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170 Marks in JEE Main Percentile: NTA prepares JEE Main percentile to qualify candidates for admissions into the participating institutes. Based on raw scores obtained in exam, JEE Main marks vs percentile will be prepared. Candidates can check here details here on expected 170 marks in JEE Main percentile scores 2026.

170 Marks in JEE Main Percentile: Students can check here how much percentile is expected with 170 marks in JEE Mains exam 2026. By knowing the JEE Main percentile, students can prepare for counselling and admission process. Raw scores are converted into JEE Main percentile using a normalised formula. Read to know more about 170 Marks in JEE Main Percentile 2026.

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170 Marks in JEE Main Percentile 2026: National Testing Agency releases JEE Main 2026 result in the form of percentile marks. With the help of a normalisation formula and other factors, raw scores obtained in the exam will be converted into JEE Main percentile marks. Students are advised to know how raw marks are converted into JEE Mains percentile marks since it will be used for admissions. Through this article, students can check details on 170 marks in JEE Main Percentile.

NTA uses a pre-determined formula to prepare JEE Mains 2026 marks vs percentile. In the normalization formula, factors such as total number of students, number of shifts, higher score and more will be considered. This process is followed so that students are evaluated fairly as per the difficulty level of their allotted shifts in JEE Mains exam 2026. Read to know more 170 Marks in JEE Main Percentile.

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As per previous year’s trends, the expected JEE Main 2026 percentile range for 170 marks is given below.

JEE Main Score

Expected JEE Main Percentile Range

181 to 190

99.48033 to 99.59739

171 to 180

99.29558 to 99.45693

161 to 170

99.06985 to 99.27208

Referring to JEE Main marks vs percentile analysis, students can assume that 170 marks are likely to fall under 99.27 to 99.48 percentile. However, it must be noted that it is not an accurate estimation. Calculation of the percentile marks will be affected by various factors such as shift-wise difficulty, number of candidates who appeared for the exam and more. Therefore, students should try to score high in JEE Main 2026 result to get higher chances of admission into their preferred institutes.

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  • JEE Main 2026 Percentile Predictor: How is the percentile score calculated?
  • Expected JEE Main 2026 Marks vs Percentile vs Rank
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JEE Main 2026 Percentile Predictor: How is the percentile score calculated?

An official formula is used by NTA to calculate JEE Main percentile. To do the calculation, raw scores obtained in exam is required. Calculation of raw scores can be done following the official marking scheme. As per marking scheme, four marks is allotted for every correct answer. One mark is deducted for every incorrect answer.

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Formula used by NTA to calculate JEE Main percentile.

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Expected JEE Main 2026 Marks vs Percentile vs Rank

Students can check JEE Mains marks vs percentile to know how they can prepare for result and admission process. Expected JEE Main 2026 marks vs percentile vs rank is given in the table below.

JEE Main marks Expected percentile Expected ranks
240 - 280+ 99.9+ 1 - 1,200
210 - 240 99.5 - 99.9 1,200 - 6,000
180 - 210 99.0 - 99.5 6,000 - 12,000
160 - 180 98.0 - 99.0 12,000 - 25,000
140 - 160 97.0 - 98.0 25,000 - 35,000
120 - 140 95.0 - 97.0 35,000 - 60,000
100 - 120 90.0 - 95.0 60,000 Lakh - 1.1 Lakh
70 - 100 80.0 - 90.0 1.1 Lakh - 2.5 Lakh

JEE Main Rank Predictor 2026

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Q:   What are the types of JEE Main cutoff?
A: 
JEE Main cutoff is of two types, one is qualifying cutoff for JEE Advanced and the other is admission cutoff for the institutes. JEE Main qualifying cutoff is released by the NTA along with the result and is in the form of percentile scores. NTA releases JEE Main cutoff for a total of six categories which include unreserved (CRL), Gen-EWS, Open-PwD, OBC-NCL, SC and ST. JEE Main admission cutoff is released by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority JoSAA and is in the form of All India Rank.
Q:   My rank in JEE Main does not resemble the JEE Mains marks vs percentile data. What should I do?
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The rank obtained thugh JEE Main marks vs percentile data is an expected rank and not the actual rank. Candidates must note that the actual JEE Main rank is given in JEE Mains result release by the NTA.

Q:   How much is 120 marks in JEE Mains percentile?
A: 

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will declare the JEE Mains result 2026 in the form of percentile scores. Candidates can check here the previous year JEE Main marks vs percentile data to understand how much is 120 marks in JEE Main percentile.

As per the last year JEE Main marks vs percentile analysis, 120 marks would be around 95 to 97 percentile. However, the exact JEE Main 2025 percentile marks 120 would vary depending upon the highest number scored by the candidate in a particula shift and the total number candidates appeared in that particular shift. 

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Q:   Is 75 percent marks in class 12 required for JEE Mains?
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Candidates need not have 75 percent marks in class 12 for appearing in JEE Main. As per the official brochure released by the NTA, there is no minimum percentage required for appearing in the JEE Main. The requirement of 75 percent marks need not be associated with appearing in the JEE Main exam.

It is to be understood that 75 percent marks is required for admission to institutes which include NITs, IIITs, GFTIs and IITs. Many institutes offer admission at 60% and even less, along with JEE Main. Candidates must clearly understand that the requirement of 75 percent marks in class 12 is only for taking admission in the institutes.

Q:   What is JEE Main cutoff for IIITs?
A: 
The cutoff for IIITs vary for various branches and also category of students. Specialised branches like computer Science and electronics engineering has higher cutoff in comparison to other branches. Similarly, JEE Main cutoff for general category candidates is higher in comparison to OBC-NCL and SC/ST candidates. Candidates can check the JEE Main 2022 cutoff below for some top IIITs and branches. For detailed cutoff report, candidates can check Shiksha page. IIIT Allahabad IT Closing Rank Open Category: 5704 IIIT Allahabad ECE Closing Rank Open Category: 9700.
Q:   Which category has the lowest cutoff in JEE Mains 2023 exam?
A: 

As per the JEE Main 2023 cutoff data released by the NTA, PwD category has the lowest cutoff of 0.0013527. The highest cutoff is for general category which is 90.7788642. The PwD candidates scoring above 0.0013527 NTA score are eligible to appear in JEE Advanced for admission to IITs. The PwD cutoff has been lowered in 2023 to 0.0013527 which was 0.0031029 in the year 2022.

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