JEE Main Result 2024: Road to IITs Gets Tougher as Cut-off Increases by 2.45%

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2024 result for session 2, and the news is not good for aspiring IIT students. The cut-off has increased by 2.45% this year, making it even more challenging for students to secure a spot in the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

A total of 9.24 lakh candidates registered for the JEE Main 2024 exams, with 8.2 lakh appearing for the January and April sessions. The number of 100 percentilers has increased by 13 candidates, with a total of 56 students achieving a perfect score in Paper 1 (BE/BTech). Two of these students are girls, Sanvi Jain from Karnataka and Shayna Sinha from Delhi, while the rest are male candidates.

Telangana has reported the highest number of 100 percentilers, with 15 students achieving the milestone, followed by Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, each with 7 students. Delhi NCR has seen an increase in the number of 100 percentilers, from 2 in 2023 to 6 in 2024, while Rajasthan has maintained its number of 7 toppers.

The cut-off for general category candidates has increased to 93.23, up from 90.77 in 2023. For SC candidates, the cut-off is 60.09, a significant jump from 51.97 in 2023. The cut-off for ST students is 46.69, while for OBC (non-creamy layer) candidates, it is 79.67. For EWS category candidates, the cut-off is 75.62.

The number of common candidates registered in both sessions (January/April) was 924636, with 822899 appearing for the exams. The total number of unique candidates registered in both sessions was 1476557, with 1415110 appearing for the exams.

The increase in cut-off marks is expected to make it tougher for students to secure a spot in IITs. However, the NTA has not released the exact number of students who have qualified for JEE Advanced, which is the next step towards getting into IITs.

The JEE Main 2024 result is available on the official website - jeemain.nta.ac.in. Students who appeared for the exams can check their scores and plan their next move accordingly.