JEE Main 2020 Cut-Off, Results and Qualifying Marks
Published on : 20th January 2020 Author : Om Prakash

The JEE Main 2020 cut-off is likely to be released after the announcement of the JEE Main April result. Earlier, on 18th January 2020, the National Testing Agency has declared the results of JEE Main 2020 January exam at the official website. Along with the JEE Main 2020 April exam result, the qualifying cut-off marks will be declared. The candidates who will find themselves in the qualifying cut-off list are eligible for the second stage JEE exam i.e. IIT JEE Advanced, which is commenced to be held on May 2020.
JEE Main 2020 Cut-off & Its Types
The cut-off is the minimum marks needed to be considered for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) MAIN 2020 counselling. There are two types of cut-off –
- JEE Main 2020 Qualifying Cut-off (released by the exam-conducting body i.e. NTA)
- JEE Main 2020 Admission Cut-off (released by Joint Seat Allocation Authority)
Look at the following table to understand the cut-offs types –
Events |
Qualifying Cut-off |
Admission Cut-off |
Conducted by |
National Testing Agency |
JoSAA |
Platform to be Released on |
NTA website |
JoSAA website |
Serves Purpose |
Qualifying for IIT JEE Advanced |
Admission to participating institutes |
Released Category-wise |
Yes |
Yes |
Branch Specific |
No |
Yes |
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Here’s a glance at the previous years’ cut-off trends –
Category |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 (Expected) |
General |
81 |
74 |
89.7548849 |
90.0125634 |
OBC-Non-Creamy Layer |
49 |
45 |
74.3166557 |
80.5693259 |
SC |
32 |
29 |
54.0128155 |
72.5692356 |
ST |
27 |
24 |
44.3345172 |
69.256891 |
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Factors to Determine JEE Main Cut-off Marks:
Several factors are to be taken into consideration while determining the JEE Main cut-off marks. They are -
- Total number of applications received for the exam
- Total number of students taking the test
- The level of difficulty in the exam
- Total available seats
- Cut off marks of last years
- Total number of questions asked in the exam
- Admission sought in a particular category
JEE Main 2020 Result:
The results for Paper-I and Paper-II for the JEE Main January 2020 exam has been released. Candidates can check the same on the official website. The next session of the exam will be conducted in April, here is the detailed schedule:
JEE Main 2020 Events (April) |
Important Dates |
Availability of online application form |
07th February 2020 |
Closing date for application submission |
07th March 2020 |
Exam commencement date |
05th, 07th, 09th and 11th April 2020 |
Announcement of result |
April 2020 (last week) |
How to Check JEE Main Result 2020
- Log on to the official website of JEE Main - https://jeemain.nic.in/.
- Click on the link ‘JEE (Main) January 2020 NTA Score (Paper 1 and Paper 2)’ button.
- Enter application number, date of birth, enter security pin to log-in.
- The result will appear on the screen
- Download the scorecard and take a printout for further use.
- The final merit list will be prepared after the declaration of JEE Main 2020 April session result.
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