JEE Main Expected Cutoff 2026 for OBC, GEN, EWS, SC, ST, PWD – Category-Wise Qualifying Marks

JEE Main Expected Cutoff 2026 for OBC, GEN, EWS, SC, ST, PWD – Category-Wise Qualifying Marks

Chintakuntla Sai GnanUpdated on 29 Jan 2026, 10:29 AM 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 official data of the previous year, the JEE Main 2026 expected cutoff for the general category is 93.5 to 95.5 percentiles with around 290 to 300 marks. The cutoff for SC will be 60 - 62 percentiles, and for ST it is expected to be between 47 and 49.5 percentiles. Candidates need to clear the cutoff to be eligible for the JEE Advanced exam. The authority is conducting the session 1 of the JEE Main 2026 exam from January 21 to 29, 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.

This Story also Contains

  1. JEE Main 2026 Minimum Qualifying Cutoff
  2. JEE Main Expected Cutoff 2026 Percentile vs Marks
  3. JEE Main 2025 Minimum Qualifying Cutoff Percentile
  4. JEE Main Marks vs Rank vs Percentile 2026 Expected
  5. What Affects the JEE Main 2026 Cutoff?
JEE Main Expected Cutoff 2026 for OBC, GEN, EWS, SC, ST, PWD – Category-Wise Qualifying Marks
JEE Main Expected Cutoff 2026

JEE Main 2026 Minimum Qualifying Cutoff

The minimum qualifying cutoff for the JEE Main 2026 exam will be released by NTA on the official website. Eligibility of the candiadtes for the JEE Advanced exam, as well as for admission, will be based on the minimum qualifying JEE Main cutoff 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 have 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

JEE Main Marks vs Rank vs Percentile 2026 Expected

Candidates can refer to the JEE Main marks vs percentile vs rank 2026 expected provided here. The JEE Mains marks vs percentile 2026 are the percentile scores corresponding to the marks in the NTA JEE Main exam.

JEE Main 2026 Expected Marks vs Percentile vs Rank

JEE Main MarksJEE Main PercentileJEE Main Rank
300-291100-99.9991 - 15
292-28099.99890732 - 99.9961756116 - 56
279-27199.99417236 - 99.9915317186 - 125
268-25999.99034797 - 99.97687156142 - 341
258-25099.97413985 - 99.95228621381 - 704
249-24099.95028296 - 99.91549924733 - 1246
239-23099.91395128 - 99.870608211269 - 1909
229-22099.86150253 - 99.781918842043 - 3217
219-21099.77499852 - 99.691590443319 - 4549
209- 20099.68494329 - 99.575037674647 - 6269
199-19099.56019541 - 99.408585756488 - 8724
189- 18099.39319714 - 99.173112738951 - 12197
179-17099.1567225 - 98.8798186112439 - 16524
169-16098.85149993 - 98.5282481116942 - 21710
159-15098.49801724 -98.0929053122156 - 28132
149-14098.07460288 - 97.5430129828402 - 36243
139-13097.4927496 - 96.8783890236985 - 46047
129-12096.80927687 - 96.068711547066 - 57991
119-11095.983027 - 95.0562503759254 - 72925
109-10094.96737888 - 93.802033374236 - 91426
99-9093.67910655 - 92.2188278393240 - 114780
89-8092.05811248 - 90.27631202

117151 - 143434

79-7090.0448455 - 87.51810893

1468491 - 184121

69-6087.33654157 - 83.89085926186799- 237626
59-5083.5119717 - 78.35114254

243215 - 319343

49-4077.81927947 - 69.5797271

327188 - 448730

39-3068.80219265 - 56.09102043

460200 - 647703

29-2054.01037138 - 36.58463962678394 935442
19-1035.2885364 - 18.16647924954561 - 1207129
9-017.14582299 -5.71472799

1222184 - 1390805

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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 the student eligible for admission into prestigious engineering institutes like NITs. The cutoffs will be different for different categories. Many factors also influence the decision of the JEE Main cutoff, such as the number of students appearing for exam, the candidates' category, the difficulty level of the exam, etc.

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What Affects the JEE Main 2026 Cutoff?

Candidates must note that the JEE Main cutoff is not consistent. Certain factors affect the Cutoff trends every year. Here are the factors which are responsible for the changes shift-wise.

  • Number of candidates in your session

  • Difficulty level of the paper shift-wise

  • Normalization process

  • Score distributing and clustering

  • Attempt strategy & negative marking

  • Subject-wise performance

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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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