Cut Off
The JEE Main 2026 qualifying cutoff has been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) along with the Session 2 Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) result. The qualifying cutoff is the minimum percentile required to become eligible for JEE Advanced 2026.
The cutoff released by NTA is different from the admission cutoff used by NITs, IIITs, IIEST, and other GFTIs during JoSAA counselling.
JEE Main 2026 Cutoff Highlights
Particular
Details
Exam
JEE Main 2026
Conducting Authority
National Testing Agency (NTA)
Paper
Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)
Cutoff Type
Qualifying Cutoff
Purpose
Eligibility for JEE Advanced 2026
Status
Released
Official JEE Main Cutoff 2026 (Category-wise)
Category
Qualifying Percentile
Candidates Qualified
General (UR)
93.4123549
96,873
EWS
82.4164528
25,009
OBC-NCL
80.9232583
67,597
SC
63.9172792
37,522
ST
52.0174712
18,790
UR-PwBD
0.0023186
4,391
Total Candidates Qualified: 2,50,182
Note: These are the official qualifying percentiles for JEE Advanced 2026. They are not the admission cutoffs for NITs, IIITs, IIEST, or GFTIs.
JEE Main Cutoff Trends (2023–2026)
Category
2026
2025
2024
2023
General (UR)
93.4123549
93.1023262
93.2362181
90.7788642
EWS
82.4164528
80.3830119
81.3266412
75.6229025
OBC-NCL
80.9232583
79.4313582
79.6757881
73.6114227
SC
63.9172792
61.1526933
60.0923182
51.9776027
ST
52.0174712
47.9026465
46.6975840
37.2348772
UR-PwBD
0.0023186
0.0079349
0.0018700
0.0013527
The qualifying cutoff has shown a gradual increase across most categories over the past four years, reflecting growing competition and higher overall candidate performance.
Factors Affecting JEE Main Cutoff
The qualifying cutoff is determined by NTA after considering:
Number of candidates appearing for the examination
Difficulty level of the exam
Overall candidate performance
Number of candidates shortlisted for JEE Advanced
Category-wise reservation policy
Percentile normalisation process followed by NTA
JEE Main Qualifying Cutoff vs Admission Cutoff
Qualifying Cutoff
Admission Cutoff
Released by NTA
Released through JoSAA Counselling
Determines eligibility for JEE Advanced
Determines admission to NITs, IIITs, IIEST and GFTIs
Released as percentile
Released as opening and closing ranks
Same for all candidates in a category
Varies by institute, course and category
Meeting the qualifying cutoff makes a candidate eligible to appear for JEE Advanced. Admission to engineering institutes is based on institute-wise opening and closing ranks released during JoSAA counselling.
Official Source
NTA JEE Main: https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/
National Testing Agency: https://www.nta.ac.in/