With the declaration of JEE Main 2018 Result, the CBSE will also publish the cut off scores to qualify for JEE Advanced 2018. Also, the cutoff marks for admission in National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs). The minimum marks to get admission in NIT through JEE Main will be published by Joint Admission Board (JAB). The cut off detail for NIT includes closing and opening rank as per which the students will be offered admission. There are many factors which include the cut off scores. Check more details regarding the cut off scored for admission in NIT through JEE Main 2018 from this page.
JEE Main 2018 Expected Cut Off
For JEE Advanced 2018, the JAB has increased the number of seats. The candidates should be among the top 2,24,000 (including all categories) by scoring positive marks in Paper 1 of JEE Main 2018. So, for 2018 it is expected that the cut off scores to qualify for JEE Advanced 2018 shall be less than the previous year.
| Category | Cut off Score (Expected) |
| Common Rank List | 80 |
| OBC- NCL | 50 |
| SC | 35 |
| ST | 30 |
| PWD | 05 |
Past Year Trends of JEE Main Cut Off Marks
| S.No. | Category | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| 1 | General | 81 | 100 | 105 | 115 | 113 |
| 2 | OBC-NCL | 49 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 70 |
| 3 | SC | 32 | 52 | 50 | 53 | 50 |
| 4 | ST | 27 | 48 | 44 | 47 | 45 |
Factors Affecting The JEE Main Cut Off
The various factors which affect the cut off for an entrance exam are as follows:
- Number of students appeared in the exam
- Difficulty level of the exam
- Number of students qualified the exam
- Number of questions asked in the exam
- Previous years cut off trends
Opening and Closing Rank For Admission In NIT through JEE Main (2017, 2016, 2015, 2014)
The opening rank is the one at which the admission begins in an institute. Whereas, the closing rank is the rank of the last candidate who is allotted a seat in the respective category and program. The minimum marks to get admission in NIT through JEE Main 2018 is not yet announced. However, the candidates can check the previous year cut off marks for getting admission in NIT:
| S.No. | Institute Name | Cutoff Details |
| 1 | National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala | Click Here |
| 2 | National Institute of Technology Raipur, Chhattisgarh | Click Here |
| 3 | National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh | Click Here |
| 4 | National Institute of Technology, Manipur | Click Here |
| 5 | National Institute of Technology, Delhi | Click Here |
| 6 | Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | Click Here |
| 7 | National Institute of Technology Sikkim | Click Here |
| 8 | National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | Click Here |
| 9 | National Institute of Technology Agartala, Tripura | Click Here |
| 10 | National Institute of Technology Durgapur, West Bengal | Click Here |
| 11 | National Institute of Technology, Goa | Click Here |
| 12 | National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Haryana | Click Here |
| 13 | National Institute of Technology, Uttrakhand | Click Here |
| 14 | National Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar | Click Here |
| 15 | National Institute of Technology Puducherry | Click Here |
| 16 | National Institute of Technology Surathkal, Karnataka | Click Here |
| 17 | National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh | Click Here |
| 18 | Malviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Rajasthan | Click Here |
| 19 | Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat, Gujarat | Click Here |
| 20 | National Institute of Technology Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu | Click Here |
| 21 | Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Punjab | Click Here |
| 22 | Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh | Click Here |
| 23 | National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam | Click Here |
| 24 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha | Click Here |
| 25 | National Institute of Technology, Nagaland | Click Here |
| 26 | National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh | Click Here |
| 27 | Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur, Maharashtra | Click Here |
| 28 | National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telangana | Click Here |
| 29 | National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand | Click Here |
| 30 | National Institute of Technology Hazartbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir | Click Here |
| 31 | National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya | Click Here |
Minimum marks to get admission in Top 10 NIT through JEE Main
Given below is the previous year’s cut off marks for the top 10 NITs:
| Sr. No | College | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| 1. | NIT Tiruchirapalli | 2743 | 25229 |
| 2. | NIT Surathkal | 266 | 32588 |
| 3. | NIT Rourkela | 360 | 71467 |
| 4. | MNIT Rajasthan | 327 | 19309 |
| 5. | VNIT Nagpur | 498 | 32360 |
| 6. | SVNIT Gujarat | 266 | 32588 |
| 7. | MNNIT Allahabad | 543 | 28453 |
| 8. | NIT Warangal | 4204 | 29720 |
| 9. | NIT Durgapur | 2572 | 30737 |
| 10. | NIT Agartala | 6336 | 211345 |
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