What is a Good NTA Score in JEE Main 2025?

JEE Main is one of the toughest examinations in the world and candidates making their way through to succeed, is truly a hard nut to crack. Getting a good NTA score is always the most talked phrase among the student community, and which is discussed below. 

What Does Good Marks in JEE Mains Mean?

The struggle for good marks in JEE Mains is sensed by almost every JEE aspirant because the candidates go through the most toughened phase of the JEE Mains examination. Statistics reveal that in 2025, there will be about 14 lakh candidates applying for this national level examination. Further, having scored good marks can easily make one seek an  admission in Institutions like NIT, IIIT, and other leading technological universities. 

In the below lines, you can find the entire info is confined to a good NTA score, and its definition in accordance with the aspirants viewpoint. In addition, you can find a comparison of the scores with the previous year, 2024 and the probable cutoff percentile based on the category for the upcoming exams JEE Main 2025. And, for a specific marks bandwidth the most probable ranks that gets covered through. It is described for the JEE Main 2024, and the probable JEE Main 2025 ranks by implementing analytics.

Are the Best marks in JEE Mains a Good Score ?

To understand the difference between the best marks in JEE Mains and a good score you need to make certain assumptions. To begin with, what is a good score according to your view point? It is a hypothetical argument but considering certain possibilities. You may desire to skip your admission into IITs, and want to pursue your career in IIIT, or NIT or any leading universities across. Then, two issues arise, where to study and which trade to decide that satisfies your career achievements. And, if you obtain a score that enables you to pursue your dreams then the score can be considered to be a good one.  

In case of NITs, you must have a percentile score somewhere between 80 and 90 and in equivalence, or your JEE main rank must be between 15,000 and 20,000. 

According to the latest trend, the percentile score for the IIITs should be between 70 and 80 or a rank below 25,000 for seeking an admission in the best colleges. 

Percentile Calculation Using the Normalisation Method: 

Normalisation is to decide on the tie when two or more candidates score identically. 

Every year, National Testing Agency, NTA, conducts the JEE Mains 2025 examination and releases the marks of the candidates. For perfecting the process of admission and to provide a right justice to the candidates, the agency adopts percentile method. A simple formula governs the calculations of the percentile and the score displays up to 7th decimal place. In the percentile calculations, a normalisation procedure is performed for each session on a scale of 100 to 0. The percentile of the JEE Main merit list is calculated for session 1 and session 2 independently. 

Normalisation Formula: 

Percentile of the candidate = 100 * ( the total number of candidates having their raw score equal to or less than the candidate’s total score) /total number of candidates having appeared for the session.  Also Read: Smart Revision Strategies to Boost Your JEE Main Score

Solving Tie-break Situation for a Good NTA Score:  

Multiple candidates might have a Good NTA Score, that too same, in such a situation, their percentile will be the same. To solve this issue, the NTA adopts the technique to break the tie and the following steps do describe it.   

NTA has established a set of rules that govern the seat allotment procedure for the candidates experiencing the tie. 

• Mathematics becomes the first deciding factor in defining the rank of the candidate. 
• If more than one candidate has obtained the same marks then the raw scores of the physics are taken under consideration. Incidentally, if you find the same score then the raw scores of chemistry are put to comparison.
• In a hypothetical situation if all raw scores (mathematics, physics, chemistry) of the same percentile go identical for the mentioned subjects then the older candidate shall be given preference.
• Furthermore, if the tie still exists and belongs to the same age profile then the marks obtained in both sessions shall be considered to arrive at the final decision. This procedure is continued despite you scoring good marks in JEE Mains. 

Courtesy: Numerical Information from online sources

JEE Main 2024 (Marks Vs Ranks) 

The above tabulation tells the marks and the awarded ranks for the candidates who have appeared for the JEE Main 2024. The marks and the ranks are represented in a descending order and it says, for marks obtained in a range of 285 to 300 by the candidates have kept them between 1 and 100th rank.  And, for those who have obtained marks less than 120 have got ranks below 35,000. 

Courtesy: Numerical Information from online sources

JEE Main 2024 Cutoff: 

Every year, after the JEE Main examination, a cutoff is established for the candidates before making an entry into NIT, IIIT, and other Indian Universities. And, the above tabulation refers to the cut-off of JEE Main 2024 for different categories such as General ( 91+), to ST ( 40+) and other categories that fall in between are mentioned in tabulation. 

Courtesy: Numerical Information from online sources

JEE Main Cutoff 2025

As per the evolving analytics, the expected JEE main cutoff for 2025 has been evaluated and that says, for General the expected cutoff would be 90.78 and for ST it might be around 37.23. And, all other categories which fall between the both as displayed in the tabular also present similar values against their respective category. 

Courtesy: Numerical Information from online sources

Expected Score| Rank | Percentile| for JEE Main 2025 Exam

The above tabulation is the expected rank for the scores obtained by candidates and the third column is the representation of the percentile correspondingly. 

Summary:

The entire session describes the accuracy that NTA maintains in evaluating and calculating the candidates marks. It also provides the candidates info about the expected cutoff levels for JEE Mains 2025, and the probable ranks against the marks when obtained. The entire evaluation process of the exam is transparent and scientific in nature and therefore the deserving candidates can get the best marks in JEE Mains.