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.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will allow the JEE Mains 2026 aspirants to make changes to their application form from December 1. What can be edited in JEE Main application form 2026
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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.
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 |
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.
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 |
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.
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 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 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The expected JEE Mains 2026 cutoff is around 93 to 93 for general category candidates.
Candidates can check the expected marks vs percentile for JEE Main 2026 online. The same is provided in this article.
Last year, the minimum percentile to qualify for JEE Advanced was 93.1023262.
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start by finishing the scoring topics in physics, chemistry and maths.. and revise them deeply through examples and pyqs.. spend 60% of ur time on topics that frequently appear in exam and the remaining 40% on weak areas.. give one mock test every week, analyze mistakes and create a revision book as well as formula book to keep revising the formulae and the mistakes.. plan ur schedule one week ahead and plan the concepts u want to study.. keep small milestones and reward urself constantly to maintain ur motivation.
In case you want to have access to the handwritten notes made by the JEE toppers, the most convenient manner is certainly by means of proper platforms which share the study material in a legal way. A good number of toppers have their notebooks uploaded on some educational apps or YouTube channels, and a few coaching institutes may offer compilation notes either for free or upon registration. Also, you can visit official JEE preparation forums where students share their handwritten notes for the convenience of others without any charges.
When you are downloading notes, it is always better to check if the source is trustworthy and the files are genuine because if you take the incomplete or incorrect notes, it will have an impact on your preparation. A more secure choice would be to look at the toppers' plans and brief notes that are written in the form of books or PDFs by the known coaching institutes. Never forget to combine such notes with the questions of previous years and mock tests so that your preparation will be complete.
after u qualify JEE Mains and get admission through JoSAA, the tuition fees are paid by the student or their family, just like any other college course.. students belonging to SC, ST, OBC (NCL) or EWS categories may get significant fee reduction depending on the institute..
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.
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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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