JEE Main Cut Off 2021 (Expected):
NTA will release JEE Main Cut-Off 2021 after the announcement of results for all the sessions of JEE Main 2021 exam. The cut off marks are the minimum qualifying marks to be eligible for B.Tech/B.E. and B.Arch / B.Planning admissions in NITs, IIITs and other top engineering colleges accepting scores or ranks of JEE Main
Latest Updates on JEE Main 2021:
(i) JEE Main 2021 will be conducted in 4 sessions – February, March, April and May 2021.
(ii) February session of JEE Main 2021 will be conducted from 22nd to 26th February.
(iii) NTA has answered some FAQs on JEE Main Applications 2021.
JEE Main 2021 Cut Off (Expected):
The expected qualifying JEE Main Cut Off for 2021 is given below-
Category | NTA Cut Off Score (Paper 1) |
Common Rank List (CRL) – Open | 90.3765335 |
GEN-EWS | 70.2435518 |
Other Backward Class (OBC-NCL) | 72.8887969 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 50.176024 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 39.0696101 |
PwD | 0.0618524 |
Types of JEE Main Cut Off 2021:
There will be two types of JEE Main Cut Off 2021 – Qualifying cut-offs and admission cut-offs. The JEE Main cut-off 2021 varies on the factors related to the exam. It also varies with every category, course and institute.
Qualifying Cut Off: The JEE Main 2021 qualifying cut-off marks refer to the marks that have to be obtained in order to get qualified for JEE Advanced 2021. This cut-off will be released for the JEE Main 2021 January session after the release of JEE Main 2021 results. Students will be able to check the qualifying cut-off by using the JEE Main 2021 Results or their scorecard. There are around 2,50,000 candidates who will qualify for JEE Advanced 2021 based on qualifying cut off.
Admission Cut Off: The admission cut off refers to the minimum scores or ranks required for admission in the participating institutes. These cut-off scores will be released by the JoSAA after each round of seat allotment. Accordingly, admission cut off varies from college to college and also changes for various courses within the college.
JEE Main 2021: Qualifying Cut Off vs Admission Cut Off
Given below is a comparison of the two types of JEE Main Cut Off, their usage, and how they change.
Basis of Comparison | Qualifying Cut Off | Admission Cut Off |
Released by | NTA | JoSAA |
Releasing portal | jeemain.nta.nic.in | josaa.nic.in |
Institute Specific | No | Yes |
Category Specific | Yes | Yes |
Branch Specific | No | Yes |
Purpose | Used for JEE Advanced Qualification | Used for Admission to NITs, IIITs and GFTIs |
Factors Affecting the JEE Main Cut-off 2021:
There are numerous factors that affect JEE Main cut-off 2021. These are listed below:
(i) Total number of candidates appeared for the exam
(ii) Level of difficulty of the exam
(iii) Number of available seats
(iv) Overall performance of the candidate
Previous Year’s Cut-Off for JEE Main:
JEE Main cut off is also available institution-wise and branch-wise and it varies from candidate to candidate as per the institution/ programme/ category. Some of the statistics have been found, while comparing the cut-off marks of current year with the past year.
Based on normalization procedure, the 2020 cut off was NTA’s Percentile Score and not the exact marks that a candidate has scored. Meanwhile, candidates can take a look at the previous years JEE Main Cut off. Also, JEE Main Cut off 2018 is the lowest in the past 8 years.
Category | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
NTA SCORE | NTA SCORE | MARKS | MARKS | MARKS | MARKS | MARKS | MARKS | |
Common Rank List | 90.376 | 89.7548 | 74 | 81 | 100 | 105 | 115 | 113 |
General – EWS | 70.243 | 78.217 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
OBC-NCL | 72.888 | 74.316 | 45 | 49 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 70 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 50.176 | 54.012 | 29 | 32 | 52 | 50 | 53 | 50 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 39.069 | 44.334 | 24 | 27 | 48 | 44 | 47 | 45 |
PwD | 0.0618 | 0.113 | -35 | 01 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Cut-off Insights for NITs, and IIITs:
Candidates will have to secure at least 99.4 JEE Main cut off percentile for NIT. That means a rank below 5000 (around 190 marks out of 300) in order to get into Top 5 NITs for CSE. Meanwhile, candidates who scored 99 percentile in 2019 got the rank around 8740.
Options for 99 percentilers:
Following options will be available for students who score 99 percentile in JEE Main 2021. These options are based on previous years.
(i) Chemical Engineering in National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli
(ii) Electrical Engineering in Malaviya National Institute of Technology(MNIT), Jaipur
(iii) Computer Engineering in Pune Institute of Computer Technology
(iv) Electrical and Electronics Engineering in National Institute of Technology(NIT), Calicut
(v) Electrical and Electronics Engineering in Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology(SVNIT), Surat
(vi) Electronics and Communication Engineering in National Institute of Technology(NIT), Delhi
Options for 98 percentilers:
Students with 98 percentile in JEE Main 2021 might get the following options to explore. These options are based on previous years. Students with 98 percentile got ranks around 17,500.
(i) Production and Industrial Engineering in Moti Lal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad
(ii) Mechanical Engineering in National Institute of Technology(NIT), Goa
(iii) Electrical and Electronics Engineering in National Institute of Technology(NIT), Delhi
(iv) Information Technology in International Institute of Information Technology(IIIT), Bhubaneswar
(v) Industrial Design in National Institute of Technology(NIT), Rourkela
(vi) Computer Science and Engineering in Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT), Pune
Options for 97 percentilers:
Students with 97 percentile in JEE Main 2021 might get the following options to explore. These options are based on previous years. Students with 97 percentile got ranks around 26,200.
(i) Civil Engineering in National Institute of Technology(NIT), Agartala
(ii) Chemical Engineering in National Institute of Technology(NIT), Andhra Pradesh
(iii) Electronics and Communication Engineering in Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT), Una
(iv) Electrical Engineering in National Institute of Technology(NIT), Arunachal Pradesh
(v) Computer Science and Engineering in Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT), Ranchi
(vi) Electronics and Communication Engineering(Design and Manufacturing) in Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool.
JEE Main Opening and Closing Ranks( NITs):
The below-given data is an expected range of the first round of JoSAA seat allotment, for home state based on the past year statistics. It will differ from category to category. The given data is for the general category.
College Name | OR/CR* | CSE | ECE | ME | EE/EEE |
NIT Trichy | OR | 1000 | 3043 | 7258 | 7490 |
CR | 4358 | 7112 | 13069 | 10081 | |
NIT Rourkela | OR | 1230 | 8844 | 10304 | 3823 |
CR | 8510 | 11723 | 21128 | 17594 | |
NIT Surathkal | OR | 528 | 2794 | 4442 | 4992 |
CR | 2405 | 6842 | 11454 | 8758 | |
NIT Warangal | OR | 541 | 1944 | 5461 | 4498 |
CR | 1739 | 4381 | 10216 | 7512 | |
NIT Calicut | OR | 1422 | 4008 | 8246 | 6194 |
CR | 7667 | 13834 | 20937 | 17335 | |
NIT Kurukshetra | OR | 2692 | 7893 | 195 | 12855 |
CR | 5371 | 12846 | 21935 | 17321 | |
NIT Durgapur | OR | 1466 | 12914 | 16349 | 17331 |
CR | 12824 | 16406 | 27440 | 22048 | |
MNNIT Allahabad | OR | 1490 | 5942 | 5722 | 5952 |
CR | 3770 | 7808 | 13391 | 9389 | |
NIT Silchar | OR | 11251 | 22181 | 27969 | 22812 |
CR | 29275 | 45538 | 60677 | 65067 | |
MNIT Jaipur | OR | 990 | 3690 | 7784 | 1280 |
CR | 3229 | 7032 | 12873 | 9999 |
*OR-Opening rank, CR-Closing Rank
JEE Main Opening and Closing Ranks (IIITs):
Institute | Course | Opening Rank (OR) | Closing Rank (CR) |
IIIT Nagpur | B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 11734 | 23445 |
B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering | 20606 | 29299 | |
IIIT Pune | B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 7874 | 17637 |
B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering | 15564 | 21211 | |
IIIT Ranchi | B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 10133 | 25191 |
B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering | 21425 | 30986 | |
IIIT Kota | B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 5342 | 17897 |
B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering | 19587 | 24618 | |
IIITDM Kurnool | B.Tech Computer Engineering | 9476 | 23789 |
B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering – Design and Manufacturing | 23848 | 30451 | |
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering – Design and Manufacturing | 31145 | 34319 | |
IIIT Guwahati | B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 4996 | 16760 |
B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering | 5108 | 23250 | |
IIIT Lucknow | B.Tech Information Technology | 4517 | 10613 |
IIIT Manipur | B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 24900 | 31463 |
B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering | 30897 | 36069 | |
IIIT Tiruchirappalli | B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 1571 | 18453 |
B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering | 20351 | 25509 | |
IIIT Dharwad | B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | 15539 | 26457 |
B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering | 20307 | 30601 |