hoe much percentile should I score in mains to qualify to write advance
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Cut-off varies every and is different for different categories like OBC, GEN-EWS, SC ST. For the general category, it ranges between 87 to 92 percentile and above, and for once it is likely 68 to 80 percentile and above, rather for SC and ST one's percentile is enough for them to clear mains and qualify for advanced even in the low score in comparison to general and OBC
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On the basis of JEE Main score, 2,50,000 applicants would likely be shortlisted for JEE Advanced in 2022.
- Common Rank List (CRL) - 90- 95 Percentile
- GEN-EWS - 70- 75 Percentile
- Other Backward Classes (OBC-NCL) - 70- 75 Percentile
- Scheduled Caste (SC) - 50- 55 Percentile
- Scheduled Tribe (ST) - 40- 45 Percentile
- PwD - 1-2 Percentile
You can check out previous year's cut-off trends from the link given below :-
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff
List of all those colleges which you can get based upon your marks, category, and state:-
https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-college-predictor?icn=QnA&ici=qna_answer
I hope this information helps you.
Thanks
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