JEE Main Cutoff

  • NTA releases the cut off required to secure admissions into various engineering and architecture degree programs. This article will give you insights about the JEE Main cut off and what to expect for 2023 JEE Main examinations. 
  • First the candidates should be aware that there are 2 types of cutoff released by NTA
    • Admission cutoff- This is the cut off marks which will be used as opening and closing ranks required by candidates for admission to NITs, IIITs and GFTIs and thiswill be released by JOSAA (Joint Seat allocation Authority) 
    • Qualifying cutoff - This is the minimum marks required to qualify the JEE Main exam and for getting qualified to appear for JEE Advanced exam for that academic year.

 

JEE Main cutoff Qualifying and Admission cutoff

  • NTA will release the JEE Main cut off in its official website. 2 types of cut off will be released and those are
    • Qualifying cut off which allows candidates to be eligible for attempting JEE Advanced exam. The qualifying cut off also determines whether a candidate has qualified the JEE Main exam and allows them to participate in the JOSAA Counseling.
    • Admission cut off will primarily be the marks that will be considered for admissions into various universities for pursuing an academic degree. These marks will be reflected as opening and closing cut off for each university. For instance, if a candidate wishes to join IIT Madras they can check out the opening and closing ranks for IIT M and see if the rank they acquired makes them eligible to secure an admission into the prestigious university.
  • NTA releases the official cut off details once both the sessions of JEE Main exam 2023 is done. Candidates can follow this article to know more about the JEE Main cut off for 2023 and other details.

What is the Opening and Closing Rank in JOSAA?

  • The opening rank is the rank at which the institute begins admission, while the closing rank is the rank after which the institute does not accept the admission.
  • Candidates can make use of the online calculator to predict their chances of admission in JOSAA 2023.
  • Students can use our online calculator and avail all the details.

JEE Main Cutoff 2023

  • NTA will release the cut off details of JEE Main 2023 exam on its official website. Candidates can check the previous year cut off data, OR-CR for various institutes below in this article.

 

Category Minimum percentile to be scoredMaximum percentile
General To be announced To be announced
EWS To be announcedTo be announced
OBC-NCLTo be announcedTo be announced
SCTo be announcedTo be announced
STTo be announcedTo be announced
Gen- PwDTo be announcedTo be announced

JEE Main Cutoff 2022

  • Candidates can check out the cut off released by NTA for JEE Main 2022 in this article along with the category wise cut off and much more.
  • Below is table 5 with details of the cutoff for JEE Main 2022 exam.
  • Candidates belonging to the above mentioned categories can use this table as an approximation of how much they should secure in JEE Main 2023 to secure admissions. Read this article to also know the previous year cut offs, trendlines of cut off for various courses, and much more.
  • Candidates can check out the opening and closing ranks of all 6 rounds of JoSAA Counseling for IIT,NIT,IIIT,GFTI for 2022
Category  Minimum percentile to be scored Maximum percentile
General  88.4121383 100
EWS  63.1114141 88.4037478
OBC-NCL 67.0090297 88.4081747
SC 43.0820954 88.4037478
ST 26.7771328 88.4072779
Gen- PwD 0.0031029 88.3784882
  • Candidates belonging to the above mentioned categories can use this table as an approximation of how much they should secure in JEE Main 2023 to secure admissions. Read this article to also know the previous year cut offs, trendlines of cut off for various courses, and much more.
  • Candidates can check out the opening and closing ranks of all 6 rounds of JoSAA Counseling for IIT,NIT,IIIT,GFTI for 2022
Rounds IIT NIT   GFTI IIIT
Round 1 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Round 2 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Round 3 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Round 4 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Round 5 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Round 6 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
  • Candidates can check out the major courses which were in demand in 2022 during JOSAA Counseling and also details regarding the opening and closing ranks of these courses at top 5 IITs, NITs.
Institute Name  Mechanical engineering Computer science  Civil engineering
IIT Madras  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
IIT Delhi  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
IIT Bombay  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
IIT Kanpur  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
IIT Kharagpur  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Institute Name  Mechanical engineering  Computer science  Civil engineering
NIT Trichy  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
NIT Karnataka Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
NIT Rourkela Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
NIT Warangal Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
NIT Calicut  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
  • Candidates can make use of the online calculator by college suggest to help students predict their ranks and also determine the colleges into which the candidates have high chances of getting admission based on their cutoff.

JEE Main Cutoff 2021

  • Candidates can check out the cut off details for JEE Main 2021 in the table below. Category based cut off and institute wise cut off details are also given below.

JEE Main 2022 Cutoff 2021 

Category  Minimum percentile to be scored  Maximum percentile 
General  87.8992241 100.0000000
EWS  66.2214845 87.8950071
OBC-NCL 68.0234447 87.8950071
SC 46.8825338 87.8950071
ST 34.6728999 87.8474721
Gen- PwD 0.0096375 87.8273359
  • Candidates can check out the opening and closing ranks of IIT,NIT,GFTI and IIIT in JoSAA 2021 Counseling.

OR-CR-Josaa 2022

Rounds IIT NIT   GFTI IIIT
Round 1 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Round 2 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Round 3 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Round 4 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Round 5 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Round 6  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
  • Candidates can check out the major courses which were in demand in 2021 during JOSAA Counseling and also details regarding the opening and closing ranks of these courses at top 5 IITs, NITs.

Top 5 IITs - 2021 JOSAA Counseling Opening and closing ranks for major courses

Institute Name  Mechanical engineering  Computer science  Civil engineering
IIT Madras  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
IIT Delhi  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
IIT Bombay  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
IIT Kanpur  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
IIT Kharagpur  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 

Top 5 NITs - 2021 JOSAA Counseling Opening and closing ranks for major courses 

Institute Name  Mechanical engineering  Computer science  Civil engineering
NIT Trichy  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
NIT Karnataka Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
NIT Rourkela Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
NIT Warangal Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
NIT Calicut  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 

JEE Main Cutoff 2020

  • Candidates can check out the cut off details for JEE Main 2020 in the table below. Category based cut off and institute wise cut off details are also given below.

JEE Main 2022 Cut off 2020 

Category  Qualifying cut off 
General  90.3765335
EWS  70.2435518
OBC-NCL 72.8887969
SC 50.1760245
ST 39.0696101
Gen- PwD 0.0618524
  • Candidates can check out the opening and closing ranks of IIT,NIT, GFTI and IIITs in JoSAA Counseling 2021

OR-CR - JoSAA 2021 

Rounds IIT NIT   GFTI IIIT
Round 1 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Round 2 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Round 3 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Round 4 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Round 5 Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
Round 6  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
  • Candidates can check out the major courses which were in demand in 2020 during JOSAA Counseling and also details regarding the opening and closing ranks of these courses at top 5 IITs, NITs.

Top 5 IITs- 2020 JOSAA Counseling Opening and closing ranks for major courses 

Institute Name  Mechanical engineering  Computer science  Civil engineering
IIT Madras  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
IIT Delhi  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
IIT Bombay  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
IIT Kanpur  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 
IIT Kharagpur  Click here to download  Click here to download  Click here to download 

Cut off analysis, trendline for past years

  • Here is a cumulative report of the trendline for category wise cut off over the last 4 years.
 2019202020212022
General89.754884990.376533587.899224188.4121383
OBC-NCL74.316655772.888796968.023444767.0090297
SC54.012815550.176024546.882533843.0820954
ST44.334517239.069610134.672899926.7771328
Gen-EWS78.217486970.243551866.221484562.1114141
PwD 0.113717300.06185240.00963750.0031029

Factors that determine the qualifying and admission cutoff

A lot of factors are used in determining the cut off and some of the important pointers are listed below

  • Number of candidates appeared in the JEE Main 2023 exam.
  • Difficulty level of the JEE Main 2023 exam
  • Number of seats available for admissions

Based on these factors the official authority will release the cut off details for various categories after the JEE Main 2023 exam. 

Difference between Qualifying and Admission cut off 

Factors Qualifying cut off  Admission cut off 
Used for Will identify candidates eligible to appear for JEE Advanced exam Securing admissions to institutions that participate in JOSAA Counseling 
Released by NTA will release the official cut off details JOSAA will release the cut off in their website 
Institute specific No Yes 
Admission purpose No Yes 

JEE Mains Cut off FAQs

NTA will release the cut off details for JEE main 2023 exam on its official website. Candidates interested in checking out previous year cut off can click here.

Qualifying cut off allows candidates to be eligible for attempting the JEE Advanced exam. It also determines whether a candidate has qualified the JEE Main exam and allows them to participate in the JOSAA Counseling.Admission cut off will primarily be the marks that will be considered for admissions into various universities for pursuing an academic degree.

Below is the table with the JEE main cut off for 2022

Category Minimum percentile to be scored Maximum percentile 
General 87.8992241100.0000000
EWS 66.221484587.8950071
OBC-NCL68.023444787.8950071
SC46.882533887.8950071
ST34.672899987.8474721
Gen- PwD0.009637587.8273359