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    OBC Cutoff for JEE Main 2026 – Expected Percentile & Marks

    OBC Cutoff for JEE Main 2026 – Expected Percentile & Marks

    Chintakuntla Sai GnanUpdated on 20 Apr 2026, 03:08 PM IST

    OBC Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026: Candidates can get the details of the OBC Cutoff for the JEE Mains 2026 exam in this article. As the authority is completing the JEE Main exam 2026, candidates are searching for the expected category-wise cutoff of the JEE Main exam. Based on the previous years' trends, the OBC Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 is expected to be 79 to 81 percentile. Many factors influence the JEE Main cutoff, like the difficulty level of the exam, candidates' performance, normalisation, etc. OBC aspirants need to cross the OBC cutoff of JEE Main 2026 to be eligible for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam. Read the article carefully to know more about the OBC cutoff for JEE Mains 2026.

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    1. Expected OBC Cutoff for JEE Main 2026
    2. Previous Years OBC Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026
    3. What are the Factors that Influence JEE Main Cutoff
    4. What is JEE Main Cutoff?
    5. JEE Main 2026 Cutoff Marks vs Percentile
    OBC Cutoff for JEE Main 2026 – Expected Percentile & Marks
    OBC Cutoff for JEE Main 2026 – Expected Percentile & Marks

    Expected OBC Cutoff for JEE Main 2026

    The authority will release the OBC cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 along with the results. Here are the expected JEE Main 2026 OBC cutoffs based on the previous years' trends.

    CategoryExpected JEE Main 2026 Cutoff Percentile

    OBC

    79.5 to 81.5 percentile

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    Previous Years OBC Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026

    Candidates can check the previous years' OBC Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 in the table below. The OBC JEE Main cutoffs of 2025, 2024, and 2023 have been given here.

    JEE Main OBC Cutoff

    YearOBC JEE Main Cutoff Percentile

    2025

    79.67

    2024

    79.68

    2023

    73.61

    What are the Factors that Influence JEE Main Cutoff

    The JEE Main cutoff is influenced by many factors. Below are the main reasons that influence the JEE Main cutoff levels of the candidates.

    • Total number of candidates who appeared in both sessions of the JEE Main exam.

    • The candidates' performance in the examination.

    • Number of available seats and reservation category.

    • Difficulty level of the JEE Main exam across different shifts.

    What is JEE Main Cutoff?

    JEE Main candidates need to know the meaning of the JEE Main cutoff before appearing for the exam. JEE Main cutoff is the minimum percentile that is required by the student to be eligible for the further JEE Advanced exam. The cutoff will be different for each category, and it may change every year because of various factors like availability of seats, competition, and difficulty of the exam.

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    JEE Main 2026 Cutoff Marks vs Percentile

    The authority releases the JEE Main Cutoff in the form of cutoff marks or percentile cutoff. The same cutoff percentile may have different marks. Every year the JEE Main cutoff percentile gets changed. Previous years' percentile marks may be different to the present year's percentile. If the competition level increases, then the candidate is required to score more marks to get the same percentile. Previous years' JEE Main cutoffs and percentiles will help aspirants to achieve good scores in their upcoming JEE Main exam.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the expected OBC cutoff for JEE Mains 2026?
    A:

    As per previous years' trends, the OBC cutoff for the JEE Mains 2026 exam is 79 percentile.

    Q: What is the expected minimum OBC cutoff marks for JEE Main 2026?
    A:

    OBC candidates need to get around 80 to 94 marks in JEE Mains 2026 to cross the cutoff. 

    Q: How is the JEE Main cutoff calculated?
    A:

    The JEE Main cutoff is decided based on the top 2.5 lakh qualified candidates in the JEE Main exam.

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    Questions related to JEE Main

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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