How is JEE Main merit list prepared


15 April 2025

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NTA will announce the results for the JEE Main 2025 Session 2 by April 17


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The final All India Rank (AIR) is used for admission purposes

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The NTA uses a normalisation process to ensure fairness in the evaluation process


Since the exam is conducted in multiple shifts with varying difficulty levels, here's how the JEE Main session 2 merit list is determined


The raw marks obtained by candidates are converted into percentile scores, which indicate the relative performance of candidates across different shifts

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The best NTA score out of the two is considered for the final JEE Main 2025 ranking for candidates who appeared in both Session 1 and 2


In case of similar percentile scores, the NTA considers factors such as scores in Mathematics, followed by Physics, Chemistry


The candidate's age is also considered with preference given to the older candidate

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