JEE Main Cutoff Marks 2023 – JEE Main Expected Cutoff List

Cut off Marks?
Does this word bother you? Does this word come into your mind, while preparing for JEE Main examination? If yes! then first you should know, what is cut off marks and why there is a need to know the Cut-Off Marks of JEE Main.

Cut off marks is minimum marks or you can say a boundary line and after crossing that you will get selected and if you did not get minimum marks then you will be eliminated from the race to get into IITs. And no one wants this failure because it’s about your one-year hard work.

Cutoff marks give you a rough idea about the difficulty level of the exam conducted and the efforts he/she need to put on to match their skills up to that level.

Here in this article, we assemble the statistics of the previous year’s cut off which will help you to predict the difficulty level of the JEE Main examination and information on the JEE main rank list. Have a look and start your preparation smartly:

JEE Main Cutoff Marks 2023

Nowadays, student’s excitement is at its peak point and they are registering for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) with an aim to take admission in top engineering colleges. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is conducting the JEE Main 2022 examination, which is going to be held in the month of Feb-May.

After giving the exam, the answer key will be available to students to check their answers issued by the Board. The answer key will give you a rough idea about your marks or in other words, either you are clearing the exam or not, with the help of previous year cutoff marks. For e.g. the last year’s cutoff for the general category was 82 marks and you are scoring more than 82, this means you are eligible and going to the next level.

The result and cut off marks of the JEE Main examination will be declared at the end of April. Joint Admission Board (JAB) will issue the JEE Main cut off marks. Cutoff marks are published online (only) and it is different for every category (Gen/ST/SC/OBC).

Candidates who scored more marks than the cutoff marks can take admission in NITs, IIITs, other government, and private institutions. Those who opted for Paper I (B.Tech or B.E.) can apply for the JEE Advance exam, but the JEE Advance exam is not compulsory, it’s a choice for students who want their undergraduate courses from the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs).

JEE Main Previous Year Cutoff Marks

Previous year cutoff marks play a very important role in predicting the cut-off of the JEE Main examination and provide a review of the exam. You must get to know the previous year cutoff marks as a base for your preparation and put your efforts accordingly. It is a frame of your upcoming exam which includes the sectional cutoff, overall cutoff, total questions attempted, and many more.

We compile the cut off marks from 2015 to 2017 published by board officials is given below:

# By CBSE

The Board will announce the JEE Main Result of Paper I on 30th April and Paper-II on 31st May with the cutoff marks. Candidates need to clear the cutoff marks to score top rank and take admission in institutions as per their choice.

Here is the list of cutoff marks on a yearly basis:

JEE Main Expected Cutoff Marks

Looking at the figure mentioned in the table above, as you can see that the cut-off marks are decreasing from 2015 to 2017. Fall in the cut-off marks tells us the difficulty level of examination is increasing every year in JEE Main examination. In JEE Main, we are expecting the difficulty level may rise.

Last year, 12 lakhs applicants registered for JEE Main, and out of which, 11 lakh appeared for the examination. From the total, 8 lakh candidates cleared the JEE Main exam and from this, 2.20 lakhs top rank holding candidates appeared for JEE Advance exam. (Note: The value are taken as an approximation, it can differ in precision)

Same or more applications are expected for JEE Main examination. This will definitely increase the competition level among aspirants and it will directly affect the difficulty level of the exam, too. Now you have to put all your strength and hard work to fix your position in top colleges.

# JEE Main Expected Cutoff Marks

Past few years JEE Main cutoff for JEE Advanced is given in the table below:

Category	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
General	90.376	89.754	74	81	100	105
OBC	70.243	74.316	45	49	70	70
SC	50.176	54.012	29	32	52	50
ST	39.069	44.334	24	27	48	44

Cut off marks will provide you an idea about how much marks you need to score and how much hard work you need to do in order to clear the JEE Main 2022 exam to confirm your position in JEE Advance,

# Important Parameters for JEE Main 2022 Cutoff Marks

CBSE will take the following parameters into consideration for JEE Main cutoff marks, which are:

• Total number of applicants appeared for JEE Main
• Number of questions asked in the exam
• The difficulty level of the exam
• Candidate’s performance
• Number of seats available in JEE Main participating institutes
• Marks obtained by applicants in the entrance exam

JEE Main 2023 Rank List

In the past years, the marks of class 12th were considered in calculating the All India Rank (AIR) of the JEE Main exam. But from this year, Board has done some changes i.e. the marks of class 12th will not be taken into account while calculating JEE Main Rank.

After the announcement of the result along with cutoff marks, the merit list will be published which will differ in marks as per the category (GEN/OBC/SC/ST). Merit list holds your rank number through which you can get admission in NITs, IIITs, and other CFTIs. And applicants who want to pursue engineering courses through IITs can apply for JEE Advanced. But, only the top 2,40,000 rank holders are eligible for JEE Advance exam.

Your dedication and hard work will pay off when the JEE Main rank list will announce. The more you score, the higher your rank will be. If in any case, two or more candidates score the same marks, then the inter-se merit method will be applied according to:

The tie of the Rank list for Paper I:

If a candidate score higher marks in mathematics will be given a better rank.
If a candidate score higher marks in physics will be given a better rank.
If a candidate has a higher accurate ratio i.e. ratio of positive and negative marks, will be given a better rank.
If the solution will not find by this method, then candidates will get the same rank.

The tie of the Rank list for Paper II

If a candidate obtains higher marks in the aptitude test, will be given a better rank.
If a candidate obtains higher marks in the drawing test, will be given a better rank.
Higher rank will be given according to their positive and negative marks ratio.
If still there is a tie after these methods, candidates will be given the same rank.

After the announcement of the JEE Main All India Rank and JEE Advance result, JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) will call the candidates who secured their rank in the rank list, for counseling related to admissions.