JEE Main 2026: Preparation Tips & Study Plan
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Dear aspirant;
Here is the expected cut off for JEE mains 2018;
CategoryExpected Cut off
General98
OBC (NCL)63
Schedule Caste45
Schedule Tribe40
Thank you.
All the best for future!
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According to me,the cut off will be around 90-95 marks for general category,50-55 marks for OBC category,35-40 marks for SC category and 25-30 marks for ST category.
Please see the table below for previous years trends:-
S.No.
Category
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
1
General
81
100
105
115
113
2
OBC-NCL
49
70
74
3
SC
32
52
50
53
4
ST
27
48
44
47
45
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Cutoff mark can not be predicted exactly because it depends upon various factors.
You can go through the below-provided link of Careers360 where you can find predicted cutoff score by various institutes.
Link to the page:- https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff
All the very best and good luck.
Dear Mani,
JEE Main 2018 cut off depends on many factors like number of students appeared in the exam, difficulty level of the exam and previous year cut off trend
According, to some coaching institutes you can check predicted cut off for 2018 from the given below link
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff
According, to previous year cut off you should have score 81 marks in JEE Main to get qualified for JEE Advanced.
Good Luck!!
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