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. |
Commonly asked questions
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.
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.
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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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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 weeks ago
Yes, students can get admission in IIT Mandi with a rank of 10000 in JEE Advanced. But at this rank, admission to the top specialisations, such as CSE would not be possible. Students can get admission in Mechanical Engineering, General Engineering, Engineering Physics, and more. Interested students
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Answered 3 weeks ago
Once the results are live in mid-June, the JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counselling begins. This is the most critical phase where you'll list IIT Dharwad as your preference. The counselling runs through several rounds from late June to July. You'll need to be available during these weeks
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a month ago
IIT Jammu accepts the JEE Advanced entrance exam for BTech admission. For the students belonging to the General AI quota, the cutoff ranks ranged between 5988 and 18156 for BTech admission across multiple specialisations. For the category-wise cutoff range, refer to the table below:
| Category | JEE Advanced Cutoff Range 2025 |
|---|---|
| Genenral | 5988 - 18156 |
| OBC | 2594 - 6153 |
| SC | 1266 - 3346 |
| ST | 763 - 1555 |
| EWS | 811- 2665 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
For IIT Palakkad B.Tech. admission, the JEE Advanced closing ranks ranged between 2229 and 5841 for the students belonging to the OBC category. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the JEE Advanced round-wise cutoff range for 2025.
| Round | JEE Advanced Cutoff Range 2025 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2229 - 5167 |
| 2 | 2293 - 5445 |
| 3 | 1153 - 2990 |
| 4 | 1168 - 2990 |
| 5 | 1182 - 3024 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, if you belong to the General AI category, you can get admission to CSE at IIT Tirupati with a JEE Advanced cutoff rank of 4000. The cutoff rank for admission varies across different categories and rounds. In 2025, for CSE admission, the last round cutoff ranks varied between 4620 and 5034 for t
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
For IIT Tirupati, the JEE Advanced last round closing ranks ranged between 5034 and 16548 for BTech admission in the General category under the AI quota. Likewise, the cutoff range varies across different categories and rounds. For the last round, the category-wise range is given below:
| Category | Last Round Cutoff 2025 |
|---|---|
| General | 5034 - 16548 |
| OBC | 2113 - 5522 |
| SC | 1018 - 3091 |
| ST | 553 - 1376 |
| EWS | 733 - 2434 |
| PWD | 167 - 228 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Candidates must be very careful in filling JEE Advanced application form as the correction facility is not provided post the last date of registration. It is thus advised that candidates verify all the details they fill in the form at least once and make the corrections before the last date to apply
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
If the PwD certificate is valid and issued by the competent authority, it will be considered for availing the reservation. However, it is advsied to get the UDID card before admission process.
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Answered a month ago
Candidates with benchmark disabilities are eligible to avail scribe facility. For this, they have to first mark their PwBD status/category in application form. Candidates can bring their own scribe or can take the facility from the organizing institute.
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Answered a month ago
The procedure to apply for IIT JEE Adv includes four main steps
- Login through JEE Main application number and date of birth
- Fillling of required details
- Uploading documents
- Payment of application fee
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