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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 27th Dec, 2020

Hi

It's quite difficult to predict jee mains 2021 cut off, but when we go through previous year trends then



JEE mains 2020 qualifying  CUT OFF is given below for different categories:-



* General :-  90.3765335   percentile


* GEN-EWS :- 70.2435518 percentile


* Other Backward Classes (OBC-NCL) :-72.8887969


* Scheduled Caste (SC) :- 50.1760245 percentile


* Scheduled Tribe (ST):- 39.0696101 percentile


* PwD :- 0.0618524 percentile



So,  an obc category student required a minimum of 72.8887969 percentile to qualifying JEE mains 2020

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But cut off percentile  for jee mains keeps changing every year  depending upon various factors like  number of students that appeared in the exam, kind of marks obtained by them , toughness level of the examination for different shifts of the exam etc.


So , you should try to get at least 75 percentile or more to be on the safer side to clear JEE mains 2021 cut off being from OBC category .

75 percentile is roughly around 50 marks as per the the article at

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-marks-vs-percentile

So, being fromOBC category you should try to get at least around 50 marks in your JEE mains to qualify it

To prepare well you can go for our jee mains knockout at the convenience of your home

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Anurag Khanna 27th Dec, 2020

Hello Aspirant,

See the qualifying cut-off percentiles which needs to be cleared by any candidate to sit in JEE-Advance is released along with the final result of JEE-Main and for JEE-Main 2021 the final result will be released after all four attempts will be completed and the final result will be on the basis of your best score amongst different attempts. However basis on previous year's cut-off trends we can help you with the expected qualifying cut-offs for this year :-

  • Common Rank List (CRL) - 90- 95 Percentile
  • GEN-EWS - 70- 75 Percentile
  • Other Backward Classes (OBC-NCL) - 70- 75 Percentile
  • Scheduled Caste (SC) - 50- 55 Percentile
  • Scheduled Tribe (ST) - 40- 45 Percentile
  • PwD - 1-2 Percentile

Note that in above table it is not the actual cut-off for JEE-Main 2021 but expected on the basis of previous year's analysis. You can check out previous year's cut-off trends from the link given below :-

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

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chinchujoseph1993 27th Dec, 2020

Hello,

Below I will share the JEE Mains qualifying mark for the OBC category in different years, so that you get an idea of how much marks you will have to score and prepare accordingly.


YEAR

CUTOFF

2020

72.8887969

2019

74.3166557

2018

45


Prepare well for the exam, as now the notifications are out. NTA has announced that JEE Main 2021 now will have 4 sessions - February, March, April and May respectively.

Good Luck

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