Qualifying Marks for JEE Mains 2026 – Category Wise Cutoff, Expected Minimum Marks, Trends

Qualifying Marks for JEE Mains 2026 – Category Wise Cutoff, Expected Minimum Marks, Trends

Chintakuntla Sai GnanUpdated on 15 Feb 2026, 07:11 PM IST

Qualifying Marks for JEE Mains 2026: The National Testing Agency will release the qualifying marks for JEE Mains 2026 exam along with JEE Mains 2026 results. Candidates who are qualified in JEE Mains exam only will be allowed to appear for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam. Based on the previous years trends, the expected JEE Mains 2026 qualifying marks will be around 95 marks out of 300. 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 Top NITs and IIITs. The session 1 of JEE Mains results will be declared by February 16, 2026.

LiveJEE Mains 2026 Result LIVE: NTA final answer key, results on jeemain.nta.nic.in by Feb 16; BTech cut-offsFeb 15, 2026 | 8:30 PM IST

 Students will find the JEE Main 2026 final answer key PDF and session 1 scorecard on the official websites as follows. 

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Qualifying Marks for JEE Mains 2026 – Category Wise Cutoff, Expected Minimum Marks, Trends
Qualifying Marks for JEE Mains 2026 – Category Wise Cutoff

The JEE Main qualifying cutoff is different for general category, OBC, EWS, SC, ST, PwD and others. The JEE Main qualifying marks gets 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 qualifying marks for JEE Mains 2026.

Qualifying Marks for JEE Mains 2026

The authority will publish the JEE Main qualifying cutoff marks along with the 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.

Previous Years' Qualifying Marks for JEE Mains 2025

Category

JEE Mains Marks (Out of 300)

General

95

EWS

53

OBC

51

SC

34

ST

26

Qualifying Marks for JEE Mains 2024

Category

JEE Mains Marks (Out of 300)

General

96

EWS

54

OBC

52

SC

33

ST

27

Qualifying Marks for JEE Mains 2023

Category

JEE Mains Marks (Out of 300)

General

83

EWS

46

OBC

44

SC

28

ST

21

Qualifying Marks for JEE Mains 2022

Category

JEE Mains Marks (Out of 300)

General

74

EWS

73

OBC

39

SC

24

ST

17

Qualifying Marks for JEE Mains 2021

Category

JEE Mains Marks (Out of 300)

General

73

EWS

72

OBC

40

SC

25

ST

19

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Can I qualify JEE Main 2026 exam with 80 marks?
A:

Yes, candidates may qualify in JEE Main 2026 exam, however the general candidates are expected to get around 95 marks to cross the qualifying JEE Main cutoff marks.

Q: What are the qualifying marks for JEE Mains 2026?
A:

The authority will publish the qualifying marks for JEE Mains 2026 along with results. 

Q: How many minimum marks are required to qualify for the JEE Mains 2026 exam?
A:

General category candidates need to score a minimum of 95 marks out of 300 to qualify for the JEE Mains 2026 exam. 

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