How Many Marks Are Needed for a Good NIT or IIT?

How Many Marks Are Needed for a Good NIT or IIT: To get into good NITs like NIT Trichy, NIT Warangal, and NIT Surathkal,  you will have to achieve 99+ percentile marks in JEE Main 2025, whereas, for the top IITs like IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Kanpur, you will have to secure 99+  percentile marks in JEE Advanced 2025. If you secure 99+ percentile marks, then you will get the top engineering courses in IIT or NIT, like Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), or any desired course of specialisation. However, if you are scoring 97+ percentile marks, then you will get into mid-tier NITs and IITs. Check the complete details of How Many Marks Are Needed for a Good NIT or IIT in this article

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How Many Marks Are Needed for a Good NIT or IIT?

To secure admission to a good NIT or top IIT, you need to target the following percentile/rank range based on recent trends, which are provided below:

Marks Needed for NITs in JEE Main 2025

• JEE Main Percentile: To get into top NITs like NIT Trichy, NIT Warangal, and NIT Surathkal. You will have to secure 99+ percentile marks, which convert to 250+ marks in the JEE Main exam.
• Expected Rank for Good NIT in JEE Main: In terms of ranks you will need below 10,000 ranks in the general category for top NITs

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JEE Main 2025 Marks for NITs (out of 300)

Check the marks required for the top and mid-tier NITs below:

• 250+ (99+ percentile): The best NITs will be provided with 250+ marks with courses in Computer Science and Engineering or Electronics and Communication Engineering.
• 200-240 (97-99 percentile): Mid-tier NITs will be offered with 200 to 240 marks in JEE Main 2025 with courses like Civil, Mechanical, etc.

Marks Needed for IITs in JEE Advanced

To get into a good IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), you have to secure a rank below 2500 in JEE Advanced 2025. Check the details related to marks needed for a good IIT in JEE Advanced 2025:

• IIT Cutoffs (GEN Category): To get into the top 5 IITs, which are IIT Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Kanpur, and Kharagpur, you have to secure a rank below 1000 to get popular courses like CSE, ECE, etc., and if you are securing a rank below 25000, then you will get branches like electrical and mechanical. On the other hand, mid-tier IITs like Roorkee, Guwahati, and Hyderabad will provide CSE and ECE branches for ranks below 5000 and core branches below 8000 rank.

JEE Main 2025 Marks vs. Rank

Candidates check the JEE Main Marks vs. Ranks for the JEE Main exam for the general category in the table below:

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Factors Affecting JEE Main 2025 Cutoffs

• Difficulty Level: If the difficulty level of the paper is higher, then the cut-off will be lower as the cutoffs are inversely proportional to the difficulty level.
• Reservation: The cutoff marks for the JEE Main vary according to the category of the candidate.
• Branch Preference: The preference of the branch is important for admission to a good NIT or IIT as CSE and ECE cutoffs are higher than Civil and Metallurgy.

Strategy to Secure Admission in a Good NIT or IIT

Check the strategy to get admission to a good NIT or IIT below:

• Aim for 200+ marks in JEE Main 2025 to get into top NITs
• Secure less than equal to 10,000 ranks in JEE Advanced to get admission to IITs
• Strengthen the Maths and Physics sections to score well in the JEE Main and JEE Advanced exams

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