General Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 – Expected Percentile & Marks Trends

General Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 – Expected Percentile & Marks Trends

Simran KashyapUpdated on 28 Jan 2026, 12:08 PM IST

General Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 - The National Testing Agency will release 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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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has not issued any registration date for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains 2026 session 2. However, as per the trends, the JEE Mains 2026 session 2 registrations will begin by the end of January 2026. 

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  1. General Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 Expected
  2. Previous Year’s General Cutoff for JEE Mains
  3. How to Calculate JEE Main Cut off 2026?
  4. JEE Main 2026 Percentile Calculation Process
  5. JEE Main General Category Cut-off- Deciding Factors
  6. Opening and Closing Ranks for General Cutoff of JEE Mains 2026
  7. Number of Candidates who can Appear for the JEE Advanced
General Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 – Expected Percentile & Marks Trends
General Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026

General Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 Expected

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.

Expected JEE Mains cut off for General category by Aakash

Category

Expected Percentile

Expected Marks Range

General

88 – 90

90 – 95

EWS

78 – 80

70 – 75

PwD

44 – 46

30 – 35

Expected JEE Mains cut off for General category by Careers360

Category

Expected Percentile

Expected Marks Range

General

90 – 93

90 – 95

EWS

80 – 82

70 – 75

PwD

44 – 46

30 – 35

Previous Year’s General Cutoff for JEE Mains

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:

JEE Main Cut-offs - Past Years

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

How to Calculate JEE Main Cut off 2026?

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:

JEE Main 2026 Percentile Calculation Process

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

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JEE Main General Category Cut-off- Deciding Factors

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

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Opening and Closing Ranks for General Cutoff of JEE Mains 2026

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

Number of Candidates who can Appear for the JEE Advanced

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)

Q: Is JEE Mains tough in 2026?
A:

According to the students who have appeared for the JEE Main 2026, the exam was a bit tougher than the previous year exam.

Q: What is a good score in JEE Mains 2026?
A:

A good score in JEE Main 2026 is considered to be 250+ marks in the exam.

Q: What is the general cutoff for JEE Main 2026?
A:

The general cutoff for JEE Main 2026 is expected to be between 93 to 95 percentile. 

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