What is a good score in JEE Main to qualify for JEE Advanced?

Candidates scoring above 150 marks in JEE Main can have a fair chance of qualifying for JEE Advanced. The cutoff however is decided by NTA and varies every year.

Taking admission in IITs is the dream of every engineering aspirant but, not every JEE Main 2022 applicant reach that mark. The fate of a candidate to become eligible for appearing in JEE Advanced is decided on the basis of his/her percentile score in JEE Mains. A JEE Main cut off percentile score is decided by NTA and all the candidates who have scored above the cutoff become eligible for appearing in JEE Advanced. The cutoff score is different for General, EWS, OBC, SC, ST and PwD candidates. Looking at the previous year's trends, any candidate scoring above 150 can have a fair chance of qualifying for JEE Advanced. 

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Of all the candidates who appear in JEE Main, only the top 2.5 lakh candidates in the order of merit get a chance to appear in JEE Advanced. The number of students goes above 2.5 lakh in the case of supernumerary seats. Road to IIT is undoubtedly hard and candidates only with the right approach, dedication and determination succeed in getting a seat.

The percentages of candidates shortlisted under various categories are 10% for GEN-EWS, 27% for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST and the remaining 40.5% is OPEN for all. Within each of these five categories, 5% horizontal reservation is available for PwD candidates. Candidates can check below the number of candidates and the cutoff score for various years.

JEE Main Cutoff Score for Appearing in JEE Advanced

Category/Year	2020	2019	2018 (Marks)
Unreserved	90.3765335	89.7548849	74
EWS	70.2435518	78.2174869	--
OBC-NCL	72.8887969	74.3166557	45
SC	50.1760245	54.0128155	29
ST	39.0696101	44.3345172	24
PwD	0.0618524	0.11371730	-35

JEE Main 2022 Rank Predictor

JEE Advanced 2022 Rank Predictor

No. of Candidates Qualified for JEE Advanced 2021

Category	Total no. of candidates
Open	96187	101250
Open PwD	5063
GEN-EWS	23750	25000
GEN-EWS-PwD	1250
OBC-NCL	64125	67500
OBC-NCL-PwD	3375
SC	35625	37500
SC-PwD	1875
ST	17812	18750
ST-PwD	938

What is a good percentile in JEE Main

Candidates often have doubts like what is a good percentile in JEE Main, What score or rank in JEE Main can be considered good and many others. For admission in top colleges like NITs and IIITs, candidates need to score high marks.

The rank or score in JEE Main for admission varies for various categories. The rank which an unreserved category candidate need to have to get admission in top college is very high while for the same college, rank required by a reserved category candidate is low. Based on admission cutoff for previous years, good score in JEE Main can be summarized as

JEE Main Percentile Score

Percentile Score	Position
100 to 99	Excellent
99 to 95	Very good
95 to 90	Good
90 to 80	Average
Below 80	Satisfactory

JEE Main Score Vs Ranks (Actual)

Candidates are provided here the example of raw marks and the correspoding NTA score. This will give students an idea that how many marks they need to score in JEE Main in individual subjects and in total to qualify for JEE Advanced.  

Subjects	Raw Score	NTA Score
Phyiscs	60
Chemistry	57
Maths	54
Total	171	96.2832115

JEE Advanced Cutoff For Admisison in IITs

The cut off ranks required for admission in various IITs varies as per the course and category. Candidates can check below the JEE Advanced cutoff for admission in various IITs.

JEE Advanced Cutoff for IITs

Name of Institute	Cut Off
IIT Delhi Cutoff	Click Here
IIT Kanpur Cutoff	Click Here
IIT Madras Cutoff	Click Here
IIT Roorkee Cutoff	Click Here
IIT Bombay Cutoff	Click Here
IIT Guwahati Cutoff	Click Here
IIT BHU Cutoff	Click Here
IIT Dharwad Cutoff	Click Here
IIT Jammu Cutoff	Click Here
IIT Indore Cutoff	Click Here

JEE Main Cutoff for Admission in NITs

Students can get admission in various NITs with ranks they secure in JEE Main. The cutoff rank for admission in NITs depends on the institute and course in which admission is desired. Also, the JEE Main cutoff rank varies with the categories under which admission is desired. Candidates can check the NIT JEE Main cutoff from the table listed below.

NIT JEE Main Cutoff

Year	JEE Main Cutoff Rank
2020	Click Here
2019	Click Here

JEE Main Score for Admission in IIITs

The Indian Institutes of Information Technology or IIITs are specialized institute running programs in the filed of IT. Admission in IIITs is based on JEE Main score and the allotment of seats is done through JoSAA. Candidates can check the JEE Main cutoff for IIITs from the table below.

IIIT JEE Main Cutoff

Year	JEE Main Cutoff Rank
2020	Click Here
2019	Click Here