The National Testing Agency will conduct the JEE Main 2025 exam from January 22 to 30, 2025. The NTA has already released the JEE Main 2025 schedule for Session 1 on the JEE official website - jeemain.nta.nic.in. The JEE Main 2025 exam for BTech/BE will be conducted on January 22, 23, 24, 28, 29 and for B. Arch, the exam will be conducted on January 30, 2025.
As per the official notice of IIT JEE, the JEE Main admit card 2025 release date is January 19, 2025. The NTA will also release the JEE Main 2025 city intimation slip anytime soon now. Once it is out, the registered candidates will be able to download their JEE Main city slip 2025. They will have to visit the official website - jeemain.nta.nic.in and enter their application number and password to download it. JEE Main 2025 Admit Card Release Schedule
The result of JEE Main 2025 session 1 will be released by February 12, 2025. Along with the JEE Main result, the NTA will also release the passing marks of JEE Main exam.
JEE Main Passing Marks 2025 - Expected
Please refer to the table mentioned below to check the expected JEE Main 2025 qualifying marks:
JEE Main Passing Marks 2025 - Previous Year’s Trends
The students who appeared in JEE may 2024 exam witnessed an increase in the JEE main passing marks or qualifying cutoff for all the categories. As per the JEE Main 2024 cutoff, the JEE Main cutoff for General category candidates increased to 93.236218 from 90.78.
Similarly, the JEE Main passing marks have shown an increase in the cutoff trend for reserved category candidates too. The JEE Main Cutoff 2024 for SC candidates increased to 60.0923182 from 51.98. The JEE Main passing marks for ST candidates saw an increase from 37.23 to 46.6975840.
Candidates can check the increasing trend of the JEE Main passing marks in the table mentioned below:
JEE Main 2025 Passing Marks vs Admission Cutoff
There is a difference between JEE Main 2025 passing marks and JEE Main 2025 cutoff marks required for admission. Please check below the meaning of JEE Main passing marks and JEE Main admission cutoff.
- JEE Main Passing Marks - The passing marks of JEE Main 2025 refer to the minimum marks obtained by candidates to be declared pass. This will also determine a candidate's eligibility to appear in the JEE Advanced exam 2025. The top 2,50,000 JEE Main rankers will be considered eligible to appear in the JEE Advanced 2025 exam.
- JEE Main 2025 Admission cutoff marks are the minimum score that candidates must obtain to secure admission to NITs, IIITs, Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), and other JEE Main Participating Institutes under the JoSAA Counselling Process 2025.
What are the Determining Factors of JEE Main 2025 Passing Marks?
The passing marks of JEE Main 2025 will vary depending on several factors. Below mentioned are the factors which determine the JEE Main passing marks:
Number of Candidates
- Higher number of appearing candidates will lead to an increase in the JEE Main 2025 Cutoff.
Difficulty Level of the Exam
- If the question paper is difficult then the passing marks of JEE Main will be lower. If the difficulty level is easy, then we can expect higher passing marks of JEE Main.
Total Seats Available
- The total number of seats in NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs also affects the JEE Main 2025 qualifying marks. If there are lesser seats then the JEE Main 2025 cutoff is expected to go high.
Category of Candidate
- There is a variation in passing marks of JEE Main exam based on the category of candidates. The JEE Main 2025 passing marks are less for candidates belonging to reserved categories.
Candidate’s Performance
- The overall performance of a candidate in the JEE Main 2025 exam will also be considered as a factor to set the JEE Main 2025 passing marks. High score obtained by candidates leads to good performance which eventually results in higher JEE Main cutoff.
Previous Years’ Cutoff Trend
The JEE made previous year cut offs will also impact the present year cut off.
JEE Main Passing Marks 2024
Please take a look at the table mentioned below to check the JEE Main passing marks 2024:
Previous Years’ Trend JEE Main Cutoff - 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019
Please check below the JEE Main Cutoff in previous years to understand the trend of passing marks JEE Main:
