JEE Main 2021 Cut-Off, Results and Qualifying Marks
The JEE Main 2021 cut-off will be released after the announcement of the JEE Main May session result. No separate cut-offs will be released for different sessions (Feb, Mar, Apr & May). The National Testing Agency will release the cut-off at the official website. Along with the JEE Main 2021 May exam result, the qualifying cut-off marks will be declared. The candidates who will find themselves on the qualifying cut-off list are eligible for the second stage JEE exam i.e. IIT JEE Advanced, which is to be held on 3rd July 2021. JEE Main 2021 is being held in four sessions - February, March, April, and May.
JEE Main 2021 Cut-off & Its Types
The cut-off is the minimum marks needed to be considered for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) MAIN 2021 counselling. There are two types of cut-off –
- JEE Main 2021 Qualifying Cut-off (released by the exam conducting body i.e. NTA)
- JEE Main 2021 Admission Cut-off (released by Joint Seat Allocation Authority)
Look at the following table to understand the JEE Main cut-offs types –
Events |
Qualifying Cut-off |
Admission Cut-off |
Conducted by |
National Testing Agency |
JoSAA |
Platform to be Released on |
NTA website |
JoSAA website |
Serves Purpose |
Qualifying for IIT JEE Advanced |
Admission to participating institutes |
Released Category-wise |
Yes |
Yes |
Branch Specific |
No |
Yes |
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Here’s a glance at the previous years’ cut-off trends –
Category |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
General |
81 |
74 |
89.7548849 |
90.3765335 |
OBC-Non-Creamy Layer |
49 |
45 |
74.3166557 |
72.8887969 |
SC |
32 |
29 |
54.0128155 |
50.1760245 |
ST |
27 |
24 |
44.3345172 |
39.0696101 |
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Factors to Determine JEE Main Cut-off Marks:
Several factors are to be taken into consideration while determining the JEE Main cut-off marks. They are -
- Total number of applications received for the exam
- Total number of students taking the test
- The level of difficulty in the exam
- Total available seats
- Cut off marks of last years
- Total number of questions asked in the exam
- Admission Sought in a particular category
JEE Main 2021 Result:
The results for the February and March session of the JEE Main 2021 exam have been released. Candidates can check the same on the official website. The next session of the exam will be conducted in April and May, here is the detailed schedule:
JEE Main 2021 Events |
Important Dates |
Availability of online application form (April session) |
Last week of March 2021 |
JEE Main Exam (April session) |
27th to 30th April 2021 |
Result (April session) |
May 2021 |
Availability of online application form (May session) |
1st week of May 2021 |
JEE Main Exam (May session) |
24th to 28th May 2021 |
Result (May session) |
June 2021 |
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How to Check JEE Main Result 2021
- Log on to the official website of JEE Main - https://jeemain.nic.in/.
- Click on the link ‘JEE (Main) 2021 NTA Score (Paper 1 and Paper 2)’ button.
- Enter application number, date of birth, enter a security pin to log-in.
- The result will appear on the screen
- Download the scorecard and take a printout for further use.
The final merit list will be prepared after the declaration of JEE Main 2021 May session result.
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