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    JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Qualifying Marks for B.Arch & B.Planning – Category Wise Cutoff

    JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Qualifying Marks for B.Arch & B.Planning – Category Wise Cutoff

    RanjeetaUpdated on 20 Feb 2026, 04:25 PM IST

    JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 qualifying marks: The National Testing Agency states that JEE Main Paper 2 doesn’t have a fixed qualifying marks, unlike Paper 1. However, there is JEE Main cutoff rank for Paper 2. JoSAA counselling releases cutoff ranks for BArch and BPlan for admission into NITs, IIITs or GFTIs. There is no specific qualifying cutoff for JEE Main Paper 2. The JEE Main paper 2 admission is directly based on the JoSAA opening and closing ranks for each institution. The JEE cutoff trends keep changing, since it is based entirely on the JEE Main exam shift-wise performance. Also Check: JEE Main 2026 paper 2 answer key

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    1. JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Qualifying Marks
    2. JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Qualifying Marks Cutoff Rank
    3. JEE Main JoSAA Cutoff Rank for Paper 2 for Rank 2 (open)
    4. JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Qualifying Marks Category-wise Cutoff Rank
    5. JEE Main Paper 2 Cutoff Rank for ST Category Rank 1
    6. JEE Main Paper 2 Cutoff Rank for OBC-NCL Category Rank 1
    7. What Factors Affect the JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Cutoff?
    JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Qualifying Marks for B.Arch & B.Planning – Category Wise Cutoff
    JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Qualifying Marks

    Candidates can also check the JEE Main 2026 college predictor to find the best colleges based on their JEE exam score. Find more details below, JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 qualifying marks or cutoff.

    JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Qualifying Marks

    The JEE Main paper 1 qualifying marks are required for the JEE Advanced qualification, whereas paper 2 marks are directly used for the admission cutoff and rank list. The JEE Main qualifying marks in the JEE Main 2026 exam signify the minimum marks that are required to be eligible for the JEE Advanced exam. Hence, the concept of qualifying percentile does not apply to the JEE Paper 2. Candidates can check the expected JEE Main 2026 paper 2 cutoff ranks for admission into top engineering institutions.

    JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Qualifying Marks Cutoff Rank

    Candidates can check the JEE Main cutoff ranks for the Bachelor of Architecture to find out their admission chances in JEE-accepting colleges. The JEE Main BArch cutoff rank ranges from 93 to 5.8k for the open category. Find more details on the cutoff rank of BArch and BPlan.

    JEE Main JoSAA Cutoff Rank for Paper 2 for Rank 1 (open)

    Institute

    Academic Program Name

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    MNIT Jaipur

    Architecture

    638

    1481

    MANIT Bhopal

    Architecture

    1019

    2157

    Planning

    132

    1741

    NIT Calicut

    Architecture

    93

    208

    NIT Hamirpur

    Architecture

    939

    5810

    NIT Patna

    Architecture

    1536

    3414

    NIT Raipur

    Architecture

    1170

    3366

    NIT Kurukshetra

    Architecture

    376

    1497

    NIT Rourkela

    Architecture

    643

    1204

    NIT Trichy

    Architecture

    112

    276

    VNIT Nagpur

    Architecture

    153

    398

    IIEST Shibpur

    Architecture

    375

    685

    BIT Mesra

    Architecture

    867

    1527

    Islamic University of Science and Technology, Kashmir

    Architecture

    1233

    6782

    JEE Main JoSAA Cutoff Rank for Paper 2 for Rank 2 (open)

    Institute

    Academic Program Name

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi

    Architecture

    1527

    2236

    Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

    Architecture

    650

    725

    Islamic University of Science and Technology, Kashmir

    Architecture

    3611

    15641

    Malaviya NIT Jaipur

    Architecture

    638

    1614

    Maulana Azad NIT Bhopal

    Architecture

    1069

    2765

    MANIT Bhopal

    Planning

    132

    2515

    NIT Calicut

    Architecture

    93

    241

    NIT Hamirpur

    Architecture

    1109

    7150

    NIT Patna

    Architecture

    1536

    4139

    NIT Raipur

    Architecture

    2995

    3565

    NIT Kurukshetra

    Architecture

    1357

    1793

    NIT Rourkela

    Architecture

    643

    1223

    NIT Tiruchirappalli

    Architecture

    112

    316

    Visvesvaraya NIT Nagpur

    Architecture

    153

    505

    JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Qualifying Marks Category-wise Cutoff Rank

    Check the category-wise JEE Main paper 2 cutoff ranks. The category list includes Sc, ST, and OBC. The JEE Paper 2 cutoff rank for SC ranges from 25 to 22k.

    JEE Main Paper 2 Cutoff Rank for SC Category Rank 1

    Institute

    Academic Program Name

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    Visvesvaraya NIT, Nagpur

    Architecture

    25

    169

    NIT, Tiruchirappalli

    Architecture

    93

    115

    NIT, Rourkela

    Architecture

    272

    272

    NIT, Kurukshetra

    Architecture

    201

    201

    NIT Raipur

    Architecture

    882

    1321

    NIT Patna

    Architecture

    256

    365

    NIT Hamirpur

    Architecture

    603

    1049

    NIT Calicut

    Architecture

    39

    161

    Maulana Azad NIT Bhopal

    Architecture

    211

    661

    Maulana Azad NIT Bhopal

    Planning

    127

    135

    Malaviya NIT Jaipur

    Architecture

    304

    446

    Islamic University of Science and Technology Kashmir

    Architecture

    2262

    2262

    Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

    Architecture

    67

    67

    Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi

    Architecture

    1292

    1292

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    JEE Main Paper 2 Cutoff Rank for ST Category Rank 1

    Institute

    Academic Program Name

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi

    Architecture

    201

    285

    IIEST Shibpur

    Architecture

    280

    280

    Islamic University of Science and Technology Kashmir

    Architecture

    803

    827

    Malaviya NIT Jaipur


    Architecture

    80

    135

    Architecture

    259

    277

    Planning (4 Years, Bachelor of Planning)

    315

    425

    NIT Hamirpur

    Architecture

    348

    450

    NIT Patna

    Architecture

    486

    486

    NIT Raipur

    Architecture

    123

    123

    NIT, Kurukshetra

    Architecture

    506

    506

    NIT, Rourkela

    Architecture

    52

    52

    NIT, Tiruchirappalli

    Architecture

    108

    144

    Visvesvaraya NIT, Nagpur

    Architecture

    102

    263

    JEE Main Paper 2 Cutoff Rank for OBC-NCL Category Rank 1

    Institute

    Academic Program Name

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    Malaviya NIT Jaipur


    Architecture

    427

    824

    Architecture

    669

    2482

    Planning (4 Years, Bachelor of Planning)

    708

    1561

    NIT Calicut

    Architecture

    50

    77

    NIT Hamirpur

    Architecture

    2384

    10497

    NIT Patna

    Architecture

    1039

    1363

    NIT Raipur

    Architecture

    1168

    2280

    NIT, Kurukshetra

    Architecture

    456

    1190

    NIT, Rourkela

    Architecture

    919

    923

    What Factors Affect the JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Cutoff?

    As per the past trends, we know that the JEE Main cutoff is not the same. The cutoff ranks keep changing every year based on multiple factors. Here is the list of factors that affect the JEE Main paper 2 cutoffs.

    • Number of applicants

    • Performance in the entrance examination

    • Difficulty level of the JEE Main 2026

    • JEE Cutoff trends of the previous years’ examination

    • Available seat for the SC category.

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