What is a Good Score and Rank in JEE Main 2025?

Students often wonder what a good score in JEE Main 2025 is and eagerly wait for the JEE Main cut-off 2025. However, the JEE Mains cut-off 2025 will be released anytime soon along with the JEE Mains results 2925 on the official website: jeemain.nta.nic.in. Based on the JEE Main cutoff trends good score will land you in the National Institute of Technology (NIT), IIIT (India Institue of Information Technology), etc. As per the cutoff trends, If you score 275 to 300 marks, your rank will fall between 1 to 20, whereas if you score 250 to 275 marks, your rank will fall under top 100. However, if you are scoring below 100 marks then your rank will fall upto 50,000 ranks. So scoring 250 and above in JEE Main is considered a good score. With a score of 250+, candidates can get 85-95 percentile which can land them some of the top NITs like NIT Delhi, NIT Rourkela, etc. Also, securing 250 and above can help candidates secure 15000 to 35000 ranks and easily get one qualified for JEE Advanced 2025 , which can further bring them closer to getting admission at IITs.
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NTA will release the JEE Main 2025 admit card three days before the exam as per the official notification. The expected date for the release of the JEE Main 2025 admit card is March 30 or 31, 2025. The NTA will release the JEE Main admit card 2025 for all the registered candidates who have successfully submitted the JEE Main application form 2025. Earlier, on March 20, 2025, the NTA released the JEE Main City slip 2025 to inform the candidates about the exam cities. To download the JEE Main 2025 admit card and city slip, the registered candidates will have to log into the candidates' dashboard using their application number and password. The JEE Main exam 2025 is scheduled to be conducted from April 2 to 9, 2025 for Papers 1 and 2 respectively.

After 250, scoring 180 and above can also be considered a good mark in JEE Main. This score can get candidates seats at top IIITs, GFTIs, and some other NITs. Securing a good JEE Main score will not only get candidates into reputed colleges but also a seat in competitive BTech specializations like Computer Science Engineering.

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The following article provides a comprehensive analysis of good score in JEE Mains while also discussing what is a good rank in the JEE Main 2025 .

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**Note: If you are aiming for admission to NITs, IIITs, or IITs through JEE Main Session 1, know that the good score may differ for each. The analysis for what is a good score and rank in JEE Main 2025 can be checked below.

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What is a Good Score in JEE Main 2025?

An excellent score in JEE Main equates to 250+ whereas a score below 90 is considered to be a low score. However, a good score and rank in JEE Main 2025 might vary for candidates depending on the college they want to attend. If a student aspires to get admission to one of the List of NIT colleges in India 2025 , the JEE Mains score necessary will differ from that required for admission to a top IIIT. Candidates can check the descriptive analysis of a good score in JEE Main 2025:

Students who appear for the JEE Mains 2025 should note that they will be able to secure a good percentile if they cover the CBSE 12th Syllabus 2023-24 for Science subjects as it will help them to strengthen their basic concepts.

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What is a Good Rank in JEE Mains 2025?

Candidates can check what ranks qualify as good, average, and above average from the table provided below.

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What is a Good Percentile in JEE Main 2025?

To get admission to top engineering institutes in India, candidates must aim for a very good percentile in JEE Main Session 1. Based on past years' trends, we have analysed what can be a very good, good, average, and low percentile in the JEE Mains 2025:

The table below features year-wise JEE Main Question Papers that students can practice thoroughly after revision.

JEE Main Good Score or Percentile 2025: College Prediction

The candidates can check the type of colleges they can be admitted to based on the scores secured in the JEE Main Session 1 exam 2025. We have provided the type of engineering colleges candidates can get based on their JEE Main scores. However, to get the exact list of colleges, candidates can use the JEE Main College Predictor Tool 2025 available free of cost on the CollegeDekho JEE Main exam page. Check the list of types of colleges provided based on the scores in the table below:

How to secure good marks in JEE Main 2025?

To secure good marks in the JEE Main exam 2025, i.e, more than 250 marks, candidates will have to go for smart work as well as hard work. Qualifying for the JEE Mains 2025 requires a lot of effort and complete dedication towards the exam. We have provided some tips to secure a good score in the JEE Main exam below:

• Go through the JEE Main Session 1 syllabus 2025 and pattern.
• Cover the chapters in sections and sub-sections.
• Solve the Daily Practice Papers
• Solve the previous year's question papers and sample papers in exam conditions.
• Focus on the questions that have multiple concepts applied to them, as there has been a rise in these types of questions in the last few years.

What is a Safe Score in JEE Main 2025?

The 99 percentile mark is considered to be a safe score through which the candidates can surely get an NIT (National Institute of Technology). Check JEE Main marks  required to secure 99 percentile marks and rank against the secured marks in the table below:

JEE Main Cut Off: Previous Year

Candidates must check the previous year's JEE Main cut-off to reckon the expected JEE Main good marks. We have provided the list of the JEE Main previous year’s cut-off in the table below for different years:

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Good JEE Main 2025 Score/ Rank to Secure Admission in NITs

Candidates wanting to know about good scores and ranks in JEE Main 2025 to get into NITs must know that scoring 90-98 percentile or a rank within 3500 to 20,000 can get them admission to the NITs. However, the competition is a lot tougher regarding securing a seat in the top NITs wherein students might be required to rank under 15,000. Some NITs may close admission at 20,000 ranks while for others the closing rank might be 25,000. For more detailed information about the good score and rank in JEE Main 2025 and the qualifying percentile of some of the top NITs, candidates can go through the table below, which features the All India Ranks of students belonging to the General category (as per the previous year's data):

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