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JEE Mains 2026 Expected Percentile - As NTA conducts the JEE Main exam in multiple sessions, the authority releases the result in the form of the JEE Main 2026 percentile. Higher raw marks in the JEE Main exam will mean a higher JEE Main percentile. For a 99 percentile, candidates may need to score at least 180 marks. Candidates can check their expected score in the exam using the JEE Main 2026 answer key. They can then compare their raw scores to the JEE Main 2026 expected percentile. Hence, candidates need to be aware of the expected percentile for their raw scores in the JEE Main 2026 exam.
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Instead of the raw marks being released directly, the JEE Main 2026 percentile is calculated for fairness across multiple sessions. Hence, candidates should be aware of the JEE Main marks vs percentile. Along with the answer key, the JEE Main response sheet and question paper have also been published on the official website. Using these three documents, candidates can determine their JEE Main 2026 raw scores.
JEE Main Marks | JEE Main Percentile |
300-291 | 100-99.999 |
292-280 | 99.99890732 - 99.99617561 |
279-271 | 99.99417236 - 99.99153171 |
268-259 | 99.99034797 - 99.97687156 |
258-250 | 99.97413985 - 99.95228621 |
249-240 | 99.95028296 - 99.91549924 |
239-230 | 99.91395128 - 99.87060821 |
229-220 | 99.86150253 - 99.78191884 |
219-210 | 99.77499852 - 99.69159044 |
209- 200 | 99.68494329 - 99.57503767 |
199-190 | 99.56019541 - 99.40858575 |
189- 180 | 99.39319714 - 99.17311273 |
179-170 | 99.1567225 - 98.87981861 |
169-160 | 98.85149993 - 98.52824811 |
159-150 | 98.49801724 -98.09290531 |
149-140 | 98.07460288 - 97.54301298 |
139-130 | 97.4927496 - 96.87838902 |
129-120 | 96.80927687 - 96.0687115 |
119-110 | 95.983027 - 95.05625037 |
109-100 | 94.96737888 - 93.8020333 |
99-90 | 93.67910655 - 92.21882783 |
89-80 | 92.05811248 - 90.27631202 |
79-70 | 90.0448455 - 87.51810893 |
69-60 | 87.33654157 - 83.89085926 |
59-50 | 83.5119717 - 78.35114254 |
49-40 | 77.81927947 - 69.5797271 |
39-30 | 68.80219265 - 56.09102043 |
29-20 | 54.01037138 - 36.58463962 |
19-10 | 35.2885364 - 18.16647924 |
9-0 | 17.14582299 -5.71472799 |
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In the JEE Main exam, the percentile score represents the percentage of candidates who scored equal to or less than a particular candidate in a particular session.
NTA calculates percentile separately for:
Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics
Overall score
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The best percentile among all sessions will be considered for preparing the JEE Main 2026 All India Rank (AIR).
Candidates can refer to the table below for the comparison of the JEE Main 2026 percentile with the expected ranks.
JEE Main 2026 Percentile vs Rank
JEE Main Percentile | JEE Main Rank (expected) |
100-99.999 | 1 - 15 |
99.99890732 - 99.99617561 | 16 - 56 |
99.99417236 - 99.99153171 | 86 - 125 |
99.99034797 - 99.97687156 | 142 - 341 |
99.97413985 - 99.95228621 | 381 - 704 |
99.95028296 - 99.91549924 | 733 - 1246 |
99.91395128 - 99.87060821 | 1269 - 1909 |
99.86150253 - 99.78191884 | 2043 - 3217 |
99.77499852 - 99.69159044 | 3319 - 4549 |
99.68494329 - 99.57503767 | 4647 - 6269 |
99.56019541 - 99.40858575 | 6488 - 8724 |
99.39319714 - 99.17311273 | 8951 - 12197 |
99.1567225 - 98.87981861 | 12439 - 16524 |
98.85149993 - 98.52824811 | 16942 - 21710 |
98.49801724 -98.09290531 | 22156 - 28132 |
98.07460288 - 97.54301298 | 28402 - 36243 |
97.4927496 - 96.87838902 | 36985 - 46047 |
96.80927687 - 96.0687115 | 47066 - 57991 |
95.983027 - 95.05625037 | 59254 - 72925 |
94.96737888 - 93.8020333 | 74236 - 91426 |
93.67910655 - 92.21882783 | 93240 - 114780 |
92.05811248 - 90.27631202 | 117151 - 143434 |
90.0448455 - 87.51810893 | 1468491 - 184121 |
87.33654157 - 83.89085926 | 186799- 237626 |
83.5119717 - 78.35114254 | 243215 - 319343 |
77.81927947 - 69.5797271 | 327188 - 448730 |
68.80219265 - 56.09102043 | 460200 - 647703 |
54.01037138 - 36.58463962 | 678394 935442 |
35.2885364 - 18.16647924 | 954561 - 1207129 |
17.14582299 -5.71472799 | 1222184 - 1390805 |
The raw score in JEE Main 2026 is calculated using the NTA JEE Main marking scheme. Candidates can calculate their raw marks after the release of the answer key and response sheet.
JEE Main 2026 Marking Scheme
Correct answer: +4 marks
Incorrect answer: −1 mark
Unattempted question: 0 marks
Numerical value questions: No negative marking (if applicable)
Raw Score=(Number of Correct Answers×4)−(Number of Incorrect Answers×1)
JEE Main 2026 percentile = (100 x No. of candidates from the session with raw score equal to or less than T1 score) / Total No. of candidates appeared in the session
Several factors influence the expected percentile in JEE Main 2026:
Exam difficulty level
Number of candidates
Shift-wise performance
Session-wise attempts
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
In the JEE Main 2026 exam, for 99 marks, candidates can expect to score in the 94 to 95 percentile.
Yes. Candidates can determine their expected JEE Main 2026 rank by comparing their percentile score with the previous year's JEE Main rank vs percentile.
No. NTA does not release JEE Main 2026 raw marks. Instead, it publishes subject-wise and overall JEE Main percentile scores.
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