JEE Main passing marks are different for different categories and vary every year. Students must score more than the passing marks for JEE Main to qualify for the examination. Based on the past trends for JEE Main Passing marks,
- candidates belonging to the General category must score around 90 percentile or 85 to 110 marks or more to pass the examination.
- OBC-NCL candidates must score around the 75 percentile to qualify for JEE Main 2025.
- The expected JEE Main passing marks for SC and ST candidates are around the 55 and 50 percentile.
- For PwD candidates, the expected JEE Main passing marks are 1 percentile or 5 to 20 marks. PwD candidates have the lowest cutoff for JEE Main.
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JEE Main 2025 is conducted by NTA or National Testing Agency for admission to BTech, B Arch, and B Plan courses. To get admission to the courses offered based on JEE Main scores, students must score higher than the JEE Main cutoff 2025. JEE Main 2025 passing marks are yet to be announced. However, candidates can use the previous year’s JEE Main passing marks for reference. As per the JEE Main 2024 cutoff,
- The passing marks for JEE Main 2024 for general category candidates were 93.2362181.
- For candidates belonging to the Gen-EWS category, the JEE Main passing marks were 81.3266412.
- OBC NCL candidates must have scored 79.6757881 to qualify for the JEE Mains exam.
- The JEE Main 2024 passing marks for SC and ST candidates were 60.0923182 and 46.697584 respectively
- PwD candidates were required to score at least 0.0018 to pass JEE Main 2024 exam.
Also Check JEE Main 2025 Cutoff for Gen, OBC, SC and ST Categories
JEE Main 2025 Highlights
Students can check the important highlights of JEE Main 2025 in the table below.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Name | Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) |
| Conducted by | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Exam frequency | Twice a year |
| Examination Mode | Online |
| Courses offered | BTech, BArch, and BPlan |
| Exam duration | 3 hours (180 minutes) |
JEE Main 2025 Expected Passing Marks
JEE Main passing marks 2025 are different for different categories. As per the previous year’s trends, the JEE Main 2025 passing marks for general category candidates are expected to be around 90 percentile or more. For OBC NCL candidates, the passing marks for JEE Main 2025 are expected to be around the 75 percentile. Candidates belonging to SC and ST categories must score around 55 percentile and 50 percentile respectively to pass JEE Main 2025 examination. PwD category candidates have the lowest JEE Main 2025 passing marks. Such candidates are required to score around 1 percentile to qualify for JEE Main 2025. Students can go through the table below to check the expected passing marks for JEE Main 2025.
| Category | Expected Qualifying Percentile | Approximate Marks Range (out of 300) |
|---|---|---|
| General (UR) | 90+ percentile | 85–110+ marks |
| OBC-NCL | 75+ percentile | 70–90 marks |
| SC | 55+ percentile | 45–65 marks |
| ST | 50+ percentile | 40–60 marks |
| PwD (All) | 1+ percentile (varies) | 5–20 marks (very low cutoff) |
JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Passing Marks
JEE Main 2025 paper 2 passing marks are different for different institutes accepting JEE Main scores. Students can check the table below for passing marks for JEE Main Paper 2.
| Category | JEE Main Paper 2 Passing Marks |
|---|---|
| General | 85 to 90 |
| OBC NCL | 70 to 75 |
| EWS | 70 to 75 |
| SC | 50 to 55 |
| ST | 35 to 40 |
JEE Main 2025: Marks Required to Qualify for JEE Advanced
To appear for the JEE Advanced examination, candidates must appear for the JEE Main 2025 examination. Candidates must score the minimum required JEE Main marks to be eligible for JEE Advanced examination. Candidates in the top 2,50,000 in JEE Main 2025 will be selected to appear for the JEE Advanced 2025 examination. Students can go through the table below to check the expected JEE Main cutoff 2025 for JEE Advanced.
| Category | Expected Qualifying Percentile |
|---|---|
| General | 93 – 95 |
| OBC-NCL | 91 – 93 |
| EWS | 91 – 93 |
| SC | 82 – 86 |
| ST | 73 – 80 |
| PwD | Any percentile |
Factors Determining JEE Main Qualifying Marks
Students must score more than the JEE Main passing marks to pass the JEE Main 2025 examination. JEE Main passing marks are determined based on various factors as listed below.
- Number of candidates who appeared in JEE Main 2025.
- Number of available seats.
- JEE Main 2025 difficulty level.
- Reservation criteria/ category.
- Previous years’ cutoffs.
JEE Main 2024 Passing Marks
Passing marks for JEE Main 2025 vary each year based on various factors like difficulty level, number of candidates, and so on. Students can go through the table below to check the JEE Main 2024 passing marks for different categories.
| Category | JEE Main Passing Marks 2024 |
|---|---|
| Gen | 93.2362181 |
| GEN-EWS | 81.3266412 |
| OBC NCL | 79.6757881 |
| SC | 60.0923182 |
| ST | 46.697584 |
| PwD | 0.0018 |
JEE Main 2023 Passing Marks
Students can check the JEE Main 2023 passing marks in the table below.
| Category | JEE Main 2023 Passing Marks |
|---|---|
| General | 90 |
| EWS | 78 |
| OBC-NCL | 75 |
| SC | 55 |
| ST | 44 |
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