JEE Mains 2026 Category-Wise Cutoff: The National Testing Agency will publish the JEE Mains 2026 category-wise cutoff along with JEE Mains result 2026. Candidates can check the JEE Mains category-wise cutoff 2026 on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. Based on the previous years' trends and famous institutes, the general category cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 is expected to be around 94 percentile. For OBC category, it can be 81 percentile, for SC it may be 61 and for ST it will be near to 48 percentile. Students who cross the cutoff only will be eligible for the further JEE Advanced 2026 exam. The JEE Main cutoff changes every year depending on various factors such as the difficulty level of the exam, the number of candidates who appeared for the exam, etc.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the JEE Mains 2026 session 1 results for over 13 lakh candidates. The NTA has not declared the score of 68 candidates as they were found indulging in unfair means practices, discrepancies in the identity verification.
Both JEE Main 2026 category-wise cutoff and the JEE Mains 2026 result will be declared by February 12, 2026. Read the article carefully to know more about JEE Mains Category-wise cutoff,
The JEE Main cutoff is the percentile that is required for the students to get eligible for the furhter JEE advanced exam. However, the JEE Main minimum qualifying cutoff and JEE Main admission cutoff both are different. Some candidates who don’t cross the JEE Main cutoff but scores qualifying cutoff will be allowed for JoSAA counselling for admission into NITs, IIITs, GFTI’s etc.
The authority will release the Category-wise cutoff of JEE Mains 2026 on its official portal. We have provided the expected JEE Mains Category-wise cutoff based on the previous years trends.
Category | JEE Main 2026 Cutoff (Expected) |
General | 94 |
OBC - NCL | 81 |
EWS | 81 |
SC | 61 |
ST | 48 |
Candidates can check the previous years' JEE Main category-wise cutoff from the table below. The JEE Main cutoff changes every years and it can be seen here. With this year's cutoff, students can estimate the upcoming JEE Mains cutoff for all categories.
Year | General | OBC | SC | ST |
2025 | 93.1023262 | 79.4313582 | 61.1526933 | 47.9026465 |
2024 | 93.2362181 | 79.6757881 | 60.0923182 | 46.6975840 |
2023 | 90.7788642 | 73.6114227 | 51.9776027 | 37.2348772 |
2022 | 88.4121383 | 67.0090297 | 43.0820954 | 26.7771328 |
2021 | 87.8992241 | 68.0234447 | 46.8825338 | 34.6728999 |
2020 | 90.3765335 | 72.8887969 | 50.1760245 | 39.0696101 |
2019 | 89.7548849 | 74.3166557 | 54.0128155 | 44.3345172 |
Candidates who qualify JEE Mains 2026 exam will be eligible for JoSAA counselling. The JEE Main cutoff for NIT admission is different from the JEE Advanced exam. JEE Main students who get rank around 4 lakh to 5 lakh may get seat in NITs but they will not be eligible for JEE advanced exam. Because only top 2.5 lakh candidates of JEE Mains exam will be allowed to appear for JEE Advanced examination which is gateway for admission into IITs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The expected JEE Main 2026 cutoff will be around 94 percentile for general category.
The expected JEE Main 2026 cutoff will be near to 81 percentile.
The JEE Main 2026 cutoff will be released along with result.
The minimum cutoff will make qualify the JEE Main exam for candidates, while admission cutoff will make them eligible for further JEE Advanced exam.
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