How much minimum marks do I need to score in CET or JEE to get a seat in NIT or IIT?

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9 years ago
1. You need to score above 180 marks in JEE Mains. 2. You need to score above 160 marks in JEE Advanced.

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Suman Kashyap
9 years ago
The minimum marks you need would certainly depend on the NIT you desire. For other than home state NIT's you will need higher rank. Also, it will depend on the engineering discipline you prefer. Every NIT/IIT has different cut off for every particular stream. So, if you score around 90% in Boards yo

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2016-07-01 23:37:01
Since NITs are the most preferred colleges in India , so there cutoff mark is also high. So to join a reputed NIT college you should aim to score a rank below 20k . For more information, click on the link : https://edudrona.com/questions/question/what-ranks-should-i-get-to-secure-seat-in-a-nit

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Shivram krishana
2016-07-02 15:24:02
Thank you so much.

AANCHAL JHINGAN
6 years ago
Minimum of 180+ for JEE Mains and 160+ marks for advanced are required.

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Saket Raj Sahu
6 years ago
For NIT, you must be under 30k rank in general category and for IIT you need below 10k rank in general category.

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SHIVANT KUMAR PANDEY
6 years ago
Admissions in IITs/ NITs/ IIITs and other CFTIs at least 75% marks in class 12th, or be in the top 20 percentile in class 12th class exam conducted by the respective board, to qualify for admissions. For SC/ST candidates, the qualifying marks are 65% marks.

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pradeep bisht
7 years ago
Hello, Please use the college predictor tool by Shiksha. It will help you to predict the college according to your rank or percentile. https://www.shiksha.com/college-predictor. Good Luck.

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7 years ago
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Jyoti  Prajapati
7 years ago
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Amit Shukla
7 years ago
To get a NIT in JEE Main you score 180+, for IIT JEE advance 160+.. .

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