JEE Main 2025 Cut-Off Announced: Check Category-Wise Qualifying Percentiles

The JEE Main 2025 Cut-off has been released by NTA (National Test Agency) to define the minimum score or percentile required to be eligible for the JEE Advanced 2025 exam, which is going to be conducted on May 18, 2025. Certain factors are considered before declaring the cut-off core, including the category, the number of participants and examination difficulty. The cut-off criteria used by NTA define the fairness and transparency of exam results.

The candidates who pass the cut-off can fill out the JEE Advanced 2025 application from April 23, 2025, the second part of the JEE engineering examination for admission to prestigious IITs. A solid foundation and rigorous preparation are essential to ace the JEE examination, as it is among the most challenging examinations.

JEE Mains 2025 Cut-Off Announced

NTA released the JEE Main 2025 cut-off alongside the JEE Main Session 2 result on April 19, 2025, to ease candidates’ checking their eligibility for the JEE Advanced 2025 exam. The details of the cut-off and result can be found at the official website of JEE NTA at jeemain.nta.nic.in. 

What is the JEE Mains Cut-Off 2025?

The minimum marks required by the candidate to be eligible for the JEE Advanced exam are the cut-off marks. It varies for each category and is calculated by NTA on parameters such as the number of candidates appeared, exam difficulty level, etc. 

Difference Between Admission Cut-off Marks and Qualifying Cut-off Marks

JEE Main Cut-off 2025

The table shows the JEE Mains Cut-off 2025, Students must check their score and cut-off category-wise to check their eligibility for the JEE Advanced exam:

Category-wise Minimum Marks Score in JEE Main 2025

Approximate minimum marks required for each category to cross the cut-off score are:

What Factors Determine JEE Main Cut-off Score?

NTA uses a fair and transparent method to determine the JEE Main cut-off to avoid any kind of conspiracy. The factors that are used to find out the cut-off score are as follows:

1. The difficulty of the examination has an inverse effect on the cut-off scores. As the difficulty level rises, the cut-off score tends to be on the lower side.
2. More students result in higher cut-off scores.
3. When the top colleges allow only a limited number of students or seats, the cut-off score rises as they prefer only top performers to enroll.
4. The cut-off score tends to rise when a larger number of students’ performance in the exam are satisfactory. It results in refining the top cream.
5. The cut-off score also varies for each category, and they all have different cut-off scores.

How is the Cut-off Score calculated?

The JEE Main result is based on the percentile score. NTA uses normalisation policy to bring the two sessions and different shifts’ exam papers into one standardised format. The NTA calculates these percentiles using the highest score marks achieved by examinees throughout all exam sessions. The steps involved in the process are as follows:

• The testing team normalises applicant scores by using an adjustment process to eliminate any discrepancies between exam sessions that could affect their scores.
• The NTA calculates the percentile by assessing how far the candidate ranks in comparison to their peers.
• Based on the results obtained, the exam administrators create unique admission standards for General and OBC test takers, as well as students from the SC and ST categories.
• The evaluation technique protects exam students by treating them equally regardless of when they take the exam.

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