JEE MAIN EXAM PATTERN AND CUTOFFS

Exam Pattern

ParticularsDetails
Exam ModeComputer-based examination
JEE Main time duration3 hours
Language of ExaminationEnglish, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
Type of QuestionsMultiple choice questions (MCQs) :
+4 for correct answer/ -1 for wrong answer/ 0 for blank

Questions with numerical values as answers :
+4 for correct answer/ -1 for wrong answer/ 0 for blank
No. of SectionsThree are three sections:
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
JEE Mains Total questionsFor each subject (PCM):

30 questions20 MCQs + 10 numerical type.
Out of 10 numerical type questions, 5 are compulsory.

Total: 90 Questions (30 questions each subject)
JEE Mains total marks300 Marks (100 marks for each section)

Cutoffs

The table below shows the percentile cutoffs for JEE Main 2025. These are the minimum percentiles (out of 100) required to qualify for the JEE Advanced 2025.

To see the minimum percentiles required for NITs.

CategoryCutoff Percentile
General93.1023262
Gen EWS80.3830119
OBC79.4313582
SC61.1526933
ST47.9026465
PwD0.0079349