How Much Percentile Required for IITs in JEE Advanced? Find Out Here

How Much Percentile Required for IITs in JEE Advanced? Find Out Here

Jalla VenkateshUpdated on 07 Jan 2026, 12:41 PM IST

How Much Percentile Required for IITs? Candidates can check the percentile required for IITs on this page. The round 1 percentile required for IITs Bombay is opening ranking of 2666 and a closing ranking of 4095. A 75% score in your 12th grade (or be in the top 20 percentile of your board) for the general and OBC categories, and 65% for SC/ST/PwD candidates is recommended. The percentages of various categories of candidates to be shortlisted 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. The JEE Advanced 2026 exam will be held on May 17, 2026. Read more about how much percentile required for IITs below.

How Much Percentile Required for IITs in JEE Advanced? Find Out Here
How Much Percentile Required for IITs

How Much Percentile Required for IITs?

Candidates must have passed class XII (or equivalent) Board examination with a minimum of five subjects and secured at least 75% aggregate marks. For SC, ST and PwD candidates, the aggregate marks should be at least 65%. Must have passed class XII (or equivalent) Board examination with a minimum of five subjects and be within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination.

How much percentage required for IIT in Class 12?

Candidates who want to appear for IIT JEE exam must qualify their 12th with 75 per cent marks which is for the General and OBC category while 65 per cent cutoff is set for other reserved categories like SC, ST, PwD.

How Many Percentage Required for IITs General Category for Round 1 Civil Engineering

How Many Percentage Required for IITs General Category for Round 6 Civil Engineering

InstituteOpening RankClosing Rank

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

10922

16156

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

2666

4250

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

10954

14274

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

3244

4302

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

3660

9193

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

6188

7774

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

5850

8698

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

4361

6161

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

4356

6112

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

9310

10796

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

12605

15400

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

5247

6870

Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad

10753

13778

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

9142

12488

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi

7606

10278

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

7268

9021

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad

14109

16753

Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati

8956

16548

Indian Institute of Technology Jammu

15448

17263

Minimum marks required in JEE Advanced to get IIT

Candidates can check the minimum percentage of marks required for IIT in the table below.

Minimum percentage of marks prescribed for inclusion in the rank list

Rank List

Minimum

percentage of marks

in each subject


Minimum

percentage of

aggregate

marks


Common rank list (CRL)

5.83%

20.56%

GEN-EWS rank list

5.25%

18.50%

OBC-NCL 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%

GEN-EWS-PwD rank list

2.92%

10.28%

OBC-NCL-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 rank lists

1.46%

5.14%

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the minimum percentile for IIT?
A:

The minimum percentile for an IIT 12th-grade score of 75% (65% for SC/ST) or being in the top 20% of your class.

Q: Can I get IIT with 75 marks?
A:

Yes, a minimum 75% marks required for the exam. A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2024 or 2025 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.

Q: How many seats are in an IIT?
A:

There are a total seats are available 18160 in IIT

Q: What is the age limit for IIT?
A:

There is no age limit to attempt for the JEE Advanced exam.

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HELLO,

If you are from General category with 57 percent in 12th then to appear for JEE Advanced you need to be in top percentile of your board as the eligibility for JEE advanced you need at least 75 percent in 12th or in the top 20 percentile of your

HELLO,

Repeating class 11th does not affect your JEE eligibility .

For JEE Main there is no age limit , you can appear if you have passed or are appearing in class 12th in the eligible year , so repeating the class 11th will not affect your eligibility.

JEE Advanced

Hello,

You passed your Class 12 (Intermediate) from UP Board in 2024 .
As per JEE Advanced rules , a candidate can appear only in the year of Class 12 passing and the next consecutive year

  • Eligible years for you were 2024 and 2025

  • You already appeared in 2025

  • 2026

Hello,

Yes, many IITs now offer specialization BTech programs in AI and data science/engineering, separate from core CSE, while also providing AI/ML/robotics as electives or minors within CSE/other branches, with admission via JEE Advanced, but you'll find specific "robotics engineering" branches more at institutions like IITs/NITs, though IITs integrate robotics

Hello,

You can download the IIT JEE Last 5 Years Chapterwise PYQ's from the Careers360 website. Practising these papers will helps you to understand the exam pattern, to identify the important topics, to improve time management, and overall it enhances your exam preparation.

LINK: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-question-papers

Hope it helps!