JoSAA
JoSAA stands for Joint Seat Allocation Authority. It is an authority set up by the Ministry of Education of India to manage and regulate. The joint seat allocation for admissions to 118 institutes for the academic year 2025-26. These institutes include 23 IITs, 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs, and 38. Other Technical Institutes Funded Fully or Partly by Central or State Government (Other-GFTIs).
JoSAA conducts the seat allocation process based on the rank obtained by the candidates in the JEE Main. Tnd JEE Advanced exams. Candidates who qualify for JEE Main. JEE Advanced can register and fill in their choices of institutes and programs on the official website of JoSAA.
JoSAA releases the opening and closing ranks for various institutes and categories after each round of seat allocation. Candidates can check their seat allotment status and download their provisional seat allotment letter from the JoSAA portal. The Joint Seat Allocation Authority also conducts special rounds of seat allocation for vacant seats after the completion of the regular rounds.
What is the Top Percentile of JoSAA 2025?
The Top Percentile of JoSAA 2023 is the minimum percentage of marks. Required by the candidates in their Class 12th board exams. To be eligible for admission to the participating institutes of JoSAA, such as IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. The Top 20 Percentile cut-off marks vary for different boards and categories of candidates. Joint Seat Allocation Authority releases the Top 20 Percentile cut-off marks for various boards every year. On the performance of the candidates in their board exams.
According to the web search results, the Top 20 Percentile cut-off marks (out of 500). Some of the boards for admission to IITs and NIT+System are as follows:
| Board | General | ABC-NCL | SC | ST | PwD |
| CBSE | 431 (IITs) / 436 (NIT+System) | 418 | 397 | 377 | 377 |
| ISC | 444 (IITs) / 452 (NIT+System) | 432 | 418 | 378 | 378 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 471 (IITs) / 472 (NIT+System) | 458 | 437 | 431 | 431 |
| Assam | 351 (IITs) / 352 (NIT+System) | 362 | 353 | 336 | 336 |
| Bihar | 343 (IITs) / 344 (NIT+System) | 317 | 310 | 310 | 310 |
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You can check the complete list of the Top Percentile cut-off marks for different boards. And categories on the official website of JoSAA or on some of the web search results.