What to expect for 45 Marks in JEE Main 2025 Session 1?

Students who have recently taken the first session of the JEE Main 2025 exam and scored around 45 marks may be feeling uncertain about their B.Tech admissions to top NITs, IITs and IIITs.  It's vital to understand that a score of 45 marks might not suffice for many candidates, particularly when considering eligibility for JEE Advanced or securing a spot in reputable institutions like the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), as these outcomes heavily depend on the category the student belongs to, such as General, OBC, EWS, or SC. Nevertheless, there remains the possibility of gaining admission into private engineering colleges or deemed universities.

For a clearer perspective on what to expect with a score of 45 marks in the JEE Main, it is advisable to review analyses based on historical trends and patterns concerning scores and percentiles. It's important to remember that while this information serves as a general guide, the actual results can differ based on various factors.

45 Marks in JEE Main 2025 Session 1: What to expect?

Here is the detailed analysis and expectations for 45 marks in JEE Mains January 2025 (Session 1) -

• Candidates scoring 45 marks are likely to score below 75 percentile in the exam. As JEE Main results are declared in the form of percentile, students need to check the JEE Main Expected Percentile Score January 2025. Candidates below 75 percentile might get a rank beyond 3,75,000.
• Scoring below 75 percentile in JEE Main 2025 Session 1 with 45 marks completely depends on the difficulty level of the question paper. Candidates who took the Toughest Paper of JEE Main January 2025 might score 81 - 82 percentile, which seems not possible with 45 marks. However, the marks are normalised, and the chances of scoring 80+ percentile with 45 marks are highly unlikely. You can also further check 'Toughest Shift of JEE Main January 2025' and 'Easiest Shift of JEE Main January 2025'
• Candidates belonging to ST categories shall be eligible for JEE Advanced 2025 with a score of 45 in JEE Main 2025. For instance, in 2024, candidates with 46.7 percentile from the ST category were eligible for JEE Advanced. The expected cutoff marks this year for ST candidates are between 42 to 45 if the paper is easy, while between 34 to 36 if the paper was moderate. You can also check 'Expected Safe Score in JEE Mains January 2025' and 'Expected Safe Percentile in JEE Main 2025 Session 1'.
• Except NIT Manipur, NIT Mizoram, and NIT Sikkim, admission to the majority of NITs with a score of 45 is highly doubtful. Students can, however, check the states of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, MP, Odisha, Haryana, Punjab, Jharkhand, and Delhi that accept B.Tech admission based on JEE Main scores. 
• Students are encouraged to take the state-level B.Tech admission exams in their respective states, as this is only the first session of JEE Main. For example, Andhra Pradesh engineering candidates can take the AP EAMCET exam in addition to JEE Main and look into admission choices at prestigious colleges like Mohan Babu University (Sri Vidyaniketan), JNTU Kakinada, VR Siddhardha, KL University (through KLEEE/ AP EAMCET) and SRM AP (through SRMJEEE/ AP EAMCET).

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