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Minimum Marks in JEE Main 2027 to qualify for JEE Advanced - The JEE Main cutoff is the minimum percentile required to qualify for JEE Advanced 2027. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the official category-wise qualifying cutoff along with the JEE Main 2027 results. The cutoff is expected to vary across categories, including General, EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST. Candidates can use the JEE Main marks vs percentile analysis to estimate their performance and understand their chances of qualifying for JEE Advanced. However, the marks required to achieve a particular percentile may vary depending on the examination shift and its difficulty level. Scoring above 100 marks in JEE Main 2027 may be a useful preparation target, but it does not guarantee qualification for JEE Advanced. Candidates must meet the official qualifying cutoff for their respective category.
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As per the previous year's eligibility criteria for JEE Advanced, candidates must rank among the top 2,50,000 successful candidates in the JEE Main B.E./B.Tech. paper, subject to the applicable category-wise distribution. The corresponding eligibility criteria and qualifying cutoff for JEE Advanced 2027 will be confirmed in the official notification.
Note: The JEE Main 2027 qualifying cutoff and category-wise percentile requirements have not yet been officially announced. Candidates should refer to the official notification for confirmed details.
Related: JEE Main 2027 Cutoff
Candidates must understand that the minimum marks in JEE Main to qualify for JEE Advanced does not ensure admission. For that, they need to clear the JoSAA cutoff.
Check the table below before proceeding to the section on minimum JEE Main marks required to qualify for JEE Advanced.
Particulars | Details |
Qualifying exam | NTA JEE Main 2027 |
Total marks | 300 |
Frequency of exam | 2 times in a year |
Subjects covered | Maths, Physics, Chemistry |
Marking scheme | Right answer +4 Wrong answer -1 |
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Candidates must know the expected minimum marks in JEE Main 2027 to qualify for the JEE Advanced 2027 before the declaration of the JEE result. The minimum percentile for different categories is specified in the table below.
Category Wise | Expected Cutoff Percentile |
General (UR) | 93 - 95 |
OBC-NCL | 79 - 81 |
EWS | 80 - 82 |
SC | 60 - 63 |
ST | 47 - 50 |
PwD | 0.001 - 1 |
While the most important eligibility to apply for the JEE Advanced 2027 exam is clearing the JEE Main 2027 cutoff, the ranks gained by the candidates also play a very important role in determining if the candidate can attempt the JEE Advanced exam. As per the previous year, only the top 2,50,000 candidates in the JEE Main exam were eligible for the JEE Advanced exam. Hence, along with clearing the JEE Main 2027 cutoff, candidates also need to secure a rank in the top 2,50,000 JEE Main ranks.
Candidates can check the content given below for the expected JEE Main 2027 marks vs rank vs percentile. This will help them determine if they will qualify for the JEE Advanced exam or not. The scores mentioned in the table below are from the previous year's data. The updated date will be mentioned once it is released.
Marks | Rank | Percentile |
300-291 | 1 - 15 | 100-99.999 |
292-280 | 16 - 56 | 99.99890732 - 99.99617561 |
279-271 | 86 - 125 | 99.99417236 - 99.99153171 |
268-259 | 142 - 341 | 99.99034797 - 99.97687156 |
258-250 | 381 - 704 | 99.97413985 - 99.95228621 |
249-240 | 733 - 1246 | 99.95028296 - 99.91549924 |
239-230 | 1269 - 1909 | 99.91395128 - 99.87060821 |
229-220 | 2043 - 3217 | 99.86150253 - 99.78191884 |
219-210 | 3319 - 4549 | 99.77499852 - 99.69159044 |
209- 200 | 4647 - 6269 | 99.68494329 - 99.57503767 |
199-190 | 6488 - 8724 | 99.56019541 - 99.40858575 |
189- 180 | 8951 - 12197 | 99.39319714 - 99.17311273 |
179-170 | 12439 - 16524 | 99.1567225 - 98.87981861 |
169-160 | 16942 - 21710 | 98.85149993 - 98.52824811 |
159-150 | 22156 - 28132 | 98.49801724 -98.09290531 |
149-140 | 28402 - 36243 | 98.07460288 - 97.54301298 |
139-130 | 36985 - 46047 | 97.4927496 - 96.87838902 |
129-120 | 47066 - 57991 | 96.80927687 - 96.0687115 |
119-110 | 59254 - 72925 | 95.983027 - 95.05625037 |
109-100 | 74236 - 91426 | 94.96737888 - 93.8020333 |
99-90 | 93240 - 114780 | 93.67910655 - 92.21882783 |
89-80 | 117151 - 143434 | 92.05811248 - 90.27631202 |
79-70 | 1468491 - 184121 | 90.0448455 - 87.51810893 |
69-60 | 186799- 237626 | 87.33654157 - 83.89085926 |
59-50 | 243215 - 319343 | 83.5119717 - 78.35114254 |
49-40 | 327188 - 448730 | 77.81927947 - 69.5797271 |
39-30 | 460200 - 647703 | 68.80219265 - 56.09102043 |
29-20 | 678394 935442 | 54.01037138 - 36.58463962 |
19-10 | 954561 - 1207129 | 35.2885364 - 18.16647924 |
9-0 | 1222184 - 1390805 | 17.14582299 -5.71472799 |
Various factors are taken into consideration by NTA to calculate the minimum score for JEE Advanced eligibility. Candidates can use these factors to understand how to determine the minimum JEE Main marks required to qualify for JEE Advanced. These factors include
Total number of candidates who appeared for JEE Main 2027
Level of difficulty of the exam
Total number of available seats in JEE Main participating institutes
Previous year cutoff trends
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Go through the given table for the last year's JEE Main cutoff for JEE Advanced. The minimum JEE Main marks required to qualify for JEE Advanced are determined based on the following data.
Category | JEE Main Percentile |
General | 93.2362181 |
Gen-PwD | 0.0018700 |
EWS | 81.3266412 |
OBC-NCL | 79.6757881 |
SC | 60.0923182 |
ST | 46.6975840 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
General category candidates should score approximately above 100 marks out of 300 to be able to apply for the JEE Advanced 2027 exam.
NTA will release the JEE Main 2027 cutoff after the declaration of results on the official website.
Candidates with a score of 150 can apply for the JEE Advanced 2027 exam.
The top 250000 ranks will be allowed to apply for the JEE Advanced exam. The last rank will depend on the category of the candidate, JEE Main performance and difficulty level of the exam among other factors.
Candidates who qualify the JEE Mains exam and are among the top 2,50,000 will be eligible for JEE Advanced 2027.
JEE Main 2027 cutoff will be released along with the exam result.
On Question asked by student community
Hi aspirant,
Yes, there are three new exam centres for JEE Main 2027. They are Kalahandi and Sundergarh in Odisha and Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in Punjab.
You can also check this page for more details: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-2027-new-centres
Hello Payal,
Here are the links you wanted. Hope these help!
Yes IIT Delhi will except admissions from JEE Advanced?
Hello Nikhil,
These are the links you requested. I hope you find them helpful.
Hello Student,
You can check the resource provided below:
JEE Main Chapter-wise Weightage 2027
Hope this helps!
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