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Candidates preparing for the JEE Advanced 2026 must secure the qualifying marks in JEE Main. NTA sets the top percentile or cutoff ranks category-wise for JEE Mains to be eligible for JEE Advanced. NTA has uploaded the JEE Main 2026 cutoff for General, OBC, SC, ST and EWS. The minimum percentile required for the General is 93.4123549, for OBC is 80.9232583, for SC is 63.9172792, and for ST is 52.0174712. Those who score above the JEE Main 2026 cutoff can appear for the JEE Advanced exam. Provided, they must also be the top 2.5 lakh candidates. Students planning to appear for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam must have participated in the JEE Main 2026 exam.
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As per the latest JEE Main cutoff, the minimum JEE Main marks required to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 are based on category-specific reservation percentages. As per last year's data, the reservations are as follows: GEN-EWS (10%), OPEN (40.50%), ST (7.50%), SC (15%), PwD (5% horizontal reservation), and OBC & NCL (27%). These percentages determine the eligibility and selection criteria for candidates across different categories
| Category | Percentile |
|---|---|
| UR-ALL | 93.4123549 |
| UR-PwBD | 0.0023186 |
| EWS-ALL | 82.4164528 |
| OBC-ALL | 80.9232583 |
| SC-ALL | 63.9172792 |
| ST-ALL | 52.0174712 |
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| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| GEN-EWS | 10% |
| OPEN | 40.50% |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 7.50% |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 15% |
| PwD | 5% Horizontal Reservation |
| OBC & NCL | 27% |
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 |
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IIT Roorkee has released the eligibility criteria for JEE Advanced exam 2026. Candidates can go through the official brochure and check the eligibility criteria before applying for the exam. The eligibility criteria mainly include performance in JEE Mains, age limit, number of attempts, Class 12, and IIT admission. Check more details on the eligibility criteria for JEE Advanced 2026
Criterion 1 - Performance in JEE Main
The percentage reservation for the following categories is given below:
GEN-EWS - 10%
OBC-NCL - 27%
SC - 15%
ST - 7.5%
OPEN - 40.5%
PwD - 5% horizontal reservation in all of the above.
Order | Category | Number of Top Candidates | |
1 | OPEN | 96187 | 101250 |
2 | OPEN-PwD | 5063 | |
3 | GEN-EWS | 23750 | 25000 |
4 | GEN-EWS-PwD | 1250 | |
5 | OBC-NCL | 64125 | 67500 |
6 | OBC-NCL-PwD | 3375 | |
7 | SC | 35625 | 37500 |
8 | SC-PwD | 1875 | |
9 | ST | 17812 | 18750 |
10 | ST-PwD | 938 | |
IIT Roorkee will release the qualifying marks for JEE Advanced 2026 after the exam is concluded. The JEE Advanced 2026 cutoff indicates the required marks candidates must secure to be on the rank list and IIT admission via JoSAA counselling. Candidates can check the previous year’s cutoff trends to have an overall idea.
Rank List | Minimum percentage of marks in each subject | Minimum percentage of aggregate marks |
Common rank list (CRL) | 10% | 35% |
GEN-EWS rank list | 9% | 31.5% |
OBC-NCL rank list | 9% | 31.5% |
SC Rank list | 5% | 17.5% |
ST Rank List | 5% | 17.5% |
Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD) | 5% | 17.5% |
GEN-EWS-PwD rank list | 5% | 17.5% |
OBC-NCL-PwD rank list | 5% | 17.5% |
SC-PwD rank list | 5% | 17.5% |
ST-PwD Rank List | 5% | 17.5% |
Preparatory Course (PC) Rank List | 5% | 8.75% |
Rank List | Minimum Marks in Each Subject | Minimum Aggregate Marks |
Common Rank List (CRL) | 10 | 109 |
OBC-NCL Rank List | 9 | 98 |
GEN-EWS Rank List | 9 | 98 |
SC Rank List | 5 | 54 |
ST Rank List | 5 | 54 |
Common-PwD Rank List (CRL-PwD) | 5 | 54 |
OBC-NCL-PwD Rank List | 5 | 54 |
GEN-EWS-PwD Rank List | 5 | 54 |
SC-PwD Rank List | 5 | 54 |
ST-PwD Rank List | 5 | 54 |
Preparatory Course (PC) Rank List | 2 | 27 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The JEE Main minimum marks required are likely to be 100–115+ out of 300 to qualify for JEE Advanced.
No, 40 is not a good score in JEE Main. The JEE score is not sufficient for top NITs or IIITs, and not enough to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Student,
Please find the rank predictor tool in the following link.
Link - JEE Main Rank Predictor 2026
Dear Student,
The category rank with an 81 percentile depends on your specific category. You can check your category rank here:
You can get the following colleges:
You can check the complete list from here - https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/list-of-engineering-colleges-accepting-98-percentile-in-jee-main
Dear Student,
With 56 marks in JEE Mains 2026 April 5, the chances of result in a lower percentile than 80. But with normalisation you can expect a good percentile if your specific shift was very hard.
For your reference, check: JEE Mains 2026 April 5 Marks vs Percentile: Shift-Wise
Dear Student,
Normalization can boost your score and percentile if your specific shift was very hard.
You can check your percentile and rank here: JEE Mains 2026 April 5 Marks vs Percentile: Shift-Wise Expected Score Analysis
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