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    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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    Questions related to JEE Advanced

    On Question asked by student community

    Have a question related to JEE Advanced ?

    Hi Anupam,

    You can follow these steps:

    • NIOS Enrollment: Register for NIOS 2027 exams and use Transfer of Credit (TOC) to boost your aggregate score.

    • JEE 2027: Use the new NIOS marksheet for JoSAA counseling.

    • Alternative: Qualify via the Top 20 Percentile rule of your board if 75% is not

    Hello student,

    Kindly go through the article to understand what a safe percentile is in JEE Main 2026 to qualify for JEE Advanced.

    Link  - JEE Main 2026 Advanced Qualifying Percentile

    Hope this will be helpful!

    Hello Kapil,

    If you are targeting the JEE Main exam, you should focus on your academic studies and understand the topics well. Your priority should be the NCERT books for Classes 8 to 12, as JEE Main includes questions based on them.

    You can learn basic concepts of Physics, Chemistry,