JEE Main 2025 Marks vs Percentile vs Rank – Expected Score Analysis
Understanding how JEE Main 2025 scores translate into percentiles and rank is crucial for students. Since the exam is conducted in multiple shifts, NTA uses a normalization process to ensure fairness in rankings.
This blog will cover:
✅ Marks vs Percentile Analysis for JEE Main 2025
✅ Expected Rank for Given Percentiles
✅ How NTA Normalizes JEE Main Scores
✅ Cut-off Marks for NITs, IIITs & GFTIs
📊 JEE Main 2025 Marks vs Percentile (Expected Analysis)
The following table provides an estimated marks vs percentile comparison based on previous years’ trends.
| JEE Main Marks (Out of 300) | Expected Percentile |
|---|---|
| 280 – 300 | 99.99+ |
| 260 – 279 | 99.95 – 99.99 |
| 240 – 259 | 99.80 – 99.94 |
| 220 – 239 | 99.50 – 99.79 |
| 200 – 219 | 99.00 – 99.49 |
| 180 – 199 | 98.00 – 98.99 |
| 160 – 179 | 96.00 – 97.99 |
| 140 – 159 | 94.00 – 95.99 |
| 120 – 139 | 90.00 – 93.99 |
| 100 – 119 | 85.00 – 89.99 |
📌 Note: The percentile score depends on difficulty level & number of candidates appearing in JEE Main 2025.
📌 JEE Main 2025 Percentile vs Rank (Expected)
Once percentiles are calculated, NTA determines the All India Rank (AIR). Below is the expected percentile vs rank mapping for JEE Main 2025:
| Percentile | Expected Rank |
|---|---|
| 99.99+ | Top 100 |
| 99.90 – 99.99 | 100 – 1000 |
| 99.50 – 99.89 | 1000 – 5000 |
| 99.00 – 99.49 | 5000 – 10,000 |
| 98.00 – 98.99 | 10,000 – 20,000 |
| 95.00 – 97.99 | 20,000 – 50,000 |
| 90.00 – 94.99 | 50,000 – 1,00,000 |
| 85.00 – 89.99 | 1,00,000 – 2,00,000 |
📌 Note: Your JEE Main rank is affected by the total number of students appearing for the exam.
📈 How Does NTA Normalize JEE Main 2025 Scores?
Since JEE Main 2025 is conducted in multiple sessions, the difficulty level of each shift varies. NTA uses percentile-based normalization to equalize scores.
📌 Steps in Normalization Process
✅ Raw scores are converted into percentiles
✅ The highest scorer gets 100 percentile
✅ Interpolation method is used for rank calculation
✅ Percentile scores are used for tie-breaking
📌 Final Ranks are assigned after the April session results.
🔍 Cut-off Marks for NITs, IIITs & GFTIs (Expected)
The JEE Main 2025 cut-off depends on:
🔹 Category (General, OBC, SC, ST, EWS)
🔹 Seat availability in NITs, IIITs & GFTIs
🔹 Difficulty level of JEE Main 2025
📌 Expected Cut-off Scores for JEE Advanced Eligibility
| Category | Expected Cut-off Percentile |
|---|---|
| General (UR) | 89+ |
| OBC-NCL | 74+ |
| SC | 44+ |
| ST | 37+ |
| EWS | 77+ |
📌 Note: These are estimated values based on previous years’ data.
