JEE Main Exam Date:21 Jan' 26 - 30 Jan' 26
98 Percentile in JEE Mains Marks 2026- Candidates can know the details of 98 percentile in JEE Mains marks 2026 on this page. Understanding the marks in relation to the percentile will help candidates prepare better for the JEE Main exam. For the 98 percentile in JEE Mains marks, the marks are expected to vary between 147 and 174. The JEE Main marks vs percentile 2026 will depend primarily on the difficulty level of the exam shift-wise and the overall performance of the candidates. Session 1 of the JEE Main 2026 exam will be held between January 21 and 30, 2026, while Session 2 will be held between April 1 and 10, 2026. The Careers360 team has compiled the data for the 98 percentile in JEE Mains marks, along with other percentile ranges, in this article. Refer to this page for detailed subject-wise information as well.
From the 2026 academic session, IIT Kharagpur is likely to admit students to its BTech and BS programmes through Olympiad and sports channels, in addition to JEE Advanced. The institute’s senate has reportedly approved the Sports Excellence Admission (SEA) and Science Olympiad Excellence Admissions (SCOPE) schemes to expand access for talented candidates from diverse backgrounds.
Read More: IIT Kharagpur to recognise olympiad, sports medals beyond JEE for admissions: Report
The following table is only an approximation, based on previous year trends and expert analysis. Note that the authority does not release the raw marks online. The JEE Main result is available in the form of an NTA score, that is the percentile calculated through the normalisation process. Hence the data given below is the expected range of marks for 98 percentile in JEE Main 2026.
Percentile | JEE Main marks (out of 300) |
99+ | 175+ |
98 - 98.9 | 147 - 174 |
90 - 97.8 | 79 - 146 |
85 - 90.1 | 62 - 78 |
70 - 84.9 | 41 - 61 |
67 - 70.2 | 1 - 42 |
Related:
The following table shows the expected marks for 98 percentile in JEE Mains 2026 and more for Physics, Maths and Chemistry subjects.
JEE Main 2026 Physics Percentile | Expected Physics Marks |
99.5+ percentile | 87+ marks |
99+ percentile | 82 to 87 marks |
98+ percentile | 76 to 82 marks |
97+ percentile | 71 to 76 marks |
96+ percentile | 67 to 71 marks |
95+ percentile | 64 to 67 marks |
94+ percentile | 60 to 64 marks |
93+ percentile | 93+ percentile |
92+ percentile | 55 to 57 marks |
91+ percentile | 52 to 55 marks |
90+ percentile | 49 to 52 marks |
80+ percentile | 42 to 49 marks |
70+ percentile | 35 to 42 marks |
60+ percentile | 30 to 35 marks |
JEE Main 2026 Chemistry Percentile | Expected Chemistry Marks |
99.5+ percentile | 71+ marks |
99+ percentile | 65 to 71 marks |
98+ percentile | 58 to 65 marks |
97+ percentile | 54 to 58 marks |
96+ percentile | 50 to 54 marks |
95+ percentile | 47 to 50 marks |
94+ percentile | 44 to 47 marks |
93+ percentile | 42 to 44 marks |
92+ percentile | 40 to 42 marks |
91+ percentile | 38 to 40 marks |
90+ percentile | 36 to 38 marks |
80+ percentile | 30 to 36 marks |
70+ percentile | 25 to 30 marks |
60+ percentile | 17 to 25 marks |
JEE Main 2026 Mathematics Percentile | Expected Mathematics Marks |
99.5+ percentile | 60+ marks |
99+ percentile | 50 to 60 marks |
98+ percentile | 41 to 50 marks |
97+ percentile | 35 to 41 marks |
96+ percentile | 32 to 35 marks |
95+ percentile | 28 to 32 marks |
94+ percentile | 26 to 28 marks |
93+ percentile | 25 to 26 marks |
92+ percentile | 23 to 25 marks |
91+ percentile | 21 to 23 marks |
90+ percentile | 20 to 21 marks |
80+ percentile | 16 to 20 marks |
70+ percentile | 11 to 16 marks |
60+ percentile | 8 to 11 marks |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, the 98 percentile is considered very good. Candidates can get into top NIT colleges with 98 percentile in JEE Main.
Yes, 98 percentile in JEE Mains marks for CSE is good, Candidates can get admission in CSE course at top colleges with 98 percentile in JEE Main.
Yes. Although, note that the authority does not release the raw score. Only the NTA score is released online which is the JEE Main percentile. Meaning, that due to the normalization process, the marks vs percentile value can change.
Based on previous year trends, 120 marks in JEE Mains percentile is around 96 to 96.5. However, this value can change mainly depending on the exam difficulty.
98 marks in JEE Mains will be equal to 93 to 94 percentile, approximately.
On Question asked by student community
Careers360 provides most of the important question papers for practice and improvement of concepts and to progress in learning.
Important jee mains chapter wise pyq's are provided by Careers360.Link is attached below:
Resource provided by Careers360:
https://engineering.careers360.com/download/ebooks/jee-main-highest-scoring-chapters-and-topics
You can download your old JEE Main 2021 scorecard from the official NTA JEE Main website. You need your application number and password or date of birth to log in. After logging in, you can view and download your 2021 scorecard in PDF format.
Website:
https://jeemain.nta.ac.in
Hi,
JEE Advanced me qualify karne ke liye JEE Main me kisi fixed percentage ki requirement nahi hoti. Percentile aur rank ke basis par cutoff decide hoti hai. JEE Advanced ke liye eligible hone ke liye aapko JEE Main ke Top 2,50,000 rank holders ke andar aane chahiye, sab category mila kar.
Har saal cutoff percentile thoda alag hota hai, par approximate range general (UR) ke liye hoti hai 90–92 percentile tak, EWS ke liye 78–80 percentile tak, OBC-NCL ke liye 73-75 percentile tak, SC ke liye 55-60 percentile tak aur ST ke liye 45-50 percentile tak.
Iska matlab hai ki agar aap SC category se hai, to lagbhag 55 se 60 percentile JEE Main me lana par aap JEE Advanced ke liye qualify kar sakte hai.
Hope it helps!!!
Hello,
I've provided you some Jee Mains previous year question paper along with solutions in Hindi you can download them from the link given below.
https://engineering.careers360.com/hi/articles/jee-main-question-paper
Thank you
All the best
You can practice UNLIMITED mock tests for free from careers360 JEE MAINS MOCK TEST PLATFORM for the jee mains 2026 based on the updated syllabus and NTA patterns
here is the link for the free mock tests, for the jee mains 2026-
Ranked #43 among Engineering colleges in India by NIRF | Highest Package 1.3 CR , 100% Placements
AICTE ‘Platinum’ institute | NIRF 2024 Rank Band 151-200 under the engineering category | Tier-1 accreditation by NBA | Merit & Sports Scholarships
Dive into everything you need to know about IITs—from eligibility and cutoffs to fees and placements.
Ranked #5 among Top Emerging Engineering Institutes | Key Recruiters : Amazon, Accenture, KPMG, EY, Capgemini etc
Hands on Mentoring and Code Coaching | Cutting Edge Curriculum with Real World Application
1000+ Recruiters | 450+ Patents | 50000+ Alumni network