JEE Main 2026 General Category Cutoff Percentile; Previous Year Trends

JEE Main 2026 General Category Cutoff Percentile; Previous Year Trends

K Guna SahitiUpdated on 27 Oct 2025, 12:14 PM IST

JEE Main 2026 General Category Cutoff Percentile- NTA will release the JEE Main 2026 general category cutoff percentile after the declaration of results. Meanwhile, aspirants can go through the article to know the previous year trends in JEE Main general category cutoff percentile. The expected JEE Main cutoff is around 93 to 94 for the general candidates. The final JEE Main result 2026 will be announced in May, tentatively. Check this page for the details on JEE Main 2026. The authority will announce the complete details on the JEE Main 2026 on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.

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  1. JEE Main 2026 General Category Cutoff Percentile (Expected)
  2. Previous Year JEE Main General Category Cutoff Percentile
  3. JEE Main 2026 General Category Cutoff Percentile- Safe Score
  4. JEE Main Marks Vs Percentile 2026
JEE Main 2026 General Category Cutoff Percentile; Previous Year Trends
JEE Main 2026 General Category Cutoff Percentile

JEE Main 2026 General Category Cutoff Percentile (Expected)

The authority will publish the general category JEE Main cutoff 2026 on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. Check the table for the expected JEE Main cutoff for general and other categories below.

JEE Main Cutoff 2026 (Expected)

Category

JEE Main Cutoff (lowest percentile required)

General

93 to 94

Persons with Disability

0.006 to 0.001

EWS

79 to 82

OBC-NCL

78 to 81

SC

60 to 62

ST

46 to 47

Previous Year JEE Main General Category Cutoff Percentile

Check the previous year JEE Main cutoff percentile for general category from the table below. Candidates will get an idea of what the minimum JEE Main 2026 general cutoff can be. Over the period of seven years, the percentile has varies between 88 to 94.

Previous Year JEE Main Cutoff Percentile for General Category

Year

JEE Main General Category Cutoff Percentile

2025

93.1023262

2024

93.2362181

2023

90.7788642

2022

88.4121383

2021

87.8992241

2020

90.3765335

2019

89.7548849

JEE Main 2026 General Category Cutoff Percentile- Safe Score

Based on the previous year trends, candidates should aim to get above 94 percentile in JEE Main to be on a safer side. However, to actually secure admission in highly demanded courses link CSE, ECE AI etc., in top NITs, general category aspirants must try to get 98th percentile and above. However, 94 percentile may secure the chances of taking the JEE Advanced.

JEE Main Marks Vs Percentile 2026

Students can check the data of JEE Main marks vs percentile to know the comparison of percentile with marks. This will help to know how many marks can lead to the safe percentile in JEE Main. Note that the JEE Main 2026 marks vs percentile have been determined based on the previous year trends.

JEE Main 2026 Marks Vs Percentile

JEE Main Marks

JEE Main Percentile

300

100

299 – 280

99.9999803 – 99.997394

271 – 263

99.994681 – 99.990990

250 – 262

99.977205 – 99.988819

240 – 249

99.956364 – 99.975028

221 – 239

99.901113 – 99.956340

201 – 220

99.795063 – 99.893732

181 – 200

99.373990 – 99.782472

161 – 180

99.272084 – 99.573193

141 – 160

98.732389 – 99.239737

121 – 140

97.811260 – 98.666935

101 – 120

96.204550 – 96.978272

81 – 100

93.471231 – 96.064850

71 – 80

91.8 – 93.2

61 – 70

87.0 – 91.7

51 – 60

78.0 – 86.9

36 – 45

58.0 – 68.9

31 – 35

47.0 – 56.7

21 – 30

32.0 – 46.9

11 – 20

17.0 – 31.9

0 – 10

0.8435177 – 16.9

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the expected cutoff for JEE Mains 2026?
A:

The expected JEE Mains 2026 cutoff is around 93 to 93 for general category candidates. 

Q: What is the expected marks vs percentile for JEE 2026?
A:

Candidates can check the expected marks vs percentile for JEE Main 2026 online. The same is provided in this article.

Q: What is the minimum percentile to qualify for the JEE Advanced 2026?
A:

Last year, the minimum percentile to qualify for JEE Advanced was 93.1023262.

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If your Aadhaar photo doesn’t match your live capture photo on your JEE Main 2026 form, fix it during the correction window. The National Testing Agency lets you update things like personal details and photos at that time. If you leave the mismatch, you’ll probably run into trouble during verification at the exam center. So, make things easier for yourself—get your correct photo and Aadhaar details ready, and upload them as soon as the correction window opens. If the window’s not open yet, just sit tight and watch for the official announcement. Don’t fill out another form, or you’ll risk creating duplicate applications.

Hi dear candidate,

There would be two sessions in JEE 2026 exam, one in January and other in April and there is NO compulsion to give both it's student's choice, they can appear in any one session.

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JEE Main Exam 2026 - Registration (Started), Form Correction (Dec 1), Syllabus, Pattern, Eligibility, Admission

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