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JEE and Girls — While UP and Maharashtra sending more candidates to JEE Advanced, number of girls appearing for the toughest exam is on rise.

JEE Advanced still enjoys the brand of toughest entrance exam in the country. Only a few states have been able to send large number of candidates to appear the test. UP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, AP and Telangana are in top positions in terms of number candidates appearing for JEE Advanced – 2017.

Uttar Pradesh has been sending the maximum number of candidates (26002) to take JEE (Advanced) this year followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Andhra Pradesh, once in top position as it was united state, is now at number 4 with 16580 candidates qualified for JEE Advanced exams.

This year, girls have significantly made it to JEE Advanced. About 19 percent of the total candidates were girls. Large number of girls were from Maharashtra and Telangana.

Data from the IITs shows that students from the five southern states of AP, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu account for 35 percent share of the total student pool.

Following are the details of boys and girls to take JEE Advanced this year:

1) Uttar Pradesh: 22617 – Boys, 3385 – Girls
(Total – 26002)

2) Maharashtra: 17024 – Boys, 5873 – Girls
(Total – 22897)

3) Rajasthan: 17688 – Boys, 2750 – Girls
(Total – 20438)

4) Andhra Pradesh: 12499 – Boys, 4081 – Girls
(Total – 16580)

5) Telangana: 10987 – Boys, 4128 – Girls
(Total – 15115)

JEE Main 2017 offline examination has been conducted across the country on 2nd April 2017. There is mixed opinion on the difficulty level of the question paper. The expected cut off for the JEE Advanced exam is likely to be less than 100 marks for the total of 360.

There is no weightage to Intermediate / 10+2 marks in JEE Main and Advanced examinations from this year. Only marks in JEE will be considered for JEE Main rankings. About 12 lakhs candidates have appeared for JEE Main 2017 exam.

It was felt that the Physics questions were lengthy but easy compared to the previous JEE Main exams. Chemistry is also easy but Maths appears to be a bit difficult and could be a deciding section in the rankings.

Most of coaching experts have felt that the cut off marks for JEE Advanced will be around 100 – 105 marks. Whoever score high in Mathematics are likely to be shortlisted for JEE Advanced. Following is the key for JEE Main 2017 for Paper Codes A, B, C and D.

JEE Main 2017 Key

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JEE Main 2017 Cut Off Marks, Expected Ranks and Key for All Codes