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JEE Main Tie-Breaking Rule 2026 - The National Testing Agency has released the JEE Main 2026 tie-breaking rules on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The JEE Main tie-breaking process prioritizes higher NTA scores in Mathematics, followed by Physics, and then Chemistry to resolve score ties. If the tie persists, the candidates with a lower ratio of negative to positive responses will be given preference. In such cases, the authority applies the tie-breaking rule to assign ranks, ensuring that candidates receive different ranks, even if they score the same marks in the JEE Main exam. The tie-breaking rule for JEE Main is different for paper 1 and paper 2.
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As per the official guidelines, if two candidates secure the same NTA percentile, the JEE Main inter se merit rules are used to break the tie in this order: higher NTA score in Mathematics, followed by higher NTA score in Physics, and then higher NTA score in Chemistry.
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NTA has released the JEE Main tie-breaking rule for 2026 in their official brochure. Candidates can check the updated JEE Main 2026 tie-breaking policy below. The tie-breaking rules apply when two candidates obtain the same JEE Main scores. However, to allot the JEE Main ranks, the authorities follow the tie-breaking policy of JEE Main 2026. The tie-breaking for JEE Main 2026 will apply in the following order:
NTA score in Physics, followed by
NTA score in Chemistry, followed by
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in all the subjects in the Test, followed by
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Mathematics in the Test, followed by
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Physics in the Test, followed by
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Chemistry in the Test followed by
If there is a tie even after this, candidates will be assigned the same rank.
The tie between candidates obtaining the same Total NTA scores will be resolved in the following manner:
NTA score in Mathematics, followed by
NTA score in Aptitude Test, followed by
NTA score in the Drawing Test, followed by
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in all the subjects in the Test, followed by
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Mathematics (Part-I) in the Test, followed by
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Aptitude Test (Part-II) in the Test followed by
If there is a tie even after this, candidates will be assigned the same rank
In case two candidates obtain the same marks in the JEE Main 2026 B.Planning exam the tie-breaking will apply in the following order:
NTA score in Mathematics, followed by
NTA score in Aptitude Test, followed by
NTA score in Planning Based Questions, followed by
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in all the subjects in the Test, followed by
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Mathematics (Part- I) in the Test, followed by
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Aptitude Test (Part- II) in the Test, followed by
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Planning Based Questions (Part-III) in the Test followed by
If there is a tie even after this, candidates will be assigned the same rank.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
NTA applies the JEE Main 2026 tie-breaking policy to resolve a tie between two candidates.
The JEE Main tie-breaking is a method to resolve a tie between two candidates who obtain equal scores. The JEE Main tie-breaking policy is extremely useful in the rank list preparation.
Yes, the authority has revised the JEE Main tie-breaking policy 2026.
JEE Main 2026 result date is February 16, 2026.
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According to the official NTA notices, JEE (Main) 2026 was conducted in two sessions:
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