JEE Main category-wise cutoff 2026: The National Testing Agency has uploaded the JEE Main 2026 category-wise cutoff on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The JEE Main cut off 2026 for general category is 93.4123549, for OBC is 80.9232583, for SC is 63.9172792 and for ST is 52.0174712. The JEE Main Cut off marks have been released along with the session 2 results. The cut-offs helps students to find their chances of admission. Candidates who will clear the cut-off will be eligible for the JEE Advanced exam 2026. The JEE Main category-wise cutoff 2026 will depend on the number of candidates attempted, seat intakes, previous year cut-offs, and trends. Aspirants can also use the JEE Main 2026 college predictors to estimate their potential colleges and courses. Read the article for JEE Main category wise cutoff 2026.
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The authority has published the JEE Main categories wise cut off online. The category-wise cutoff for JEE Main help candidates to know the minimum rank required for admission. Students can check the JEE Mains 2026 category-wise cutoff table from below:
| Category | Percentile |
|---|---|
| UR-ALL | 93.4123549 |
| UR-PwBD | 0.0023186 |
| EWS-ALL | 82.4164528 |
| OBC-ALL | 80.9232583 |
| SC-ALL | 63.9172792 |
| ST-ALL | 52.0174712 |
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Applicants can check the previous years' category-wise cutoff for JEE Main exam from below table. The previous year's JEE Main cut-offs will help candidates to understand the cut-off trends. The cutoff varies every year depending on several factors.
| Year | General | OBC | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 93.1023262 | 79.4313582 | 61.1526933 | 47.9026465 |
2024 | 93.2362181 | 79.6757881 | 60.0923182 | 46.6975840 |
2023 | 90.7788642 | 73.6114227 | 51.9776027 | 37.2348772 |
2022 | 88.4121383 | 67.0090297 | 43.0820954 | 26.7771328 |
2021 | 87.8992241 | 68.0234447 | 46.8825338 | 34.6728999 |
2020 | 90.3765335 | 72.8887969 | 50.1760245 | 39.0696101 |
2019 | 89.7548849 | 74.3166557 | 54.0128155 | 44.3345172 |
The authority has stated some minimum JEE Main marks to qualify the JEE Advanced 2026. The below qualifying percentage helps candidates to determine the eligibility and selection criteria. Below is the category-wise reservation percentages of JEE Main:
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
GEN-EWS | 10% |
OPEN | 40.50% |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 7.50% |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 15% |
PwD | 5% Horizontal Reservation |
OBC & NCL | 27% |
Applicants who qualify JEE Main 2026 exam will be eligible for JoSAA counselling 2026. Candidates who apply after taking the JEE Main exam will get admission into NITs. The students who will take the JEE Advanced exam will be eligible for IITs admission. Only top 2.5 lakh candidates of JEE Main will be allowed to appear in the JEE Advanced exam.
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Yes IIT Delhi will except admissions from JEE Advanced?
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You can check the resource provided below:
JEE Main Chapter-wise Weightage 2027
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You can download the JEE Main April 2026 official question paper from the link below. You can also visit the page below for shift-wise question papers and solutions to practise questions and analyse the exam pattern.
JEE Main April 2026 Official Question Paper:
https://engineering.careers360.com/download/ebooks/jee-main-2026-april-session-official-question-paper
JEE Main 2026 Shift-Wise
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You can prepare for JEE Main 2027 by referring to the article below. It provides preparation tips, study strategies, and guidance to help you prepare effectively for the exam.
JEE Main Preparation Tips 2027: Check Preparation Strategy, Tricks
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Check the link below for the JEE Main Paper 2A question papers.
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