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JEE Main 2026 Qualifying Percentile: The National Testing Agency will soon release the JEE Main qualifying percentile 2026 along with the result today, April 20, 2026. However, candidates can refer to the expected qualifying percentile based on the exam's difficulty level. The expected cutoffs are 93+ for General, 80+ for OBC, 60+ for SC, 47+ for ST and 81+ for EWS categories. Students who meet the JEE Main 2026 will become eligible for JEE Advanced. However, this is not required for admission to the NIT+ system. Aspirants who wish to know whether they can attempt JEE Advanced based on the JEE Main qualifying percentile can go through this page. The official JEE Main qualifying percentile can be known 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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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.
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 |
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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.
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 |
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.
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 |
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
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 |
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)
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.
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.
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.
NTA will release the JEE Main 2026 qualifying percentile along with session 2 result.
Candidates should aim to get above 98 percentile to get into top NITs and best courses like CSE, IT, CSE (AI) etc.
NTA will release the JEE Main 2026 qualifying percentile along with session 2 result.
Candidates should aim to get above 98 percentile to get into top NITs and best courses like CSE, IT, CSE (AI) etc.
On Question asked by student community
Dear Student,
You can access JEE Main Mathematics previous-year questions on Careers360. Practising previous-year questions will help you understand the exam pattern and question types.
Dear Student
Please specify whether you want Physics, Chemistry, or Mathematics, and which JEE Main/Advanced exam.
Hi Ansh Chauhan
Check the link below for the high-weightage Physics chapters for JEE Main 2027 based on recent exam trends. Students can use these chapters to prioritise their preparation and focus more on topics that have appeared frequently in previous papers.
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/most-weightage-chapters-for-jee-main-physics-2027
Hi, three months can still be used productively, but right now you should avoid trying to complete everything at once. First, divide the syllabus into high-priority chapters, moderate-priority chapters and low-priority chapters. Focus on concepts and PYQs for the high-priority areas, take regular timed tests and keep a separate list
Hello!
Given below are the links to access the JEE Main Question Papers (Hindi Medium):
https://engineering.careers360.com/hi/articles/jee-main-question-paper-hindi-medium
https://engineering.careers360.com/hi/articles/jee-main-question-paper
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