Minimum Marks in JEE Main to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026- The cutoff is the minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced. NTA will upload the JEE Main 2026 cutoff in the form of a percentile. Candidates can compare the marks vs percentile JEE Mains to know the minimum marks required to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026. Complete details are offered here. The JEE Main minimum marks to qualify for JEE Advanced vary by category. General candidates should aim for above 100 marks in JEE Main 2026 exam for a good percentile. It is mandatory to clear the JEE Main exam for attempting the JEE Advanced 2026. Moreover, they should also be in the top 2.5 lakh aspirants to be eligible IIT JEE Adv.
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Candidates must understand that the minimum marks in JEE Main to qualify for JEE Advanced does not ensure admission. For that, they need to clear the JoSAA cutoff.
Check the table below before proceeding to the section on minimum JEE Main marks required to qualify for JEE Advanced.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
Qualifying exam | NTA JEE Main 2026 |
Total marks | 300 |
Frequency of exam | 2 times in a year |
Subjects covered | Maths, Physics, Chemistry |
Marking scheme | Right answer +4 Wrong answer -1 |
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Candidates must know the expected minimum marks in JEE Main 2026 to qualify for the JEE Advanced 2026 before the declaration of the JEE result. The minimum percentile for different categories is specified in the table below.
| Category Wise | Expected Cutoff Percentile |
|---|---|
General (UR) | 93 - 95 |
OBC-NCL | 79 - 81 |
EWS | 80 - 82 |
SC | 60 - 63 |
ST | 47 - 50 |
PwD | 0.001 - 1 |
While the most important eligibility to apply for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam is clearing the JEE Main 2026 cutoff, the ranks gained by the candidates also play a very important role in determining if the candidate can attempt the JEE Advanced exam. Only the top 2,50,000 candidates in the JEE Main exam will be eligible for the JEE Advanced exam. Hence, along with clearing the JEE Main 2026 cutoff, candidates also need to secure a rank in the top 2,50,000 JEE Main ranks.
Candidates can check the content given below for the expected JEE Main 2026 marks vs rank vs percentile. This will help them determine if they will qualify for the JEE Advanced exam or not. The scores mentioned in the table below are from the previous year's data. The updated date will be mentioned once it is released.
| Marks | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
300-291 | 1 - 15 | 100-99.999 |
292-280 | 16 - 56 | 99.99890732 - 99.99617561 |
279-271 | 86 - 125 | 99.99417236 - 99.99153171 |
268-259 | 142 - 341 | 99.99034797 - 99.97687156 |
258-250 | 381 - 704 | 99.97413985 - 99.95228621 |
249-240 | 733 - 1246 | 99.95028296 - 99.91549924 |
239-230 | 1269 - 1909 | 99.91395128 - 99.87060821 |
229-220 | 2043 - 3217 | 99.86150253 - 99.78191884 |
219-210 | 3319 - 4549 | 99.77499852 - 99.69159044 |
209- 200 | 4647 - 6269 | 99.68494329 - 99.57503767 |
199-190 | 6488 - 8724 | 99.56019541 - 99.40858575 |
189- 180 | 8951 - 12197 | 99.39319714 - 99.17311273 |
179-170 | 12439 - 16524 | 99.1567225 - 98.87981861 |
169-160 | 16942 - 21710 | 98.85149993 - 98.52824811 |
159-150 | 22156 - 28132 | 98.49801724 -98.09290531 |
149-140 | 28402 - 36243 | 98.07460288 - 97.54301298 |
139-130 | 36985 - 46047 | 97.4927496 - 96.87838902 |
129-120 | 47066 - 57991 | 96.80927687 - 96.0687115 |
119-110 | 59254 - 72925 | 95.983027 - 95.05625037 |
109-100 | 74236 - 91426 | 94.96737888 - 93.8020333 |
99-90 | 93240 - 114780 | 93.67910655 - 92.21882783 |
89-80 | 117151 - 143434 | 92.05811248 - 90.27631202 |
79-70 | 1468491 - 184121 | 90.0448455 - 87.51810893 |
69-60 | 186799- 237626 | 87.33654157 - 83.89085926 |
59-50 | 243215 - 319343 | 83.5119717 - 78.35114254 |
49-40 | 327188 - 448730 | 77.81927947 - 69.5797271 |
39-30 | 460200 - 647703 | 68.80219265 - 56.09102043 |
29-20 | 678394 935442 | 54.01037138 - 36.58463962 |
19-10 | 954561 - 1207129 | 35.2885364 - 18.16647924 |
9-0 | 1222184 - 1390805 | 17.14582299 -5.71472799 |
Various factors are taken into consideration by NTA to calculate the minimum score for JEE Advanced eligibility. Candidates can use these factors to understand how to determine the minimum JEE Main marks required to qualify for JEE Advanced. These factors include
Total number of candidates who appeared for JEE Main 2026
Level of difficulty of the exam
Total number of available seats in JEE Main participating institutes
Previous year cutoff trends
Go through the given table for the last year's JEE Main cutoff for JEE Advanced. The minimum JEE Main marks required to qualify for JEE Advanced are determined based on the following data.
| Category | JEE Main Percentile |
|---|---|
General | 93.2362181 |
Gen-PwD | 0.0018700 |
EWS | 81.3266412 |
OBC-NCL | 79.6757881 |
SC | 60.0923182 |
ST | 46.6975840 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
General category candidates should score approximately above 100 marks out of 300 to be able to apply for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam.
NTA will release the JEE Main 2026 cutoff after the declaration of results on the official website.
Candidates with a score of 150 can apply for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam.
The top 250000 ranks will be allowed to apply for the JEE Advanced exam. The last rank will depend on the category of the candidate, JEE Main performance and difficulty level of the exam among other factors.
Candidates who qualify the JEE Mains exam and are among the top 2,50,000 will be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026.
JEE Main 2026 cutoff will be released along with the exam result.
On Question asked by student community
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