JEE Main 2024 January 24 Shift 2 Questions & Answers

Hi,

To get admission into an IIT, you generally need to:

• Qualify JEE Main and be among the eligible candidates for JEE Advanced.

• Clear JEE Advanced with a good rank.

• Meet the Class 12 eligibility criteria (usually 75% marks or top 20 percentile of your board, as applicable).

• Participate in

Hi,

With a 6 lakh CRL rank and around 2.3 lakh OBC category rank in JEE Main, getting admission in top NITs, IIITs, or government colleges through JoSAA may be very difficult. However, you can still explore admission opportunities in some private engineering colleges and colleges participating through OJEE counselling

Hi,

Yes, if you are unable to produce a valid OBC-NCL certificate because your parents' income is above the prescribed limit, you can still participate in JoSAA counselling and be considered under the General category. During the counselling/document verification process, candidates can request a category change from OBC-NCL to General

Hello Dear Student,

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Hello Dear Student,
With a JEE Main rank of 53,658, you have a solid chance of securing seats in newer IIITs, GFTIs, or lower branches at some NITs during CSAB Special Rounds.

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Hello Dear Student,

According to recent cutoff trends:

• General - around 93.4 percentile
• OBC-NCL - around 80.9 percentile
• EWS - around 82.4 percentile
• SC - around 63.9 percentile
• ST - around 52 percentile .
  You can check, find and access more information here: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff
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Hello Dear Student,
In the JEE Advanced exam, securing 126 marks out of 360 is expected to fetch you an All India Rank (AIR) in the range of 3,000 to 4,000.

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Hello Dear Student,

Yes, according to current JEE Advanced eligibility rules, redoing Class 12 through NIOS does not reset your eligibility window. IITs consider the first year you passed Class 12 as the official passing year. ( jeeadv.ac.in (https://jeeadv.ac.in/eligibility.html) )

So if you first passed Class 12 in 2024:

• JEE

Hello Dear Student,

With 90.12 percentile in JEE Main , your expected CRL rank is roughly around 1.05 lakh – 1.10 lakh .

At this rank, you can have decent chances for:

• CSE/IT/ECE in some GFTIs,
• newer IIITs (in lower-demand branches), and
• strong private engineering colleges.

You should also consider:

Hi,

First of all, it takes a lot of courage to move forward after giving so many years to UPSC preparation. Your decision to restart with CAT 2026 is practical and positive.

Some suggestions for your CAT preparation:

• Stay consistent with daily practice for Quant, LRDI, and VARC.

• Since you