Hi Souvik,
                It is good to hear that you are expecting 42 marks in JEE main 2018.As you know that JEE main result for 2018 is not released yet.CBSE will release JEE main cutoff on 30th April 2018.Candidate can check his/her result on official website.

As compared to the Previous result of JEE main 2017 cut off for various categories may also decrease this time for JEE main 2018.In 2017 for SC candidates the cut off was 32. So considering the score in 2017, Yes you can start preparing for JEE advanced. Here I am also sharing previous years Cut off trends for different categories.

JEE main Previous year Cutoff trends

Year          General         OBC/NCL          SC          ST
2017          81                 49                      32           37
2016          100               70                      52           48
2015          105               70                      50           44
2014          115               74                      53           47

To know more about JEE main cutoff, NIT's cut off visit the link below.
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff

Hope for the best.

Hii souvik,

You should definitely prepare for JEE advanced as there is a high chance that you will qualify for JEE advanced. And if you prepare you can also score well in other exams including BITSAT.

Good luck...

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