What is a good score in JEE Main 2025? Category-wise JEE Adv cut-offs for CSE IIT admissions
The top 10 JEE Advanced rank holders opted for computer science engineering at 8 IITs - IIT Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Madras, Hyderabad, Kharagpur, Guwahati, and Roorkee last year.
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Anu Parthiban | January 20, 2025 | 01:48 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main 2025) session 1 exams will commence on January 22. While the engineering aspirants are in the last leg of exam preparation, take a look at the good score in JEE Mains for BTech Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
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The JEE Main cut-offs were increased for all categories last year. The JEE cut-off for general category rose by 2.45% and a total 97,351 candidates belonging to unreserved category secured the minimum cut-off, as per the previous year’s results.
Notably, the top 10 JEE Advanced rank holders opted for computer science engineering at 8 IITs - IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Guwahati, and IIT Roorkee. Except during COVID-pandemic in 2020 and 2022, IIT Bombay has remained the number one choice of JEE Advanced toppers in the last seven years.
Only the top 2.5 lakh rank holders in JEE Main 2025 will be eligible to appear in the JEE Advanced 2025 exam, the gateway exam for IIT admissions.
JEE Main BTech question paper
The JEE Main BE, BTech paper 1 will consist of three sections - physics, chemistry, and mathematics - having multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and numerical value answers. The JEE Main PCM sections will carry 20 questions in section A and 5 compulsory questions in section B carrying a total of 300 marks.
The JEE Main optional questions, which were introduced during COVID-19 pandemic, have been removed by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
Good score in JEE Main 2025
For the past few years, the number of candidates securing top 10 ranks have increased. CSE has remained the most popular choice of the JEE toppers for years now.
Aspirants seeking admission in computer science engineering at the top IITs will have to score 100 percentile or around 12000 rank to grab a seat in other IITs. Last year, a candidate with rank 12108 was allotted the last BTech CSE seat in IIT Jammu. Here’s how much marks you will have to score to get top rank in JEE Mains 2025.
Marks out of 300 | Rank |
295 - 300 | 1-10 |
288- 294 | 11-20 |
280-284 | 22-44 |
270-279 | 63-107 |
252- 268 | 106–522 |
231-249 | 546-1385 |
215-230 | 1421- 2798 |
202-214 | 2862- 4666 |
190-200 | 4830 - 6664 |
175-189 | 7151 -10746 |
161-174 | 11018 -16163 |
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JEE Advanced 2025: CSE cut-offs at IITs
Here’s last year’s category-wise JEE Main CSE cut-offs for general, EWS, OBC, SC, ST, and PwD candidates for all India quota seats. P in the table indicates that the corresponding rank is from the Preparatory Rank List.
Institute | Seat Type | Gender | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
IIT Bhubaneswar | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 2389 | 3685 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 4833 | 7557 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 197 | 197 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 400 | 466 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1025 | 1025 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 774 | 1237 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2107 | 3291 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 31 | 31 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 382 | 596 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1279 | 1313 | |
SC (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 30P | 30P | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 241 | 356 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 546 | 649 | |
IIT Bombay | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 1 | 68 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 7 | 421 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 1 | 3 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 7 | 7 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 7 | 23 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 43 | 79 | |
EWS (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 3 | 3 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 5 | 50 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 66 | 274 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 1 | 2 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 20 | 20 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 1 | 32 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 10 | 71 | |
SC (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 1 | 1 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 1 | 13 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 16 | 40 | |
ST (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 1 | 1 | |
IIT Mandi | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 1803 | 3118 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 6049 | 6725 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 178 | 178 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 258P | 258P | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 330 | 489 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 825 | 1058 | |
EWS (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 25P | 25P | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 765 | 1274 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2698 | 3578 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 104P | 104P | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 542 | 761 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1061 | 1732 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 293 | 371 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 870 | 870 | |
IIT Delhi | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 27 | 116 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 39 | 556 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 5 | 5 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 68 | 68 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 24 | 35 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 108 | 145 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 39 | 89 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 319 | 394 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 3 | 3 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 23 | 50 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 76 | 102 | |
SC (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 2 | 2 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 14 | 23 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 51 | 52 | |
ST (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 3 | 3 | |
IIT Indore | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 823 | 1389 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 3499 | 4698 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 47 | 57 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 163 | 218 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 716 | 749 | |
EWS (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 14 | 22 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 301 | 649 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1053 | 1468 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 16 | 16 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 245 | 329 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 604 | 728 | |
SC (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 12P | 12P | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 113 | 168 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 154 | 154 | |
IIT Kharagpur | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 226 | 415 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1172 | 1661 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 20 | 22 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 66 | 66 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 53 | 67 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 171 | 306 | |
EWS (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 7 | 9 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 91 | 209 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 396 | 601 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 7 | 7 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 17 | 137 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 151 | 414 | |
SC (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 6 | 6 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 33 | 67 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 183 | 206 | |
ST (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 5P | 5P | |
IIT Hyderabad | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 431 | 656 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1709 | 1809 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 32 | 32 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 48 | 48 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 91 | 112 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 356 | 356 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 123 | 302 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 605 | 865 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 93 | 182 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 363 | 386 | |
SC (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 5 | 5 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 53 | 82 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 107 | 107 | |
IIT Jodhpur | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 2062 | 3061 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 5655 | 7457 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 76 | 76 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 348 | 416 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1117 | 1150 | |
EWS (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 29 | 29 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 735 | 1404 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2023 | 3361 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 503 | 789 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1247 | 1421 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 244 | 396 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 327 | 327 | |
IIT Kanpur | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 120 | 252 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 781 | 1117 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 6 | 11 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 88 | 117 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 28 | 51 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 150 | 294 | |
EWS (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 4 | 4 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 61 | 132 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 410 | 538 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 6 | 6 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 55 | 96 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 133 | 397 | |
SC (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 4 | 4 | |
SC (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 8 | 8 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 30 | 54 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 127 | 141 | |
IIT Madras | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 76 | 159 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 558 | 757 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 4 | 4 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 17 | 42 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 109 | 129 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 18 | 82 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 288 | 344 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 4 | 4 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 36 | 72 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 12 | 106 | |
SC (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 8P | 8P | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 5 | 29 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 68 | 68 | |
IIT Gandhinagar | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 811 | 1708 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2427 | 4592 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 71 | 71 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 222 | 264 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 770 | 770 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 411 | 750 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1602 | 1714 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 56 | 56 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 259 | 338 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 828 | 828 | |
SC (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 21P | 21P | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 155 | 207 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 374 | 374 | |
IIT Patna | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 1760 | 3144 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 4695 | 7192 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 173 | 36P | |
OPEN (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 124 | 124 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 380 | 445 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 994 | 1301 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 770 | 1135 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2522 | 2975 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 100P | 100P | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 499 | 681 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 837 | 1887 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 306 | 404 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 444 | 444 | |
IIT Roorkee | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 277 | 481 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1270 | 1870 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 13 | 18 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 93 | 93 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 56 | 90 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 339 | 395 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 165 | 236 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 556 | 783 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 8 | 8 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 41 | 144 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 460 | 474 | |
SC (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 10 | 10 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 56 | 75 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 192 | 229 | |
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 2167 | 3846 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 5560 | 8682 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 85 | 125 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 349P | 349P | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 407 | 528 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1172 | 1361 | |
EWS (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 13P | 13P | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 758 | 1273 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1892 | 3220 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 47 | 39P | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 427 | 699 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 754 | 1552 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 197 | 304 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 394 | 439 | |
IIT Ropar | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 1158 | 2379 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 3461 | 6044 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 126 | 136 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 234 | 291 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 818 | 1108 | |
EWS (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 43P | 43P | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 450 | 1084 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1492 | 2227 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 63 | 63 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 388 | 548 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1389 | 1641 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 242 | 419 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 773 | 773 | |
IIT (BHU) Varanasi | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 667 | 1071 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2562 | 4130 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 27 | 40 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 142 | 187 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 507 | 517 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 226 | 524 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 880 | 1592 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 14 | 14 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 192 | 262 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 527 | 851 | |
SC (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 19P | 19P | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 77 | 163 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 254 | 254 | |
IIT Guwahati | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 466 | 623 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1788 | 2332 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 26 | 26 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 119 | 119 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 87 | 128 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 419 | 419 | |
EWS (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 6 | 6 | |
EWS (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 31 | 31 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 212 | 364 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 862 | 950 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 13 | 13 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 134 | 181 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 481 | 677 | |
SC (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 4P | 4P | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 74 | 100 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 231 | 263 | |
IIT Bhilai | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 3471 | 6516 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 10240 | 11544 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 124P | 124P | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 914 | 1018 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2023 | 2023 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 2173 | 2470 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 3453 | 5333 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 879 | 1021 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2083 | 2194 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 209 | 612 | |
IIT Goa | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 4070 | 5371 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 10256 | 11151 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 647 | 776 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2155 | 2155 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 1756 | 2002 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 4318 | 5336 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 120P | 120P | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 732 | 1024 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 968 | 968 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 399 | 519 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1272 | 1272 | |
IIT Palakkad | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 4837 | 6199 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 8303 | 9127 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 371P | 371P | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 794 | 819 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1841 | 1841 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 1567 | 2069 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 3591 | 3962 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 41P | 41P | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 475 | 1097 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1821 | 1821 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 537 | 564 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 834 | 834 | |
IIT Tirupati | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 1915 | 5024 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 5737 | 6324 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 14P | 37P | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 589 | 727 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 913 | 913 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 1242 | 1727 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2907 | 3342 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 51P | 51P | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 343 | 1057 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1419 | 1419 | |
SC (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 24P | 24P | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 129 | 492 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 750 | 750 | |
OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 3412 | 6310 | |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 8353 | 12108 | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 831 | 945 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2119 | 2119 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 1584 | 2341 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 5389 | 6685 | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 923 | 1093 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2147 | 2147 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 525 | 635 | |
IIT Dharwad | OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 3482 | 6375 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 4989 | 11138 | |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 66P | 66P | |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 771 | 906 | |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1652 | 1652 | |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 1732 | 2225 | |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 4785 | 5409 | |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 148P | 148P | |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 975 | 1295 | |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1716 | 2129 | |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 422 | 607 | |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1044 | 1044 |
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