Expected cutoff for general category in Uttar Pradesh engineering admission through JEEMain or UPSEE generally falls between 120 to 160 marks out of 300 but this changes based on exam difficulty and seat availability this marks range usually help get good colleges under state counselling major government institutions may need higher score near 160 to 180 marks while private colleges often close around 120 to 140 marks it also vary by branch for competitive branches like CSE or ECE cutoff is higher than core branches like civil or mechanical to predict your chance you must compare with previous year closing marks for desired college and branch you can use college predictor tools and cutoff data available on education portal to decide where you stand

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