JEE Mains 2026 April qualifying marks: Are there any JEE Main 2026 April qualifying marks? Well, no. The authority has never announced any minimum qualifying marks for JEE Main 2026 exam out of the total 300 marks. Nonetheless, aspirants aiming for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam must cross the JEE Main 2026 qualifying cutoff, which will be released along with JEE Main results 2026. The authority releases the category-wise JEE Main qualifying cutoff in percentiles on the official website. Read the article carefully to know more about JEE Mains 2026 April session qualifying marks.
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What are the Qualifying marks of JEE Mains 2026 April session?
The authority did not fix any qualifying marks in the JEE Mains exam. Candidates need to cross the JEE Main qualifying cutoff to be eligible for the JEE Advanced exam. This qualifying cutoff changes every year, varying by category. Each JEE Main candidate will be allotted a percentile and rank. If they cross the cutoff percentile, then they can register for the JEE Advanced 2026 examination.
The authority releases the JEE Mains qualifying cutoff in the form of a percentile on the official portal. Based on the previous years' trends, the JEE Main 2026 April session qualifying marks have been given below in table form.
| Category | JEE Main 2026 qualifying marks out of 300 |
|---|---|
General | 95 - 96 |
EWS | 56 - 57 |
OBC-NCL | 51 - 52 |
SC | 33 - 34 |
ST | 25 - 26 |
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The authority releases the JEE Main 2026 qualifying cutoff along with JEE Main results 2026 on the official website. We will update the qualifying cutoff for the JEE Main exam below after it is released.
| Category | JEE Main 2025 cutoff |
|---|---|
General | 93.1023262 |
Persons with Disability | 0.0079349 |
EWS | 80.3830119 |
OBC-NCL | 79.4313582 |
SC | 61.1526933 |
ST | 47.9026465 |
| Category | JEE Main 2024 Cutoff |
|---|---|
General | 93.2362181 |
Persons with Disability | 0.0018700 |
EWS | 81.3266412 |
OBC-NCL | 79.6757881 |
SC | 60.0923182 |
ST | 46.6975840 |
No, not all JEE Main exam qualifying candidates are eligible for JEE advanced exam. Only those students who have ranked among top 2.5 lakh candidates will be eligible to register for JEE Advanced 2026 exam. However, the candidates who have qualified in JEE Mains 2026 april session can apply for JoSAA 2026 counselling, which will make them pursue engineering in NITs, IIITs, GFTIs and more.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The general category candidate needs to score 95 to 96 marks out of 300 to qualify for JEE advanced 2026 exam.
The JEE Main 2026 qualifying percentile for the general category is 93 percentile.
Candidates need to score 95 marks out of a total 300 to qualify in JEE Mains 2026.
The authority releases the JEE Main 2026 qualifying cutoff along with JEE Mains 2026 results.
On Question asked by student community
Hi student, you can check the list of colleges accepting 97 percentile in JEE Main . Please note that the list is curated as per the general category JEE Main percentile. As a candidate of the OBC-NCL category, you may get into better colleges as the percentile for OBC-NCL is
Hi Jugal,
For top branches (CSE/ECE) at MBM Jodhpur may be challenging but you may have a higher chance going with less important streams through REAP counseling. Students from Rajasthan and those who belong to special category.
With an 86.88 percentile in the OBC-NCL category, gaining admission to the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) for the B.Tech-M.Tech Dual Degree in Computer Science & Engineering (Cyber Security) is highly competitive but potentially possible at newer campuses.
You can find the private college details, such as cutoff, rank, and college predictor based on JEE score, by visiting the Careers360 website. Check the link below.
https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/jee-main
You can check your admission chances through Careers360 predictor based on your JEE Main rank, home state, caste, and gender.
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