Is the JEE Advanced counselling and the JoSAA counselling the same?

Yes. JEE Advanced counselling is conducted by JoSAA. The candidates with JEE Advanced rank have to register for JoSAA counselling for admission to the IITs.

What is the cutoff for JEE Advanced 2026?

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.

What minimum marks are required in JEE Mains to be eligible for JEE Advanced?

The minimum marks required in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 will be announced with the JEE Main 2026 final result after session 2 exams. Last year's minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced were: 2025: Unreserved (UR): 93.1023262 Gen-EWS: 80.3830119 OBC-NCL: 79.4313582 SC: 61.1526933 ST: 47.9026465 UR-PwD: 0.0079349 2024: General (UR): 93.2362181 General (UR) PWD: 0.0018700 Economically Weaker Section (EWS): 81.3266412 Other Backward Classes (OBC): 79.6757881 Scheduled Caste (SC): 60.0923182 Scheduled Tribe (ST): 46.6975840 2023: General (UR): 90.7788642 OBC-NCL: 73.6114227 SC: 51.9776027 ST: 37.2348772 GEN-EWS: 75.6229025 General (UR) PWD: 0.0013527 Candidates aiming for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) need to meet these cutoff marks in JEE Mains to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026.

When will the JEE Advanced 2026 counselling be held?

The JEE Advanced 2026 counselling (JoSAA) will start in June. Note that the counselling for the JEE Advanced qualified candidates for IIT admissions will be conducted jointly with NITs, IIITs and GFTIs admission counselling by JoSAA - Joint seat allocation authority. Candidates have to register for JoSAA, fill choices, check allotment, confirm allotment, and pay seat confirmation fee to complete the IIT admisison process after JEE Advanced. The registration for JoSAA counselling will start on June 2, 2026.

What is minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced?

The minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced change year after year. NTA published the JEE Main marks needed to pass for JEE Advanced with the JEE Main session two result. Check below the previous year minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced: Category 2025 2024 2023 General 93.1023262 93.2362181 90.7788642 OBC-NCL 80.3830119 79.6757881 73.6114227 SC 79.4313582 60.0923182 51.9776027 ST 61.1526933 46.6975840 37.2348772 GEN-EWS 47.9026465 81.3266412 75.6229025 Gen-PwD 0.0079349 0.0018700 0.0013527

Is the JEE Advanced cutoff announced with the JEE Advanced result?

Yes. Initially the JEE Advanced cutoff is released with the information brochure of the exam. However, the cutoff is usually revised and published again with the JEE Advanced result.

What is the cutoff for JEE Advanced 2025?

JEE Advanced 2025 cutoff is given below: JEE Advanced 2025 Criteria for Inclusion in a Rank List: JEE Advanced 2025 Rank List Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks Common Rank List (CRL) 5.83% 20.56% OBC-NCL Rank List 5.25% 18.50% GEN-EWS Rank List 5.25% 18.50% SC Rank List 2.92% 10.28% ST Rank List 2.92% 10.28% Common-PwD Rank List (CRL-PwD) 2.92% 10.28% OBC-NCL-PwD Rank List 2.92% 10.28% GEN-EWS-PwD Rank List 2.92% 10.28% SC-PwD Rank List 2.92% 10.28% ST-PwD Rank List 2.92% 10.28% Preparatory Course (PC) Rank List 1.46% 5.14% JEE Advanced 2025 Qualifying Marks: Rank List Minimum marks in each subject Minimum aggregate marks out of 360 Common rank list (CRL) 7 74 GEN-EWS rank list 6 66 OBC-NCL rank list 6 66 SC rank list 3 37 ST rank list 3 37 Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD) 3 37 GEN-EWS-PwD rank list 3 37 OBC-NCL-PwD rank list 3 37 SC-PwD rank list 3 37 ST-PwD rank list 3 37 Preparatory course rank lists 1 18

Which are the top IITs in India?

Name of Institute NIRF Ranking 2025 IIT Madras 1 IIT Delhi 2 IIT Bombay 3 IIT Kanpur 4 IIT Kharagpur 5 IIT Roorkee 6 IIT Hyderabad 7 IIT Guwahati 8 IIT BHU 10

What is the JEE Advanced JoSAA 2026 counselling schedule?

The JEE Advanced JoSAA counselling dates will be announced in May, 2026 in the official website of JoSAA - josaa.nic.in. The JoSAA registration 2026 will start on June 2, 2026. Complete schedule will be available on the official website.

JEE Advanced 2026 Cutoff: Expected Category Wise Minimum Marks Needed to Qualify IIT JEE, Previous Year Cutoffs (2025 - 2016)

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Overview

JEE Advanced 2026 Cutoff: Candidates can check JEE Advanced 2026 expected cutoff in this page to know the minimum qualifying marks. The actual JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 will be released by IIT Roorkee along with the results on June 1. JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 will be in the form of minimum marks in each subject and total of all three subjects. The IIT Roorkee will set a minimum percentage of marks in each subject and aggregate out of 360 to be declared qualifed.

Only JEE Advanced exam qualified candidates will be allowed to participate in JoSAA counselling for admission in IIT colleges. Candidates can check here JEE Advanced previous year cutoffs to know the marks required for qualifying the exam. Also, get the JEE Main cutoff for JEE Advanced from past years on this page.

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JEE Advanced 2026 Expected Cutoff

Candidates can check here the expected cutoff marks of JEE Advanced 2026

Category/Rank List	Minimum marks in each subject	Minimum aggregate marks out of 360
Common rank list (CRL)	8	84
GEN-EWS rank list	7	76
OBC-NCL rank list	7	76
SC rank list	4	47
ST rank list	4	47
Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD)	4	47
GEN-EWS-PwD rank list	4	47
OBC-NCL-PwD rank list	4	47
SC-PwD rank list	4	47
ST-PwD rank list	4	47
Preparatory course rank lists	1	18

JEE Advanced 2026 Dates

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of JEE Advanced 2026 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
25 May ' 26	JEE Advanced 2026 Answer Key Date ONGOING
25 May ' 26 - 26 May ' 26	JEE Advanced 2026 answer key challenge ONGOING
01 Jun ' 26	JEE Advanced 2026 Result Date
Jun ' 26	JoSAA 2026 starts TENTATIVE

Dates	Past Exam Dates
21 May ' 26	JEE Advanced 2026 response sheet release date

JEE Advanced 2025 Cutoff

In 2025, the JEE Advanced cutoff for each subject and overall cut off was dropped across all the categories. The JEE Advanced cutoff marks for inclusion in the rank list in the last session were: 20.56% for the common rank list; 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.

JEE Advanced 2025 Rank List	Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject	Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks
Common Rank List (CRL)	5.83%	20.56%
OBC-NCL Rank List	5.25%	18.50%
GEN-EWS Rank List	5.25%	18.50%
SC Rank List	2.92%	10.28%
ST Rank List	2.92%	10.28%
Common-PwD Rank List (CRL-PwD)	2.92%	10.28%
OBC-NCL-PwD Rank List	2.92%	10.28%
GEN-EWS-PwD Rank List	2.92%	10.28%
SC-PwD Rank List	2.92%	10.28%
ST-PwD Rank List	2.92%	10.28%
Preparatory Course (PC) Rank List	1.46%	5.14%

JEE Advanced 2025 Qualifying Marks:

Rank List	Minimum marks in each subject	Minimum aggregate marks out of 360
Common rank list (CRL)	7	74
GEN-EWS rank list	6	66
OBC-NCL rank list	6	66
SC rank list	3	37
ST rank list	3	37
Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD)	3	37
GEN-EWS-PwD rank list	3	37
OBC-NCL-PwD rank list	3	37
SC-PwD rank list	3	37
ST-PwD rank list	3	37
Preparatory course rank lists	1	18

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B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering : JEE Advanced 2025 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)

College	2023	2024	2025
IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology	67	68	66
IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology	118	116	126
IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology	148	159	171
IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology	238	252	271
IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology	279	415	466

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B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering in IITs : JEE Advanced 2025 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)

College	2023	2024	2025
IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology	67	68	66
IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology	118	116	126
IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology	148	159	171
IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology	238	252	271
IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology	279	415	466

JEE Advanced Previous Year's Cutoff (2024 - 2019)

Check below the JEE Advanced previous year cutoff for inclusion in ranks list and for qualifying the exam.

JEE Advanced 2024 Cutoff

JEE Advanced 2024 Criteria for Inclusion in a Rank List:

Contrary to the year 2025, in 2024, there was a rise in the cutoff marks and cutoff percentage, with the cutoff of the common rank list being 30.34%, 27.30% for the GEN-EWS rank list and OBC-NCL rank list; 15.17% for SC, ST, and PwD rank lists across all categories, and 7.58% for Preparatory course rank lists.

Rank List	Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject	Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks
Common Rank List (CRL)	8.68%	30.34%
OBC-NCL Rank List	7.8%	27.30%
GEN-EWS Rank List	7.8%	27.30%
SC Rank List	4.34%	15.17%
ST Rank List	4.34%	15.17%
Common-PwD Rank List (CRL-PwD)	4.34%	15.17%
OBC-NCL-PwD Rank List	4.34%	15.17%
GEN-EWS-PwD Rank List	4.34%	15.17%
SC-PwD Rank List	4.34%	15.17%
ST-PwD Rank List	4.34%	15.17%
Preparatory Course (PC) Rank List	2.17%	7.58%

JEE Advanced 2024 Qualifying Marks:

Rank List	Minimum marks in each subject	Minimum aggregate marks out of 360
Common rank list (CRL)	10.0	109
GEN-EWS rank list	9.0	98
OBC-NCL rank list	9.0	98
SC rank list	5.0	54
ST rank list	5.0	54
Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD)	5.0	54
GEN-EWS-PwD rank list	5.0	54
OBC-NCL-PwD rank list	5.0	54
SC-PwD rank list	5.0	54
ST-PwD rank list	5.0	54
Preparatory course rank lists	2.0	27

JEE Advanced 2023 Cutoff

Check the minimum marks needed to qualify below:

Rank List	Minimum Marks in Each Subject	Minimum Aggregate Marks
Common Rank List (CRL)	8	86
OBC-NCL rank list	7	77
GEN-EWS rank list	7	77
SC rank list	4	43
ST rank list	4	43
Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD)	4	43
OBC-NCL-PwD rank list	4	43
GEN-EWS-PwD rank list	4	43
SC-PwD rank list	4	43
ST-PwD rank list	4	43
Preparatory course (PC) rank lists	2	22

Check the minimum percentage needed to qualify below:

Rank List	Minimum percentage of marks in each subject	Minimum percentage of aggregate marks
Common rank list (CRL)	6.83%	23.89%
GEN-EWS rank list	6.15%	21.50%
OBC-NCL rank list	6.15%	21.50%
SC rank list	3.42%	11.95%
ST rank list	3.42%	11.95%
Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD)	3.42%	11.95%
GEN-EWS-PwD rank list	3.42%	11.95%
OBC-NCL-PwD rank list	3.42%	11.95%
SC-PwD rank list	3.42%	11.95%
ST-PwD rank list	3.42%	11.95%
Preparatory course rank lists	1.71%	5.98%

JEE Advanced Cutoff 2022

JEE Advanced Cutoff 2022 – For Inclusion in Rank List

Category	Minimum marks in each subject	Minimum Aggregate marks
Common Rank List (CRL)	5	55
OBC NCL rank list	5	50
General EWS rank list	5	50
SC rank list	3	28
ST rank list	3	28
Common PwD rank list	3	28
OBC NCL PwD rank list	3	28
General NCL PwD rank list	3	28
SC PwD rank list	3	28
ST PwD rank list	3	28
Preparatory course (PC) rank lists	1	14

JEE Advanced Cutoff 2022 – For Inclusion in Rank List

Here, you can check the minimum percentage for inclusion in the JEE Advanced 2022 rank list.

Category	Minimum percentage of marks in each subject	Minimum percentage of aggregate marks
Common rank list (CRL)	4.40%	15.28%
OBC NCL rank list	4.00%	13.89%
General EWS rank list	4.00%	13.89%
SC rank list	2.20%	7.78%
ST rank list	2.20%	7.78%
Common PwD rank list	2.20%	7.78%
OBC NCL PwD rank list	2.20%	7.78%
General NCL PwD rank list	2.20%	7.78%
SC PwD rank list	2.20%	7.78%
ST PwD rank list	2.20%	7.78%
Preparatory course (PC) rank lists	0.83%	3.89%

JEE Advanced 2021 Cut-off

Candidates can check the table below to have a category-wise idea of the qualifying marks

Category Rank List	Minimum Marks in Each Subject	Minimum Aggregate Marks
Common rank list (CRL)	6	63
GEN-EWS rank list	5	56
OBC-NCL rank list	5	56
ST rank list	3	31
SC rank list	3	31
Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD)	3	31
GEN-EWS-PwD rank list	3	31
SC-PwD rank list	3	31
ST-PwD rank list	3	31
OBC-NCL-PwD rank list	3	31
Preparatory course (PC) rank lists	0	9

Here, you can check the minimum percentage for inclusion in the JEE Advanced 2022 rank list.

Category	Minimum percentage of marks in each Subject	Minimum Percentage of Aggregate marks
Common rank list (CRL)	5.00%	17.50%
GEN-EWS rank list	4.50%	15.75%
OBC-NCL rank list	4.50%	15.75%
ST rank list	2.50%	8.75%
SC rank list	2.50%	8.75%
Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD)	2.50%	8.75%
GEN-EWS-PwD rank list	2.50%	8.75%
OBC-NCL-PwD rank list	2.50%	8.75%
ST-PwD rank list	2.50%	8.75%
SC-PwD rank list	2.50%	8.75%
Preparatory course (PC) rank lists	0.75%	2.625

JEE Advanced Cutoff 2020

Candidates can check the table below for category-wise qualifying marks

Category	Minimum Marks in Each Subject	Minimum Aggregate Marks
Common rank list (CRL)	6	69
GEN-EWS rank list	5	62
OBC-NCL rank list	5	62
SC rank list	3	34
ST	3	34
Common-PwD rank list (CRL)	3	34
OBC-NCL-PwD rank list	3	34
SC-PwD rank list	3	34
ST-PwD rank list	3	34
Preparatory course rank lists	0	10

JEE Advanced Cut off 2020 (For Inclusion in Rank List)

Category	Minimum Marks % in Each Subject	Minimum Aggregate Marks %
Common rank list (CRL)	5%	17.50%
GEN-EWS rank list	4.50%	15.75%
OBC-NCL rank list	4.50%	15.75%
SC rank list	2.50%	8.75%
ST	2.50%	8.75%
Common-PwD rank list (CRL)	2.50%	8.75%
GEN-EWS-PwD rank list	2.50%	8.75%
OBC-NCL-PwD rank list	2.50%	8.75%
SC-PwD rank list	2.50%	8.75%
ST-PwD rank list	2.50%	8.75%
Preparatory course rank lists	0.75%	2.625%

JEE Advanced 2019 Cutoff

Candidates can check the table below for category-wise qualifying marks:

Category	Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject	Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks
Common rank list (CRL)	12	93
GEN-EWS rank list	11	83
OBC-NCL rank list	11	83
SC rank list	6	46
ST	6	46
Common-PwD rank list (CRL)	6	46
OBC-NCL-PwD rank list	6	46
SC-PwD rank list	6	46
ST-PwD rank list	6	46
Preparatory course rank lists	3	23

JEE Advanced Cut off 2019 (For Inclusion in Rank List)

Category	Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject	Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks
Common rank list (CRL)	10.0	25.0%
GEN-EWS rank list	9.0	22.5%
OBC-NCL rank list	9.0	22.5%
SC rank list	5.0	12.5%
ST	5.0	12.5%
Common-PwD rank list (CRL)	5.0	12.5%
OBC-NCL-PwD rank list	5.0	12.5%
SC-PwD rank list	5.0	12.5%
ST-PwD rank list	5.0	12.5%
Preparatory course rank lists	2.5	6.25%

JEE Advanced Cutoffs for Admission to IITs

Candidates can check below table for admission cutoff of various IIT. The admission cutoff is released by JoSAA as the opening and closing JEE Advanced ranks within which admission is offered at the institute.

IITs	Check Cutoff
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, (BHU) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology Patna	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, Gujarat	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, Rajasthan	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore, Madhya Pradesh	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad, Kerala	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad, Jharkhand	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Goa, Goa	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad, Karnataka	Click here
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	Click here

Factors Determining JEE Advanced Cutoff

While preparing the JEE Advanced 2026 cutoff, the authorities will prepare the cutoff based on the following factors.

Previous years' cutoff trends
Exam difficulty level
Total number of JEE Advanced applicants
Performance of the students in the exam
Total number of seats for admission.

The JEE Advanced 2026 cutoff will be available in the form of

Minimum JEE Main 2026 Marks Required to Qualify for JEE Advanced
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject and Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks
Minimum marks in each subject and Minimum aggregate marks out of 360
Additionally, with the JEE Advanced 2026 counselling, the IIT JEE Advanced cutoff will be available as JoSAA opening and closing ranks after each round of the JoSAA 2026 counselling process.

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JEE Main Cutoff for JEE Advanced 2026

Candidates need to score a minimum score in the JEE Main exam to be eligible for JEE Advanced. JEE Main Cutoff for JEE Advanced 2026 will be available after the JEE Main 2026 session 2 result. Candidates can check here the JEE Main 2026 expected cutoff required for IIT JEE 2026.

JEE Main Cutoff for JEE Advanced 2026

Category	Cutoff 2026 (Expected)
Unreserved (UR)	93.3045326
Gen-EWS	81.4387917
OBC-NCL	80.7456432
SC	61.3526948
ST	48.2456783
UR-PwD	0.0082349

Previous Year JEE Main Cutoff for JEE Advanced (2025 to 2023)

Candidates can check below the JEE Main cutoff for JEE Advanced from 2025 to 2023:

Category	2025	2024	2023
General	93.1023262	93.2362181	90.7788642
OBC-NCL	80.3830119	79.6757881	73.6114227
SC	79.4313582	60.0923182	51.9776027
ST	61.1526933	46.6975840	37.2348772
GEN-EWS	47.9026465	81.3266412	75.6229025
Gen-PwD	0.0079349	0.0018700	0.0013527

Previous Year JEE Main Cutoff for JEE Advanced (2022 to 2019)

Candidates can check below the JEE Main cutoff for JEE Advanced from 2022 to 2019:

Category	2022	2021	2020	2019
General	88.4121383	87.8992241	90.3765335	89.7548849
OBC-NCL	67.0090297	68.0234447	72.8887969	74.3166557
SC	43.0820954	46.8825338	50.1760245	54.0128155
ST	26.7771328	34.6728999	39.0696101	44.3345172
GEN-EWS	63.1114141	66.2214845	70.2435518	78.2174869
Gen-PwD	0.0031029	0.0096375	0.0618524	0.1137173