What is a Good Score and Rank in JEE Main 2021?

What is a Good Score and Rank in JEE Main 2021?

What is a good score and rank in JEE Main exam? This is one of the most bothering questions for most of the aspirants, as students are often confused about the score or rank that must be secured to get admission in NITs, IIITs or to be eligible for JEE Advanced. Securing admission in NITs or qualifying for JEE Advanced might not be a difficult task with a good preparation strategy. In order to clear your doubt on what is a good score or rank that a candidate must secure in the JEE Main examination.

The term ‘JEE Main good score’ varies from person to person. If you are aiming for admission in NITs or IIITs, the good score may be different, and the same may vary for a student who aspires to get admission in IITs.

Good JEE Main Score/ Percentile to be Eligible for JEE Advanced

Precisely, a good JEE Main score is something that will make you eligible to appear for the JEE Advanced exam. A good score in JEE Main can be 250+. As NTA is announcing JEE Main 2021 results in the form of percentile, you can check the good percentile here. According to the previous years' trends, the good JEE Main percentile or score required to appear for JEE Advanced was high. 

Year	JEE Main Cutoff for JEE Advanced (General Category)	SC	ST	OBC
2020	90.3765335	50.1760245	39.0696101	72.8887969
2019	90 Percentile	40	40	70
2017 (in Marks)	81	32	27	49
2016 (in Marks)	100	52	48	70
2015 (in Marks)	105	50	44	70
2014 (in Marks)	115	53	47	74

From the above data, it is quite clear that the candidates need to score at least 200 - 210 marks (general category) in JEE Main to be eligible for JEE Advanced exam.

Good JEE Main Score/ Rank to Secure Admission in NITs

In order to secure admission in NITs through JEE Main, the good score for the same can be around 85-95 percentile. At the same time, the candidates must feature among the top 15,000 - 20,000 ranks range to get admission in the top NITs. According to previous year trends, candidates who featured in 1 - 20,000 ranks made it to top NITs across the country. However, some NITs also closed ranks around 2,00,000 (mostly newer NITs)

Good JEE Main Score/ Rank to Secure Admission in IIITs

In order to secure admission in IIITs through JEE Main, the good score for the same can be around 85-90 percentile. At the same time, the candidates must feature among the top 25,000 ranks range to get admission in popular IIITs. According to previous trends. Candidates with a 1 - 25,000 rank range made it to the top IIITs. However, candidates securing ranks beyond 25,000 - 1,00,000 also made it to IIITs (newer IIITs/ regional-level IIITs).

Good JEE Main/ Score to Secure Admission in Top Engineering Colleges

In order to secure admission in top engineering colleges in India (apart from IITs, NITs or IIITs), you should have above 80 percentile in JEE Main exam. There is also an option to appear for entrance exams conducted by various deemed universities