JEE Main 2022 cutoff slightly raised for General Category, Lowered for all other Categories

JEE Main 2022 cutoff: Along with the JEE Main session 2 results, the cutoff for JEE Main 2022 has been released. The result of the JEE Main Session 2 has been declared in the early hours of August 8, 2022, and for session 1 was declared on July 11, 2022. Scroll down to know the tentative JEE Main 2022 Cutoff and JEE Main cutoff Analysis as well as the previous year's cutoff. Also, how much of the cutoff for the general category is slightly raised?

JEE Main 2022 cutoff: The result for JEE Main 2022 for Session 2 has been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in the early hours of August 8, 2022. Candidates can check the JEE Main 2022 result for the session at the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in by login in with their credentials, that is, application number and date of birth.

The JEE Main 2022 Session 2 results have been declared and the exam authorities have also released the qualifying JEE Main cutoff. It has been seen that the NTA scores released in percentile show that for candidates who belong to the general category, the cutoff for JEE (Advanced) 2022 is 88.4, which was 87.91 in 2021. In the same category, the qualifying marks were 90.3 and 89.7 in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

On the other hand, for reserved category candidates, the qualifying scores have dipped substantially over the years. For SC candidates, the cutoff in 2022 is 43.08, as against 46.8 in 2021, 50.1 in 2020, and 54.01 in 2019. This time, a total of 2.62 lakh candidates across all the categories qualified for the JEE (Advanced).

For ST students, this time cutoff is 26.7, which is down from 34.6 in 2021, 39.06 in 2020, and 44.3 in 2019.

The OBC cutoff in 2022 is 67, as compared to 68.02 in 2021, 72.8 in 2020, and 74.3 in 2019.

For EWS, the cutoff in 2022 is 63.11.

Continue reading to know the tentative JEE Main 2022 Cutoff and JEE Main Analysis as well as the previous year's cutoff.

What is the JEE Main cutoff?

It is the minimum marks that are required to qualify for the exam.

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JEE Main 2022: Qualifying Cutoff

The Category-wise Cutoff of NTA Score for JEE (Advanced) - 2022 based on B.E/B.Tech (Paper 1) is as follows:

CATEGORY	MIN_PS_TOT	MAX_PS_TOT
General	88.4121383	100
Gen-PwD	0.0031029	88.3784882
EWS	63.1114141	88.4037478
OBC-NCL	67.0090297	88.4081747
SC	43.0820954	88.4037478
ST	26.7771328	88.4072779

The authorities have released the JEE Main 2022 cutoff separately for all the categories. It is necessary to qualify the JEE Main cutoff by the applicants as per their category mentioned in the application form. It has also been seen that the EWS cutoff for JEE Main 2022 is 63.1114141, which is quite less than the previous year's cutoff. The cutoff for the general category is 88.4121383 which is higher than last year.

In the JEE Mains 2022 result, around 2.5 lakh candidates were declared qualified and will be called for the JEE Advanced 2022 exam. It is conducted by IIT Bombay on August 28, 2022. Every year, the exam is conducted by the NTA for admissions to engineering courses offered by several participating institutes, including NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. To take admissions to engineering colleges, candidates have to qualify for the JEE Main cutoff.

The JEE Main cutoff has been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA). It is prepared by analysing several factors, including the number of applicants, the number of questions, the difficulty of the questions, and the marks scored by the candidates. Here, we are providing JEE Main Analysis of the previous year's cutoff so that candidates will get an idea of the JEE Main 2022 cutoff and also prepare for the upcoming national entrance exam properly and accordingly.

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JEE Main Cutoff Analysis of Previous years

Check below the JEE Main 2022 cutoff marks along with the analysis of previous year's cutoffs. Cutoffs for JEE Main 2021, 2020, 2019, and other years are provided below.

JEE Main Cut-Off 2021

Category	JEE Main Cut-Off 2021
General	87.8992241
OBC-NCL	68.0234447
SC	46.8825338
ST	34.6728999
GEN-EWS	66.2214845
PwD	0.0096375

JEE Main CutOff 2020

Category	JEE Main 2020 Cut-Off
General	90.3765335
OBC-NCL	72.8887969
SC	50.1760245
ST	39.0696101
GEN-EWS	70.2435518
PwD	0.0618524

JEE Main Cut off 2019

Category	Total NTA Score Cutoff Based on Paper 1
Common Rank List (CRL)	89.7548849
GEN-EWS	78.2174869
Other Backward Classes (OBC-NCL)	74.3166557
Scheduled Caste (SC)	54.0128155
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	44.3345172

JEE Main 2018 Cutoff

Category	Qualified	Maximum Marks	Minimum Marks
Common Rank List	111275	350	74
OBC-NCL	65313	73	45
SC	34425	73	29
ST	17256	73	24
PwD	2755	73	-35
Total	231024

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JEE Main Cutoff – Previous Year’s Trends

The cutoff score in JEE Main 2022 for the Common Rank List or general category students has been increased from 87.8992241 to 88.4121383 in the JEE Mains results from the previous years. However, the cutoff of JEE Main 2022 for candidates belonging to reserved categories, including SC, ST, and OBC, has decreased. Check below the cutoff trends of the previous years.

Year	General	OBC-NCL	SC	ST	Gen-EWS	PwD
2020	90.3765335	72.8887969	50.1760245	39.0696101	70.2435518	0.0618524
2019	89.7548849	74.3166557	54.0128155	44.3345172	78.2174869	0.11371730
2018	74	45	29	24	-	-35
2017	81	49	32	27	-	-
2016	100	70	52	48	-	-
2015	105	70	50	44	-	-
2014	115	74	53	47	-	-
2013	113	70	50	45	-

JEE Main Cutoff 2022: Determining Factors

Scroll down to know the determining factors of JEE Main cutoff 2022. It depends upon various factors.

- Total number of candidates who appeared for JEE Main.

- The difficulty level of the exam.

- Total number of seats available

- The category of the examination

- Previous year’s JEE Main cut-off scores.

- The category under which admission is sought.

What is the difference between JEE Main Qualifying Cutoff and Admission Cutoff?

Check below the table to know about the difference.

Details	Qualifying Cutoff	Admission Cutoff
Purpose	Screen candidates for JEE Advanced	Admissions to participating institutes
Significance	Only those aspirants who meet JEE Main 2022 qualifying cutoff/marks will be able to appear in JEE Advanced	Candidates need to secure JEE Main admission cut-off for admission to JEE Main participating institutes including NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs.
Cutoff published by	JEE Main Qualifying Cutoff 2022 will be released by NTA on the exam’s official website.	JEE Main Admission Cutoff is released by JoSAA on the counselling website on behalf of the participating institutes

The result of JEE Main 2022 for session 2 was released on August 8, 2022 by the National Testing Agency (NTA).  24 candidates have received a perfect NTA score of 100. Students can check and access their NTA JEE results at jeemain.nta.nic.in, the official website of the NTA. The application form for JEE Advanced 2022 has been released by IIT Bombay for all eligible Indian nationals at jeeadv.ac.in. The last date to fill out the online application form is August 11, and the fee can be paid till August 12. Foreign students are exempted from JEE Main 2022 and can directly fill in the JEE Advanced application form which is available for them from August 1. The exam date for JEE Advanced is August 28, 2022.

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