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    JEE Main 2026 EWS Cutoff - Expected Qualifying Percentile

    JEE Main 2026 EWS Cutoff - Expected Qualifying Percentile

    RanjeetaUpdated on 03 Feb 2026, 05:18 PM IST

    EWS Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026: The EWS (Economically Weaker Section) category cutoff for JEE Main is required to qualify for JEE Advanced and admission in top NITs, IIITs, and other top engineering colleges. The expected cutoffs for JEE Main EWS 2026 can be calculated in the percentile range of 80 - 82. Candidates will need a cutoff of 83 or higher to qualify for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam.JEE Main exam aspirants must have an idea about cutoffs to predict their admission chances. Further, based on the recent trends, there has been a rise in the EWS cut off compared to the previous year’s JEE Main cutoff, which was 81 percentile.

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    1. EWS Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 - Expected
    2. Previous Years' EWS Cutoff for JEE Main
    3. NIT Branch-Wise EWS Cutoff for JEE Main - JoSAA
    4. IIIT Branch-Wise EWS Cutoff for JEE Main - JoSAA
    5. JEE Main cutoff for NITs
    6. JEE Main cut off for IIITs
    7. Factors Affecting JEE Main 2026 Cutoff Marks
    JEE Main 2026 EWS Cutoff - Expected Qualifying Percentile
    EWS Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026

    Candidates can check the JEE Main college predictor to find the best colleges based on JEE cutoff. Check the article for more details on the JEE Main cutoff for EWS.

    EWS Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 - Expected

    NTA releases the official JEE Mains EWS Cutoff to shortlist candidates for JEE Advanced. The cutoffs are released along with the session 2 results. Here, check the expected JEE Main EWS cutoff percentile based on the difficulty level of the exam.

    EWS cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 Percentile - Expected

    Category

    Expected Percentile

    General (UR)

    93-95

    OBC-NCL

    80-82

    EWS

    80-82

    SC

    60-62

    ST

    47-49

    Previous Years' EWS Cutoff for JEE Main

    Check out the previous years' cutoff trends for JEE Mains 2025, 2024, and 2023. As per last year's trends, there is a rise in the percentile range from 75 to 81. The EWS cutoff range is competitive, closely followed by OBC-NCL.

    Category

    JEE Mains Cutoff 2025

    General

    93.1023262

    Persons with Disability

    0.0079349

    EWS

    80.3830119

    OBC-NCL

    79.4313582

    SC

    61.1526933

    ST

    47.9026465

    JEE Mains Cutoff 2024

    Category

    JEE Main Cutoff 2024

    General

    93.2362181

    Gen-PwD

    0.0018700

    EWS

    81.3266412

    OBC-NCL

    79.6757881

    SC

    60.0923182

    ST

    46.6975840

    JEE Main Cutoff 2023

    Category

    JEE Cutoff

    General

    90.7788642

    EWS

    75.6229025

    OBC

    73.6114227

    SC

    51.9776027

    ST

    37.2348772

    PwD

    0.0013527


    NIT Branch-Wise EWS Cutoff for JEE Main - JoSAA

    EWS candidates can check the JoSAA admission cutoff rank of the JEE Main exam for the top branches at NIT. Tabulated below are the JoSAA 2025 opening and closing ranks for the EWS category round 1.

    NIT name

    Branch Name

    Opening Rang

    Closing Rank

    NIT Jalandhar

    Computer Science and Engineering

    1952

    2912

    Mechanical Engineering

    5929

    7506

    Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur


    Computer Science and Engineering

    2283

    3532

    Mechanical Engineering

    7022

    8397

    MNIT Jaipur

    Computer Science and Engineering

    660

    766

    Mechanical Engineering

    2642

    2842

    Maulana Azad NIT Bhopal


    Computer Science and Engineering

    1452

    1634

    Mechanical Engineering

    4523

    4648

    Motilal Nehru NIT Allahabad

    Computer Science and Engineering

    728

    1038

    Mechanical Engineering

    2568

    2906


    NIT Surathkal

    Computer Science and Engineering

    260

    397

    Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    1436

    1937

    Mechanical Engineering

    2000

    2339

    NIT Raipur

    Computer Science and Engineering

    3712

    4451

    Mechanical Engineering

    7576

    10151

    NIT Andhra Pradesh


    Computer Science and Engineering

    2316

    2321

    Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    4732

    4885

    Mechanical Engineering

    5569

    5665

    NIT Tiruchirappalli

    Computer Science and Engineering

    1085

    4720

    Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    5519

    7671

    Mechanical Engineering

    8828

    10589


    NIT Warangal

    Computer Science and Engineering

    339

    421

    Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    1401

    1730

    Mechanical Engineering

    2184

    2333

    Sardar Vallabhbhai NIT Surat

    Computer Science and Engineering

    872

    965

    Mechanical Engineering

    4094

    4696

    ViNIT Nagpur


    Computer Science and Engineering

    1065

    1212

    Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    2156

    2509

    Mechanical Engineering

    3028

    3424

    IIIT Branch-Wise EWS Cutoff for JEE Main - JoSAA

    Candidates can check the EWS rank for top IIITs branch-wise.

    Institute

    Branch Name

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    IIITM Gwalior


    Computer Science and Engineering

    1014

    1053

    Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    2038

    2155

    IIIT Kota


    Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering

    3881

    4061

    Computer Science and Engineering

    3282

    3830

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    4471

    5102


    IIIT Guwahati

    Computer Science and Engineering

    2720

    3221

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    3796

    4437

    IIIT Kilohrad, Sonepat, Haryana


    Computer Science and Engineering

    3815

    4300

    CSE ( Data Science & Analytics)

    4385

    4595

    Information Technology

    4321

    4872

    IIIT Una

    Computer Science and Engineering

    4207

    4725

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    5116

    5633

    IIIT Sri City, Chittoor

    Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

    3494

    4052

    Computer Science and Engineering

    3318

    3922

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    4128

    5069

    IIIT Vadodara, Gujrat


    Artificial Intelligence

    3667

    3839

    Computer Science and Engineering

    2963

    3631

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    4358

    4557

    Information Technology

    3552

    3693

    IIIT Allahabad


    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    849

    1066

    Information Technology

    578

    836

    Information Technology-Business Informatics

    650

    847

    IIIT Kottayam


    Computer Science and Engineering

    4682

    5419

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    5424

    5730

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    JEE Main cutoff for NITs

    Institute Name

    Cutoff Details

    National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala

    NIT Calicut JEE Main cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Raipur, Chhattisgarh

    NIT Raipur JEE Main cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

    NIT Hamirpur JEE Main cutoff

    NIT Manipur

    NIT Manipur JEE Main cutoff

    NIT Delhi

    NIT Delhi JEE Main cutoff

    Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

    MANIT Bhopal JEE Main Cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Sikkim

    NIT Sikkim JEE Main cutoff

    NIT Mizoram

    NIT Mizoram JEE Main cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Agartala, Tripura

    NIT Agartala JEE Main cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Durgapur, West Bengal

    NIT Durgapur JEE Main cutoff

    NIT Goa

    NIT Goa JEE Main cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Haryana

    NIT Kurukshetra JEE Main cutoff

    NIT Uttrakhand

    NIT Uttarakhand JEE Main cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar

    NIT Patna JEE Main cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Puducherry

    NIT Puducherry JEE Main cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Surathkal, Karnataka

    NIT Surathkal JEE Main cutoff

    NIT Andhra Pradesh

    NIT Andhra Pradesh JEE Main cutoff

    Malviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Rajasthan

    MNIT Jaipur JEE Main cutoff

    Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat, Gujarat

    SVNIT surat JEE Main cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu

    NIT Tiruchirapalli JEE Main cutoff

    Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Punjab

    NIT Jalandhar JEE Main cutoff

    Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

    MNIT Allahabad JEE Main cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam

    NIT Silchar JEE Main cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha

    NIT Rourkela JEE Main cutoff

    NIT Nagaland

    NIT Nagaland JEE Main Cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh

    NIT Arunachal Pradesh JEE Main Cutoff

    Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur, Maharashtra

    VNIT Nagpur JEE Main Cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telangana

    NIT Telangana JEE Main cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

    NIT Jamshedpur JEE Main cutoff

    National Institute of Technology Hazartbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

    NIT Srinagar JEE Main cutoff

    NIT Meghalaya

    NIT Meghalaya JEE Main cutoff

    Factors Affecting JEE Main 2026 Cutoff Marks

    The JEE Main cutoff is not consistent every year. The EWS cutoff trend depends on different factors as follows.

    • Number of applicants

    • Performance in the entrance examination

    • Difficulty level of the JEE Main 2026

    • JEE Cutoff trends of the previous years’ examination.

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