JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2026 - NTA has released the JEE Main 2026 eligibility criteria on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates can check the JEE Main eligibility criteria 2026 on this page. Only those candidates who meet all the guidelines and will be allowed to appear for JEE Mains 2026. Before completing the JEE Main 2026 registrations, candidates must understand the eligibility criteria set by NTA. The authority will conduct the JEE Main entrance exam from January 21 to 30, 2026. Candidates can check the complete JEE Main 2026 eligibility criteria below.
The last three years’ closing ranks of all NITs for CSE courses are given below.
NIT JEE Mains cut-off | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||
Institute | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
NIT Tiruchirappalli | 659 | 1449 | 299 | 1224 | 176 | 1509 |
NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | 1191 | 1827 | 14 | 1615 | 966 | 1984 |
NIT Warangal | 1521 | 2409 | 1043 | 2186 | 889 | 2413 |
NIT Rourkela | 2442 | 3431 | 591 | 2940 | 2529 | 3786 |
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad | 2730 | 4594 | 2417 | 4191 | 2758 | 4777 |
NIT Calicut | 3651 | 5222 | 2614 | 4482 | 2483 | 5256 |
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur | 3027 | 5601 | 1501 | 4711 | 2684 | 4909 |
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | 4442 | 6359 | 4555 | 5795 | 4920 | 7087 |
NIT Kurukshetra | 5180 | 7037 | 4472 | 6000 | – | – |
NIT Delhi | 2363 | 7651 | 2438 | 8018 | 4278 | 9930 |
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat | 6343 | 8130 | 5587 | 7113 | 5052 | 7741 |
NIT Jamshedpur | 6378 | 8902 | 4935 | 7944 | 3260 | 9204 |
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal | 5942 | 9249 | 6217 | 8830 | 6409 | 9370 |
NIT Durgapur | 6565 | 9836 | 5973 | 8765 | 6848 | 10070 |
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | 7991 | 11262 | 6330 | 10957 | 9028 | 11017 |
NIT Hamirpur | 9637 | 12586 | 8376 | 12236 | 9929 | 12426 |
NIT Silchar | 8010 | 12665 | 5736 | 11930 | 8606 | 12818 |
NIT Raipur | 8140 | 13559 | 10323 | 13177 | 10110 | 12773 |
NIT Goa | 10279 | 13640 | 7914 | 12511 | 8584 | 12604 |
NIT Patna | 10529 | 14996 | 9288 | 14442 | 8125 | 13964 |
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | 13917 | 16765 | 6068 | 14635 | 8043 | 13711 |
NIT Andhra Pradesh | 11739 | 18183 | 10309 | 18548 | 11839 | 17272 |
NIT Uttarakhand | 16359 | 18491 | 14598 | 18039 | 14432 | 18447 |
NIT Puducherry | 11429 | 19758 | 6318 | 18515 | 12546 | 17305 |
NIT Agartala | 13104 | 22013 | 8121 | 20298 | 14010 | 20102 |
NIT Meghalaya | 20712 | 24074 | 14656 | 20039 | 15911 | 19175 |
NIT Srinagar | 15080 | 26171 | 12751 | 21839 | 12931 | 22814 |
NIT Sikkim | 15389 | 26616 | 23245 | 28284 | 19566 | 24093 |
NIT Arunachal Pradesh | 27500 | 30607 | 22046 | 28514 | 25273 | 29087 |
NIT Manipur | 26617 | 33098 | 15616 | 30611 | 17658 | 29644 |
NIT Mizoram | 35504 | 37751 | 31598 | 33181 | 28938 | 31336 |
NIT Nagaland | 32717 | 39594 | 22429 | 31391 | 24324 | |
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NTA has released the JEE Main 2026 exam eligibility norms on jeemain.nta.nic.in. Aspirants must satisfy the JEE Main eligibility criteria set by NTA to secure a seat in a top engineering college. Before filling out the JEE application form, make sure to check the JEE Main eligibility by NTA.
Only Class 12 (10+2)/ Intermediate qualified candidates are eligible to apply for JEE Mains 2026.
Candidates appearing for qualifying exams in 2026 are also eligible to appear.
They must have Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry/Biology as compulsory subjects in 12th standard.
The year of qualifying 12th class must be 2024 or 2025 or 2026.
JEE Main age limit for 2026 is not there. NTA hasn’t specified any minimum or maximum age criteria to apply for JEE Main 2026. However, aspirants must qualify the 12th board exams in the said year only.
There are 6 attempts in three consecutive years allowed for JEE Main aspirants. Including 2 attempts of 2026 in January and April. NTA holds the JEE Mains exam in 2026. The best score from the January & April sessions will be considered for providing the rank. Based on the JEE Main rank, candidates will get admission to engineering colleges in India. Candidates can appear in one or both sessions of JEE Main.
Candidates belonging to General/EWS/OBC categories must have a minimum of 75% marks in the 12th board examination to get admission to premium engineering colleges like NITs, IIITs, and more. Whereas, the minimum marks required for SC/ST category candidates are 65%. Candidates must be listed in the top 20th percentile of their respective board exams.
Candidates who qualified for the 12th board exams in 2025 or 2026 are eligible for JEE Mains 2026. They need to satisfy the above JEE Main eligibility criteria by NTA to apply for the exam without any issue.
Candidates must ensure their Class 12 subjects are the same as mentioned in the eligibility notice. It is suggested to keep the mark sheets and ID proof ready during the application.
JEE Main, commonly known as the Joint Entrance Exam (Main). The National Testing Agency (NTA) is responsible for holding the test. It is a national-level entrance test to get admission to the best engineering institutes like NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
General candidates need to score a minimum of 75% of marks in 10+2 from a recognised institution to be eligible for admission to JoSAA participating colleges.
The JEE Mains exam will be conducted twice every year. In this way, a candidate can appear consecutively 6 times after the completion of the 12th standard.
On Question asked by student community
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Yes, attendance is compulsory in Class XI and XII.
As per school and board rules, students must maintain minimum attendance, usually around 75%. Schools can stop students from appearing in board exams if attendance is short.
Even if a student is preparing for JEE or any other competitive exam
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You can find here the direct links to download the JEE Main last 10 years PYQ PDFs from the Official Careers360 website.
Kindly visit this link to access the question papers : Last 10 Years JEE Main Question Papers with Solutions PDF
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Firstly, you cannot prepare for JEE in 8 days if you havent studied before. But still, You can try solving the previous year question papers. Here's a Link for the same
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If you are from General category with 57 percent in 12th then to appear for JEE Advanced you need to be in top percentile of your board as the eligibility for JEE advanced you need at least 75 percent in 12th or in the top 20 percentile of your
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The JEE Main 2026 admission card will include information about the exam location. On the other hand, students can use the JEE Main 2026 city notification slip, which was made available on January 8, 2026, to check the exam city beforehand. The second week of January 2026 is
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