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JEE Main 2021 Cut Off Visit on Shiksha

JEE Main Cutoff 2021 will be released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) af ter the declaration of the JEE Main
Result 2021 f or phase 4 exam. JEE Main cutof f is of two types – qualif ying cutof f and admission cutof f . T he qualif ying
cut of f of JEE Main 2021 comprises the minimum score that JEE Main 2021 aspirants need to secure to be eligible
f or JEE Advanced. T he admission cutof f of JEE Main 2021 will be released by JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) in
the f orm of opening and closing ranks f or each institute.

To be eligible f or JEE Advanced 2021 candidates must secure more than or equal to the category-wise cutof f of JEE
Main 2021. Only those candidates who meet JEE Main qualif ying cutof f s will be eligible f or appearing in JEE Advanced
f or admission to IITs in India . Candidates must secure minimum ranks (closing ranks) f or admission to JEE Main
participating institutes. Admission cutof f s f or all the participating institutes will also be released af ter each round of
JoSAA counselling.

JEE Main Cutof f 2021 - Important Dates

Candidates can have an idea about the important dates to JEE Main 2021 and JoSAA counselling by going through the
table below:

JEE Main 2021 Event s JEE

Session 3: July 20, 22, 25 and 2
JEE Main 2021 exam dates Session 4: August 26, 27, 31 an

Declaration of JEE Main result 2021 session 4 By September 15, 2021

Announcement of cutoff Along wit h JEE Main 2021 ses
Counselling To be notified

Qualif ying Percentile f or JEE Mains 2021 (Expected)

Candidates can check the category-wise expected qualif ying marks f or JEE Main 2021. NTA will release the cutof f of
JEE Main 2021 f or JEE Advanced based on Paper 1 (BE/BT ech) af ter the declaration of f inal result:

Cat egory JEE Main Cut of f Score (Percent ile) by NTA

Common Rank List (CRL) 90 - 100
GEN-EWS 70 - 75
Other Backward Classes (OBC-NCL) 60- 70
Scheduled Caste (SC) 45 - 50
Scheduled Tribe (ST) 35 - 40
PwD 0.05 – 0.07
JEE Main 2020 Sectional Cutoff
Cat egory JEE Main Cut of f Score by NTA

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 Common Rank List (CRL) 90.3765335
GEN-EWS 70.2435518
Other Backward Classes (OBC-NCL) 72.8887969
Scheduled Caste (SC) 50.1760245
Scheduled Tribe (ST) 39.0696101
PwD 0.0618524

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JEE Main Cutof f Trends

T he cutof f of JEE Mains 2021 f or all f our sessions is yet to be announced by the NTA. T he analysis of JEE cutof f
shows that there is an increase f or the General category in 2020 f rom that of 2019. All other categories have shown a
decrease in the qualif ying percentile f or JEE Main 2021. Candidate can check the cutof f trends of the last eight years
(2020-13) in the f ollowing table:

Year General OBC-NCL SC ST Gen-EWS

2020 90.3765335 72.8887969 50.1760245 39.0696101 70.2435518
2019 89.7548849 74.3166557 54.0128155 44.3345172 78.2174869
2018 74 45 29 24 -

2017 81 49 32 27 -
2016 100 70 52 48 -
2015 105 70 50 44 -
2014 115 74 53 47 -
2013 113 70 50 45 -

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JEE Main Cutof f 2021 – Determining Factors
T he f ollowing f actors determine JEE Main cut of f (admission/qualif ying):

Number of aspirants who appeared f or JEE Main

T he dif f iculty level of the exam

T otal number of seats available

T otal number of applications received f or a particular programme

T he category under which admission is sought

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Dif f erence between JEE Main Qualif ying Cutof f and JEE Main Admission Cutof f

Det ails JEE Main Cut of f (Qualif ying) 2021
Purpose Screen candidates for JEE Advanced
Only those aspirants who meet JEE Main
Significance 2021 qualifying cutoff/marks will be able to
appear in JEE Advanced
JEE Main Cut of f (Admission) 2021
Admissions to participating institutes
Candidates need to secure JEE Main
admission cut-off for admission to JEE Main
participating institutes including NITs, IIITs, and
CFTIs.

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 Cutoff JEE Main Qualifying Cutoff 2019 will be JEE Main Admission Cutoff is released by
published released by NTA on the exam’s official JoSAA on the counselling website on behalf of
by website. Till 2018, it was published by the participating institutes
CBSE
JEE Main Cutof f - Previous Years
Candidates can check JEE Main qualif ying and admission cutof f by JoSAA f rom the previous years (2019-2017).

JEE Main 2019 Qualifying Cutoff

NTA releases the qualif ying cutof f af ter the announcement of the result. Candidates can check below the previous
year's JEE Main qualif ying cutof f f or all categories.

Cat egory Cut of f

Common Rank List (CRL) 89.7548849
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) 78.2174869
Other Backward Class (OBC-NCL) 74.3166557
Scheduled Caste (SC) 54.0128155
Scheduled Tribe (ST) 44.3345172
People with Disability (PwD) 0.1137173
JEE Main 2019 Cutoff for T op NIT s

Below is the previous year’s cutof f f or Computer Science & Engineering and Mechanical Engineering courses conducted
at top NIT s in India:

Inst it ut es CSE ME
National Institute of Technology Agartala 16,955 30,028
National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh 25,460 37,919
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 1,373 5,968
National Institute of Technology Delhi 7,286 -
National Institute of Technology Durgapur 9,193 19,908
National Institute of Technology Goa 10,587 21,230
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur 10,015 22,198
National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur 9,434 21,256
National Institute of Technology Manipur 26,160 35,764
National Institute of Technology Meghalaya 16,156 32,063
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur (Maharashtra) 5,289 14,304
National Institute of Technology Surathkal 2,156 8,980
National Institute of Technology Warangal 1,980 9,243

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JEE Main 2019 Cutoff for T op IIIT s

Below is the previous year’s cutof f f or Computer Science & Engineering and Mechanical Engineering courses conducted
at top IIIT s in India:

Inst it ut es CSE EE
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management,
10,780 -
Gwalior (M.P.)
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kanchipuram,
15,862 -
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati (Assam) 21,601 31,318
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kota (Rajasthan) 23,144 31,335
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Chitoor (A. P.) 25,846 30,072
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara (Gujarat) 28,527 -
Indian Institute of Information Technology Manipur Mantripukhri, Imphal 38,509 42,303
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Dharwad 32,991 36,995
Indian Institute of Information Technology Surat 22,907 33,272
JEE Main 2018 Cutoff for T op NIT s

Below is the cutof f of 2018 f or Computer Science & Engineering and Mechanical Engineering courses conducted at top
NIT s in India:

Inst it ut es CSE ME
National Institute of Technology Agartala 19,209 30,783
National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh 23,188 34,066
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 1,140 4,508
National Institute of Technology Delhi 5,932 -
National Institute of Technology Durgapur 8,516 17,444
National Institute of Technology Goa 10,084 20,556
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur 9,731 19,624
National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur 9,162 17,371
National Institute of Technology Manipur 26,624 35828
National Institute of Technology Meghalaya 22,340 34,009

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 Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur (Maharashtra) 4,930 12,122
National Institute of Technology Surathkal 1,767 7,178
National Institute of Technology Warangal 1,745 7,416
JEE Main 2018 Cutoff for T op IIIT s

Below is the cutof f of 2018 f or Computer Science & Engineering and Mechanical Engineering courses conducted at top
IIIT S in India:

Inst it ut es CSE EE
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior
11,165 -
(M.P.)
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kanchipuram,
15,345 -
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati (Assam) 25,250 33,193
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kota (Rajasthan) 24,951 33,460
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Chitoor (A. P.) 22,525 26,764
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara (Gujarat) 29,546 -
Indian Institute of Information Technology Manipur Mantripukhri, Imphal 40,151 44,229
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Dharwad 34,682 37,181
Indian Institute of Information Technology Surat 24,555 33,394

JEE Main 2018 Cat egory-wise Cut of f

Candidates can check the JEE Main 2018 cutof f f or various categories below:

Max
Cat egory Min Marks Qualif ied
Marks
Common Rank List 350 74 1,11,275
OBC-NCL 73 45 65,313
SC 73 29 34,425
ST 73 24 17,256
PwD 73 -35 2,755

Tot al 2,31,024

JEE Main Cutof f 2018 (Admission) f or NITs, IIITs and GFTIs

Check below JoSAA 2018 admission cutof f f or all the 31 NIT s, 20 IIIT s and 25 GFT Is across India.

JEE Main 2018 admission cutoff for NIT s

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S.No. NITs
National Institute of Technology
1.
Agartala
National Institute of Technology
2.
Arunachal Pradesh
3. National Institute of Technology Delhi
National Institute of Technology
4.
Durgapur
5. National Institute of Technology Goa
National Institute of Technology
6.
Hamirpur
National Institute of Technology
7.
Jamshedpur
National Institute of Technology
8.
Kurukshetra
9. National Institute of Technology Manipur
National Institute of Technology
10.
Meghalaya
National Institute of Technology
11.
Mizoram
National Institute of Technology
12.
Nagaland
13. National Institute of Technology Patna
National Institute of Technology
14.
Puducherry
15. National Institute of Technology Raipur
National Institute of Technology
16.
Rourkela
17. National Institute of Technology Sikkim
National Institute of Technology
18.
Srinagar
National Institute of Technology
19.
Surathkal
National Institute of Technology
20.
Tiruchirappalli
National Institute of Technology
21.
Uttarakhand
National Institute of Technology
22.
Warangal

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 Motilal Nehru National Institute of
23.
Technology, Allahabad (U.P.)
National Institute of Technology,
24.
Arunachal Pradesh.
Maulana Azad National Institute of
25.
Technology, Bhopal (MP)
National Institute of Technology, Calicut
26.
(Kerela)
Malviya National Institute of Technology,
27.
Jaipur (Rajasthan)
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of
28.
Technology, Jalandhar (Punjab)

National Institute of Technology,

29.
Meghalaya
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of
30.
Technology, Surat (Gujarat)
Visvesvaraya National Institute of
31.
Technology, Nagpur (Maharashtra)
JEE Main admission cut off 2018 for IIIT s

S.No. IIITs
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of
1. Information Technology & Management,
Gwalior (M.P.)
Indian Institute of Information
2. Technology, Design & Manufacturing,
Kanchipuram, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian
3. Institute of Information Technology,
Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur (M.P.)
4. Indian Institute of Information
Technology, Guwahati (Assam)
Indian Institute of Information
5.
Technology, Kota (Rajasthan)
Indian Institute of Information
6.
Technology, Sri City, Chitoor (A. P.)
Indian Institute of Information
7.
Technology, Vadodara (Gujarat)
Indian Institute of Information
8.
Technology Manipur Mantripukhri, Imphal

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 9. Indian Institute of Information
Technology(IIIT) Dharwad
Indian Institute of Information
10.
Technology(IIIT) Kurnool
Indian Institute of Information
11.
Technology(IIIT) Kottayam
Indian Institute of Information
12.
Technology(IIIT) Kalyani, West Bengal
Indian Institute of Information
13.
Technology(IIIT) Una, Himachal Pradesh
Indian Institute of Information
14.
Technology (IIIT) Ranchi, Jharkhand
Indian Institute of Information
15.
Technology Bhagalpur
Indian Institute of Information
16.
Technology Bhopal
Indian Institute of Information
17.
Technology Surat
Indian Institute of Information
18.
Technology, Jhalwa, Allahabad
JEE Main admission cut off 2018 for GFT Is

S.No. GFTIs
1. Assam University, Silchar
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra,
2.
Ranchi
Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya,
3.
Haridwar
Indian Institute of Carpet Technology,
4.
Bhadohi
Institute of Infrastructure, Technology,
5.
Research and Management, Ahmedabad
6. Institute of Technology, Guru Ghasidas
Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur
J.K. Institute of Applied Physics &
Technology, Department of Electronics &
7.
Communication, University of Allahabad,
Allahabad
National Institute of Electronics and
8. Information Technology, Aurangabad
(Maharashtra)

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 9. National Institute of Foundry & Forge
Technology, Hatia, Ranchi
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering
10.
and Technology
11. Mizoram University, Aizawl
School of Engineering, Tezpur University,
12.
Napaam, Tezpur
13. School of Planning & Architecture, Bhopal
School of Planning & Architecture, New
14.
Delhi
School of Planning & Architecture,
15.
Vijayawada
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra,
16.
Jammu & Kashmir
Indian Institute of Engineering Science
17.
and Technology, Shibpur
HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar
18.
(Garhwal)
International Institute of Information
19.
Technology, Naya Raipur
20. University of Hyderabad
21. Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh
22. Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
International Institute of Information
23.
Technology, Bhubaneswar
Central Institute of Technology Kokrajar,
24.
Assam
Pondicherry Engineering College,
25.
Puducherry
Ghani Khan Choudhary Institute of
26. Engineering and Technology, Malda, West
Bengal
Central University of Rajasthan,
27.
Rajasthan
National Institute of Food Technology
28. Entrepreneurship and Management,
Sonipat, Haryana

JEE Main Cutof f 2017

Below is the admission cutof f of JEE Main 2017 f or all categories. Also, the total number of candidates who were

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eligible to apply JEE Advanced exam are given in the table.

Cat egory Cut of f Number of candidat es eligible f or JEE Advanced

General 81 109585
OBC-NCL 49 60299
SC 32 33333
ST 27 16096
PWD 1 2114
Total - 221427

FAQs related to JEE Main Cutof f 2021

Q. What are the types of JEE Main cutoff?

A. T here will be two types of JEE Main 2021 cutof f s - qualif ying and admission cutof f . T he qualif ying cutof f will be
announced along with JEE Main result f or phase 4 while the admission cutof f will be released during the seat allotment
process by JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority).
Q.When will the NT A release the qualifying cutoff for JEE Main 2021?

A. T he cutof f of JEE Main 2021 will be released af ter the declaration of the JEE Main result 2021 f or session 4.
Candidates can check all the category-wise cutof f s f rom the table above.
Q. When will the NT A release the admission cutoff for JEE Main 2021?

A. T he admission cutof f of JEE Main 2021 will be released by JoSAA af ter the completion of counselling.
Q. What is JEE Main 2021 qualifying cutoffs?

A. T he qualif ying cut of f of JEE Main 2021 comprises the minimum score that JEE Main 2021 aspirants need to secure
to be eligible f or JEE Advanced f or admission into IIT s.
Q. When will the qualifying marks in JEE Mains 2021 exam be released?

A. NTA will release the minimum cutof f f or appearing in JEE Advanced along with the declaration of the f inal JEE Main
2021 result. Candidates can check the JEE Main qualif ying cutof f f or JEE Advanced f or all categories f rom the table
above.
Q. What is the admission cutoff in JEE Mains 2021 exam?

A. T he admission cutof f s of JEE Main 2020 is the opening and closing ranks released by JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation
Authority).
Q. I belong to Nepal, how to apply for admission to JEE Main participating institutes?

A. Candidates f rom Nepal, Bhutan or Bangladesh will have to apply f or JEE Main 2021 under "Foreign Category". Such
candidates had to f ill and submit the application f orm of JEE Main 2021. T here is no special reservation or quota f or the
f oreign category candidates.

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