What is a Good Score in JEE Advanced 2026: Know Safe Score for IIT Admission
Joint Entrance Exam - Advanced 2026 ( JEE Advanced )
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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