Passion to pursue engineering is the most important factor that leads aspirants to participate in JEE Advanced exam. While good career prospects and the reputation of an IIT also play a major role. Additionally, many candidates also pursue this exam under family expectations. Know here what motivates candidates to tackle JEE Advanced, one of the toughest exams.
Why should you take JEE Advanced?
Why JEE Advanced and IIT: A poll was run by shiksha.com that aimed to understand why candidates go through IIT JEE Advanced, one of the toughest entrance exams in world. Although, one obvious answer is to get into one of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), but what are some other reasons? Last year, out of 1,80,422 candidates who appeared for the exam, 26.7% qualified and 9.81% were allotted seats across 23 IITs. Additionally, the selection rate last year was 30.1%.
With such a low success rate in the IITs, one might imagine why so many candidates gravitate towards the JEE Advanced. Aspirants invest year after year to prepare for JEE Advanced for IIT admission. With Shiksha poll results now available, we have some of the most important reasons why a student aims to crack JEE Advanced, a beast of an exam and why IIT admission is so important despite the tough selection process. JEE Advanced 2026 will be held on May 17, 2026.
- Shiksha Poll: What motivates you to tackle JEE Advanced, one of the toughest exams?
- Is Cracking JEE Advanced and Chasing After an IIT Seat Worth It?
- Alternatives of IIT JEE Advanced
Shiksha Poll: What motivates you to tackle JEE Advanced, one of the toughest exams?
When asked “What motivates you to tackle JEE Advanced, one of the toughest exams?”, the following options were provided:
- Good career prospects
- Reputation of an IIT
- Family expectations
- Interest in engineering
- Others
The poll result indicated that interest in engineering is the highest motivator for the candidates to pursue JEE Advanced exam.
What motivates you to tackle JEE Advanced, one of the toughest exams?
What the poll result indicate?
Primary Motivation: The majority of aspirants (27%) take JEE Advanced due to a genuine interest in the field.
Career and Prestige: 25% of candidates take the exam for the brand of IIT and the good career prospect associated with the IIT brand.
Family Expectations: 10% of the candidates take the exam due to expectation of their family.
Minority Influence: 14% of candidates said they have other reasons to take the exam.
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Commonly asked questions
JoSAA 2026 counselling for JEE Main and JEE Advanced qualifiers will begin in June 2026. The entire schedule of JoSAA counselling 2026 will be uploaded on josaa.nic.in.
No, your candidature will be rejected as you need to have minimum of 75% in class 12 to be eligible for admisison to the IITs, NIT, IIITs and GFTIs via the JoSAA counselling. Even if you pass JEE Advanced and JEE Main, of you do not have 75% minimum marks in class 12 boards you will no get admissions.
The JEE Advanced 2026 cutoff will be released with the results of JEE Advanced 2026. Until then, candidates can check below the JEE Advanced cutoff from the previous years:
The JEE Advanced 2025 cutoff of the common rank list is 20.56%; 18.50% for the GEN-EWS rank list and OBC-NCL rank list; 10.28% for SC, ST, and PwD rank lists across all categories; and 5.14% for Preparatory course rank lists.
All those candidates who score above the cutoff marks in their respective categories can register for JoSAA counselling to participate in the IIT seat allotment process. Note that qualifying the JEE Advaced cutoff will not guarantee a seat in the IITs. Various factors are at play while allotting seats in the IITs. These factors include the demand for a course and IIT, the number of seats on offer, the reservation criteria, etc.
The conducting IIT sometimes send the JEE Advanced result on the email of parents and candidates are provided while registering for the exam. However, in certain year the result is not sent via email. Hence, candidates whould not wait for the JEE Advanced result on their email and check it from the official website - jeeadv.ac.in as soon as the result is out.
Is Cracking JEE Advanced and Chasing After an IIT Seat Worth It?
Cracking JEE Advanced and securing a seat in an IIT is a difficult job, but is it worth it? Check the advantages of challenges of pursuing the JEE Advanced exam:
Advantages
- Prestige and recognition
- World-class education
- Career support and opportunities
- Great alumni connection
- All round growth
Challenges
- Impeccable pressure and stress
- Very demanding
- High dedication required
- Many sacrifices are needed to be made
- Balancing hobbies and extracurriculars is difficult
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Alternatives of IIT JEE Advanced
Attending other prestigious engineering colleges, starting your own business, or exploring new fields like artificial intelligence, data science, and design are just some of the alternative options available to IIT JEE Advanced. Cajndidates can also look out for some of the private colleges tht intake admission without JEE Advanced. Among the most well-known private engineering colleges are BITS Pilani, VIT University, Amrita University, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, and Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT). Each of these college hold its own entrance exam for admission into BTech/BE/Integrated BTech programs.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
Yes, your son can easily appear for ongoing JoSAA 2026 counselling and the choice-filling process. However, to get a seat on IIT, your son must score 75% aggregate in the 12th CBSE for the general category, and for SC/ST/PwD, the score must be 65%.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, you have a chance to get admission mostly in newer IITs with a General EWS rank of 3500 in JEE.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 4 weeks ago
If a student wants to join the IIT Roorkee BTech or BSc programme, then appearing for JEE Advanced is mandatory. Students have to clear the JEE Advanced cutoff and participate in counselling to get a seat. However, for any non-BTech/ BSc programme, JEE Advanced is not required. Students may submit a
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
If you belong to the General AI category, the JEE Advanced cutoff rank required for B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing was 856. Similarly, for B.Sc. (Research) specialisations, the cutoff rank required for admission in 2025 was 2263.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
On the JEE Main result, candidates can check if they have qualified for the JEE Advanced exam.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 2 months ago
No, JEE-Main or JEE-Advanced scores are not required for scholarships at NTU Singapore. Indian students with a strong JEE-Advanced rank are advised to submit scores as it is highly valued, but not mandatory.
Maintaining strong academic scores and extracurriculars are the basic requirements for NTU sc
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