JEE Main Marks vs Percentile, JEE Main Cutoff 2021 Part-2

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JEE Main Normalisation Procedure
To equalise the difficulty levels of the exam when it is conducted in multiple sessions then normalization is incorporated. So NTA will declare the percentile in JEE Mains obtained after normalization. 

• It brings about the exercise of fair candidate scores taken across the multi-session papers, also the same as those acquired in educational examinations selected conducted in India. 
• The JEE main percentile score indicates the percentage of candidates scoring equal to or below the target given percentile, which is determined after the normalization process with the marks excelled by candidates. Next, compiling the raw marks, the NTA utilizes the percentile equivalence for the normalization process (formula) across subjects - Physics, Chemistry, Maths (PCM) as well as total.
• Notably, the highest/top score from each session will carry the same ideal percentile of 100. Those marks obtained in between highest and lowest scores are converted to proper Percentiles. The percentile score will be used to create the JEE Main merit list.

Things To Note For JEE Main Percentile Vs Rank

1. Percentile is neither the percentage score (which is the percentage of the maximum marks that you have secured) nor the raw marks (absolute marks secured by you).
2. In case, there is a tie between two candidates, the tie-breaking policy will be used
3. The highest marks in JEE Main 2017 were 350 and for JEE main 2018 it was for 360 marks. Don’t forget to normalize them to 300 marks if you want to verify old scores.
4. Also, if the aspirant appears for JEE Main 2021 either in February, March, April or May session, all Total and Subject-wise Percentile Scores will be taken into consideration.
5. A range of Ranks is provided for available adjacent marks and the final rank is predicted based on linear interpolation.
6. The percentile score obtained indicates the number of candidates who scored less than or equal to your raw score.

JEE Main previous Years CutOff

JEE Main 2020 Cutoff

JEE Main Cutoff (2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014)

JEE Aspirant must secure a rank or cut-off, which is above the closing rank, in order to get admission in the NITs, IIITs, IIITM & IIITDM and other Central Government/State Government Funded Institutions. Having a lower rank than the cut-off of JEE Main 2021 (for a particular programme/institute) means the candidate will not be eligible for admission.

 

There are 2 types of JEE Main cutoff 2021.
 

1. The first is minimum marks to be eligible to apply for JEE Advanced.
2. The second is the minimum rank needed to get admission in the NITs, IIITs, CFTIs, etc also known as the opening and closing ranks.
   
   Cut-off 2021 of JEE Mains will be released category-wise, branch-wise and institution-wise. The cut-offs will vary from candidate to candidate as per the institution/course/category. Candidates must also know that the Cut-Off of JEE Main 2021 will be categorised under two different types. These two distinctive categories are Qualifying Cut-Off and Admission Cut-Off. 

JEE Main Cutoff 2021 Qualifying- Expected