{"id":40737,"date":"2026-06-15T10:28:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.21kschool.com\/in\/blog\/jee-mains-percentile-cutoff\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T22:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:17:26","slug":"jee-mains-percentile-cutoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.21kschool.com\/in\/blog\/jee-mains-percentile-cutoff\/","title":{"rendered":"JEE Mains Percentile Cutoff 2026: Check Category-Wise Qualifying Marks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jeemain.nta.nic.in\/\"><strong>JEE Main<\/strong><\/a><strong> is a <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.21kschool.com\/in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-competitive-exams\/#What_Are_Competitive_Exams\"><strong>competitive exam<\/strong><\/a><strong> for engineering students\u2019 college admissions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learners <strong>who appeared f<\/strong><strong>or JEE Mains in 2026 must be eager to know their results and find <\/strong><strong>out <\/strong><strong>if they can get admission in their dream college<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For that, they must know the <strong>JEE Mains percentile cutoff, as they vary with each year and category.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>results are already out on official websites. In this article, we will see details about JEE Mains percentile cutoff <\/strong>and the yearly trends that follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the JEE Mains Percentile Cutoff?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JEE Main percentile cutoff refers to the minimum percentile<\/strong> that a candidate has to attain to be <strong>eligible to be <\/strong><strong>on <\/strong><strong>the admission list of some of the best national engineering universities<\/strong>. The <strong>2026 JEE Mains percentile cutoff for General is 93.4123549, 80.92 for OBC-NCL, 63.91 for SC, and 52.01 for ST.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the <strong>percentile system evaluates results based on relative performance of the learners, no individual gets advantage of an easy paper.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that,<strong> for example, a paper was tough and the top-ranked learners got 75%, then the cut-off will also lie closer (lesser) to the best results<\/strong>. Due to this,<strong> learners don\u2019t feel unrealistic pressure to score 90% or more <\/strong>unlike any other tests to qualify the exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nta.ac.in\/\"><strong>National Testing Agency<\/strong><\/a><strong> has released the JEE Main results and the respective cutoff for the year 2026 on the official website<\/strong><strong> (<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jeemain.nta.nic.in\"><strong>jeemain.nta.nic.in<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<\/strong>. The total no. of candidates that gave <strong>JEE Mains in this year was 2.5 lakhs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Difference Between JEE Main Percentile and Percentage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You should know the <strong>difference between a percentage and a percentile so that you can interpret your JEE Main results properly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Percentage is the actual marks achieved, expressed out of 100.<\/strong> When a student achieves<strong> 180 out of 300, then their percent will be 60<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Percentile indicates relative performance. A <\/strong><strong>90th <\/strong><strong>percentile would imply that the candidate scored higher than 90 percent<\/strong> of the total learners taking the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Percentile is based on the performance of others<\/strong>, whereas percentage represents absolute marks. This is the reason why the<strong> same marks can get different percentiles in different sessions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How is JEE Main Percentile Calculated?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>percentile score of JEE Main is calculated by normalization method to limit unfairness among the sessions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The formula used is:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Percentile = (Number of individuals who scored lower than or equal to you\/Total number of individuals) x 100<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin with, the<strong> scores of all the candidates in any given session are arranged in <\/strong><strong>ascending <\/strong><strong>order<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, <strong>candidates with a score less or equal to a given score are counted<\/strong>. This figure is <strong>divided by the total number of applicants<\/strong> and <strong>multiplied by 100 <\/strong>to get the percentile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>100 percentile is given to the best scorer of a session<\/strong>. To avoid ties, percentile scores are calculated to seven decimal places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case a <strong>candidate takes two or more sessions<\/strong>, then the best percentile is taken into account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JEE Main Qualifying Cutoff vs Admission Cutoff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Many people confuse between qualifying cutoff and admission cutoff which might lead to uninformed decisions in career<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Qualifying cutoff is the minimum marks or percentile published by NTA<\/strong>, scoring above which can make a<strong> learner eligible to sit for <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jeeadv.ac.in\/\"><strong>JEE Advanced<\/strong><\/a>. <strong>Candidates who are successful in crossing this cutoff are allowed to take the next step<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Admission cutoff is defined as the percentile or the rank needed to get admission to a specific college or course.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The admission cutoff is<strong> generally higher than the qualifying cutoff<\/strong>, and varies throughout different colleges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scoring higher than the admission cutoff of individual universities is necessary to get admission in them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current and Previous Year JEE Main Percentile Cutoff Trends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Applicants of JEE Main have to score high to ensure a seat in the favourite college<\/strong>. For that, the JEE Main cutoff trends vary slightly for each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong> number of candidates and scores vary under each category<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. General Category<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For the <strong>year 2026, the JEE Main cutoff <\/strong><strong>for General category is 93.4123549, where the no. of applicants who qualified the exam was 96,873<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The table below shows the <strong>year wise JEE Main cutoff trends for General Category:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Year&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>General JEE Main Cutoff<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">93.1023262&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2024<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">93.2362181&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">90.7788642&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2022<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">88.4121383&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2021<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">87.8992241&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. OBC-NCL Category<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For<strong> OBC-NCL candidates, the <\/strong><strong>2026 <\/strong><strong>cutoff is 80.9232583<\/strong> <strong>percentile<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without compromising competition, the <strong>relaxation in marks guarantees the representation of 67597 eligible participants <\/strong>for admission in national engineering institutes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Year&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>OBC-NCL JEE Main Cutoff<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">79.4313582&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2024<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">79.6757881&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">73.6114227&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2022<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">67.0090297&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2021<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">68.0234447<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. EWS Category<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>GEN-EWS category usually has normally higher cutoffs than OBC-NCL within the past few years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>year 2026, the cutoff reached 82.4164528 percentile with 26009<\/strong> <strong>candidates <\/strong>who qualified the JEE Main exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Year&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>General JEE Main Cutoff<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">80.3830119&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2024<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">81.3266412&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">75.6229025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2022<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">63.1114141&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2021<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">66.2214845&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. SC Category<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SC candidates who have scored 63.9172792 percentile in 2026<\/strong>, will be eligible to apply for JEE Advance exams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Year&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>SC JEE Main Cutoff<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">61.1526933&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2024<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">60.0923182&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">51.9776027&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2022<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">43.0820954&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2021<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">46.8825338<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>total number of SC applicants who qualified JEE Main 2026 were 37,522<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. ST Category<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 18,790 <strong>ST category applicants<\/strong> met the minimum 52.<strong>0174712<\/strong> <strong>percentile <\/strong>required to be eligible <strong>for<\/strong> JEE Advance exams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The past trends were as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Year&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>ST JEE Main Cutoff<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">47.9026465&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2024<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">46.697584&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">37.2348772&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2022<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">26.7771328&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2021<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">34.6728999<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Factors Affecting JEE Main Cutoff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>central factors that affect JEE Main cutoff includes the following<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Number of Candidates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>number of applicants who have given JEE Main examination might impact the cutoff for that year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, when t<strong>here are more participants, the overall competition might increase due to higher population<\/strong> and the <strong>cutoff gets increased<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, <strong>lower participants entail lower cutoff as well as competition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Difficulty Level of the Exam<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong> difficulty level of the question paper often affects the final cutoff in JEE Mains<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To understand better,<strong> it can be said that the complexity of the question paper is inversely proportional to JEE Main percentile cutoff<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tougher paper will have relatively lower cutoff<\/strong>, while an unchallenging paper will show higher cutoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Performance Distribution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JEE Main results are also determined by performance distribution<\/strong>, which means the <strong>more learners score higher in the exam, the more will be the cutoff<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Reservation Policies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reservation by category significantly contributes to different cutoffs<\/strong> <strong>for<\/strong> various groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we saw in previous sections, <strong>reservation policies ensure to provide reserved seats for certain sections of society <\/strong>and have a lower cutoff than the General category.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Number of Available Seats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When there are less seats, the cutoff percentile is higher than when more seats are available.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lesser seats mean that the <strong>same population of students have to compete harder to secure a seat for themselves<\/strong> in their respective colleges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategy to Achieve a Good Percentile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the <strong>following blueprint to score higher in JEE Mains and get admission in IIITs or NITs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Focus on Strong Concepts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>JEE Main exam is centrally focused on assessing an individual\u2019s conceptual depth about complex topics<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why<strong> you should emphasize more on seeking deep <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.21kschool.com\/in\/blog\/difference-between-knowledge-and-information\/#What_is_Knowledge\"><strong>knowledge<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> instead of relying on memorization of facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Practice Regularly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Continuous practice enhances familiarity with questions<\/strong> and their retention for longer time periods..&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can aid in improving your <strong>precision while giving exams, so practice regularly by solving mock papers<\/strong> and sample questions of the past years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Time Management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the <strong>most crucial factors that might decide your final performance in JEE Main exams is <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.21kschool.com\/in\/blog\/importance-of-time-management-for-students\/#What_is_Time_Management\"><strong>time-management<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learners can <strong>practice time-management by solving previous year question papers within the <\/strong><strong>allotted <\/strong><strong>time frame of 3 hours<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <strong>would prepare them to complete each section of the paper with confidence during the final exams<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Accuracy Over Attempts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember to <strong>answer accurately in exams<\/strong>. <strong>More number of failed attempts <\/strong>or wrong answers would<strong> affect your performance poorly<\/strong> <strong>due to negative marking<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some learners think that attempting more questions will give them higher marks, but it often leads to lower scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Analyze Mock Tests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Giving mock tests is a great way <\/strong><strong>to learn about an applicant&#8217;s weak areas<\/strong> and work on them before the final exams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through this approach,<strong> learners can analyze preparation and score better in JEE Main exam<\/strong>s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Comments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JEE Main percentile cutoff is the minimum percentile by scoring which a learner can qualify for attempting JEE Advance exams.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With <strong>increased sources of preparation and population, the overall cutoff in JEE Mains has increased over time.<\/strong> This <strong>represents the increased competition in such exams<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can score better in JEE Main if you focus on <\/strong><strong>advanced<\/strong><strong>-level preparation of basic concepts<\/strong> and time-management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JEE Main is a competitive exam for engineering students\u2019 college admissions. 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