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JEE Advanced is a highly competitive exam and the candidates are always keen to know the cutoff details. This exam will be conducted on 26th May 2024 and the results will be out on 9th June 2024. So, students have to wait till then.

The JEE cutoff is essentially the minimum score that a candidate requires to pass the exam stage and advance. Candidates who score equal to or above the cut–off will be able to participate in the further JEE Advanced 2024 counselling process. It is a significant aspect of the JEE Advanced 2024 exam as based on the cutoff and the rank list, candidates can get admission to top IIT institutes in the country.

Two types of cutoffs are released by the conducting authority i.e., admission cutoff and qualifying cutoff. The cutoff depends on several factors and may vary every year.

Factors Determining Cut-off for JEE Advanced

As mentioned previously the JEE Advanced Cut-off may vary every year and this depends on several factors:

  1. Total number of students that appeared for the exam.
  2. Total seats available for eligible candidates in participating IITs.
  3. Difficulty level of that year’s question paper.
  4. Trend based on a Cut-off of the previous year
  5. Performance of the students in the exam.

JEE Advanced 2021 Cut-off for Inclusion in Rank List

Candidates can refer to the 2021 rank list criteria to get an idea about the Cut-off for inclusion in the rank list.

The JEE Advanced 2021 Cut-off for inclusion in the rank list is mentioned below:

Category Min. % marks required in each Subject (%) Min. % marks required for Aggregate marks
Common Rank List (CRL) 5 17.50
OBC-NCL 4.5 15.75
GEN-EWS 4.5 15.75
SC (Scheduled Caste) 2.5 8.75
ST (Scheduled Tribe) 2.5 8.75
SC-PwD 2.5 8.75
GEN-EWS-PwD 2.5 8.75
OBC-NCL-PwD 2.5 8.75
ST-PwD 2.5 8.75
Common-PwD 2.5 8.75
Preparatory course (PC) 0.75 2.625

JEE Advanced Cut-off: Highlights

Here are all the important details JEE Advanced candidates need to know regarding JEE Advanced 2024 Cut-off:

  1. The Cut-off is the least marks needed to be included in the overall rank list and get admission in undergraduate programmes.
  2. The cut-off is not the same every year and is likely to change as per many factors.
  3. The cut-off for 2024 will be declared after the results are out on 9th June 2024.
  4. The JEE Advanced cut-off is prepared by respective IIT universities at the time of counselling conducted by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA).
  5. Every IIT university will publish separate Cut-off marks for each course.
  6. The admission Cut-off in the rank list will be available in the form of opening and closing ranks.
  7. The JEE Advanced 2024 Cut-off in the rank list will mention the lowest percentage of marks required in each subject i.e. Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, and also the lowest percentage of aggregate marks required.

JEE Advanced Previous Year's Cut-off

The JEE Advanced Cut-off for 2021 is mentioned below-

Qualifying Cut-off

Category Rank List Min. Marks required in every subject Min. Aggregate Marks required
Common Rank List (CRL) 6 63
OBC-NCL 5 56
GEN-EWS 5 56
ST (Scheduled Tribe) 3 31
SC (Scheduled Caste) 3 31
Common-PwD 3 31
GEN-EWS-PwD 3 31
OBC-NCL-PwD 3 31
SC-PwD 3 31
ST-PwD 3 31
OBC-NCL-PwD 3 31
Preparatory course (PC) 0 9

Rank list Criteria

Category Rank List Min. Marks required in every subject Min. Aggregate Marks required
Common Rank List (CRL) 5 17.50
GEN-EWS 4.5 15.75
OBC-NCL 4.5 15.75
ST (Scheduled Tribe) 2.5 8.75
SC (Scheduled Caste) 2.5 8.75
Common-PwD 2.5 8.75
GEN-EWS-PwD 2.5 8.75
OBC-NCL-PwD 2.5 8.75
SC-PwD 2.5 8.75
ST-PwD 2.5 8.75
OBC-NCL-PwD 2.5 8.75
Preparatory course (PC) 0.75 2.625

JEE Advanced cut-off (qualifying) – 2018,2017,2016

Qualifying marks Cut-off for 2018

Category or Rank List Minimum Marks Subject-wise Minimum Aggregate Marks Minimum Aggregate Marks (Revised)
CRL 12 126 90
SC 6 63 45
ST 6 63 45
OBC-NCL 11 114 81
PwD – CRL 6 63 45
ST-PwD 6 64 45
SC-PwD 6 64 45
OBC-NCL-PwD 6 64 45
Preparatory course 3 32 23

Subject Wise Qualifying marks 2017 (Cut-off)

Subject Wise JEE Advanced 2017 Cut-off

Minimum marks required to Qualify Total
Subjects Paper 1 (marks) Paper 2 (marks) Maximum Marks
Physics 61 61 112
Chemistry 61 61 112
Mathematics 61 61 112
Max. Marks 183 183 366

Qualifying marks Cut-off for 2016

Category Minimum aggregate marks 2016 (%)
Initial Final
Common Rank List (CRL) 35.0 20
OBC & NCL 31.5 18
SC 17.5 10
ST 17.5 10
General & PwD 17.5 10
OBC-NCL & PwD 17.5 10
SC & PwD 17.5 10
ST & PwD 17.5 10
Preparatory Course 8.75 5

JoSAA Cut-offs for IITs

The Ministry of Education has set up the JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) in the year 2021 intending to regulate & manage the seat allocation to 114 colleges & institutes across the nation for admissions of students in the year 2021-2022.

The JEE Advanced 2024 Cut-offs for IITs will be prepared by the JoSAA and announced to the candidates. Candidates can also view the opening & closing ranks released by the JoSAA can on their website. You can check the official website of the IITs to check the JEE Advanced Cut-off 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

JEE Advanced 2022 Cut-off will be announced officially by the exam conducting body on its official website. The Cut-off will be available once the results are declared.

It is significant that JEE Advanced candidates must be aware of the previous year’s Cut-off marks as these are the minimum qualifying marks that candidates must attain to qualify for the admission process.

No, JEE Advanced cut-off and qualifying marks are different for all the categories.

JEE Advanced Cut-off is released after the results for the exam are announced. The results for JEE Advanced 2022 will be announced on 11th September 2022 and hence the Cut-off will be announced on the website shortly after.

The qualifying Cut-off is different every year depending on various factors. The official Cut-off for JEE Advanced 2022 has not been officially announced yet. However, candidates can go through previous years’ cut-offs to get a rough idea of what Cut-offs could be.
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