JEE Main Expected Cutoff 2026 – Category-Wise Qualifying Marks

JEE Main Expected Cutoff 2026 – Category-Wise Qualifying Marks

Chintakuntla Sai GnanUpdated on 22 Jan 2026, 06:23 PM IST

JEE Main Expected Cutoff 2026: National Testing Agency will release the expected JEE Main 2026 cutoff on its official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in along with JEE Main results. As per the previous year’s official data, the JEE Main 2026 expected cutoff for the general category will be 93.5 to 95.5 percentile with around 290 to 300 marks. The cutoff for SC will be 60 - 62 percentiles, and for ST it will be between 47 to 49.5 percentiles. Candidates need to cross the cutoff to be eligible for the JEE Advanced exam. The authority is conducting the session 1 of JEE Main 2026 exam from January 21 to 29, 2026.

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If any candidate will be found using unfair means or violating the exam rules, will be debarred from the ongoing as well as remaining exams. They will also be banned from appearing in JEE Main up to 3 years, depending on the severity of the exam rule violation. 

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  3. JEE Main 2025 Minimum Qualifying Cutoff Percentile
JEE Main Expected Cutoff 2026 – Category-Wise Qualifying Marks
JEE Main Expected Cutoff 2026

Candidates can check the category-wise JEE Main 2026 cutoff percentiles, qualifying cutoff, and admission cutoff data on this page. Read the article below to know more about the JEE Main expected Cutoff 2026.

JEE Main 2026 Minimum Qualifying Cutoff

The NTA will release the minimum qualifying cutoff for the JEE Main 2026 exam on the official website. This minimum qualifying JEE Main cutoff is required for the candidates to get eligible for admission into NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs through JoSAA counselling. The JEE Main minimum qualifying cutoff below has been given based on the previous trends.

JEE Main 2026 Qualifying Cutoff (Expected)

JEE Main 2026 Category-wise Qualifying Cutoff

Category

Expected Percentile

General

93 - 95

OBC-NCL

79 - 80.5

EWS

80 - 82

SC

60 - 62

ST

48 - 51

UR - PwD

0.001 - 0.02

JEE Main Expected Cutoff 2026 Percentile vs Marks

The JEE Main expected cutoff percentile and marks data has been given in the table below. The JEE Main cutoff percentile is different from the marks. Candidates can get the JEE Main 2026 expected cutoff percentile vs marks from the information given here.

JEE Main 2026 Cutoff Marks vs Percentile

JEE Main Expected Cutoff 2026 Percentile Vs Marks

JEE Main Cutoff Percentile (Expected)

JEE Main Marks (Expected)

95.5 - 100

275 - 300

90.5 - 94

245 - 270

85.5 - 89

215 - 240

80.5 - 84

185 - 210

75.5 - 79

155 - 180

JEE Main 2025 Minimum Qualifying Cutoff Percentile

Here is the JEE Main 2025 minimum qualifying cutoff percentile taken from the official data. Candidates can get an idea about the JEE Main 2026 expected cutoff with the information given in the table below.

JEE Main Minimum Cutoff Percentile 2025

Category

JEE Main Cutoff 2025

General

93.1023262

OBC-NCL

79.4313582

SC

61.1526933

ST

47.9026465

EWS

80.3830119

Persons with Disability

0.0079349

What is JEE Main Cutoff ?

The JEE Main cutoff refers to the minimum marks or percentile that are required by the student to qualify for the upcoming JEE Advanced exam, or which will make eligible for admission into prestigious engineering institutes like NITs. The cutoffs will be different for different categories. Many factors also influence in deciding the JEE Main cutoff like number of students appeared for exam, the candidates' category, the difficulty level of the exam, etc.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the expected JEE Main 2026 minimum qualifying cutoff percentile?
A:

The expected minimum JEE Main 2026 cutoff is 93 percentile

Q: What is the expected JEE Main 2026 cutoff for the OBC category?
A:

The expected JEE Main 2026 cutoff for OBC category is 79 percentile.

Q: What are the main factors that influence the JEE Main cutoff?
A:

The main factors that influence the JEE Main cutoff is difficulty level of the exam, the number of candidates who appeared for the exam, candidates' performance, reservation categories, etc.

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