JEE Main or Joint Entrance Exam is a national level exam that is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

The JEE Main is pen and paper based exam was conducted on 3rd April 2016 and computer paper based exam was held on 9th April 2016 & 10th April 2016 across the India.

JEE Main 2016 Cutoff

Category Cut-off Score
General 100
OBC-NCL 70
SC 52
ST 48

Expected cut off:
Common Merit List (CML): 120-125
Other Backward Class (OBC): 80-85
SC/ST: 50-55

The cut-off is determined by:

Number of students who have applied for JEE Mains
Comparative scoring pattern
Difficulty level of the exam
Number of students who have cleared JEE Mains

Expected Cutoff

Cutoff of JEE Main in 2014, 2015 and 2016

Category 2014 Cutoff 2015 Cutoff 2016 Expected Cutoff
Common Merit List (CML) 115 105 115-120
Other Backward Class(OBC) 74 70 75-80
Scheduled Caste(SC) 53 50 50-55
Scheduled Tribe(ST) 47 44 45-50

Pattern:

Each section consisted of 30 questions.
A total of 90 questions, carrying 360 marks were to be solved within the stipulated time.
Four marks will be awarded for every right answer, whereas for a wrong answer, one mark will be deducted.