JEE Advanced 2025: 54% boards fail to submit top 20 percentile; Andhra Pradesh sets highest cut-off at 475

JoSAA Counselling 2025: Karnataka, Jharkhand, Kerala, Punjab, Telangana are among the 27 boards that have not submitted the Class 12 top percentile marks.

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JoSAA Counselling 2025: Mock round 2 allocation results 2025 tomorrow. (Representational image: Freepik)
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Anu Parthiban | June 10, 2025 | 10:10 AM IST

JEE Advanced 2025 — A total of 54% of school educational boards have not reported the top 20 percentile of students in Class 12 board exam. Only those candidates who qualified the Joint Entrance Examination - Advanced (JEE Advanced 2025) and meet the 75% criteria or those in the top 20 percentile in Class 12 board exam will be eligible for the JoSAA counselling for admission to IITs.

According to the top 20 percentile data submitted by 23 school boards, the Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education (BIEAP) has the highest qualifying cut-off marks of 475 for the General category, followed by the UP Board with 461 marks and Dayalbagh Educational Institute with 459 marks.

The remaining top boards include ISC (449), Tamil Nadu Board (441), Rajasthan Board (436), and CBSE (419).

JEE Advanced 2025: IIT eligibility criteria

As per the JoSAA counselling eligibility criteria, candidates should satisfy at least one of the following criteria with physics, chemistry, and mathematics as compulsory subjects in the Class 12 board exam.

  • Candidates should have passed in Class 12 or equivalent board exam with minimum of five subjects and secured at least 75% aggregate marks. SC, ST, and PwD candidates should have at least 65%.
  • Candidates should have passed Class 12 and be within the top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective board.

“If a Board awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying the equivalent marks and submit it at the time of acceptance of the allocated seat. In case such a certificate is not provided, the decision taken by the Joint Implementation Committee of JEE (Advanced) 2025 will be final,” the JEE Advanced 2025.

Also read JoSAA counselling 2025 begins today for 62,853 engineering seats in IITs, NITs, IIITs, GFTIs

JoSAA 2025: Top 20 percentile cut-off marks for Class 12

Karnataka, Jharkhand, Kerala, Punjab, Telangana are among the 27 boards that have not submitted the Class 12 top percentile marks. Board-wise top 20 percentile cut-off marks out of 500 for Class 12 exams is given below.

No

Board / Council

GEN

GEN-EWS

OBC-NCL

SC

ST

PwD

1

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (AMU)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

2

AMU Board Of Secondary & Senior Secondary Education, Aligarh

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

3

Andhra Pradesh Board Of Intermediate Education (BIEAP)

475

464

464

446.5

437

437

4

Assam Hr Secondary Education Council (AHSEC)

303

303

317

300

277

277

5

Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

6

Bharatiya Shiksha Board, Haridwar, Uttarakhand

420

420

427

427

344

344

7

Bihar Board Of Open Schooling and Examination

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

8

Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB)

345

359

334

314

317

314

9

Cambridge International Examinations (IGCSE)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

10

CBSE I (CBSE International)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

11

Central Board Of Secondary Education (CBSE)

419

411

411

388

375

375

12

Chhattisgarh Board Of Secondary Education (CGBSE)

387

381

381

370

356

356

13

Chhattisgarh State Open School

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

14

Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)

449

438

438

426

384

384

15

Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Agra

459

428

428

417

353

353

16

Directorate General Of Military Training (RIMC)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

17

Goa Board Of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education

379

372

372

350

379

350

18

Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB)

389

383

383

370

350

350

19

H P Board Of School Education (HPBSE)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

20

Haryana Board Of School Education (HBSE)

415

407

407

395

NR

395

21

International Baccalaureate (IB)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

22

J & K State Board Of School Education (JKBOSE)

403

377

377

370

359

359

23

Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

24

Jharkhand Academic Council

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

25

Karnataka Pre-University Education Examination

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

26

Board Of Higher Secondary Examinations, Kerala

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

27

M P State Open School Education Board, Bhopal

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

28

Madhya Pradesh Board Of Secondary Education (MPBOSE)

409

400

400

391

372

372

29

Maharashtra State Board Of Secorder and Higher Secondary Education

361

361

368

344

346

344

30

Manipur Council Of Higher Secondary Education

353

353

383

360

341

341

31

Meghalaya Board Of School Education

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

32

Mizoram Board Of School Education

353

353

399

344

323

323

33

Nagaland Board Of School Education (NBSE)

375

359

359

376

357

357

34

National Institute Of Open Schooling (NIOS)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

35

Odisha Council Of Higher Secondary Education

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

36

Pearson Edexcel Ltd, London

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

37

Punjab School Education Board (PSEB)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

38

Rajasthan Board Of Secondary Education (RBSE)

436

436

439

425

417

417

39

Rajasthan State Open School, Jaipur

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

40

Rajiv Gandhi University Of Knowledge Technologies, Hyderabad

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

41

Tamil Nadu Board Of Higher Secondary Examinations

441

441

441

441

433

426

42

Telangana Open School Society, Telangana

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

43

Telangana State Board Of Intermediate Education

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

44

Tripura Board Of Secondary Education

352

341

341

317

283

283

45

U P Board Of High School & Intermediate Education

461

461

464

450

408

408

46

Uttarakhand Board Of School Education

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

47

Vishwa Bharti University, Shantiniketan, Birbhoom, West Bengal

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

48

West Bengal Council Of Higher Secondary Education

357

357

366

341

305

305

49

West Bengal Council Of Rabindra Open Schooling

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

50

Andhra Pradesh Open School Society, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh

348

348

348

348

348

348

The cut-off marks was received on or before June 8. "NR" stands for not received.

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