JEE Main Cutoff: Check Past 5 Years’ Cutoff Trends To Know the Safe Scores for 2026
Aspirants preparing for the JEE Mains exam ask, “In JEE Main 2025, the general category cutoff percentile was approximately?”. This is a valid and relevant doubt right now to predict the passing marks and check the preparation levels. Find the JEE Mains previous year cutoff trends to set your target scores.
JEE Main Safe Score 2026: Past Year Cutoff Trends
There are no JEE Main passing marks, but there is a minimum cutoff score to qualify for the JEE Advanced exam. The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the JEE Main cutoff only after session 2 results. Aspirants gearing up for JEE Main 2026 must check the past 5 years’ cutoff analysis, which will help estimate a safe score to target.
The JEE Main cutoffs are of two types: qualifying and admission cutoffs. The qualifying cutoff is for JEE Advanced eligibility and the admission cutoff is for admission to NITs, IIITs and other JEE Main accepting colleges, which is released round-wise during the JoSAA counselling.
Past 5 Years’ JEE Main Qualifying Cutoff
The following table comprises the category-wise JEE Main cutoff for past 5 years.
| Year |
General |
OBC-NCL |
SC |
ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
93.1023262 |
79.4313582 |
61.1526933 |
47.9026465 |
| 2024 |
93.2362181 |
79.6757881 |
60.0923182 |
46.6975840 |
| 2023 |
90.7788642 |
73.6114227 |
51.9776027 |
37.2348772 |
| 2022 |
88.4121383 |
67.0090297 |
43.0820954 |
26.7771328 |
| 2021 |
87.8992241 |
68.0234447 |
46.8825338 |
34.6728999 |
What is a Safe Score for JEE Main 2026?
Based on the past year cutoff analysis suggests targeting 94+ percentile (around 175-180 marks) in JEE Main 2026 can be considered a safe score to qualify for JEE Advanced.
Factors that Affect the JEE Cutoff?
- Difficulty level of the paper
- Number of students who appear for the test
- Category-wise reservation policies
How Many Students Qualify for JEE Advanced?
The NTA JEE Mains guidelines specify top 2,50,000 JEE Main rank holders become eligible for the JEE Advanced exam. To ensure the qualifiers are around this range, the authorities set the JEE Mains cutoff accordingly. Of these, those who apply and appear for the test have to meet the JEE Advanced cutoff. The total number of candidates who qualified for JEE Advanced 2025 was 2,50,243, divided amongst various categories.
NIT Andhra Pradesh BTech admission is based on candidates' performance in the JEE Main entrance exam, followed by the JoSAA counselling process. For the OBC category students under the AI quota, the JEE Main closing ranks ranged between 5741 and 100661. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the NIT Andhra Pradesh OBC category cutoff 2025 for the first and the last round in the AI quota.
Course |
Round 1 Cutoff 2025 |
Last Round Cutoff 2025 |
|---|---|---|
B.Tech. in Biotechnology |
14191 |
100661 |
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering |
13555 |
69612 |
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering |
14452 |
81169 |
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering |
5741 |
29695 |
B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
10155 |
51887 |
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering |
7400 |
40587 |
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering |
12259 |
63517 |
B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
14368 |
87677 |
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Candidates need not have 75 percent marks in class 12 for appearing in JEE Main. As per the official brochure released by the NTA, there is no minimum percentage required for appearing in the JEE Main. The requirement of 75 percent marks need not be associated with appearing in the JEE Main exam.
It is to be understood that 75 percent marks is required for admission to institutes which include NITs, IIITs, GFTIs and IITs. Many institutes offer admission at 60% and even less, along with JEE Main. Candidates must clearly understand that the requirement of 75 percent marks in class 12 is only for taking admission in the institutes.