EWS Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 - Check Percentile and Qualifying Marks

EWS Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 - Check Percentile and Qualifying Marks

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Jalla VenkateshUpdated on 20 Jan 2026, 05:44 PM IST
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JEE Main Cutoff 2026 for EWS - The National Testing Agency will release the JEE Main 2026 cutoff for the EWS category on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates can check the expected JEE Main cutoff 2026 for EWS on this page. The expected cutoff for EWS in JEE Main 2026 is 80 - 82. Candidates who score above the JEE Main 2026 cutoff will be eligible to appear for the JEE Advanced exam. The JEE Mains cutoff specifies the qualifying marks. JEE Main aspirants will benefit from the information on the qualifying EWS cutoff provided in this article. Candidates can use the JEE Main college predictor to find colleges that they are eligible for. The JEE Main 2026 exam is scheduled on January 21, 22, 23, 24, 28 and 29, 2026. Go through this page for the EWS cutoff of JEE Mains 2026.

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A score of around 40 marks in JEE Main generally corresponds to a lower percentile range, based on trends from previous years. Candidates with this score are likely to fall well below the qualifying percentile for the General category. However, the exact percentile can vary depending on the shift difficulty, normalisation process, and overall performance of candidates across sessions. The final percentile will be determined by the National Testing Agency at the time of result declaration.

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  1. EWS JEE Main Cutoff 2026
  2. Previous Year EWS JEE Main Cutoff
  3. Minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026
  4. Factors Affecting the EWS JEE Main Cutoff 2026
EWS Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 - Check Percentile and Qualifying Marks
EWS Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026

EWS JEE Main Cutoff 2026

The National Testing Agency will release the JEE Main 2026 cutoff for EWS on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The authority will provide the details on the qualifying percentile required for attempting the JEE Advanced.

JEE Main 2026 Cutoff

Category
JEE Main cutoff 2026
General93-95
Persons with Disability0.0079349
EWS80-82
OBC-NCL80-82
SC60-61
ST47-48

Previous Year EWS JEE Main Cutoff

The EWS JEE Main cutoff for previous years is given below. The year-wise EWS JEE Main cutoff value varies because of the difficulty level of the exam and candidates' performance in the test.

Year

Qualifying JEE Main Cutoff for EWS

202580.3830119

2024

81.3266412

2023

75.6229025

2022

63.1114141

2021

66.2214845

2020

70.2435518

2019

78.2174869

Minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026

Minimum marks to qualify JEE Mains 2026 will change for different categories. EWS candidates can check this article to know the minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026. As per JEE Main cutoff trends, the NTA score will be roughly equal to the 83 percentile. According to the expected marks vs percentile JEE Mains for EWS, 83 NTA score will be equal to 53 to 58 marks.
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Factors Affecting the EWS JEE Main Cutoff 2026

The following factors affect the JEE Main EWS cutoff 2026:

  • Past years’ JEE Main EWS cutoff trends

  • The total number of candidates appeared in JEE Main

  • Candidates' performance

  • Difficulty level of the JEE Mains 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the cutoff for JEE Mains 2026?
A:

The expected cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 for the EWS category is 80-82 percentile.

Q: What is the safe score for JEE Main 2026?
A:

A safe score for JEE 2026 is 175 and above. This value varies category wise.

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You can find here the direct links to download the JEE Main last 10 years PYQ PDFs from the Official Careers360 website.

Kindly visit this link to access the question papers : Last 10 Years JEE Main Question Papers with Solutions PDF

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