JEE Main Answer Key 2025 (Out) Live: NTA JEE Mains session 2 response sheet out; answer key updates, cut-offs

Candidates who have qualified for Class 12 exams or appeared for the board exams 2025 are eligible for admission through JEE Mains 2025 exam.

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Candidates can check the JEE Mains previous year's cut-off shown in the table below.

Candidates belonging to the specific category will be eligible to get admission based on the reservation criteria of JEE Main 2025.

Candidates can have a look at the last year's JEE Mains cut-off (OS quota round 5) at top NITs below.

Here’s how much marks you will have to score to get top rank in JEE Mains 2025.

The category-wise JEE Main Expected Cutoff Percentile 2025 is as follows.

The last years' JEE Main cut-off at NIT Rourkela are given below.

NTA will soon announce the JEE Main session 2 result 2025 online on the official website jeemain.nta.ac.in. Candidates will need their application number and password and date of birth to check the JEE Main exam result.

Candidates can check the NIT Andhra Pradesh closing rank for the JEE Main previous year's exam from the table given below.

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NTA will soon provide statistics for JEE Mains 2025 session 2. As per the session 1 records, 13,11,544 candidates registered for the exam, out of which 12,58,126 candidates took the JEE Mains exam. However, JEE Mains session 2 registrations are expected to be around 9 lakh. 

Candidates can check the BTech ECE cut-offs for female candidates given below. 

Candidates can check the JEE Main expected cut-off percentile 2025 shown in the table below. 

The easiest shift in JEE Mains 2025 session 2 were as follows. 

Candidates applying through the SC category for admission to NIT through JEE Main, the minimum percentile required is 60.10.

For general category students: The JEE Main percentile for NIT in the general category is usually the highest percentile out of all the categories. As per the previous year's trends, the general category JEE Main cutoff percentile is 93.24. Candidates who apply for admissions through JEE Mains must qualify the cut-offs to take admissions to NITs. 

The candidate's JEE Mains 2025 session 2 response sheet shall contain the following:

• Candidate application number and roll number
• Date and time of JEE Main 2025
• Type of Question
• Option IDs (distinct for each one of the four options)
• Status of Question (attempted or not, and if correctly attempted)
• Correct Option

The steps to check the JEE Mains 2025 response sheet are as follows. 

• Visit the official website at jeemain.nta.ac.in 2025.
• Click on the link to JEE Main response sheet 2025.
• Candidates will be required to log in using their JEE Main application number and password.
• In the candidate login, there will be a link for JEE Main response sheet download, click on it.
• Download the pdf and save it for reference.

After evaluating all students' reactions, the JEE Mains 2025 April 3 shift 2 was considered to be the toughest, followed by April 4 shift 2. The JEE Mains exam for session 2 was held on multiple days and shifts.

JEE Mains Session 2 Shift-wise Difficulty Level

NTA has already released the JEE Main 2025 session 2 provisional answer key 2025 through the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates can challenge the JEE Mains 2025 answer key till April 13. 

NTA will publish the final JEE Mains answer key, based on which JEE Mains 2025 results will be prepared. 

Candidates can check the JEE Main 2025 qualifying cut-offs for the previous years as follows. 

Candidates who qualify for the entrance exam will be eligible to get admission into the participating institutes.

JEE Main 2025 April 2 shift 1 can be considered the easiest shift of JEE Mains 2025 session 2. Students rated mathematics to be easy in both the shifts while physics and chemistry sections were comparatively difficult. 

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JEE Main shift-wise difficulty level for JEE Mains 2025 session 2 exams is given in the table below.

Students have to score 75% marks in Class 12 subjects including physics, chemistry, and mathematics in order to be eligible for NIT, IIIT admissions, apart from a JEE Main 2025 rank. 

Read More: JEE Main Eligibility: Marks in 12th subjects for 2025 admissions to NITs, IIITs, CFTIs

To predict JEE Main rank 2025 from percentile, students can use Careers360 JEE Main 2024 rank predictor. The tool uses past trends and data to predict candidates' ranks using their JEE Main score, exam session, application number, date of birth, gender, and other details. 

Category-wise opening and closing ranks for BArch programmes:

JEE Main session 2 result 2025 will be declared by April 17. NTA conducted JEE Main 2025 session 2 exams on April 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9. 

The JEE Main cut-off for BTech computer science and engineering for north-east students dropped in last two years. CSAB will be conducting a separate counseling for such candidates. 

Read More: JEE Main BTech CSE cut-offs for students of northeast, UTs drop in 2 years; over 2,000 seats reserved in NITs

JEE Main cut-off for BTech Electronics and Communication Engineering went up last year for female candidates in the top National Institutes of Technology (NITs) including NIT Tirchurappalli, NIT Surathkal, NIT Rourkela, and NIT Warangal. JEE Main cut-offs for BTech ECE for female candidates are given below. 

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JEE Main 2025: BTech ECE cut-offs for female candidates. (Representational Image: Wikimedia Commons)

JEE Main 2025 April 4 shift 2 question paper had a physics question that matched the level of JEE Advanced. NTA held the JEE Mains 2025 session 2 day 3 shift 2 from 3 pm to 6 pm. 

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JEE Main 2025 April 8 exam was held in a single shift from 3 pm to 6 pm. NTA has issued the JEE Main answer key 2025 for all shifts. The exam saw easier mathematics while chemistry section was time-consuming, as per JEE Main 2025 April 8 exam analysis. 

20 marks in JEE Mains percentile is a low score and candidates with this score are expected to have a JEE Main percentile below 50. 

The Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Delhi has launched BTech in Computer Science and Economics (CSEcon). Admissions will be based on JEE Mains 2025 scores and Class 12 marks.

Read More: IIIT Delhi launches BTech in computer science and economics; admission through JEE Main 2025

NTA will use a normalisation method to calculate JEE Main percentile 2025 wherein raw scores of candidates will be converted into percentile scores. 

The JEE Main 2025 percentile is calculated using the normalisation formula as given below.

As per expected JEE Main marks vs percentile 2025, 33 marks in JEE Mains 2025 will lead to a 55-56 percentile. 

Candidates will need the following login credentials to download the JEE Main official answer key 2025:

• JEE Main 2025 application number
• Password

As per JEE Main 2025 marking scheme, each correct answer will earn four marks while every wrong response will lead to deduction of one mark in the exam. 

As per student reactions and expert analysis, JEE Main 2025 April 3 shift 2 proved to be the toughest shift of JEE Mains 2025 session 2. Candidates found the chemistry section most challenging. 

Read More: In JEE Main 2025 April 3 shift 2, chemistry takes U-turn to be tougher than physics, mathematics

The expected JEE Mains 2025 marks vs percentile for physics is given below. 

The International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad will admit students to its BTech programmes through Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2025. To apply for IIIT Hyderabad BTech admissions 2025, male candidates will be required to pay Rs 2,000 as application fee while female applicants will have to make payment of Rs 1,000.

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JEE Main 2025 Cut-off: IIIT Hyderabad cut-offs. (ImagE: IIIT Hyderabad)

Candidates can challenge JEE Main 2025 session 2 answer key by paying an objection fee of Rs 200 per question challenged, on jeemain.nta.nic.in.

Candidates who appeared for the JEE Main 2025 session 2 exam can calculate their estimated scores using the JEE Main 2025 session 2 provisional answer key. As per the JEE Mains 2025 marking scheme, candidates will be awarded four marks for each correct answer, and one mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer. Candidates can calculate their scores using the formula given below:

Probable Score = (Number of correct answers x 4) - (Number of incorrect answers)

The Joint Entrance Examination, JEE Main 2025 session 2 result will be declared by April 17, according to NTA JEE Main 2025 information bulletin. 

NTA has also issued the steps to challenge the JEE Mains answer key 2025 which are given in the image below. 

JEE Main 2025 Session 2 Answer Key: Steps to challenge. 

The National Testing Agency has issued the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) 2025 response sheet. The steps to download it are given below.

• Go to jeemain.nta.nic.in
• Login with your credentials
• JEE Main 2025 response sheet will be displayed

The expected JEE Main 2025 marks vs percentile is given in the table below, based on Careers360 expert analysis.

Candidates who appeared for JEE Main 2025 session 2 can use JEE Main 2025 rank predictor to know their probable ranks in the exam. The Careers360 rank predictor tool uses candidates' data such as name, shift and predicts rank on the basis of difficulty level and past years' trends.

JEE Main 2025 session 2 provisional answer key is available at jeemain.nta.nic.in via login. Candidates can raise objections against the JEE Main answer key 2025, if any, before April 13, 2025.

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued the Joint Entrance Examination - Main (JEE Main) 2025 session 2 answer key on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. 

Candidates can follow the steps given below to check the JEE Main 2025 answer key: 

• Visit the official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
• Click on the link for the JEE Main 2025 session 2 answer key
• Enter your login credentials and click the submit button.
• The JEE Main 2025 answer key PDF will appear on the screen
• Download the JEE Main admit card 2025 for future reference.

The JEE Advanced 2025 exam is scheduled for May 18, 2025. The exam will be conducted in two sessions: Paper 1 will take place from 9 am to 12 noon, while Paper 2 will be held from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.

The NTA JEE Mains result link 2025 will be active on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The JEE Main answer key 2025 and JEE Main session 2 response sheets will be available on the same official website.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to release the answer key of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains 2025 session 2 soon. JEE Main answer key 2025 will be issued on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. 

Candidates can check the JEE Main 2025 qualifying cut-offs for the previous years as follows. 

Candidates who qualify for the entrance exam will be eligible to get admission into the participating institutes.

Candidates can check the expected JEE Main 2025 BArch, BPlanning cut-off marks in the table given below. 

In the event of a tie between candidates with the same total NTA score, the following criteria will be used to resolve it, in order:

• Higher NTA score in Mathematics
• Higher NTA score in Physics
• Higher NTA score in Chemistry
• Lower ratio of attempted incorrect answers to correct answers across all subjects in the test
• Lower ratio of attempted incorrect answers to correct answers in Mathematics
• Lower ratio of attempted incorrect answers to correct answers in Physics
• Lower ratio of attempted incorrect answers to correct answers in Chemistry
• If a tie still persists, candidates will be awarded the same rank.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the JEE Main response sheet 2025 soon. Candidates who appeared for the JEE Main session 2 exam will be able to check their JEE Main response sheet 2025 through the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.

The expected JEE Main 2025 marks vs percentile is given in the table below. Engineering aspirants can use the JEE Main rank predictor tool to know their expected JEE Main 2025 rank.

The OBC qualifying marks for JEE Mains 2025 is expected to be in between 78 and 92. Students can check the category-wise JEE Mains 2025 cut-off from the table below.

Engineering aspirants will have to enter their application number and password to log in and download the JEE Main session 2 provisional answer key and JEE Main response sheet 2025.

Students can download the JEE Main paper 1 answer key 2025 along with JEE Main response sheet 2025 through the official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in.

Students can follow the steps given below to download the JEE Main response sheet 2025.

• Visit the official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
• On the home page, find the link for the JEE Main 2025 response sheet.
• Log in using your JEE Main application number and password.
• Click on the submit button to view the provisional JEE Main 2025 response sheet on the screen.
• Download the NTA JEE Main session 2 response sheet 2025 for future reference.

No. NTA is expected to announce the JEE Main 2025 results for session 2 exams on April 17. The JEE Main 2025 result will be declared at jeemain.nta.nic.in.

Students will have to enter their login credentials, such as application number and password, to download the JEE Main provisional answer key 2025.

NTA has not announced the JEE Main session 2 response sheet release date. However, JEE Main answer key 2025, along with the response sheet, is expected to be released soon on the official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in.

The expected JEE Main score vs percentile 2025, based on Careers360 expert analysis and previous years' trends, is given below. 

Along with JEE Main session 2 answer key 2025, NTA will also release the JEE Main session 2 response sheet 2025 on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The response sheet will include the recorded responses of candidates. With the help of this sheet and provisional answer key, students will be able to calculate their probable scores. 

Candidates will need the following login details to check JEE Main session 2 provisional answer key 2025:

• JEE Main 2025 application number
• Password created during registration

JEE Main session 2 result 2025 will be declared by April 17, according to NTA JEE Main 2025 information bulletin. 

JEE Main 2025 session 2 answer key will be issued on the following websites: 

• nta.ac.in
• jeemain.nta.ac.in
• examinationservices.nic.in

JEE Main session 2 answer key 2025 is likely to be released on April 11 or April 12, as per media reports. NTA will issue the JEE Main session 2 provisional answer key 2025 on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.