The National Testing Agency has successfully conducted the first shift of the JEE Main Session 1 exam on January 22. As per candidates, JEE Main exam Jan 22 Shift 1 was of moderate to difficult level. Many coaching institutes will release the JEE Main paper analysis along with the unofficial answer keys day-wise for each shift. Based on that JEE Main expected cut off 2025 will also be released for candidates to check their chances of qualifying.
JEE Main Cut off 2025 Expected to be around 92-93 percentile for UR candidates. For OBC/EWS category, JEE Mains Cut off 2025 will be approximately 79-81 percentile score. The clear picture for JEE Main Cut off 2025 will come only after all shifts of Session 1 & 2 exams are conducted.
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JEE Main Cut off 2025 Expected
The expected JEE Main Cut off 2025 for all categories is as follows:
| Category | JEE Mains Cut off 2025 |
| UR | 92-93 |
| OBC | 79-80 |
| EWS | 81-82 |
| SC | 60-61 |
| ST | 46-47 |
JEE Main Cut off 2025 – Last Year’s Trends
Check category-wise JEE Main previous years’ cut off from 2024-2019 in the table given below:
| Category | JEE Main Cut off 2024 | JEE Main Cut Off 2023 | JEE Main Cut Off 2022 | JEE Main Cut Off 2021 | JEE Main 2020 Cut Off | JEE Main Cut Off 2019 |
| General | 93.23 | 90.77886 | 88.41213 | 87.89922 | 90.37653 | 89.75488 |
| OBC-NCL | 79.67 | 73.61142 | 67.00902 | 68.02344 | 72.88879 | 74.31665 |
| SC | 60.09 | 51.97760 | 43.08209 | 46.88253 | 50.17602 | 54.01281 |
| ST | 46.69 | 37.23487 | 26.77713 | 34.67289 | 39.06961 | 44.33451 |
| GEN-EWS | 81.32 | 75.62290 | 63.11141 | 66.22148 | 70.24355 | 78.21748 |
| Gen-PwD | 0.001 | 0.001352 | 0.003102 | 0.009637 | 0.061852 | 0.113717 |
JEE Main 2025 Passing Marks
JEE Main passing marks are released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on its official website after the Session 2 exam is conducted. JEE Main Cut off 2025 is the minimum mark required to qualify the exam for admission to NITs and IIITs. However, this is just the qualifying cutoff; final admission is granted based on the JEE Main opening and closing ranks released by JoSAA. JEE Main passing marks will be updated category-wise once released unofficially and officially. Meanwhile, candidates can check the JEE Main Cut off last year’s trends given in the article above.
JEE Main Cut off 2025 – Factors determining the minimum marks
Minimum scores to qualify for JEE Main 2025 are based on several factors, including the following:
- Total candidates appearing in the JEE Main 2025 exam – The total number of candidates who appeared in the JEE Main examination is one of the factors that determine the cutoff score. The higher the number of candidates, the higher will be the JEE Main cut off 2025.
- Difficulty Level of Exam – Exam difficulty level is the second important factors that determines the JEE Main cutoff 2025 score. If the paper is too difficult, JEE Mains cut off 2025 will be lower.
- Seat Availability in NITs/IIITs – The total seat available is the third factor that influences the JEE Main cut-off 2025. If there are more seats available, the cutoff tends to decrease.
