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JEE Main Passing Marks 2026 - Candidates can go through the article to know what the JEE Main 2026 passing marks are. Each year, NTA releases the minimum cutoff which makes up the JEE Mains passing marks. Careers360 will provide the expected JEE Mains passing marks 2026 as per the difficulty level and student reactions after the NTA JEE Main exam is held. Meanwhile, aspirants can refer to the previous year passing marks of JEE Main here. Those who get above the said JEE Main 2026 passing percentile will become eligible for JEE Advanced. Based on past year’s JEE Main passing marks trends, students must try to get a percentile of 95 or above to be on the safer side. The best of two JEE Main 2026 attempts will be considered while determining the JEE Main passing marks.
The JEE Main 2026 paper 1 for BTech will be conducted in computer-based test, while paper 2 A for BArchitecture will be held in CBT and pen and paper mode.
Paper 2B for BPlanning will take place in CBT-mode and will contain planning-based questions. Drawing from the NEP 2020, the JEE Mains 2026 examination will be held in thirteen languages along with English, Hindi.
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Note that NTA does not release raw marks in the JEE Main result. The authority employs a JEE Main normalisation method to provide the JEE Main passing percentile. However, candidates can check the JEE Main marks vs percentile vs rank to translate percentile to marks. Gaining JEE passing marks do not guarantee admission. Aspirants can use the JEE Main college predictor to know the which college may accept the probable passing percentile for BTech admission.
The JEE Main passing marks are the minimum marks to qualify for JEE Main 2026 to get admission in various JEE participating institutes. NTA does not release the result in the form of JEE Main passing marks. However, the category wise JEE Main passing percentile 2026 will be provided. Students will know the JEE main passing marks 2026 for computer science, mechanical engineering and other subjects through the JEE Main cutoffs 2026. This article will be updated with the JEE Main 2026 passing marks for each category.
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Since 2019, the exam conducting body has released the JEE Main result in the form of percentile and ranks only. Students can check the previous year JEE passing percentile below. The JEE Main passing marks for general and other categories can be derived from marks vs percentile JEE main data. Note that, the authority used to release the JEE Main passing marks till 2018 only. The following tables shoe the JEE Main passing score or percentile.
Category | JEE Main Qualifying Score 2025 |
General | 93.1023262 |
Persons with Disability | 0.0079349 |
EWS | 80.3830119 |
OBC-NCL | 79.4313582 |
SC | 61.1526933 |
ST | 47.9026465 |
Category | Score |
General | 93.2362181 |
General-PwD | 0.0018700 |
EWS | 81.3266412 |
OBC-NCL | 79.6757881 |
SC | 60.0923182 |
ST | 46.6975840 |
Category | Score |
General | 90.78 |
General-PwD | 0.001 |
EWS | 75.62 |
OBC-NCL | 73.61 |
SC | 51.98 |
ST | 37.23 |
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Category | Score |
General | 88.41 |
General-PwD | 0.003 |
EWS | 63.11 |
OBC-NCL | 67.01 |
SC | 43.08 |
ST | 26.78 |
Category | Score |
General | 87.90 |
General-PwD | 1.01 |
EWS | 66.22 |
OBC-NCL | 68.02 |
SC | 46.88 |
ST | 34.67 |
Category | Score |
General | 90.38 |
General-PwD | 0.06 |
EWS | 70.24 |
OBC-NCL | 72.89 |
SC | 50.18 |
ST | 39.07 |
Category | Score |
General | 89.76 |
General-PwD | 0.11 |
EWS | 78.22 |
OBC-NCL | 74.32 |
SC | 54.01 |
ST | 44.33 |
Category | Marks |
General | 74 |
OBC-NCL | 45 |
SC | 29 |
ST | 24 |
PwD | -35 |
Category | Marks |
General | 81 |
OBC-NCL | 49 |
SC | 32 |
ST | 27 |
PwD | 1 |
NTA will not release the JEE Main passing marks, but the score/percentile. The category-wise JEE Main passing percentile are available in the given tables.
Year | Score |
2025 | 93.1023262 |
2024 | 93.24 |
2023 | 90.78 |
2022 | 88.41 |
2021 | 87.90 |
2020 | 90.38 |
2019 | 89.75 |
Year | Score |
2025 | 0.0079349 |
2024 | 0.0018 |
2023 | 0.001 |
2022 | 0.003 |
2021 | 0.010 |
2020 | 0.06 |
2019 | 0.11 |
Year | Score |
2025 | 80.3830119 |
2024 | 81.33 |
2023 | 75.62 |
2022 | 63.11 |
2021 | 66.22 |
2020 | 70.24 |
2019 | 78.22 |
Year | Score |
2025 | 79.4313582 |
2024 | 79.68 |
2023 | 73.61 |
2022 | 67.01 |
2021 | 68.02 |
2020 | 72.89 |
2019 | 74.32 |
2018 | 45 |
2017 | 49 |
Year | Score |
2025 | 61.1526933 |
2024 | 60.09 |
2023 | 51.98 |
2022 | 43.08 |
2021 | 46.88 |
2020 | 50.18 |
2019 | 54.01 |
Year | Score |
2025 | 47.9026465 |
2024 | 46.697 |
2023 | 37.23 |
2022 | 26.78 |
2021 | 34.67 |
2020 | 39.07 |
2019 | 44.33 |
Also check: JEE Cutoffs for Top IITs
The authorities prepare the JEE Main passing marks 2026 based on various factors. The following factors determine the passing marks of JEE Main 2026:
Number of applicants who appeared for JEE Main
Performance of all the candidates in the JEE Main examination
The overall difficulty level of the JEE Main 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
There is not minimum marks required to appear for the JEE Main 2026. However, candidates have to secure a minimum aggregate of 75% for general (65% for SC/ST) in class 12th or equivalent in 2026, 2025 or 2024 to be eligible for admission at IITs, NITs, IIITs or CFTIs.
The JEE Main passing marks for General category is expected to be greater than 90. The percentile can be around 93 to 94.
No. The JEE Main qualifying cutoffs are the minimum percentile required to pass JEE Mains, while the JEE Main admission cutoffs are the minimum ranks for admission into an institute.
The passing marks for JEE Main 2026 have yet to be determined. In 2025, candidates had to get a minimum of 93.1023262 for the General category, 79.4313582 for OBC, 80.3830119 for EWS, 61.1526933 for SC, and 47.9026465 for ST to pass the JEE Main exam.
The top 2,50,000 qualifiers of JEE Main will be eligible to sit for the JEE Advanced exam. The expected mark to qualify JEE Main and appear for JEE Advanced 2026 is 93 to 94, for the OC category.
The authorities consider factors such as the exam difficulty level, no. of applicants, overall performance of candidates in the exam, etc.
On Question asked by student community
Hello dear candidate,
You can fill your JEE main and advance forms 2026 normally . No, your 11th registration number will not cause any problem.
You will be treated as 12th appearing student in 2026, not as a dropper . You just need to make sure that your CBSE 12th result comes out in 2026 before counselling.
Thank you.
To be eligible for Himachal Pradesh state quota you must have passed atleast two examinations from Himachal pradesh including the 10th and 12th grades. The other criteria are for government employee wards, if the parents have worked there for atleast two years and completed their 10th and 12th from HP.
Hello, Yes, this will almost certainly cause a major problem during your JEE 2026 application.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is extremely strict about data matching. When you fill out the JEE application, you are required to enter your name, date of birth, and your parents' names exactly as they appear on your 10th-grade marksheet.
The problem will occur during identity verification. The system will try to match the details you entered (from your 10th marksheet) with the data stored in your Aadhaar. When it sees that the father's name does not match, your application will be flagged for a mismatch and will likely be rejected. Even though your name is correct, a mismatch in your father's name is considered a critical data error.
You have time before 2026, so you must get this fixed. The best solution is to get your Aadhaar card corrected. Go to a permanent Aadhaar Seva Kendra (ASK) with your original 10th marksheet and use it as the official proof to update your father's name on your Aadhaar. Do not wait until the JEE registration period begins, as this process can sometimes take time.
I hope you found this information helpful and for any study related problems you can ask in careers360 app, have a great day!
Hello, Based on recent JEE Main trends, here are the approximate targets for the OBC-NCL category.
It is difficult to give an exact "marks" target for 2026, as the marks vs. percentile data changes every year and with every single exam shift (depending on its difficulty). However, as a safe estimate, you could aim for 135-145+ marks for the 20k rank and 155-165+ marks for the 10k rank. You should always focus on maximizing your percentile, as that is the more reliable metric.
I hope you found this information helpful and for any study related queries you can ask in careers360 app, Have a great day!
Hello,
From the below website you can download the previous year question papers of JEE Mains Hindi medium.
https://engineering.careers360.com/hi/articles/jee-main-question-paper
It consists of last 10 years question paper, solving them all will surely help you in preparation.
All the best.
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