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19-April-2025

NTA Releases Official JEE Main 2025 Session 2 Cutoff

The NTA officially released the JEE Main 2025 cutoff, which has become the key factor for students to qualify for the JEE Advanced 2025 stage. The NTA released the JEE Main 2025 cutoff on 18 April, 2025. The JEE Main cutoff for candidates from the General category stands at the 93.1023262 percentile, which is higher than the EWS with the 80.3830119 percentile and the OBC-NCL with the 79.4313582 percentile. The cutoff criteria for SC and ST category students stand at 61.1526933 and 47.9026465. The eligibility for JEE Advanced admission occurs when students reach the specified score requirements. 

Future aspirants intensely seek information about the anticipated minimum scores for the JEE Main 2025 examination. The JEE Advanced 2025 registration started from 23 April to 2 May 2025. The JEE Advanced 2025 eligibility for candidates depends on the cutoff score, which directly impacts their participation in JoSAA counseling for engineering college admission.

JEE Main 2025 Cutoff (Updated)

The National Testing Agency (NTA) updated the JEE MAIN 2025 cutoff, which releases on 18 April 2025. The JEE Main 2025 cutoff became available on 18 April to specify the essential minimum percentiles needed by various groups for entry into JEE Advanced tests. The cutoff explained within JEE Main 2025 separates students between General, EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and PwD categories. Among the 1,061,840 registered candidates, 992,350 candidates appeared for the test. A total number of 1,475,103 candidates sat for the examination together with Session 1. The National Testing The agency will disclose JEE Main 2025 cutoffs following JEE Main Session 2 results released on 18 April 2025. 

Category 

JEE Main Cutoff 2025 percentile

General - UR

93.102326

EWS (Economically Weaker Section)

80.3830119

OBC (Other Backward Classes) 

79.4313582

SC (Scheduled Caste)

61.1526933

ST (Scheduled Tribe)

47.9026465 

PWD

0.0079349

JEE Main 2024 Cutoff

The authorities declared JEE Main 2024 official cutoff scores that are anticipated to match the ones from the previous year. Because the exam was considered of moderate difficulty level, most qualifying marks for each category will probably stay consistent

Category 

JEE Main 2024 Cutoff

General 

93.23

EWS (Economically Weaker Section)

81.55

OBC (Other Backward Classes) 

79.67

SC (Scheduled Caste)

60.05

ST (Scheduled Tribe)

46.72

PWD

0.0018

JEE Main 2023 Cutoff

The JEE Main 2023 cutoff maintained its consistency when compared to the previous years. The paper content proved to be neutral, with only a few challenging questions throughout. Various categories maintained their conventional establishing marks despite small variations from normal patterns. 

Category 

JEE Main 2023 Cutoff

General 

90.77

OBC (Other Backward Classes) 

73.68

EWS (Economically Weaker Section)

75.62

SC (Scheduled Caste)

51.90

ST (Scheduled Tribe)

37.56

PWD

0.0013

JEE Main 2022 Cutoff

The 2022 cutoff marks showed a moderate reduction because the exam was harder, particularly in the physics section. Students reported the exam as being harder than the version from 2021. 

Category 

JEE Main 2022 Cutoff

General 

88.30

EWS (Economically Weaker Section)

63.05

OBC (Other Backward Classes) 

67.00

SC (Scheduled Caste)

43.05

ST (Scheduled Tribe)

26.66

PWD

0.0035

JEE Main 2021 Cutoff

Because of the pandemic and NTA running several sessions, the 2021 qualifying score was established at a higher level. The exam had more user-friendly standards, which allowed a wider number of candidates to meet admission requirements. Only modest changes occurred in category-wise cutoff assessments, while most remained similar to past years.

Category 

JEE Main 2021 Cutoff

General 

87.75

EWS (Economically Weaker Section)

66.11

OBC (Other Backward Classes) 

68.00

SC (Scheduled Caste)

46.77

ST (Scheduled Tribe)

34.62

PWD

0.0092

JEE Main 2020 Cutoff

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the 2020 examination dates back, but the safety protocols enabled a successful execution of the test. The examination level was moderately challenging, yet the passing marks maintained regular patterns among different categories. 

Category 

JEE Main 2020 Cutoff

General 

90.27

EWS (Economically Weaker Section)

70.14

OBC (Other Backward Classes) 

72.66

SC (Scheduled Caste)

50.07

ST (Scheduled Tribe)

39.00

PWD

0.060

JEE Main Exam Cutoff: Complete Category-Wise Analysis

This analysis contains cutoff trend information for all categories, which consist of General, OBC-NCL, EWS, SC, ST, and PwD. The insight into historical trends enables candidates to predict their opportunities and develop better preparation methods before repeating the test. 

Year

General 

EWS

OBC

SC

ST

EWS

2024 

93.23

81.55

79.67

60.05

46.72

0.0018

2023 

90.77

73.68

75.62

51.90

37.56

0.0013

2022 

88.30

63.05

67.00

43.05

26.66

0.0035

2021 

87.75

66.11

68.00

46.77

34.62

0.0092

2020 

90.27

70.14

72.66

50.07

39.00

0.060

Minimum Marks to Qualify JEE Mains 

The predictable scores students achieved in their qualification competition remained stable despite challenges, whereas the qualifying score involved raw marks from a 300-point scale for entrance to JEE Advanced. The assessment employs different classification-based marks, which receive standardized scoring from various exam sessions.

A candidate requires specific raw scores in JEE Mains 2025 to meet the criteria for JEE Advanced 2025 participation.

The evaluation calculates these marks after applying normalization procedures to the various scheduled test periods.

The specified qualifying mark requirements for general candidates stand as moderate, whereas reserved categories need to fulfill reduced score thresholds.

The qualifying score distribution produces minimal scores for disabled candidates, while general and other backward classes need to achieve moderate scores based on historical data.

The JEE Main 2025 Session 2 result from NTA will include the official qualifying score information.

Conclusion

Every hopeful student who wants admission into IITs or NITs needs to pay attention to the cutoff of JEE Main 2025. The latest examination data from 2021 to 2024 confirms that cutoff percentiles stay stable for General and OBC category participants. A candidate needs to secure 93 percentiles (for general) to ensure their place in JEE Advanced. 

The announced official cutoff marks give candidates who qualify the opportunity to start preparing for JEE Advanced. The achievement demonstrates both their acquired effort to date along with the necessary foundation for their upcoming engineering challenges.

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