The countdown has begun! The National Testing Agency (NTA) is all set to release the JEE Main 2025 Session 2 Paper 1 results by April 17, and the excitement among engineering aspirants is palpable. If you're one of the many students who appeared for the exam, it's time to keep your login details handy and an eye on the official website: jeemain.nta.nic.in.

If you're wondering whether you'll make the cut, past trends might give you a hint. Here's a snapshot of General category cut-offs over the last few years:
The steady upward curve reflects just how competitive the landscape has become. For 2025, experts are predicting another modest rise in the cut-off, possibly pushing it above the 94 percentile mark.
When the results go live, here's how you can check them:
While Paper 1 focuses on BE/BTech programs, Paper 2 caters to students pursuing architecture (BArch) and planning (BPlan). The Paper 1 exams were held across several dates in early April, while Paper 2 took place specifically on April 9.
The final JEE Main merit list will be prepared using the best scores from both sessions, maximizing each student's chances of progressing to the next stage. It's a strategy that ensures fairness and opens more doors for those who might have had an off day in one session but did better in the other.
The JEE Main Session 2 exams, which wrapped up on April 9, were held on multiple dates across the first two weeks of April. Now, as the NTA prepares to release the final answer keys and scorecards, students are just days away from knowing where they stand.
But here's the good news-if you appeared in both the January and April sessions, the NTA will automatically consider your better score for the final ranking. This gives candidates the opportunity to shine with their strongest performance.
The top 2.5 lakh rank holders in JEE Main 2025 will qualify to appear for JEE Advanced 2025, the final gateway to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). This year, IIT Kanpur will take the lead as the organizing institute for JEE Advanced, adding an extra layer of anticipation for aspirants aiming for India's premier engineering colleges.