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    What's the reason behind the cutoff being so low? Many coaching institutes predicted it to be no less than 100. But it turned out to be 81.

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    Anonymous 28th Apr, 2017
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    Subham Kashyap 28th Apr, 2017
    The number of students shortlisted for JEE Advanced increased to 2.2 lakhs this year which was a major reason for the cutoff to decrease.
    Also the question paper was a bit tedious this year.
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