JEE Main 2026 Rank vs Percentile: Candidates can expect a 99+ percentile to correspond to a rank of around 10 to 30. JEE Main rank Vs percentile will be different at the shifts depending on the level of difficulty and the performance of the applicants. The shift wise of JEE Main 2026 vs percentile vs rank assists students to know their percentile more closely according to the exam date and shift. Along with the overall score, the NTA will release subject wise percentiles for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Marks are converted into percentile using normalisation so that candidates across different sessions can be compared fairly. The NTA JEE Main 2026 session 2 result has been announced on April 20, 2026.
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Although the percentile reflects the way a candidate has performed in comparison to others, the rank reflects the position achieved among all those who have taken the test. This difference is a source of confusion, and it is crucial in the criteria of admission to the best of the engineering schools like NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.
The percentile score is calculated using the following formula.

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Candidates can check the expected JEE Main April Attempt Rank vs Percentile 2026 in the table below.
| Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|
100-99.99 | 10 to 30 |
99.93 to 99.90 | 145 to 233 |
99.90-99.89 | 1641 to 1677 |
99.80 -99.79 | 3186 to 3290 |
99.70 -99.59 | 4699 to 6328 |
93.39-99.56 | 6664-4830 |
99.02 -99.35 | 10746-7151 |
98.52-99 | 16163-11018 |
98.07-98.55 | 21145-16495 |
97.01-97.88 | 32826-22238 |
96.06-96.94 | 43174-33636 |
95.05-95.98 | 54293-44115 |
94.01-94.97 | 65758-55269 |
93.05-93.90 | 76260-66999 |
92.05-92.89 | 87219-78111 |
90.04-91.79 | 109329-90144 |
84.56-91.59 | 169542-92303 |
70.26-84.22 | 326517-173239 |
Candidates can check the JEE Main Marks vs Percentile 2026 in the table below.
| Marks | Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|---|
300-291 | 100-99.999 | 1 - 15 |
292-280 | 99.99890732 - 99.99617561 | 16 - 56 |
279-271 | 99.99417236 - 99.99153171 | 86 - 125 |
268-259 | 99.99034797 - 99.97687156 | 142 - 341 |
258-250 | 99.97413985 - 99.95228621 | 381 - 704 |
249-240 | 99.95028296 - 99.91549924 | 733 - 1246 |
239-230 | 99.91395128 - 99.87060821 | 1269 - 1909 |
229-220 | 99.86150253 - 99.78191884 | 2043 - 3217 |
219-210 | 99.77499852 - 99.69159044 | 3319 - 4549 |
209- 200 | 99.68494329 - 99.57503767 | 4647 - 6269 |
199-190 | 99.56019541 - 99.40858575 | 6488 - 8724 |
189- 180 | 99.39319714 - 99.17311273 | 8951 - 12197 |
179-170 | 99.1567225 - 98.87981861 | 12439 - 16524 |
169-160 | 98.85149993 - 98.52824811 | 16942 - 21710 |
159-150 | 98.49801724 -98.09290531 | 22156 - 28132 |
149-140 | 98.07460288 - 97.54301298 | 28402 - 36243 |
139-130 | 97.4927496 - 96.87838902 | 36985 - 46047 |
129-120 | 96.80927687 - 96.0687115 | 47066 - 57991 |
119-110 | 95.983027 - 95.05625037 | 59254 - 72925 |
109-100 | 94.96737888 - 93.8020333 | 74236 - 91426 |
99-90 | 93.67910655 - 92.21882783 | 93240 - 114780 |
89-80 | 92.05811248 - 90.27631202 | 117151 - 143434 |
79-70 | 90.0448455 - 87.51810893 | 1468491 - 184121 |
69-60 | 87.33654157 - 83.89085926 | 186799- 237626 |
59-50 | 83.5119717 - 78.35114254 | 243215 - 319343 |
49-40 | 77.81927947 - 69.5797271 | 327188 - 448730 |
39-30 | 68.80219265 - 56.09102043 | 460200 - 647703 |
29-20 | 54.01037138 - 36.58463962 | 678394 935442 |
19-10 | 35.2885364 - 18.16647924 | 954561 - 1207129 |
9-0 | 17.14582299 -5.71472799 | 1222184 - 1390805 |
| Score | Rank |
|---|---|
300-291 | 1 - 15 |
292-280 | 16 - 56 |
279-271 | 86 - 125 |
268-259 | 142 - 341 |
258-250 | 381 - 704 |
249-240 | 733 - 1246 |
239-230 | 1269 - 1909 |
229-220 | 2043 - 3217 |
219-210 | 3319 - 4549 |
209- 200 | 4647 - 6269 |
199-190 | 6488 - 8724 |
189- 180 | 8951 - 12197 |
179-170 | 12439 - 16524 |
169-160 | 16942 - 21710 |
159-150 | 22156 - 28132 |
149-140 | 28402 - 36243 |
139-130 | 36985 - 46047 |
129-120 | 47066 - 57991 |
119-110 | 59254 - 72925 |
109-100 | 74236 - 91426 |
99-90 | 93240 - 114780 |
89-80 | 117151 - 143434 |
79-70 | 1468491 - 184121 |
69-60 | 186799- 237626 |
59-50 | 243215 - 319343 |
49-40 | 327188 - 448730 |
39-30 | 460200 - 647703 |
29-20 | 678394 935442 |
19-10 | 954561 - 1207129 |
9-0 | 1222184 - 1390805 |
The JEE Main 2026 rank list has been announced by NTA on the official website. It comprises candidates All India Ranks in terms of their percentile scores. The rank list plays a crucial role in the counseling, seat allocation, and admission to NITs, IIITs, and other participating institutes.
On Question asked by student community
Dear Student,
The category rank with an 81 percentile depends on your specific category. You can check your category rank here:
You can get the following colleges:
You can check the complete list from here - https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/list-of-engineering-colleges-accepting-98-percentile-in-jee-main
Dear Student,
With 56 marks in JEE Mains 2026 April 5, the chances of result in a lower percentile than 80. But with normalisation you can expect a good percentile if your specific shift was very hard.
For your reference, check: JEE Mains 2026 April 5 Marks vs Percentile: Shift-Wise
Dear Student,
Normalization can boost your score and percentile if your specific shift was very hard.
You can check your percentile and rank here: JEE Mains 2026 April 5 Marks vs Percentile: Shift-Wise Expected Score Analysis
Dear Student,
88.3 percentile can help you get into NITs and other colleges but it also depends on your specific category. You can check cutoff and college list based on your JEE Main 2026 percentile here: JEE Main 2026 Colleges vs Percentile
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