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 10.28% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 15.17% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 11.95% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 7.78% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 8.75% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 8.75% | |
| GEN-EWS-PwD Rank List
|
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.92% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 4.34% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 3.42% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.20% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.50% | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.50% |
| Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 10.28% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 15.17% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 11.95% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 7.78% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 8.75% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 8.75% | |
| SC-PwD Rank List
|
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.92% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 4.34% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 3.42% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.20% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.50% | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.50% |
| Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 10.28% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 15.17% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 11.95% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 7.78% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 8.75% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 8.75% | |
| ST-PwD Rank List
|
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.92% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 4.34% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 3.42% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.20% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.50% | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 2.50% |
| Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 10.28% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 15.17% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 11.95% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 7.78% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 8.75% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 8.75% | |
| Preparatory Course (PC) Rank List
|
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 1.46% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 2.17% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 1.71% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 0.83% |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 0.75% | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject - 0.75% |
| Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 5.14% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 7.58% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 5.98% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 3.89% |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 2.62% | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks - 2.62% |
From the above table, we can draw the following conclusion about the safe score in the JEE Advanced exam:
- Between 2020 to 2022, the safe score, that is the minimum marks needed to pass the exam in aggregate, was between 15% to 17%.
- In 2023, the safe score to pass the JEE Advanced exam rose to 23.89%. This was a drastic rise from the previous years.
- In 2024, the safe score skyrocketed to 30.34%.
- In 2025, which was the most recent year of JEE Advanced, the safe score fell to 20.56%.
Thus, since 2023, the safe score in JEE Advanced has increased, with 2024 witnessing a big jump in the cutoff marks. Therefore, candidates should score at least 30% marks in the JEE Advanced exam to be on the safe side.
| Safe score for JEE Advanced 2026: 30%. If the total marks in exam is 360, then candidates must try to score 108 marks and above. |
What is a Good Score in JEE Advanced to Get an IIT - Previous Year Cutoff Marks Analysis
A good score to get into an IIT will depend on the IIT a candidate is aiming for. This is because all IITs have different standards when it comes to admission. For example, the cutoff for IIT Bombay for the Computer Science course will be very high as compared to the cutoff of any other IIT.
In the table below, we have provided the highest closing ranks in the last JoSAA counselling round of all the 23 IITs and marks out of 360 for the corresponding ranks. This will provide an idea about:
- What was the maximum rank up to which IITs accepted admission, and how many marks are needed to get that rank.
- Candidates can thus check the good marks needed for admission to all 23 IITs.
| IIT | Closing rank as per last year | Marks out of 360 |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | 8343 | 234 to 208 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | 10043 | 120 to 110 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras | 10290 | 120 to 110 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | 10482 | 120 to 110 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | 10727 | 120 to 110 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | 11066 | 120 to 110 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | 11130 | 120 to 110 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Indore | 11274 | 120 to 110 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | 12217 | 120 to 110 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Goa | 13451 | 109 to 105 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | 13685 | 109 to 105 |
| Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi | 14447 | 109 to 105 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Ropar | 14480 | 109 to 105 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar | 16268 | 104 to 100 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati | 16548 | 104 to 100 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad | 16753 | 104 to 100 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Patna | 16815 | 104 to 100 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai | 17478 | 99 to 94 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Mandi | 17491 | 99 to 94 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Jammu | 18156 | 99 to 94 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur | 18310 | 99 to 94 |
| Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad | 18368 | 99 to 94 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad | 18979 | 99 to 94 |
From the above table, it is clear that:
- The minimum marks needed to get an IIT range from 94 to 234 marks. A -tier IITs like IIT B and IIT M demand higher marks between 110 to 240.
- All IITs close their admission at ranks below 19000.
| Good score for JEE Advanced 2026: 95+ marks. Last year, all IITs closed their intake in the general category at ranks below 19000. |
To conclude:
| 200+ marks | Excellent marks - top tier IITs guaranteed |
| 110 to 200 marks | Good marks to get any IIT, other than the top tier ones |
| 100 marks to 109 marks | Safe marks to pass the exam |
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IIT Roorkee is the organising institute for JEE Advanced 2026 exam. Details related to the exam date, eligibility criteria and syllabus of JEE Advanced 2026 can be checked on the website jeeadv.ac.in.
The JEE Advanced cetre list is released city wise and zone wise on the official website of JEE Advanced - jeeadv.ac.in. The candidates can check the name of the cities in all the states on India and also broad where the exam will be held in computer based test mode.
Yes, the JEE Advanced exam is held in India as well as abroad. The list of abroad centres are mentioned on the brochure.
The complete schedule of the JEE Advanced 2026 has been announced on the website - jeeadv.ac.in. The information brochure for JEE Adv 2026 has also been released. IIT Roorkee will conduct the IIT JEE Advanced exam 2026 on May 18, 2026. The registration form will be released on April 23 for Indian nationals and on April 6 for foreign candidates.
The JEE Advanced 2026 exam time for paper 1 is expected to be 9 am to 12 noon.
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The number of questions in each subjects are generally not same, but the total number of questions mostly ranges from 17 to 18 across all three subjects in both Paper 1 and 2. The number of questions will also be different for each type (MCQ, Matching, Single/Multi correct) within the subjects in pa
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No, same questions never get repeated in IIT JEE exam. However, questions with similar concepts can find places in the exam. The question paper of JEE Advanced is prepared considering the syllabus and exam pattern.
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You will not be eligible for admission as preparatory ranks are not considered under round 1. Since you have already qualified to appear for JEE (Advanced), all you need to do is meet the second criterion and apply for round 2, which will be only conducted if seats from round 1 remain vacant.
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Yes, you can still get admission in Round 2 if you meet eligibility criteria to appear in JEE (Advanced) and have a valid JEE (Mains) rank. Also, you must have scored 60% or above in class 12th. For SC/ST/PwD category students, 55% or above is required.
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No, candidates need not pay any fees to participate in JEE Adv counselling. However, once the seat is allotted, candidates will need to pay approximately INR 35,000 (less for reserved category) as a seat acceptance fee and around INR 20,000 as partial admission fees. Both these payments are adjusted
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To participate in JEE Advanced counselling, candidates must keep the following documents ready.
- JoSAA Seat Allotment Letter
- Admit card of JEE Advanced 2026
- Proof of Date of Birth Class 12/HSC/Birth Certificate/Any other certificate as proof of date of birth
- Photo ID card
- Class 12/SSC/Equivalent exam Mark
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Answered 6 days ago
No, candidates have to carry the printout of their JEE Advanced admit card downloaded from the website to appear in the exam. Soft copies will not be accepted.
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Answered 6 days ago
Mock test released by organising IITs are very useful in understanding the pattern and difficulty level of exam. However, solving official mock test paper only is not advised. It is recommended to solve additional mock test to score good marks in JEE Advanced.
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Absolutely NO. Exact same questions have never been repeated in JEE Advanced exam. However, questions having same concepts do come.
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Yes, candidates can register for IIT JEE only using the application number of NTA JEE Mains. Also, candidates can apply for JEE Advanced only if they score above the JEE cutoff.
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The exam date for JEE Advanced 2026 has been announced. IIT Roorkee is the organising institute for JEE Advanced exam 2026. The exam will be held on May 17, 2026.