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    SC Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 - Expected Percentile & Qualifying Marks

    SC Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 - Expected Percentile & Qualifying Marks

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    RanjeetaUpdated on 16 Feb 2026, 07:49 PM IST
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    SC Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026: Candidates wondering what the JEE Main SC Cutoff is for 2026 can read below. The expected JEE Main cutoff for the SC category is 60-63 percentile. And the expected minimum JEE Main SC rank is 190-210. The JEE Main SC cutoff percentile is not limited to the General category and has higher admission chances in top institutions. A valid SC cutoff holder will be applicable for JEE Advanced or JoSAA counselling rounds. However, the official JEE Main SC cutoff is yet to be released on the official website. NTA will release the final JEE Main cutoff after the JEE Main 2026 results. A

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    1. SC Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 Expected
    2. JEE Main SC Marks Required to Qualify for JEE Advanced 2026
    3. SC Cutoff for JEE Mains: Previous Year Trends
    4. JEE Main 2026 SC Cutoff for NITs
    5. JEE Main 2026 SC Cutoff for top IIITs
    6. JEE Main 2026 SC Cutoff for the top IITs
    7. What are the Factors Affecting JEE Main 2026 SC Cutoff?
    SC Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 - Expected Percentile & Qualifying Marks
    SC Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026

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    Further, candidates will also be able to check the JoSAA admission cutoffs (closing ranks) for the SC category across NITs, IIITs, and IITs. Check the article for more details in SC Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026.

    SC Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 Expected

    The official JEE Main SC cutoff is yet to be released; until then, candidates can check the expected cutoff based on the latest cutoff trends. Below is the expected SC cutoff in percentile form along with other categories.

    Expected JEE Main SC cutoff 2026

    Category

    JEE Main 2026 expected cutoff

    SC

    60-62

    ST

    47-49

    General (UR)

    93-95

    OBC-NCL

    80-82

    EWS

    80-82

    JEE Main SC Marks Required to Qualify for JEE Advanced 2026

    To be eligible for the JEE Advanced, candidates should be among the top 2,50,000 in B.E./B.Tech. paper of JEE Main 2026. Further, the minimum percentage of candidates to be shortlisted for JEE Main for the SC category is expected to be 15%. However, it is just a speculation based on last year's data. The final percentile will be released by NTA after the JEE Main results.

    Category

    Percentage

    Scheduled Tribe (ST)

    7.50%

    Scheduled Caste (SC)

    15%

    GEN-EWS

    10%

    OPEN

    40.50%

    PwD

    5% Horizontal Reservation

    OBC & NCL

    27%

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    SC Cutoff for JEE Mains: Previous Year Trends

    NTA releases category-wise JEE Cut-off every year for admission in top institutes, qualification for JEE Advanced, and to participate in the counselling round. Candidates can find below the JEE MAIN cutoff for SC categories for the academic year 2019 to 2025.

    Previous Years JEE Main SC Cutoff

    Year

    SC Cutoff Percentile

    2025

    61.1526933

    2024

    60.0923182

    2023

    51.9776027

    2022

    43.0820954 (min)

    2021

    46.8825338 (min)

    2020

    50.1760245

    2019

    54.0128155

    JEE Main 2026 SC Cutoff for NITs

    Check the JEE Main 2026 SC cutoffs for NITs via JoSAA opening and closing ranks. The expected closing ranks for SC for CSE in top NITs are likely to range from 700 to 5000. Further, check the last year’s JoSAA cutoff trends for the top NITs for the top branches.

    SC JEE Main Cutoff for NITs Round 1

    NIT Name

    Branch Name

    Opening

    Closing

    NIT Tirchy


    Computer Science and Engineering

    270

    713

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    831

    988

    Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    365

    1247

    SVNIT Surat

    Computer Science and Engineering

    220

    731

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    804

    1551

    Artificial Intelligence

    780

    909

    Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    2040

    2326

    MNIT Jaipur


    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    1539

    2094

    Computer Science and Engineering

    592

    1272

    NIT Allahabad


    Computer Science and Engineering

    217

    1075

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    906

    1666

    NIT Calicut


    Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    5430

    8910

    Computer Science and Engineering

    490

    2697

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    2550

    5277

    NIT Patna

    Computer Science and Engineering

    1214

    3451

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    3497

    4681

    NIT Kurukshetra


    Computer Science and Engineering

    520

    1599

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    2723

    3431

    NIT Rourkela


    Computer Science and Engineering

    356

    1718

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    962

    1716

    Artificial Intelligence

    2002

    2169

    NIT Silchar


    Computer Science and Engineering

    636

    2955

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    2985

    4662

    NIT Warangal


    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    349

    1343

    Computer Science and Engineering

    283

    924

    Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    1654

    2365

    VNIT Nagpur


    Computer Science and Engineering

    494

    1218

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    1645

    2283

    Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    2670

    2861

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    JEE Main 2026 SC Cutoff for top IIITs

    Check the JEE Main 2026 SC cutoffs for the Indian Institute of Information Technology via JoSAA opening and closing ranks. The expected closing ranks for SC CSE in top IIITs range from 2,000 to 8,000 for competitive branches. Tabulated below are the last year’s JoSAA cutoff trends for the top IIITs and their top branches.

    SC JEE Main Cutoff for IIITs Round 1 (2025)

    Institute

    Academic Program Name

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    IIIT Allahabad


    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    1678

    2107

    Information Technology

    469

    1608

    IIITM Gwaloir


    Computer Science and Engineering

    1520

    1905

    Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    3088

    3855

    IIIT Lucknow

    Computer Science

    1069

    2166

    Computer Science and Business

    2395

    3117

    Information Technology

    2476

    3253

    IIIT Nagpur


    Computer Science and Engineering

    3345

    6151

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    6391

    8084

    IIIT Pune


    Computer Science and Engineering

    734

    4857

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    2156

    6388

    IIIT Ranchi


    Computer Science and Engineering

    3403

    7963

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    8253

    8895

    IIIT Guwahati

    Computer Science and Engineering

    2271

    4871

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    3767

    6433

    IIIT Surat

    Computer Science and Engineering

    2297

    6326

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    5793

    8212

    IIIT Tiruchirappalli

    Computer Science and Engineering

    1853

    3354

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    4898

    6701

    IIIT DM Kancheepuram



    Computer Science and Engineering

    2358

    3413

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    1789

    5281

    Mechanical Engineering

    5397

    6685

    IIIT Dharwad

    Computer Science and Engineering

    3454

    8118

    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

    5828

    8770

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    8173

    8908

    IIITDM Jabalpur


    Computer Science and Engineering

    983

    3312

    Electronics and Communication Engineering

    2313

    4135

    Mechanical Engineering

    5595

    6565

    JEE Main 2026 SC Cutoff for the top IITs

    Check the JoSAA SC cutoff opening and closing ranks for top IITs for admission in JEE Advanced.

    SC JEE Main Cutoff for IITs Round 1 (2025)

    Institute

    Academic Program Name

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    IIT Bombay

    Chemical Engineering

    443

    679

    Computer Science and Engineering

    1

    31

    Electrical Engineering

    57

    151

    Mechanical Engineering

    168

    503

    IIT Delhi

    Chemical Engineering

    127

    673

    Computer Science and Engineering

    3

    45

    Electrical Engineering

    123

    202

    Mechanical Engineering

    157

    588

    IIT Guwahati

    Chemical Engineering

    1226

    1422

    Computer Science and Engineering

    133

    183

    Mechanical Engineering

    664

    1223

    IIT Hyderabad

    Artificial Intelligence

    199

    222

    Chemical Engineering

    1211

    1448

    Computer Science and Engineering

    125

    179

    Electrical Engineering

    292

    553

    Mechanical Engineering

    804

    1161

    IIT Kanpur

    Chemical Engineering

    691

    1131

    Computer Science and Engineering

    48

    70

    Electrical Engineering

    79

    422

    Mechanical Engineering

    526

    787

    IIT Kharagpur


    Artificial Intelligence

    144

    250

    Chemical Engineering

    985

    1359

    Computer Science and Engineering

    46

    102

    Electrical Engineering

    327

    550

    Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering

    100

    388

    Mechanical Engineering

    294

    1035

    IIT Madras

    Chemical Engineering

    732

    1147

    Computer Science and Engineering

    10

    43

    Electrical Engineering

    52

    277

    Mechanical Engineering

    253

    701

    IIT Roorkee

    Chemical Engineering

    829

    1260

    Computer Science and Engineering

    81

    121

    Electrical Engineering

    431

    572

    Mathematics & Computing

    351

    565

    Mechanical Engineering

    620

    1039

    What are the Factors Affecting JEE Main 2026 SC Cutoff?

    The JEE Main cutoff is not consistent; it keeps changing with every JEE exam shift. The qualifying cutoff keeps changing based on several factors.

    • Number of applicants

    • Performance in the entrance examination

    • Difficulty level of the JEE Main 2026

    • JEE Cutoff trends of the previous years’ examination

    • Available seat for SC category.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the SC Cutoff for JEE Mains 2026?
    A:

    The SC cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 is expected to be around 60-63 percentile.

    Q: What is the JEE Main SC cutoff for NITs?
    A:

    The JEE Main SC cutoff ranks for top NITs will likely range from 700 to 5,000 for top branches. 

    Q: What is the JEE Main SC cutoff for IIITs?
    A:

    The JEE Main SC cutoff ranks for top IIITs will likely range from 2,000 to 8,000 for competitive branches.

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