How Many Students Qualify for JEE Advanced?

How Many Students Qualify for JEE Advanced? - Year-wise Trends and Insights

JEE Advanced is the second stage of the IIT entrance journey, and only a select pool of top-performing students from JEE Main are eligible to appear. Each year, aspirants wonder: “How many students qualify for JEE Advanced?”

Here’s a comprehensive look into the qualifying criteria, yearly statistics, and what it means for aspiring IITians.

Who Qualifies for JEE Advanced?

To be eligible to appear in JEE Advanced, students must:

• Appear in JEE Main (current year)
• Be among the top 2.5 lakh candidates (based on category-wise cutoffs and ranks)
• Satisfy additional criteria like:
  • Age limit
  • Number of attempts (maximum two, in consecutive years)
  • Year of passing Class 12

Year-Wise Statistics: JEE Main → JEE Advanced Eligibility

Note: The qualifying number is fixed (2.5 lakh), but the percentage varies depending on JEE Main participation.

Category-Wise Seat Distribution (Among 2.5 Lakh)

JoSAA allocates qualifying slots across different reservation categories:

Impact of Category on Qualification

Each category has its own JEE Main cutoff, which is relatively lower than the General cutoff. Hence, the percentile needed to qualify differs:

• General (CRL): 88–91 percentile
• OBC/EWS: 74–82 percentile
• SC/ST: 45–50 percentile

Students who qualify under a reserved category are considered only in that category, not in the general merit list.

What Qualifying for JEE Advanced Means

• It’s a significant milestone, but not the final goal.
• Qualifying allows you to register for JEE Advanced, but does not guarantee an IIT seat.
• From the 2.5 lakh qualifiers, typically 1.5 to 1.7 lakh actually appear for JEE Advanced.
• Only around 16,000–17,000 students eventually secure admission to IITs.