Comp science fav choice among JEE (A) toppers

Pune: Experts from the education field on Monday said that the cut-off after the JEE (Advanced) results were out this year will remain low compared to the last two years because of a higher difficulty level in the papers' pattern and language. Based on the reduced cut-off this year, a student scoring 74 marks out of 360 got a rank in the Common Ranks List (CRL). Students in the city excelled in the exam, and most want a computer science seat, preferably at IIT Bombay.The results of the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Advanced were announced on Monday. Candidates will be admitted to Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and other engineering institutes in India.Educator Lalit Kumar said, "As expected, the cut-off has fallen this year. More than the complexity of the problems, the pattern and language added to the difficulty. Nearly 47% of the paper consisted of numerical value-type questions, leaving no room for partial marks — even if a student was 99.9% correct in the application of concepts and execution, a 0.1% error resulted in zero marks. Unlike multiple-choice questions, where options can offer some guidance, these numerical questions demanded absolute precision."A total of 1.8 lakh candidates appeared in both Papers 1 and 2 in JEE Advanced 2025 held on May 18. In this exam, 54,378 candidates qualified. Out of the total qualified candidates, 9,404 are women candidates. Rajit Gupta of the IIT Delhi zone emerged topper with 332 marks, and Devdutta Majhi of the IIT Kharagpur zone was among the women toppers with a CRL of 16 and 312 marks.Durgesh Mangeshkar, another education expert, said, "The All-India rankings and marks-percentage correlation for the 2025 exam roughly mirrored the JEE Advanced 2021 trend. This year's exam was significantly more difficult than that of 2024. Students who scored 60% and above found a place in the top 1,000 ranks."The aggregate marks are calculated as the sum of the marks obtained in mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Candidates have to satisfy the subject-wise as well as the aggregate qualifying marks to be included in a rank list.Parth Rane, a candidate from Bhusawal who prepared in Pune for JEE for the past two years, secured 251 rank and said that he found the question paper of 2023 much easier than 2025. "I over-attempted the questions, so I missed the chance to score higher. Nevertheless, I am satisfied with my current score. I am going to go to IIT Madras for a computer science seat," he said.Branch head of a coaching institute in the city, Arun Jain said, "The qualifying cut-off in JEE Advanced 2025 dropped by nearly 10% compared to 2024. This decline indicates a relatively more challenging paper this year. Based on student preferences, computer science at IIT Bombay is the most sought-after and usually closes at AIR 61. The second most preferred is IIT Delhi CS, followed by IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras CS branches."Aggregate marks: 360 (180 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2)Mathematics: 120 (60 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2)Physics: 120 (60 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2)Chemistry: 120 (60 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2) Pune: Experts from the education field on Monday said that the cut-off after the JEE (Advanced) results were out this year will remain low compared to the last two years because of a higher difficulty level in the papers' pattern and language. Based on the reduced cut-off this year, a student scoring 74 marks out of 360 got a rank in the Common Ranks List (CRL). Students in the city excelled in the exam, and most want a computer science seat, preferably at IIT Bombay.The results of the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Advanced were announced on Monday. Candidates will be admitted to Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and other engineering institutes in India.Educator Lalit Kumar said, "As expected, the cut-off has fallen this year. More than the complexity of the problems, the pattern and language added to the difficulty. Nearly 47% of the paper consisted of numerical value-type questions, leaving no room for partial marks — even if a student was 99.9% correct in the application of concepts and execution, a 0.1% error resulted in zero marks. Unlike multiple-choice questions, where options can offer some guidance, these numerical questions demanded absolute precision."A total of 1.8 lakh candidates appeared in both Papers 1 and 2 in JEE Advanced 2025 held on May 18. In this exam, 54,378 candidates qualified. Out of the total qualified candidates, 9,404 are women candidates. Rajit Gupta of the IIT Delhi zone emerged topper with 332 marks, and Devdutta Majhi of the IIT Kharagpur zone was among the women toppers with a CRL of 16 and 312 marks.Durgesh Mangeshkar, another education expert, said, "The All-India rankings and marks-percentage correlation for the 2025 exam roughly mirrored the JEE Advanced 2021 trend. This year's exam was significantly more difficult than that of 2024. Students who scored 60% and above found a place in the top 1,000 ranks."The aggregate marks are calculated as the sum of the marks obtained in mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Candidates have to satisfy the subject-wise as well as the aggregate qualifying marks to be included in a rank list.Parth Rane, a candidate from Bhusawal who prepared in Pune for JEE for the past two years, secured 251 rank and said that he found the question paper of 2023 much easier than 2025. "I over-attempted the questions, so I missed the chance to score higher. Nevertheless, I am satisfied with my current score. I am going to go to IIT Madras for a computer science seat," he said.Branch head of a coaching institute in the city, Arun Jain said, "The qualifying cut-off in JEE Advanced 2025 dropped by nearly 10% compared to 2024. This decline indicates a relatively more challenging paper this year. Based on student preferences, computer science at IIT Bombay is the most sought-after and usually closes at AIR 61. The second most preferred is IIT Delhi CS, followed by IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras CS branches."Aggregate marks: 360 (180 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2)Mathematics: 120 (60 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2)Physics: 120 (60 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2)Chemistry: 120 (60 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2)