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What to expect for 85 Marks in JEE Main 2025 Session 1?
With the conclusion of the JEE Main Session 1 exam 2025, those expecting a score of 85 marks shall check here to know what to expect. Although 85 marks are not regarded as a very good score in JEE Main, however, reserved category candidates may still expect to secure a seat at some of the best engineering colleges. General category candidates will not be able to get a seat at any government college with 85 marks, they may attempt to secure a seat at top private institutions for B.Tech admissions. Also, programmes with high demands will close the cutoffs high, but courses which are not highly demanded even at government institutes will accept 85 marks for admissions in the 4th or 5th round of JoSAA counselling. Know the detailed analysis of what to expect for 85 marks in JEE Main 2025 Session 1 here.
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85 Marks in JEE Main 2025 Session 1: What to Expect?
Here is the detailed analysis and expectations for 85 Marks in JEE Mains January 2025 (Session 1) -- Candidates scoring 85 Marks are likely to score 87 to 88 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 .
- In JEE Main 2025 Session 1, scoring in the 87th to 88th percentile with 85 marks is entirely dependent on how challenging the question paper is. Candidates who sat the JEE Main January 2025 Toughest Paper may also receive 85 marks, placing them in the 67–68 percentile. However since the scores are normalized, it is improbable that 85 marks will place you in the 80+ percentile. You can also further check ' Toughest Shift of JEE Main January 2025 ' and ' Easiest Shift of JEE Main January 2025 '
- Candidates from reserved categories, EWS, OBC, ST, and Sc are most likely to secure a seat at any of the NITs as well as top engineering institutes. You can also check ' Expected Safe Score in JEE Mains January 2025 ' and ' Expected Safe Percentile in JEE Main 2025 Session 1 '
- Further, for general category candidates, willing to bag a seat at any NIT with 85 marks should be prepared to accept a seat at any programme, as the chance of securing a seat for CSE, IT, ECE, and Artificial Intelligence is low, given that these are highly seeked courses. The chances for admission in Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering are high
- Students can further appear for their respective state-level B.Tech entrance exam or participate in the counselling process to enhance admission chances in the top private colleges located in their respective state
Also read | JEE Main January 2025 Bonus Questions Shift-Wise: List of dropped questions
JEE Main 2025 Session 1 Marks-wise expectations
| Percentile Range | Links |
|---|---|
| 98 Percentile | Expected Rank for 98 Percentile in JEE Main 2025 |
| 96 Percentile | Expected Rank for 96 Percentile in JEE Main 2025 |
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