To clear JEE Mains 2025, the minimum marks required vary by category but are approximately as follows:
- General category: Around 90 marks
- Economically Weaker Section (EWS): Around 80 marks
- Other Backward Classes - Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL): Around 76 marks
- Scheduled Caste (SC): Around 57 marks
- Scheduled Tribe (ST): Around 46 marks
- Persons with Disabilities (PwD): Very low threshold, near 0.0018 marks
These marks represent the qualifying or passing marks set by the National Testing Agency (NTA) to be eligible for ranking and further admission processes
. Note that these passing marks are indicative and can fluctuate each year depending on the overall difficulty of the exam and candidate performance. Candidates scoring above these marks qualify the JEE Main exam and become eligible for admission to participating institutes. Also, candidates scoring 250 or more in JEE Main become eligible to appear for JEE Advanced
. Thus, to clear JEE Mains 2025, candidates should aim to score at least around 90 marks (for the general category) and the respective category-wise marks mentioned above.
