Category-wise cutoff, 2022
| Category | Percentile | Change from 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| General | 88.4121383 | +0.51 |
| EWS | 63.1114141 | −3.11 |
| OBC-NCL | 67.0090297 | −1.01 |
| SC | 43.0820954 | −3.80 |
| ST | 26.7771328 | −7.90 |
| PwD | 0.0031029 | −0.01 |
That was up 0.51 percentile on 2021 (87.90). About 2,50,000 students qualified for JEE Advanced across all categories.
Qualifying, not admission. This cutoff only decides who can write JEE Advanced. NIT, IIIT and GFTI seats depend on your JEE Main rank in JoSAA counselling.
Every year at a glance
| Year | General | EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 93.41 | 82.42 | 80.92 | 63.92 | 52.02 |
| 2025 | 93.10 | 80.38 | 79.43 | 61.15 | 47.90 |
| 2024 | 93.24 | 81.33 | 79.68 | 60.09 | 46.70 |
| 2023 | 90.78 | 75.62 | 73.61 | 51.98 | 37.23 |
| 2022 | 88.41 | 63.11 | 67.01 | 43.08 | 26.78 |
| 2021 | 87.90 | 66.22 | 68.02 | 46.88 | 34.67 |
| 2020 | 90.38 | 70.24 | 72.89 | 50.18 | 39.07 |
For 2027, see the expected JEE Main 2027 cutoff, and what your marks mean in the marks vs percentile table.
Questions students ask
What was the JEE Main 2022 cutoff for General category?
88.4121383 percentile to qualify for JEE Advanced 2022. That was up 0.51 percentile on 2021 (87.90).
What was the JEE Main 2022 cutoff for OBC, SC and ST?
OBC-NCL 67.0090297, SC 43.0820954 and ST 26.7771328 percentile.
What was the JEE Main 2022 cutoff for EWS?
63.1114141 percentile.
Is the JEE Main 2022 cutoff the cutoff for NITs?
No. It is the qualifying cutoff for JEE Advanced. NIT seats go by JoSAA closing ranks, which are much higher.