JEE Main 2025 Marks vs Percentile: What Score Gets You into NITs and IIITs? Every year after JEE Main results, lakhs of students ask the same question: “I scored X marks… what college can I get?” Unfortunately, JEE Main does not work like board exams, where marks directly decide outcomes. In JEE Main, marks are only the starting point . What actually matters is how your marks compare with everyone else’s performance across multiple shifts. That comparison is expressed through percentile , which is later converted into All India Rank (AIR) — the single most important factor for NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. In this article, we will break down: How marks convert into percentile Why the same marks can give different results How much percentile you realistically need for NITs and IIITs How rank finally decides your college Why JEE Main Is Not a “Marks-Based” Exam Unlike traditional exams, JEE Main is conducted in multiple sessions and shifts , each with a different question paper. Some shifts a...