Qualifying Marks for JEE Mains 2026: NTA will announce the JEE Main qualifying marks 2026 after the session 2 results are declared. However, candidates can check the expected JEE Mains 2026 qualifying marks based on last year's trends here. The qualifying marks for JEE Main 2026 for the general category will be around 95+ marks out of 300. Candidates who qualify in the JEE Mains exam will be only allowed to appear for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam. The authority will publish passing marks in the form of JEE Mains percentile cutoff score. Candidates who are qualified in JEE Mains 2026 will get an engineering seat in one of the top NITs and IIITs. The NTA will announce the JEE Mains session 2 results on April 20, 2026.
The JEE Main qualifying cutoff is different for the general category, OBC, EWS, SC, ST, PwD and others. The JEE Main qualifying marks get changed every year because of various factors like difficulty level of exam, number of students appeared for the exam, etc. Read the article carefully to know more about the qualifying marks for JEE Mains 2026.
The authority will publish the JEE Main qualifying cutoff marks along with the April results on the official website. We will update the JEE Mains 2026 qualifying marks after it is officially released. By the time candidates can find the previous years' qualifying marks for the JEE Mains exam.
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| Category | JEE Mains Score |
|---|---|
General | 95 |
EWS | 53 |
OBC | 51 |
SC | 34 |
ST | 26 |
| Category | JEE Percentile |
|---|---|
General | 96 |
EWS | 54 |
OBC | 52 |
SC | 33 |
ST | 27 |
| Category | JEE Mains Score |
|---|---|
General | 83 |
EWS | 46 |
OBC | 44 |
SC | 28 |
ST | 21 |
| Category | JEE Mains Score |
|---|---|
General | 74 |
EWS | 73 |
OBC | 39 |
SC | 24 |
ST | 17 |
| Category | JEE Mains Score |
|---|---|
General | 73 |
EWS | 72 |
OBC | 40 |
SC | 25 |
ST | 19 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, candidates may qualify in JEE Main 2026 exam, the general candidates are expected to get around 95 marks to cross the qualifying JEE Main cutoff marks.
The authority will publish the qualifying marks for JEE Mains 2026 along with April results.
General category candidates need to score a minimum of 95+ marks out of 300 to qualify for the JEE Advanced.
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