How much do I actually need to score in MAINS to get shortlisted for ADVANCED? Also in ADVANCED, how much do I need to qualify? Pls explain the entire process of qualification in both exams.

Only Top 2,24,000 candidates across JEE Main Merit List of various categories will be eligible for taking JEE Advanced exams. These candidates are distributed across merit lists in the following manner:

50.5% candidates or Top 1,13,120 candidates from the Common Merit List (CML),

27% candidates or Top 60,480 candidates from the Other Backward Classes-Non Creamy Layer OBC(NCL),

15% candidates or Top 33,600 candidates from the Scheduled Caste(SC),

7.5% candidates or Top 16,800 candidates from the Scheduled Tribe(ST). 

3% of Total Seats in Each Category are reserved for Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates. Hence, 3,393 seats from General (GE) category are for PwD candidates. Similarly, 1,814 of OBC seats, 1008 of SC seats and 504 of ST seats are for PwD candidates of their respective categories.