Students may learn about all categories' JEE Main expected cutoff 2026 here. The JEE Main cut off is the minimum required score to pass JEE Main 2026. The JEE Main cutoff will be released separately for each category of the students.
The Expected JEE Main cutoff is more than 95 for general category, more than 83 for OBC category, more than 85 for EWS category, more than 65 for SC category and more than 50 for ST category.
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Students must note that JEE Main qualifying cutoff and admission cutoffs are different from each other. JEE Main cutoff for admissions will be released by the JoSAA. Kindly refer to the following to check out the expected trends of the JEE Main 2026 cutoff.
JEE Main Cutoff 2026
The National Test Agency (NTA) will release the JEE Mains 2026 cut off percentile in April 2026. The JEE main cutoff 2026 will be based on various factors including number of candidates, exam difficulty, number of seats, reservation policy, previous year cut-offs and more.
The JEE Main cut off percentile will be released on the official website of the NTA JEE Main (jeemain.nta.nic.in). The cutoff will be released along with the JEE Main Session 2 Results in April 2026. Students may also go through the JEE Main cut off 2026 as per JoSAA here on this page once it is released.
JEE Main 2026 Qualifying Cutoff (Expected)
The following table contains the JEE Main expected cutoff for the 2026 session. Students must meet the minimum cutoff criteria to be considered as an eligible student for admission into top engineering colleges.
Category | Cutoff 2026 |
Unreserved (UR) | 93.1023262 |
Gen-EWS | 80.3830119 |
OBC-NCL | 79.4313582 |
SC | 61.1526933 |
ST | 47.9026465 |
UR-PwD | 0.0079349 |
Note: These are completely unofficial cutoff criteria based on previous year JEE Main cutoff trends. Students may refer to the following to check the JEE Main previous year cut offs to gain a better understanding of JEE Main expected cutoff for 2026 session.
JEE Main 2025 Official Cutoff
Category | Cutoff 2025 |
Unreserved (UR) | 93.1023262 |
Gen-EWS | 80.3830119 |
OBC-NCL | 79.4313582 |
SC | 61.1526933 |
ST | 47.9026465 |
UR-PwD | 0.0079349 |
JEE Main Cutoff Previous Years
Students may check the JEE Main previous year cutoff provided below. The following tables contain JEE Main cutoff data for 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, and other years. Analyzing JEE Main cut off for previous years, will help students gain an idea of all the expected cutoffs for 2026 session.
JEE Main Cutoff 2024
Category | JEE Main Cutoff 2024 |
CRL - Unreserved (UR) | 93.2362181 |
OBC-NCL | 79.6757881 |
SC | 60.0923182 |
ST | 46.6975840 |
UR-PwD | 0.0018700 |
JEE Main Cutoff 2023
Category | JEE Main 2023 Cutoff |
Common Rank List | 90.7788642 |
Gen-EWS | 75.6229025 |
OBC-NCL | 73.6114227 |
SC | 51.9776027 |
ST | 37.2348772 |
PwD | 0.0013527 |
JEE Mains Cutoff 2022
Category | JEE Main 2022 Cutoff (Percentile Score) |
Common Rank List (UR) | 88.4121383 |
GEN- EWS | 63.1114141 |
OBC-NCL | 67.0090297 |
SC | 43.0820954 |
ST | 26.7771328 |
PwD | 0.0031029 |
JEE Main Cutoff- Previous Year Trends
Students may also check older JEE main cut off trends from 2016 to 2019 available below. The following tables contain previous year JEE Main cut off and student categories to help students analyze the upcoming exam expectancy..
JEE Main Cutoff 2019-2021
Category/Year | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
General | 87.8992241 | 90.3765335 | 89.7548849 |
OBC-NCL | 68.0234447 | 72.8887969 | 74.3166557 |
SC | 46.8825338 | 50.1760245 | 54.0128155 |
ST | 34.6728999 | 39.0696101 | 44.3345172 |
Gen-EWS | 66.2214845 | 70.2435518 | 78.2174869 |
PwD | 0.0096375 | 0.0618524 | 0.1137173 |
JEE Main Cutoff 2018-2016
Category/Year | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
General | 74 | 81 | 100 |
OBC-NCL | 45 | 49 | 70 |
SC | 29 | 32 | 52 |
ST | 24 | 27 | 48 |
PwD | -35 | NA | NA |
JEE Main 2024 Cutoff for NITs
Institute | JEE Main Cutoff |
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | |
NIT Uttarakhand JEE Main Cutoff | |
NIT Andhra Pradesh JEE Main Cutoff | |
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat, Gujarat | SVNIT Surat JEE Main Cutoff |
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu | |
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Punjab | |
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh | |
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur, Maharashtra | |
JEE Main Cutoff for IIITs
Refer to the following table to check out top IIITs and their cutoffs.
Institute Name | Cutoffs |
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kilohrant, Sonipat, Haryana | IIIT Sonipat JEE Main cutoff |
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara, Gujarat | IIIT Vadodara JEE Main cutoff |
Indian Institute of Information Technology Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli | IIIT Srirangam JEE Main cutoff |
Indian Institute of Information Technology Kalyani, West Bengal | IIIT Kalyani JEE Main cutoff |
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Una, Himachal Pradesh | IIIT Una JEE Main cutoff |
IIIT Nagpur JEE Main cutoff | |
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Jhalwa, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh | IIIT Allahabad JEE Main cutoff |
Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool | |
IIIT Kottayam JEE Main cutoff | |
Indian Institute of Information Technology Manipur, Mantripukhri, Imphal | |
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu |
Difference Between JEE Main Qualifying Cutoff and JEE Main Admission Cutoff
The differences between JEE Main Qualifying Cutoff and JEE Main Admission Cutoff have been given below in a tabulated form to provide students with a detailed description of the same:
Details | JEE Main Qualifying Cutoff | JEE Main Admission Cutoff |
Purpose | Promote students for JEE Advanced 2026 | Gets students admission to JEE Main Participating Institutes |
Significance | Those candidates who qualify JEE Main Cutoff 2026 will be able to take JEE Advanced 2026 | Candidates need to secure JEE Main Admission Cutoff for admission to NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs |
Who Releases it? | NTA releases JEE Main Qualifying Cutoff once the exam is concluded successfully | JoSAA releases JEE Main Admission Cutoff on official website after the successful conclusion of JoSAA Counselling |
What is the minimum marks required in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026?
The answer to the question “How many marks are required to clear JEE Mains 2026 for JEE Advanced 2026?” is given here in this article. Candidates must note that the JEE Main Passing marks vary with every passing year. There are various factors that are considered before determining the minimum marks required to qualify JEE Mains for JEE Advanced.
The examination conducting authority release JEE Main Passing Marks after the successful conclusion of IIT JEE Mains Exam. The conducting authority releases the JEE Main passing marks after the exam is completed. Once officially announced, these marks will be updated here to help students gauge their eligibility.
