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.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Khush
You can download the JEE Main 2026 January Session question paper from the link given below:
Hope it helps.
If you need any other resource for your preparation, let us know.
Hello Kavyashree,
Please refer to the given link to access the JEE Main B.Arch PYQs of all years with solutions. In this article, we have provided all the subjects' previous years' question papers in one place for your convenience.
Hope this helps!
Hey there,
Yes, you can pursue Class 12 with PCM through NIOS after passing PCB in 2025, but your eligibility for entrance exams depends on the exam rules. For JEE Main , NIOS is accepted, but JEE Advanced eligibility is generally based on the year you first passed Class 12,
Hi Bhawna,
Here is the link of electrostatics questions
https://engineering.careers360.com/download/ebooks/jee-main-chapter-wise-pyqs
If you need any other resource, do let us know.
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