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    How Much Percentile is Required for JEE Advanced 2025? - JEE Main Qualifying Percentile

    How Much Percentile is Required for JEE Advanced 2025? - JEE Main Qualifying Percentile

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    Maniprabha SinghUpdated on 19 Dec 2025, 02:40 PM IST
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    How much Percentile is required for JEE Advanced 2026? - A good percentile is required for JEE Advanced admission to prestigious IITs in India. For JEE Advanced 2026, the NTA will release the required JEE Main cut-off percentile on its official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The percentiles for General, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and Gen-EWS categories vary year after year. The expected qualifying percentile for JEE Main 2026 varies by category. For the General category, it ranges from 92-100, while the qualifying percentiles for other categories are generally lower. Specifically, the expected range for EWS is 83-92, for OBC-NCL it's 78-92, for SC it's 61-92, for ST it's 47-92, and for Gen-PwD it's 0.0017-92. Read further to gain more in-depth information about the minimum marks in JEE Main to qualify for JEE Advanced.

    How Much Percentile is Required for JEE Advanced 2025? - JEE Main Qualifying Percentile
    How much Percentile is Required for JEE Advanced 2025? - Category-wise JEE Main Percentile

    The eligibility criteria for attempting JEE Advanced are to get a good percentile in JEE Main exam. Candidates should be aware of the JEE Main percentile 2026 required to sit for the JEE Advanced exam. We have compiled data for you to understand how much percentile is required for JEE Advanced exam.

    How much Percentile is Required for JEE Advanced 2026?

    JEE Main percentile for each category shifts every year. See the table to know the expected percentile required for JEE Advanced 2026.

    Category-wise JEE Main 2026 Expected Qualifying Percentile

    Category

    Expected Qualifying Percentile

    General

    90-100

    EWS

    80-90

    OBC-NCL

    75-90

    SC

    60-90

    ST

    45-95

    Gen-PwD

    0.0017 - 95

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    Past Year’s JEE Main Percentile to Qualify for JEE Advanced

    Find out how much percentile is required for JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced according to the previous year's percentile analysis. This will give you a glimpse of what to expect next.

    Previous Year’s JEE Main Cut-off Percentiles

    Category

    202520242023

    General

    92-100

    93.2362181

    90.7788642

    EWS

    83-92

    81.3266412

    75.6229025

    SC

    61-92

    60.0923182

    51.9776027

    ST

    47-92

    46.6975840

    37.2348772

    OBC-NCL

    78-92

    79.6757881

    75.6229025

    Gen-PwD

    0.0017 - 92

    0.0018700

    0.0013527

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    The percentile required for JEE Advanced differs yearly, and as seen, it gets higher year by year. The authorities take into consideration many factors such as exam difficulty, number of candidates, seat availability, etc. A candidate's percentile serves as a basis for determining their JEE Main score. Since candidates take the test on different days and during different shifts, the percentile scores of the students are normalized using the formula found on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The JEE Main cut-off 2026, JEE Main 2026 ranks, and JEE Main results 2026 will be announced by the exam conducting authorities only after the JEE Main 2026 April exam is over.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Is the JEE Main cut-off 2026 released?
    A:

    No, the JEE Main 2026 cut-off is not out yet. It will be published by NTA after the JEE Main result 2026 for session 2 is concluded.  

    Q: What is the eligibility criteria to appear for JEE Advanced 2026?
    A:

    To be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026, candidates must be among the top 2.5 lakh successful candidates of JEE Main 2026. The NTA has removed the previous requirement of being in the top 75% of the board exam or among the top 20 percentile candidates in the 12th board exam.

    Q: How many percentile is required to appear for JEE Advanced 2026?
    A:

    To appear for JEE Advanced 2026, candidates must secure a percentile within the top 2.5 lakh rank holders of JEE Main 2026. The exact qualifying percentile varies each year depending on the category, but generally, a 94+ percentile is required for the General category.

    Q: How much percentile is required for JEE Advanced for general category?
    A:

    The expected JEE Main qualifying cut-off percentile for general is 93.2362181.

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