JEE Main 2026 Advanced Qualifying Percentile – Category Wise Cutoff

JEE Main 2026 Advanced Qualifying Percentile – Category Wise Cutoff

K Guna SahitiUpdated on 16 Feb 2026, 08:37 PM IST

JEE Main 2026 Advanced Qualifying Percentile - Candidates who score more than the JEE Main qualifying percentile become eligible for JEE Advanced 2026. Candidates can find the expected JEE Mains 2026 qualifying percentile here. It is released along with the JEE Main 2026 result after the session 2 exam. The minimum percentile required to apply for JEE Advanced exam is also called the JEE Main 2026 cutoff. This year, it is expected to be 93+ for general category. NTA determines the JEE Mains 2026 Advanced qualifying percentile based on the exam difficulty, category of applicants and the category wise distribution of aspirants who can appear for JEE Advanced. The JEE Mains 2026 aspirants can go through this page for further details.
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Based on previous years’ trends and expert estimates, the qualifying cut-offs for JEE Advanced 2026 are expected to fall around the following ranges. These figures are indicative and may vary depending on exam difficulty and overall performance:

  • General (UR): 93.3 to 93.6 percentile (around 115+ marks)
  • GEN-EWS: 81.1 to 81.5 percentile (around 85+ marks)
  • OBC-NCL: 79.9 to 80.4 percentile (around 80+ marks)
  • SC: 61.8 to 62.5 percentile (around 55+ marks)
  • ST: 48.5 to 50.0 percentile (around 45+ marks)
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  1. JEE Main 2026 Advanced Qualifying Percentile
  2. How is JEE Main 2026 Advanced Qualifying Percentile Calculated?
  3. Category-Wise Distribution for JEE Advanced 2026
  4. What Affects the JEE Main 2026 Advanced Qualifying Percentile
  5. Expected JEE Main Marks vs Rank vs Percentile 2026
JEE Main 2026 Advanced Qualifying Percentile – Category Wise Cutoff
JEE Main 2026 Advanced Qualifying Percentile Out? Check Expected Cutoff

The JEE Main 2026 Advanced qualifying percentile data will be announced along with session 2 results. Until then, check the expected data below.

JEE Main 2026 Advanced Qualifying Percentile

NTA will release the JEE Mains qualifying percentile 2026 for Advanced as a cutoff. Those who score above the said cutoff will become eligible for JEE Advanced. However, note that the category-wise distribution of the number of top candidates who can take the exam is the ultimate deciding factor. Check the table given below for the expected JEE Main 2026 advanced qualifying percentile for general, OBC, SC, ST and EWS in the table below.

Expected JEE Main 2026 Qualifying Percentile for JEE Advanced

Category

JEE Mains qualifying marks 2026

General

93 to 95

OBC-NCL

80 to 82

EWS

80 to 82

SC

60 to 62

ST

47 to 49

How is JEE Main 2026 Advanced Qualifying Percentile Calculated?

Candidates wondering how to calculate the JEE Main 2026 qualifying percentile for Advanced must know the normalisation formula. Yes! NTA uses a JEE normalisation formula to derive the percentile in JEE Main. It is essential to give a comparative score. The JEE Main 2026 Advanced qualifying percentile varies category-wise as well. Here is the formula-

Total Percentile (T1P)= (100 x No. of candidates from the session with a raw score equal to or less than T1 score) / Total No. of candidates who appeared in the session

Category-Wise Distribution for JEE Advanced 2026

It is important to note the number of candidates from each category who can become eligible for JEE Advanced. This number is determined based on the seat matrix of IITs. Note that after securing the required JEE Mains 2026 Advanced qualifying cutoff, aspirants must also be in the top set of accepted candidates as per their category.

Category

Number of candidates who score the best

OPEN

96187

101250

OPEN-PwD

5063

OBC-NCL

64125

67500

OBC-NCL-PwD

3375

SC

35625

37500

SC-PwD

1875

ST

17812

18750

ST-PwD

938

GEN-EWS

23750

25000

GEN-EWS-PwD

1250

What Affects the JEE Main 2026 Advanced Qualifying Percentile

As discussed above, the JEE Main qualifying percentile 2026 for Advanced depends on the following factors.

  • JEE Main 2026 difficulty level in each shift (scores will be normalised accordingly)

  • Number of applicants who appeared for JEE Main

  • Category of exam takers

  • Competition in in the exam

  • Category-wise distribution of candidates who can take the JEE Advanced

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Expected JEE Main Marks vs Rank vs Percentile 2026

Use the JEE Main 2026 Marks vs Percentile to know what marks are required to cross the JEE Mains qualifying percentile for advanced. Also, know the rank using the data given in the table.

JEE Main Marks

JEE Main Percentile

JEE Main Rank

300-291

100-99.999

1 - 15

292-280

99.99890732 - 99.99617561

16 - 56

279-271

99.99417236 - 99.99153171

86 - 125

268-259

99.99034797 - 99.97687156

142 - 341

258-250

99.97413985 - 99.95228621

381 - 704

249-240

99.95028296 - 99.91549924

733 - 1246

239-230

99.91395128 - 99.87060821

1269 - 1909

229-220

99.86150253 - 99.78191884

2043 - 3217

219-210

99.77499852 - 99.69159044

3319 - 4549

209- 200

99.68494329 - 99.57503767

4647 - 6269

199-190

99.56019541 - 99.40858575

6488 - 8724

189- 180

99.39319714 - 99.17311273

8951 - 12197

179-170

99.1567225 - 98.87981861

12439 - 16524

169-160

98.85149993 - 98.52824811

16942 - 21710

159-150

98.49801724 -98.09290531

22156 - 28132

149-140

98.07460288 - 97.54301298

28402 - 36243

139-130

97.4927496 - 96.87838902

36985 - 46047

129-120

96.80927687 - 96.0687115

47066 - 57991

119-110

95.983027 - 95.05625037

59254 - 72925

109-100

94.96737888 - 93.8020333

74236 - 91426

99-90

93.67910655 - 92.21882783

93240 - 114780

89-80

92.05811248 - 90.27631202

117151 - 143434

79-70

90.0448455 - 87.51810893

1468491 - 184121

69-60

87.33654157 - 83.89085926

186799- 237626

59-50

83.5119717 - 78.35114254

243215 - 319343

49-40

77.81927947 - 69.5797271

327188 - 448730

39-30

68.80219265 - 56.09102043

460200 - 647703

29-20

54.01037138 - 36.58463962

678394 935442

19-10

35.2885364 - 18.16647924

954561 - 1207129

9-0

17.14582299 -5.71472799

1222184 - 1390805

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the JEE Main 2026 Advanced Qualifying Percentile?
A:

Based on exam trends, it is expected to be 93+ for general, 80+ for OBC, 60+ for SC and 47+ for ST. 

Q: What is the cut-off for JEE Advanced 2026?
A:

The cutoff of JEE Advanced 2026 is yet to be determined. It will be released along with each round og counselling.

Q: What is the cut off for IIT 2026?
A:

JoSAA will release the IIT 2026 cutoff for BTech during the counslling process. 

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