What is NTA Score in JEE Main 2026 Results - How to Calculate

What is NTA score?

The NTA score in the JEE Main result is the aggregate percentile of the candidate in both sessions of the JEE Main exam for all three subjects. The combined scores of both sessions in the JEE Main 2026 exam are converted into a final percentile score, which is called the JEE Main NTA score.

How NTA score works in JEE Main 2026

NTA score in the JEE Main exam works to minimise the disparity in scores that may be caused due to differences in the difficulty levels of the multiple sessions of the exam. NTA considers the candidate’s raw score(actual score in the exam) and applies the Normalisation formula to convert it into the NTA score in the JEE Main result.

How to calculate NTA score

The authority will apply the NTA score formula for JEE Main to calculate the NTA score in the JEE Main exam for normalisation.

Percentile Score of a Candidate = 100 x (Number of candidates who secured a raw score (or actual score) equal or less than the candidate)/(Total number of candidates who appeared in that session)

The calculation for the Raw scores, the subject-wise and the total NTA score in the JEE Main result are given below.

Raw Scores: Marks obtained in each session and subject (Maths, Physics, Chemistry) of the JEE Main exam calculated for all correct and incorrect answers, totalled up to obtain a total raw JEE Main 2026 score.

JEE Main Percentile Scores for each of the subject and total percentile score

Importance of NTA score in JEE Main

There are several advantages to the NTA score in the JEE Main 2026 result

• Equal and Unbiased Result: NTA conducts the JEE Main 2026 exam in multiple sessions across different days. Each session of the JEE Main exam will have separate question papers with varying degrees of difficulty. Hence, the authority implements the JEE Main normalisation procedure to give all the JEE Main 2026 candidates a fair and equal chance in the exam. The NTA score in the JEE Mains result 2026 ensures that the scores of all the candidates are at the same level to keep the JEE Main 2026 results fair.

• Easier to break ties: The NTA score in the JEE Main result helps the authority break ties in the raw score more easily. The guidelines for the JEE Main 2026 tie-breaking are

When two or more candidates obtain equal percentile, then the ranking will be as follows

• NTA score in Mathematics, followed by

• NTA score in Physics, followed by

• NTA score in Chemistry, followed by

• Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in all the subjects in the Test, followed by

• Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Mathematics in the Test, followed by

• Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Physics in the Test, followed by

• Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Chemistry in the Test followed by

• If there is a tie even after this, candidates will be assigned the same rank.

JEE Main Tie-Breaking Rule for Paper 2 A (B.Arch)

The tie between candidates obtaining the same Total NTA scores will be resolved in the following manner:

• NTA score in Mathematics, followed by

• NTA score in Aptitude Test, followed by

• NTA score in Drawing Test, followed by

• Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in all the subjects in the Test, followed by

• Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Mathematics (Part-I) in the Test, followed by

• Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Aptitude Test (Part-II) in the Test followed by

• If there is a tie even after this, candidates will be assigned the same rank

JEE Main Tie-Breaking Rule for Paper 2 B (B.Planning)

In case two candidates obtain the same marks in the JEE Main 2026 B.Planning exam the tie-breaking will apply in the following order:

• NTA score in Mathematics, followed by

• NTA score in Aptitude Test, followed by

• NTA score in Planning Based Questions, followed by

• Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in all the subjects in the Test, followed by

• Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Mathematics (Part- I) in the Test, followed by

• Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Aptitude Test (Part- II) in the Test, followed by

• Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Planning Based Questions (Part-III) in the Test followed by

• If there is a tie even after this, candidates will be assigned the same rank.

NTA score will be used for admission: All of the institutions that accept JEE Main scores will offer admission to the candidates based only on their JEE Main 2026 NTA score.