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    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

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    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 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.

    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. 

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