JEE Main Eligibility Marks in 12th Subject Wise 2026 – Check Minimum Marks Criteria

JEE Main Eligibility Marks in 12th Subject Wise 2026 – Check Minimum Marks Criteria

Team Careers360Updated on 27 Nov 2025, 11:37 AM IST

JEE Main Eligibility Marks in 12th Subject Wise - The National Testing Agency has released the JEE Main 2026 eligibility criteria on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates can check the subject wise JEE Main 2026 eligibility marks in Class 12 in this article. The Joint Entrance Examination Mains is held for admission to NITs, IIITs, GFTIs and many other. Engineering aspirants in India appear for the national-level exam. Candidates must review subject wise JEE Mains eligibility marks for Class 12. The eligibility criteria include aspects such as educational qualification, age limit, nationality, JEE Main eligibility marks in 12th, JEE Main 75 percent criteria, compulsory subjects, and more. The NTA will conduct the JEE Main 2026 exam for session 1 from January 21 to 30, 2026. The JEE The JEE Main entrance exam will be held in online mode.

LiveJEE Main 2026 Registration LIVE: NTA closes session 1 registrations; correction facility from December 1Nov 27, 2025 | 10:09 PM IST

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will open the JEE Mains 2026 correction facility from December 1. Candidates will be given only one chance to make corrections to their JEE Mains 2026 application form . 

The particulars in the application form that will be allowed to change includes candidates’ or father’s or mother’s name, class 10 and 12 details, state code of eligibility, medium of the examination, date of birth, gender, category, sub-category or PwD, signature and Aadhaar details. Whereas, candidates will not be allowed to change their mobile number, email address, address (permanent and present), emergency contact details, and photograph of details.

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JEE Main Eligibility Marks in 12th Subject Wise 2026 – Check Minimum Marks Criteria
JEE Main Eligibility Marks in 12th Subject Wise 2026 – Check Minimum Marks Criteria

Candidates should look for the prescribed JEE Main subject-wise eligibility marks in the class 12th. These JEE Main eligibility marks will help candidates to look for admissions further. Scroll down to learn about the JEE Main eligibility marks in 12th subject wise, JEE Main eligibility marks in 12th for OBC, and more.

JEE Main Eligibility Marks in 12th Subject-wise

To appear for JEE Main exam, there is no Class 12 minimum marks requirement. However, candidates must have a minimum of 75% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics to get admission to IIT, NIT, IIITs and some premium colleges. JEE Main eligibility marks in 12th class are necessary to get admission irrespective of your JEE Main rank or percentile. Also, the JEE Main eligibility marks in 12th for SC and ST remain the same.

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JEE Main Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must check the eligibility criteria for JEE Mains 2026 before filling out the application form. Candidates failing to meet the necessary JEE Main eligibility criteria 2026 will be rejected at a later stage of the admission process.

JEE Main Qualifying exam

  • Students should have passed the 12th class or qualifying the exam in 2024 or 2025.

  • Candidates appearing in the 12th class or equivalent qualifying exams in 2026 can also apply

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JEE Mains age limit

  • For appearing in the JEE Main 2026, there is no age limit for the candidates. Candidates who have passed the class 12 or are in equivalent examination in 2024, 2025 or appearing in 2026 irrespective of their age can appear in the JEE Main - 2026 examination. However, the candidates may be required to fulfil the age criteria of the Institute to which they are desirous of taking admission.

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JEE Main Number of Attempts

  • JEE Main attempt limit is set for three consecutive years.

  • The entrance test will be conducted in two sessions (January & April).

  • Candidates must have passed class 12 in 2024, 2025 or appearing in 2025.

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria of Subjects in Class 12/Qualifying Exam

  • B.E/B.Tech: Applicants must have passed the qualifying exam with Physics, Mathematics, and any one of the chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, or Technical Vocational Subjects).

  • B.Arch: Applicants must have passed the qualifying exam with Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.

  • B. Plan: Applicants must have passed the qualifying exam in Mathematics.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the required percentage for JEE Main 2026 in Class 12?
A:

A minimum of 75% in the Class 12 examination is required for eligibility.

Q: Who is eligible for JEE Main 2026?
A:

Candidates who passed Class 12 in 2024, 2025, or those who are appearing in 2026 with required subjects can apply for JEE Main.

Q: Is 75% criteria removed from JEE 2026?
A:

No, the 75% criteria has been removed for JEE Main 2026.

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Hi dear candidate,

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.

Know more at:

JEE Main Exam 2026 - Registration (Started), Form Correction (Dec 1), Syllabus, Pattern, Eligibility, Admission

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Below are formula books for each subject:

Maths - Handbook of Mathematics  Formulae for JEE by Career Point Kota (blue cover)

Physics: Physics Formula Book Class 11 & 12 | JEE, NDA, CUET, AAI, AT (testbook)

Chemistry: Chemistry Formulae and Definitions by R. Gupta

Hi dear candidate,

The major topics in JEE are electrodynamics, mechanics in physics whereas calculus, algebra in mathematics and chemical bonding, equilibrium in Chemistry.

Know details at:

JEE Main Chapter wise Weightage 2026: Important Topics & Marks Distribution

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Hello,

You can download the JEE Main 2026 Sample Papers from the careers360 website. Practising these papers will helps you to understand the exam pattern, to identify the important topics, to improve time management, and overall it enhances your exam preparation.

follow the LINK: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-sample-papers

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You can correct the wrong hall ticket number during the JEE Mains correction windows, which can opens for a limited time after the registration period closes. To make the correction, log in to the official JEE Mains website using your application number and password to access and edit your form. Here in this article you will find more about the JEE Mains application.

I hope it will clear your query!!