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    Minimum Marks in JEE Main Qualify for JEE Advanced 2026

    Minimum Marks in JEE Main Qualify for JEE Advanced 2026

    RanjeetaUpdated on 21 Apr 2026, 03:30 PM IST

    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.

    This Story also Contains

    1. Minimum Marks in JEE Main Qualify for JEE Advanced 2026
    2. Eligibility Criteria for JEE Advanced 2026
    3. JEE Advanced 2026 Cutoff (Qualifying Marks)
    Minimum Marks in JEE Main Qualify for JEE Advanced 2026
    Minimum Marks in JEE Main Qualify for JEE Advanced 2026

    Minimum Marks in JEE Main Qualify for JEE Advanced 2026

    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

    JEE Main Cut Off 2026 Qualifying Marks and Percentile Category Wise

    CategoryPercentile
    UR-ALL93.4123549
    UR-PwBD0.0023186
    EWS-ALL82.4164528
    OBC-ALL80.9232583
    SC-ALL63.9172792
    ST-ALL52.0174712
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    Minimum JEE Main Marks Required to Qualify for JEE Advanced 2026

    CategoryPercentage
    GEN-EWS10%
    OPEN40.50%
    Scheduled Tribe (ST)7.50%
    Scheduled Caste (SC)15%
    PwD5% Horizontal Reservation
    OBC & NCL27%
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    JEE Main Marks vs Rank vs Percentile - Expected Data

    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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    Eligibility Criteria for JEE Advanced 2026

    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.

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    Category-wise distribution of top 2,50,000* candidates (Criterion 1)

    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

    JEE Advanced 2026 Cutoff (Qualifying Marks)

    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.

    JEE Advanced 2025 Cutoff (Qualifying Marks)

    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%

    JEE Advanced 2024 Cutoff (Qualifying Marks)

    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)

    Q: What are the JEE Main minimum marks required for JEE Advanced?
    A:

    The JEE Main minimum marks required are likely to be 100–115+ out of 300 to qualify for JEE Advanced.

    Q: Is 40 a good score in JEE Mains?
    A:

    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. 

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    Have a question related to JEE Main ?

    Hi Raj Kumar,
    As you have not mentioned an approximate or particular JEE Mains rank, you can view the colleges by using the JEE Main college predictor , a simple and direct tool to predict colleges!

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    Hello Student,

    I am sharing the college predictor tool with you that will help you determine which are the possible colleges you can get based on your rank in both exams.

    Link - JEE Main 2026 College Predictor

    Link - AP EAMCET 2026 College Predictor

    Hello Student,

    You have a good percentile in JEE Main, and there is a strong chance of getting of you securing a seat at ISI BSDS. This is especially advantageous if you are from a reserved category.


    What you need to remember is that the final admission will still depend

    Hello Student,

    With your rank, getting a seat in mechanical engineering in a top-tier or even a mid-tier NIT or an IIIT is extremely difficult, through JoSAA rounds, because the mechanical engineering cut-off rank at NITs is much before the 50K - 60K rank for OBC candidates.

    However, there can