JEE Main Passing Marks 2025 - Minimum Marks, Qualifying Score

JEE Main passing marks 2025 is expected to be around 90 for the Common Rank List. For the EWS category, it is 80, for OBC-NCL it is 76, for SC it is 57, and for ST, it is 46. All the JEE aspirants need to obtain the respective minimum qualifying marks to be eligible for the rank list. Candidates who score 250+ in JEE Main will also be eligible for JEE Advanced. Check this article to learn how many marks are required to clear jee mains.
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JEE Main 2025 Passing Marks (Expected)

The minimum marks to qualify for JEE Mains in 2025 are different for the different categories of candidates.  For general category students, the passing marks are expected to be around 90. For the EWS category, it is 80, for OBC-NCL it is 76, for SC it is 57, and for ST, it is 46. The passing marks for JEE Main can differ from year to year and are based on the overall performance of candidates and the difficulty level of the exam. The JEE Main Passing Marks 2025 vary for each reserved category and are determined by the NTA. The following is the JEE Mains 2025 Passing Marks that students must attain to position slots in various institutes such as IIITs, NITs, GFTIs, and others.

Category	JEE Mains Passing Score
Common Rank List	90
GEN-EWS	80
OBC-NCL	76
SC	57
ST	46
PwD	0.0018

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JEE Mains 2025 Qualifying Marks for Paper 2

The qualifying marks for JEE Mains 2025 for paper 2 (BArch/ BPlan) vary from college to college as well as from year to year. Generally, candidates need to secure a minimum percentage of marks in their 12th-grade board exams, which is usually around 50%-55% with Mathematics as a compulsory subject. In addition, they need to clear the JEE Main Paper 2 with the minimum qualifying score. The JEE Main passing marks for paper 2 can be checked below:

Category	Paper 2 Passing Marks
General	85 to 90
EWS	70 to 75
OBC-NCL	70 to 75
SC	50 to 55
ST	35 to 40

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JEE Main 2025 Passing Marks to Qualify for JEE Advanced

Candidates who qualify for JEE Main 2025 will be eligible for the JEE Advanced, which is required for admission to the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs). The cutoff required to qualify for the JEE Advanced exam will differ for students belonging to different categories, such as General, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and Gen-EWS. The top 2,50,000 students who appear in the JEE Mains exam will be eligible for the JEE Advanced 2025 exam. Check the JEE Main Cutoff for Advanced 2025 to be eligible for the exam.
Quick Link: JEE Main College Predictor 2025

Determining Factors for JEE Mains 2025 Qualifying Marks

To pass JEE Main 2025, candidates must have a score that is equal to or higher than the cut-off mark. The JEE Main Cutoff 2025 is determined by several variables. The following are the factors that control the JEE Main Passing Marks 2025:

• The number of applicants who took the JEE Main 2025 exam

• The availability of seats in the JEE Main Participating Institutes 2025

• Difficulty level of JEE Main 2025

• Category of the candidate

• Previous year's cutoff trends

JEE Main Previous Year Passing Marks

Candidates can check the previous year's passing marks of JEE Main from the tables given below.

JEE Main Passing Marks 2024

Category	JEE Mains Passing Score
Common Rank List	93.2362181
GEN-EWS	81.3266412
OBC-NCL	79.6757881
SC	60.0923182
ST	46.697584
PwD	0.0018

JEE Main Passing Marks 2023

Category of Candidates	Passing Marks
General	90
EWS	78
OBC-NCL	75
SC	55
ST	44

JEE Main Passing Marks 2022

Category of Candidates	Passing Marks
General	89.75
EWS	78.21
OBC	74.31
SC	54
ST	44

JEE Main Passing Marks 2021

Category of Candidates	Passing Marks
General	91
EWS	82
OBC	76
SC	55
ST	44

JEE Main Passing Marks 2020

Category of Candidates	Passing Marks
General	89
OBC	74
SC	54
ST	44
PwD	0.11

JEE Main Passing Marks 2019

Category of Candidates	Passing Marks
General	89.7
OBC	74.3
SC	54.01
ST	44.33
PwD	0.11

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