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    JEE Main Cutoff Marks and Ranks FAQs 2025

    JEE Main Cutoff Marks and Ranks FAQs 2025

    Team Careers360Updated on 22 Jan 2025, 02:59 PM IST

    JEE Main Cutoff Marks and Ranks FAQs 2025: Candidates attempting the JEE Main 2025 exam will have certain queries related to the cutoff marks and Ranks. Candidates appearing in the entrance exam generally don't know what is the cutoff of JEE Main, how is it prepared, the factors that go into making it, and what role it plays in admission. To answer all such questions, Careers360 has compiled the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on JEE Main 2025 Cutoff Marks on this page.

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    JEE Main Cutoff Marks and Ranks FAQs 2025
    JEE Main Cut off Rank FAQs

    Candidates can clarify a lot of their doubts by referring to the JEE Mains Cutoff Marks FAQs. The common FAQs of JEE Mains 2025 ranks are also updated on this page to remove all doubts regarding the same and have a clear picture. All of the frequently asked questions ranging from the qualifying marks to the category-wise cutoff for admissions into the various participating institutes of Joint Entrance Examination Main have been answered in the JEE Main cutoff marks and ranks FAQs. For more information, candidates can read the full article on JEE Main Cutoff Marks and Ranks FAQs 2025 below.

    JEE Main Cutoff Marks and Ranks FAQs 2025

    Q. What are the qualifying marks for JEE Main?

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    Ans: The qualifying marks for JEE Mains are subject to change every year due to the various factors involved in calculating it. Exact qualifying marks cannot be informed for next year unless the entrance examination is completed. However, according to previous year trends, the qualifying marks for JEE Main in the general category is expected to be 93 and above.
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    Q. I have cleared JEE Main 2025. Can I appear for JEE Advanced or is there a specific cutoff for this?

    Ans: To appear in JEE Advanced, you need to have a rank up to 2,50,000 in JEE Main exam. Only such candidates will have a chance of being allotted seats in B.Tech programmes in IITs.

    Q. What is the category-wise cutoff for JEE Main 2025?

    Ans: The JEE Main cutoff for each category is subject to change each year due to the factors that go into making it. Candidates can check the range of cutoff as given below which is based on the previous year's cutoff ranks:

    • General Category – 81 to 113

    • OBC – NCL – 49 to 74

    • SC – 32 to 53

    • ST – 27 to 48

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    Q. In case of a low rank, should I drop and prepare or check for admissions in private colleges?

    Ans: JEE Mains scores are accepted by many state-level and private engineering institutes for BTech in India. Instead of dropping and wasting a whole year, candidates can apply for admission to these institutes.

    Q. What is the cutoff and admission process for students from Nepal, Bhutan or Bangladesh? Is there any reservation or specific quota for them?

    Ans: Candidates from Nepal, Bhutan or Bangladesh have to apply for JEE Main 2025 under the Foreign category. Such candidates have to fill and submit the application form of JEE Main 2025 . While registration for session 1 are closed, foreign category candidates can apply for the session 2 of the exam from January 31 to February 24, 2025. No, there is no special reservation or quota for the foreign category candidates.

    Q. My parents were Indian and now all of us are foreign passport holders, but I have studied in India since class 2. Can I apply for JEE Main 2025? Which category will I come under?

    Ans: In case, your parents hold the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) certificate then you can apply for JEE Main 2025 under that category. Otherwise, you will have to fill the application form for JEE Main under the Foreign category.

    Q. What is the JEE Main Cutoff for NITs?

    Ans: Candidates can check the closing rank for the general category for the top 10 NITs from the table given below.

    Institutes
    Course Name
    Closing Rank
    InstitutesCourse Name
    NIT, JalandharBio Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)60889
    Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)51765
    Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)59226
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)15326
    Data Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)19353
    Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)29003
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)24613
    Electronics and VLSI Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)26506
    Industrial and Production Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)59609
    Information Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)21794
    Instrumentation and Control Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)42078
    Mathematics and Computing (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)24539
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)44615
    Textile Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)64669
    MNIT JaipurArchitecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)1978
    Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)5990
    Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)24917
    Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)27906
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)4774
    Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)13684
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)9910
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)19469
    Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)33918
    MANIT BhopalArchitecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)2395
    Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)35512
    Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)37767
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)10403
    Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)19665
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)15364
    Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)44496
    Mathematics and Data Science (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree))14026
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)30710
    Planning (4 Years, Bachelor of Planning)1348
    MNNIT AllahabadBio Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)33266
    Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)21267
    Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)24119
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)5642
    Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)10988
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)8428
    Engineering and Computational Mechanics (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)11587
    Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)29255
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)18473
    Production and Industrial Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)30318
    NIT AgartalaBiotechnology and Biochemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)190790
    Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)189968
    Chemistry (5 Years, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (Dual Degree))223541
    Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)187101
    Computational Mathematics (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree))141630
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)63432
    Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)111093
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)89175
    Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)128731
    Engineering Physics (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree))197802
    Mathematics & Computing (5 Years, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (Dual Degree))153834
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)149692
    Physics (5 Years, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (Dual Degree))191248
    Production Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)222937
    NIT CalicutArchitecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)271
    Bio Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)28517
    Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)27476
    Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)35519
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)8965
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)15443
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)11991
    Engineering Physics (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)21345
    Materials Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)32361
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)21214
    Production Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)36082
    NIT DelhiAerospace Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)19263
    Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)11270
    Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)29986
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)9814
    Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)20164
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)13698
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)22753
    VLSI Design and Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)16048
    NIT DurgapurB.Tech in Mathematics and Computing (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)15542
    Bio Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)42229
    Biotechnology (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree))33148
    Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)32454
    Chemical Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree))34971
    Chemistry (5 Years, Integrated Master of Science)48604
    Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)38543
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)12184
    Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)21755
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)15814
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)30279
    Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)40861
    NIT GoaCivil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)89452
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)34858
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)41968
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)40779
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)46614
    NIT HamirpurArchitecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)5219
    Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)97645
    Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)93979
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)28278
    Computer Science and Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree))32279
    Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)64725
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)51355
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree))52872
    Engineering Physics (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)98016
    Materials Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)100857
    Mathematics and Computing (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)36972
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)72971
    NIT TiruchirappalliArchitecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)318
    Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)19178
    Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)30998
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)4178
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)9043
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)6799
    Instrumentation and Control Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)14032
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)14173
    Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)25195
    Production Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)23337

    JEE Main Cutoff for NITs


    To know the NIT cutoffs, the candidates can read the JEE Main Cutoff for NITs.

    Q. What is the JEE Main Cutoff for IIITs?

    Ans: The closing rank for the General category of the top 10 IIITs can be checked below:

    JEE Main Cutoff for IIITs

    The candidates can check the JEE Main Cutoff for IIITs to know more about the cutoff range.

    InstitutesCourse NameClosing Rank
    IIITM GwaliorComputer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)7166
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)15709
    Integrated B. Tech (IT) and M. Tech (IT) (5 Years, Integrated B. Tech. and M. Tech.)12816
    Integrated B. Tech (IT) and MBA (5 Years, Integrated B. Tech. and MBA)15392
    Mathematics and Scientific Computing (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)9476
    IIIT Kota, RajasthanArtificial Intelligence and Data Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)23818
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)22179
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)29951
    IIIT GuwahatiComputer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)18183
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)24176
    IIIT Kalyani, West BengalComputer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)34475
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)37376
    IIIT Kilohrad, Sonepat, HaryanaComputer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)25246
    CSE ( Data Science & Analytics) (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)28558
    Information Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)28309
    IIIT Una, Himachal PradeshComputer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)25680
    Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security) (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)28688
    Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)27909
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)32781
    Information Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)29574
    IIIT Sri City, ChittoorArtificial Intelligence and Data Science (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)25315
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)24055
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)31312
    IIIT Vadodara, GujratComputer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)19417
    Information Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)21564
    IIIT, AllahabadElectronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)7355
    Information Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)4778
    Information Technology-Business Informatics (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)5194
    IIITDM KancheepuramB.Tech in Mechanical Engineering and M.Tech in AI and Robotics (5 Years, B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS (Dual Degree))34155
    B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering and M.Tech. in Communication Systems (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree))28383
    B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering and M.Tech. in VLSI Design (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree))24892
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)16260
    Computer Science and Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree))20565
    Computer Science and Engineering with Major in Artificial Intelligence (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)16444
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)23546
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)37989
    Smart Manufacturing (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)42357

    Q. What is the JEE Main Cutoff for CFTIs?

    Ans: Candidates can check the closing ranks of JEE Main for the top 10 CFTIs from the table given below.

    JEE Main Cutoff for CFTIs


    For more information about the admission cutoff range, the candidates can read JEE Main Cutoff for CFTIs

    InstitutesCourse NameClosing Rank
    Assam University, SilcharAgricultural Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)123895
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)80400
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)95469
    BIT, Mesra, RanchiArchitecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)4347
    Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)32251
    Bio Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)82385
    Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)71878
    Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)67191
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)28807
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)50790
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)44242
    Food Engineering and Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)81434
    Mathematics and Computing (5 Years, Integrated Master of Science)59641
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)57628
    Physics (5 Years, Integrated Master of Science)85603
    Production and Industrial Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)78741
    Quantitative Economics & Data Science (5 Years, Integrated Master of Science)66313
    Punjab Engineering College, ChandigarhAerospace Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)44749
    Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)75762
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)14677
    Computer Science Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))15811
    Computer Science Engineering (Data Science) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))19134
    Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)38329
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)28220
    Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology) (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)30755
    Mathematics and Computing (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)21962
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)51205
    Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)78634
    Production and Industrial Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)66648
    Puducherry Technological University, PuducherryCivil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)307262
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)131743
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)172193
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)258509
    Mechatronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)220438
    GKCIET, Malda, West BengalCivil and Environmental Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)164308
    Computer Science Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)96663
    Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)157168
    Food Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)192416
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)126757
    ICT, Mumbai: Indian Oil Odisha Campus, BhubaneswarChemical Engineering (5 Years, Integrated Masters in Technology)69926
    BIT, Deoghar Off-CampusComputer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)74736
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)86708
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)86890
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)90582
    BIT, Patna Off-CampusArtificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)61665
    Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)82764
    Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)54607
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)70999
    Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)69388
    Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)82848

    For more detailed information read JEE Main FAQs 2025 (Frequently Asked Questions)

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    Hi Narendra,

    Please download the Hindi medium JEE Mains question paper with solution from the link given below:

    https://engineering.careers360.com/hi/articles/jee-main-question-paper-hindi-medium

    Hi Manish Saraswat,

    Yes, you can get NIT seat with 84.89 percentile in JEE Mains. Your's JEE Main rank is expected to be 2 lakh 22 thousand plus. See the list of NITs from the link below in which you may get an NIT seat.

    Link 1: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-marks-vs-rank

    Link 2:

    Hi,

    High - weightage chapters in JEE Mains are based on past paper analysis, not official NTA rules. Some topics come up more often, so students use them for smart revision. You can refer to this link for details:

    JEE Main Chapter-wise Weightage 2026: Important Topics & Marks Distribution

    Hi Sasika,

    Careers360 provides JEE study material, including books, notes, previous year papers, and revision PDFs for Physics, Chemistry, and Maths.

    You can check subject-wise study material here:

    https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/jee-main/study-material