What is Top 20 Percentile Cutoff Marks Of Class 12 for IIT, NIT, IIIT, CFTI Admission?

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To be eligible for admission to IIT, NIT, IIIT, and CFTIs candidates need at least 75% marks in class 12 or they must be among the top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective class 12 board exam. What is “Top 20 percentile cutoff marks of Class 12 for IIT, NIT, IIIT, CFTI admission?” Let's understand in this article below.

Top 20 percentile cutoff marks of Class 12

Top 20 percentile cutoff marks of Class 12 for IIT, NIT, IIIT, CFTI admission

Top 20 percentile cutoff marks of Class 12 for IIT, NIT, IIIT, CFTI admission: Candidates can check this page, the top 20 percentile cutoff marks for various class 12 boards. The eligibility criteria for admission to the IITs and the NIT+ system (NITs, IIITs and CFTIs) state the candidates must have achieved an aggregate of at least 75% (65% for reserved category) marks in class 12 boards or must be within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class 12 (or equivalent) board examination. The top 20 percentile cutoff data is released by the various class 12 boards of the nation every year. 

In the article below, we have explained what the top 20 percentile cutoff means. Also, candidates can check the previous years’ top 20 percentile cutoff marks of Class 12 for IIT, NIT, IIIT, and CFTI admission.

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What is Top 20 Percentile Cutoff Marks Of Class 12 for IT, NIT, IIIT, CFTI Admission?

Candidates must take note that "20 percentile" is not the same as "20 per cent". The term "Top 20 percentile" refers to a statistical measure indicating that a given result surpasses 20% of all results in the dataset, placing it above those results while falling below the remaining 80%. In other words, this metric provides a way to gauge performance relative to the overall distribution, highlighting where a particular outcome stands within the context of its peers.

Given the variability in scoring schemes across different examination boards, the cutoff scores for candidates in the top 20 percentile can differ significantly. The determination of category-specific cutoff marks for this percentile is derived from the performance metrics of successful candidates across all requisite subjects in their respective boards for the specific examination year.

The marks scored in the following five subjects will be considered for calculating the cut-off marks for fulfilling the top 20 percentile criterion.

  1. Physics
  2. Chemistry
  3. Mathematics
  4. A language and
  5. Any subject other than the above four (the subject with the highest marks will be considered).

What if my class 12 school board do not provide top 20 percentile cutoff data?

In case a Board does not provide information about the cut-off for the top 20 percentile, the candidate will have to produce a certificate from the respective Board stating that they fall within the top 20 percentile of successful candidates. If the candidate fails to do so, then the cut-off marks, in the respective categories, for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be used.

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Class 12 Boards Top 20 Percentile Cutoff Marks 2024

Candidates can check below the category-wise top 20 percentile cutoff marks (out of 500) for class 12 boards for the year 2024:

Board / Council

GEN

GEN - EWS

OBC- NCL

SC

ST

PwD

ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY, ALIGARH

425

425

425

425

425

425

AMU BOARD OF SECONDARY & SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION, ALIGARH

NR*

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

ANDHRA PRADESH BOARD OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION

470

319

458

437.5

424.5

319

ASSAM HR SEC EDUCATION COUNCIL

306

316

316

313

254

254

BANASTHALI VIDYAPEETH, RAJASTHAN

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

BIHAR BOARD OF OPEN SCHOOLING & EXAMINATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

BIHAR SCHOOL EXAMINATION BOARD

347

331

319

313

311

311

CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS(IGCSE)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

CBSE I (CBSE INTERNATIONAL)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

417

414

414

391

372

372

CHHATISGARH BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

367

370

370

349

348

348

CHHATISGARH STATE OPEN SCHOOL

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

COUNCIL FOR THE INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS

444

431

431

415

375

375

DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE (DEEMED UNIVERSITY), AGRA

484

407

407

414

396

396

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF MILITARY TRAINING (RIMC)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

GOA BOARD OF SECONDARY & HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

366

354

354

329

350

329

GUJARAT SECONDARY & HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION BOARD

392

384

384

373

354

354

H P BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

HARYANA BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

J & K STATE BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

JAMIA MILIA ISLAMIA, NEW DELHI

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

JHARKHAND ACADEMIC COUNCIL

366

366

374

354

349

349

KARNATAKA PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION EXAMINATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

BOARD OF HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATIONS, KERALA

476

455

455

440

430

430

M P STATE OPEN SCHOOL EDUCATION BOARD, BHOPAL

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

MADHYA PRADESH BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

415

407

407

396

374

374

MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF SEC. & HR. SECONDARY EDUCATION

378

378

383

364

366

364

MANIPUR COUNCIL OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

402

417

417

405

367

367

MEGHALAYA BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

319

324

324

300

280

280

MIZORAM BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

338

257

257

334

334

257

NAGALAND BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

382

389

389

367

378

367

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

ODISHA COUNCIL OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

PEARSON EDEXCEL LTD, LONDON

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

PUNJAB SCHOOL EDUCATION BOARD

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

RAJASTHAN BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

RAJASTHAN STATE OPEN SCHOOL, JAIPUR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGIES, HYDERABAD

9.38

9.38

9.38

9.38

9.55

9.38

TAMIL NADU BOARD OF HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATIONS

431

431

431

430

420

411

TELANGANA OPEN SCHOOL SOCIETY, TELANGANA

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

TELANGANA STATE BOARD OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION

477

459

459

458

464

458

TRIPURA BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

U P BOARD OF HIGH SCHOOL & INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION

385

376

376

361

350

350

UTTARAKHAND BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

383

363

363

357

370

357

VISHWA BHARTI UNIVERSITY, SHANTINIKETAN, BIRBHOOM, WEST BENGAL

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

WEST BENGAL COUNCIL OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

348

363

363

334

293

329

WEST BENGAL COUNCIL OF RABINDRA OPEN SCHOOLING

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

*NR: Not received from the concerned boards

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Class 12 Boards Top 20 Percentile Cutoff Marks 2023

Candidates can check below the category-wise top 20 percentile cutoff marks (out of 500) for class 12 boards for the year 2023:

Board / Council

General

GEN- EWS

OBC- NCL

SC

ST

PwD

ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY, ALIGARH

442

442

442

442

442

442

AMU BOARD OF SECONDARY & SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION, ALIGARH

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

ANDHRA PRADESH BOARD OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION

471

381

458

437

431

381

ASSAM HR SEC EDUCATION COUNCIL

351

362

362

353

336

336

BANASTHALI VIDYAPEETH, RAJASTHAN

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

BIHAR BOARD OF OPEN SCHOOLING & EXAMINATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

BIHAR SCHOOL EXAMINATION BOARD

343

318

317

310

310

310

CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS(IGCSE)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

CBSE I (CBSE INTERNATIONAL)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

420

412

412

382

372

372

CHHATISGARH BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

371

378

378

358

348

348

CHHATISGARH STATE OPEN SCHOOL

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

COUNCIL FOR THE INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS

444

432

432

418

378

378

DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE(DEEMED UNIVERSITY), AGRA

444

395

395

436

350

350

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF MILITARY TRAINING (RIMC)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

GOA BOARD OF SECONDARY & HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

GUJARAT SECONDARY & HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION BOARD

356

346

346

337

311

311

H P BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

424

418

418

414

410

410

HARYANA BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

387

386

386

341

NR

341

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

J & K STATE BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

JAMIA MILIA ISLAMIA, NEW DELHI

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

JHARKHAND ACADEMIC COUNCIL

384

384

381

373

372

372

KARNATAKA PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION EXAMINATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

BOARD OF HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATIONS, KERALA

466

438

438

426

420

420

M P STATE OPEN SCHOOL EDUCATION BOARD, BHOPAL

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

MADHYA PRADESH BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

407

395

395

384

364

364

MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF SEC. & HR. SECONDARY EDUCATION

348

348

352

331

323

323

MANIPUR COUNCIL OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

332

343

343

337

323

323

MEGHALAYA BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

376

321

321

322

285

285

MIZORAM BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

345

314

314

312

331

312

NAGALAND BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

398

383

383

390

363

363

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

ODISHA COUNCIL OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

383

N/A

N/A

342

321

321

PEARSON EDEXCEL LTD, LONDON

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

PUNJAB SCHOOL EDUCATION BOARD

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

RAJASTHAN BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

414

419

419

399

387

387

RAJASTHAN STATE OPEN SCHOOL, JAIPUR

410

387

387

380

361

361

RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGIES, HYDERABAD

9.47

9.47

9.47

9.47

9.47

9.47

TAMIL NADU BOARD OF HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATIONS

431

432

432

430

421

414

TELANGANA OPEN SCHOOL SOCIETY, TELANGANA

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

TELANGANA STATE BOARD OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION

444

430

430

415

425

415

TRIPURA BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

339

331

331

312

265

265

U P BOARD OF HIGH SCHOOL & INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION

369

362

362

348

333

333

UTTARAKHAND BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

368

352

352

343

350

343

VISHWA BHARTI UNIVERSITY, SHANTINIKETAN, BIRBHOOM, WEST BENGAL

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

WEST BENGAL COUNCIL OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

WEST BENGAL COUNCIL OF RABINDRA OPEN SCHOOLING

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Q:   Can I get NIT with 95 percentile in JEE Main?

A:

It is possible for you to secure a seat in an NIT (National Institute of Technology), although it may not guarantee your preferred branch or institute. If your percentile is above 96, your chances of getting into a respectable NIT increases, but you may need to compromise on your branch selection. However, if you aim for a decent NIT with a preferred branch in the core field, you would need to score above 97.5%. On the other hand, if your goal is to get admission to a top college with the CSE (Computer Science and Engineering) branch, your score would need to be higher than 99.4%.

Class 12 Boards Top 20 Percentile Cutoff Marks 2022

Candidates can check below the category-wise top 20 percentile cutoff marks (out of 500) for class 12 boards for the year 2022:

Board / Council

General

OBC-NCL

SC

ST

PwD

ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY, ALIGARH

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

AMU BOARD OF SECONDARY & SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION, ALIGARH

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

ANDHRA PRADESH BOARD OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION,

460

438

406

392

341

ASSAM HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION COUNCIL,

370

375

365

357

357

BANASTHALI VIDYAPEETH, RAJASTHAN

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

BIHAR BOARD OF OPEN SCHOOLING & EXAMINATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

BIHAR SCHOOL EXAMINATION BOARD

341

312

303

307

303

CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS(IGCSE)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

CBSE I (CBSE INTERNATIONAL)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

431

421

398

382

382

CHHATISGARH BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, CHHATISGARH

368

373

338

346

338

CHHATISGARH STATE OPEN SCHOOL

440

439

419

432

419

COUNCIL FOR THE INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS

454

444

433

401

401

DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE, (DEEMED UNIVERSITY), AGRA

467

432

417

413

413

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF MILITARY TRAINING (RIMC)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

GOA BOARD OF SECONDARY& HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

366

350

356

349

349

GUJRAT SECONDARY & HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION BOARD

369

360

345

330

330

H P BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

421

414

409

407

407

HARYANA BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, HARYANA

421

409

393

NR

393

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

J & K STATE BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

JAMIA MILIA ISLAMIA, NEW DELHI

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

JHARKHAND ACADEMIC COUNCIL

392

388

385

381

381

KARNATAKA PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION EXAMINATION

469

452

434

435

434

KERALA BOARD OF HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATIONS

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

M P STATE OPEN SCHOOL EDUCATION BOARD, BHOPAL

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

MADHYA PRADESH BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

419

406

392

371

371

MAHARASTRA STATE BOARD SECONDARY & HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION,

385

390

375

369

369

MANIPUR COUNCIL OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

325

344

315

313

313

MEGHALAYA BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

324

339

294

291

291

MIZORAM BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

346

334

354

332

332

NAGALAND BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION,

401

403

413

360

360

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

ODISHA COUNCIL OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

380

NR

358

331

331

PEARSON EDEXCEL LTD, LONDON

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

PUNJAB SCHOOL EDUCATION BOARD

442

426

427

446

426

RAJASTHAN BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

417

420

401

389

389

RAJASTHAN STATE OPEN SCHOOL, JAIPUR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGIES, HYDERABAD

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

TAMIL NADU BOARD OF HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATIONS

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

TELANGANA OPEN SCHOOL SOCIETY, TELANGANA

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

TELANGANA STATE BOARD OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION

487

481

473

475

473

TRIPURA BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

391

384

369

327

327

U P BOARD OF HIGH SCHOOL & INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION

361

352

341

327

327

UTTARAKHAND BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

355

341

332

338

332

VISHWA BHARTI UNIVERSITY, SHANTINIKETAN, BIRBHOOM, WEST BENGAL

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

WEST BENGAL COUNCIL OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

WEST BENGAL COUNCIL OF RABINDRA OPEN SCHOOLING

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

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