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    JEE Mains 2026 Qualifying Percentile: Expected Cutoff and Latest Updates

    JEE Mains 2026 Qualifying Percentile: Expected Cutoff and Latest Updates

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    K Guna SahitiUpdated on 16 Feb 2026, 06:05 PM IST
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    JEE Main 2026 Qualifying Percentile: The National Testing Agency will release the JEE Main qualifying percentile 2026 along with the result today, February 16, 2026. However, candidates can know the expected JEE Mains 2026 qualifying percentile. As per the exam difficulty level, it is 93+ for General, 80+ for OBC, 60+ for SC, 47+ for ST and 81+ for EWS. Those who clear the JEE Main 2026 will become eligible for JEE Advanced. However, this is not required for admission to NIT+ system. Aspirants who wish to know whether they can attempt JEE Advanced based on JEE Main qualifying percentile can go through this page. The official JEE Main qualifying percentile can be know only after the announcement of JEE Main result session 2. Candidates can use the JEE Main college predictor to know their admission chances.

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    1. JEE Main 2026 Qualifying Percentile
    2. How is JEE Main 2026 Percentile Calculated?
    3. JEE Mains 2026 Expected Marks Vs Percentile Vs Rank
    4. Factors Affecting the JEE Main 2026 Qualifying Percentile
    5. JEE Main 2026 January Difficulty Level
    6. Category-Wise Distribution for JEE Advanced 2026
    JEE Mains 2026 Qualifying Percentile: Expected Cutoff and Latest Updates
    JEE Mains 2026 Qualifying Percentile: Expected Cutoff and Latest Updates

    JEE Main 2026 Qualifying Percentile

    NTA will release the JEE Mains 2026 cutoff in the form of a qualifying percentile on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. It will depend on factors like the difficulty level of the exam, the number of candidates, the seats available and the category-wise distribution of candidates who can take the JEE Advanced exam. Meanwhile, candidates can check the JEE Main 2026 expected qualifying percentile for general, OBC, SC, ST and EWS in the table below.

    Expected JEE Main 2026 Qualifying Percentile

    Category

    JEE Mains qualifying marks 2026

    General

    93 to 95

    OBC-NCL

    80 to 82

    EWS

    80 to 82

    SC

    60 to 62

    ST

    47 to 49

    How is JEE Main 2026 Percentile Calculated?

    Candidates wondering how to calculate the percentile for JEE Main 2026 can check this session. NTA determines JEE Main 2026 qualifying percentile category-wise. It is common for all shifts and sessions. The following JEE normalisation formula is used to derive percentiles in JEE Main.

    Calculating JEE Main Percentile

    Total Percentile (T1P)

    (100 x No. of candidates from the session with a raw score equal to or less than T1 score) / Total No. of candidates who appeared in the session

    Mathematics Percentile (M1P)

    (100 x No. of candidates appeared from the session with a raw score equal to or less than than M1 score in Mathematics)

    / Total No. of candidates who appeared in the session

    Chemistry Percentile (C1P):

    (100 x No. of candidates appeared from the session with a raw score equal to or less than C1 score in Chemistry) / Total No. of candidates who appeared in the session

    Physics Percentile (P1P)

    (100 x No. of candidates appeared from the session with raw score equal to or less than P1 score in Physics) / Total No. of candidates who appeared in the session

    JEE Mains 2026 Expected Marks Vs Percentile Vs Rank

    IIT JEE aspirants can refer to the JEE Mains Marks vs Percentile vs Rank for 2026, which has been provided here. According to the JEE Main 2026 marks vs percentile vs rank data, candidates need to score above 160 marks to achieve a percentile greater than 90.

    Expected JEE Main Marks vs Rank vs Percentile 2026

    JEE Main Marks

    JEE Main Percentile

    JEE Main Rank

    300-291

    100-99.999

    1 - 15

    292-280

    99.99890732 - 99.99617561

    16 - 56

    279-271

    99.99417236 - 99.99153171

    86 - 125

    268-259

    99.99034797 - 99.97687156

    142 - 341

    258-250

    99.97413985 - 99.95228621

    381 - 704

    249-240

    99.95028296 - 99.91549924

    733 - 1246

    239-230

    99.91395128 - 99.87060821

    1269 - 1909

    229-220

    99.86150253 - 99.78191884

    2043 - 3217

    219-210

    99.77499852 - 99.69159044

    3319 - 4549

    209- 200

    99.68494329 - 99.57503767

    4647 - 6269

    199-190

    99.56019541 - 99.40858575

    6488 - 8724

    189- 180

    99.39319714 - 99.17311273

    8951 - 12197

    179-170

    99.1567225 - 98.87981861

    12439 - 16524

    169-160

    98.85149993 - 98.52824811

    16942 - 21710

    159-150

    98.49801724 -98.09290531

    22156 - 28132

    149-140

    98.07460288 - 97.54301298

    28402 - 36243

    139-130

    97.4927496 - 96.87838902

    36985 - 46047

    129-120

    96.80927687 - 96.0687115

    47066 - 57991

    119-110

    95.983027 - 95.05625037

    59254 - 72925

    109-100

    94.96737888 - 93.8020333

    74236 - 91426

    99-90

    93.67910655 - 92.21882783

    93240 - 114780

    89-80

    92.05811248 - 90.27631202

    117151 - 143434

    79-70

    90.0448455 - 87.51810893

    1468491 - 184121

    69-60

    87.33654157 - 83.89085926

    186799- 237626

    59-50

    83.5119717 - 78.35114254

    243215 - 319343

    49-40

    77.81927947 - 69.5797271

    327188 - 448730

    39-30

    68.80219265 - 56.09102043

    460200 - 647703

    29-20

    54.01037138 - 36.58463962

    678394 935442

    19-10

    35.2885364 - 18.16647924

    954561 - 1207129

    9-0

    17.14582299 -5.71472799

    1222184 - 1390805

    Factors Affecting the JEE Main 2026 Qualifying Percentile

    NTA will determine the JEE Main qualifying percentile for 2026 based on the given various factors.

    • The difficulty level of the JEE Main 2026

    • Number of applicants who appeared for JEE Main

    • Performance of all the candidates in the JEE Main examination

    • Category-wise distribution of candidates who can take the JEE Advanced out of the eligible 2.5 lakhs

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    JEE Main 2026 January Difficulty Level

    Candidates can check the difficulty level of JEE Main 2026 January session to know whether the JEE cutoff will be less or mode. This year, the JEE Main Jan 2026 exam was moderate to tough.

    JEE Main Exam Date & Shift

    Chemistry

    Physics

    Mathematics

    Overall Difficulty

    Jan 28 Shift 1

    Moderate

    Easy to Moderate

    Moderate to Difficult

    Moderate to Hard

    Jan 28 Shift 2

    Moderate

    Easy

    Moderate (Lengthy)

    Easy

    Jan 24 Shift 1

    Easy to Moderate

    Moderate & Lengthy

    Moderate to Difficult (Lengthy)

    Moderate

    Jan 24 Shift 2

    Moderate to Difficult

    Easy

    Moderate (Lengthy)

    Moderate

    Jan 23 Shift 1

    Moderate

    Easy (but tricky/time-taking)

    Moderate (Lengthy)

    Moderate

    Jan 23 Shift 2

    Moderate to tough

    Easy to Moderate

    Moderate to Difficult

    Easy to Moderate

    Jan 22 Shift 1

    Moderate

    Moderate to Difficult

    Moderate (Lengthy)

    Moderate

    Jan 22 Shift 2

    Moderate to Tough

    Moderate

    Difficult (Very Lengthy)

    Moderate to Difficult

    Jan 21 Shift 1

    Tough

    Easy to Moderate

    Moderate

    Moderate

    Jan 21 Shift 2

    Moderate to Tough

    Easy

    Moderate to Hard (Lengthy)

    Moderate

    Category-Wise Distribution for JEE Advanced 2026

    The following number of candidates will become eligible for JEE Advanced in each category. Therefore, it is one of the important criteria that affects JEE Main qualifying percentile.

    Category

    Number of candidates who score the best

    OPEN

    96187

    101250

    OPEN-PwD

    5063

    GEN-EWS

    23750

    25000

    GEN-EWS-PwD

    1250

    OBC-NCL

    64125

    67500

    OBC-NCL-PwD

    3375

    SC

    35625

    37500

    SC-PwD

    1875

    ST

    17812

    18750

    ST-PwD

    938

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How to calculate percentile in JEE Mains 2026?
    A:

    To calculate the JEE Mains percentile for 2026, candidates should use the following formula: Percentile = (100 × Number of candidates in the session with a raw score equal to or lower than the T1 score) / Total number of candidates who appeared in the session.

    Q: What is the top 5 percentile?
    A:

    A score that reaches beyond 95% of all observed data points belongs to the 5th percentile group. The top 5 percentile indicates your test score surpasses what 95% of test-takers achieved. Becoming part of the top 5 means your ranking surpasses 95% of potential candidates, thus sitting at the 95th percentile position.

    Q: what is the cutoff for jee mains 2026?
    A:

    The expected cutoff of JEE Mains, which is the qualifying percentile, is it is 93+ for General, 80+ for OBC, 60+ for SC, 47+ for ST and 81+ for EWS. 

    Q: Is the JEE Main 2026 qualifying percentile out?
    A:

    NTA will release the JEE Main 2026 qualifying percentile along with session 2 result.

    Q: How much percentile is required for NIT 2026?
    A:

    Candidates should aim to get above 98 percentile to get into top NITs and best courses like CSE, IT, CSE (AI) etc.

    Q: Is the JEE Main 2026 qualifying percentile out?
    A:

    NTA will release the JEE Main 2026 qualifying percentile along with session 2 result.

    Q: How much percentile is required for NIT 2026?
    A:

    Candidates should aim to get above 98 percentile to get into top NITs and best courses like CSE, IT, CSE (AI) etc.

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