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General Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 - The National Testing Agency will soon publish the JEE Main 2026 General cut off online in April 2026. Candidates can find the JEE Mains cut off for General category with the Session 2 results at jeemain.nta.nic.in. JEE Mains General Category cut off depends on the number of students who appeared, previous year cut off trends, difficulty level of the exam and more. According to last year’s details, the JEE Main general cutoff ranges between 93 to 94 percentile. General category candidates who will secure cut-off for JEE Main 2026 and meet the eligibility criteria will be allowed to appear for the JEE Advanced exam.
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Some coaching institutes and Careers360’s experts have released the expected JEE Mains General Category cut off based on the difficulty level of the exam and past year trends. NTA conducted JEE Main exam session 1 on January 21, 22, 23, 24, 28 and 29. The authority will release the JEE Main result by February 12, 2026. Read the full article for detailed general cutoff for JEE Mains 2026.
Category | Expected Percentile | Expected Marks Range |
General | 88 – 90 | 90 – 95 |
EWS | 78 – 80 | 70 – 75 |
PwD | 44 – 46 | 30 – 35 |
Category | Expected Percentile | Expected Marks Range |
General | 90 – 93 | 90 – 95 |
EWS | 80 – 82 | 70 – 75 |
PwD | 44 – 46 | 30 – 35 |
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Candidates can check the previous year cutoff for JEE Main in all categories. The JEE Main cutoff for general category will help students to know their chances of admission. Below are the General cutoff for JEE Main 2025:
Year | General | EWS | PwD |
2025 | 93.1023262 | 80.3830119 | 0.0079349 |
2024 | 93.2362181 | 81.3266412 | 0.0018700 |
2023 | 90.778 | 75.6229025 | 0.0013527 |
2022 | 88.412 | 63.1114141 | 0.0031029 |
The JEE Main cut off is the minimum percentile that one requires to qualify the exam. Hence, the percentile is calculated using the JEE Main normalisation process. Candidates can find the detailed process in the below table:
Percentile Score | Calculation |
Physics Percentile (P1P) | (100 x No. of candidates appeared from the session with raw score equal to or less than P1 score in Physics) / Total No. of candidates appeared in the session |
Chemistry Percentile (C1P): | (100 x No. of candidates appeared from the session with raw score equal to or less than C1 score in Chemistry) / Total No. of candidates appeared in the session |
Mathematics Percentile (M1P) | (100 x No. of candidates appeared from the session with raw score equal to or less than than M1 score in Mathematics) / Total No. of candidates appeared in the session |
Total Percentile (T1P): | (100 x No. of candidates from the session with raw score equal to or less than T1 score) / Total No. of candidates appeared in the session |
According to students who appeared for the JEE Main 2026, the exam was a bit tougher than the previous year exam. The JEE Main cut off for general category will be calculated based on the following factors:
Difficulty-Level of JEE Main Exam 2026
The number of students appeared in each shift.
Total Available Seats Available
Previous Year’s Cut off trends
The authority, JoSAA, will release the opening and closing rank for general category during the counselling process. Along with the seat allotment results, the General category cut off for all participating institutes will be issued. These opening and closing ranks are also considered as JEE Main cut off for admission in respective institutes. Below are the JEE Main General category cut off including the opening and closing ranks.
JEE Main General Cutoff for NIT Tiruchirappalli
Branch Name | Opening Ranks | Closing Ranks |
Computer Science and Engineering | 559 | 4463 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 2232 | 6947 |
Mechanical Engineering | 9004 | 13628 |
Civil Engineering | 10131 | 27257 |
JEE Main General Cutoff for NIT Rourkela
Branch Name | Opening Ranks | Closing Ranks |
Computer Science and Engineering | 4082 | 7371 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 7615 | 10758 |
Electrical Engineering | 11122 | 15456 |
Artificial Intelligence | 8001 | 9099 |
JEE Main General Cutoff for NIT Surathkal
Branch Name | Opening Ranks | Closing Ranks |
Computer Science and Engineering | 1050 | 2726 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 3415 | 5327 |
Chemical Engineering | 11386 | 15821 |
Artificial Intelligence | 2815 | 3438 |
JEE Main General Cutoff for NIT Calicut
Branch Name | Opening Ranks | Closing Ranks |
Computer Science and Engineering | 2998 | 7971 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 6028 | 11606 |
Chemical Engineering | 17181 | 24071 |
Mechanical Engineering | 12742 | 18480 |
JEE Main General Cutoff for NIT Warangal
Branch Name | Opening Ranks | Closing Ranks |
Computer Science and Engineering | 1166 | 3386 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 2987 | 5654 |
Mathematics and Computing | 4192 | 4533 |
Chemical Engineering | 18483 | 22117 |
The authority has released the number of students appeared in IITs through JEE Mains. The total number of students who can appear for the JEE Advanced exam is 2,50,000. The eligible students for JEE Advanced from general category are 96187. The number of students eligible from EWS are 23750 and 12501 from PwD.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
According to the students who have appeared for the JEE Main 2026, the exam was a bit tougher than the previous year exam.
A good score in JEE Main 2026 is considered to be 250+ marks in the exam.
The general cutoff for JEE Main 2026 is expected to be between 93 to 95 percentile.
On Question asked by student community
Dear Student
Please specify whether you want Physics, Chemistry, or Mathematics, and which JEE Main/Advanced exam.
Hi Ansh Chauhan
Check the link below for the high-weightage Physics chapters for JEE Main 2027 based on recent exam trends. Students can use these chapters to prioritise their preparation and focus more on topics that have appeared frequently in previous papers.
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/most-weightage-chapters-for-jee-main-physics-2027
Hi, three months can still be used productively, but right now you should avoid trying to complete everything at once. First, divide the syllabus into high-priority chapters, moderate-priority chapters and low-priority chapters. Focus on concepts and PYQs for the high-priority areas, take regular timed tests and keep a separate list
Hello!
Given below are the links to access the JEE Main Question Papers (Hindi Medium):
https://engineering.careers360.com/hi/articles/jee-main-question-paper-hindi-medium
https://engineering.careers360.com/hi/articles/jee-main-question-paper
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