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    JEE Main Category-wise Cutoff 2026 Out – Gen, OBC, SC, ST, EWS Cutoff

    JEE Main Category-wise Cutoff 2026 Out – Gen, OBC, SC, ST, EWS Cutoff

    Simran KashyapUpdated on 20 Apr 2026, 07:53 PM IST

    JEE Main category-wise cutoff 2026: National Testing Agency has uploaded the JEE Main 2026 category-wise cutoff on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The expected JEE Main cut off 2026 for general category is 93.4123549, 80.9232583 for OBC and 80.9232583 percentile for SC/ST categories. The JEE Main Cut off marks have been released along with the session 2 results. The JEE Mains 2026 session 2 result has been delcared on April 20. The JEE Main cut-offs 2026 helps students to find their chances of admission. Candidates who will clear the cut-off will be eligible for the JEE Advanced exam 2026.

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    1. JEE Mains Category-Wise Cutoff 2026 - Expected
    2. Previous Years JEE Main Category-Wise Cutoff 2026
    3. Minimum JEE Main Marks Required to Qualify for JEE Advanced 2026
    4. JEE Mains Cutoff 2026 for JoSAA Counselling
    JEE Main Category-wise Cutoff 2026 Out – Gen, OBC, SC, ST, EWS Cutoff
    JEE Main Category-wise Cutoff 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.

    JEE Mains Category-Wise Cutoff 2026 - Expected

    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:

    JEE Main Expected Cutoff 2026 Category-Wise

    CategoryJEE Main 2026 Cutoff Analysis

    General (UR)

    93.4123549

    OBC-NCL

    80.9232583

    EWS

    82.4164528

    SC

    63.9172792

    ST52.0174712

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    Previous Years JEE Main Category-Wise Cutoff 2026

    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

    Minimum JEE Main Marks Required to Qualify for JEE Advanced 2026

    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%

    JEE Mains Cutoff 2026 for JoSAA Counselling

    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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    Questions related to JEE Main

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    Have a question related to 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