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280 Marks in Percentile is given on this page. NTA uses a formula calculate the percentile. Therefore, the candidates must understand how the NTA calculates JEE Main percentile. Read more to know the 280 Marks in JEE Main Percentile. 280 Marks in Percentile is given on this page. NTA uses a formula calculate the percentile.

Candidates can check this page to know what is the JEE Main 2026 Percentile for 280 Marks. JEE Main 2026 exam marks are considered while preparing the percentile. Candidates are given admission based on JEE Main 2026 percentile. Read to know more details about 280 Marks in JEE Main Percentile 2026

280 Marks in JEE Main Percentile

280 Marks in JEE Main Percentile

280 marks in JEE Main 2026 Percentile: If you score 280 marks out of 300 in JEE Main 2026, then what will be your percentile? In this article, candidates can find the answer to this question. Based on the previous year's trends, we have provided the percentile score for the raw score of 280 in JEE Main.

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NTA uses a normalisation formula to find the percentile. The percentile calculation is done based on various factors like the number of candidates in the exam and the highest score in the exam. The exact JEE Main 2026 percentile marks cannot be calculated until the JEE Main 2026 result is out. Therefore, in this article, we will use the previous year JEE Main marks vs rank analysis to understand what percentile corresponds to 280 marks in JEE Mains 2026.

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. 

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:   What is the cutoff for BTech at NIT Andhra Pradesh for OBC category?
A:

NIT Andhra Pradesh BTech admission is based on candidates' performance in the JEE Main entrance exam, followed by the JoSAA counselling process. The Round 1 of JEE Main cutoff 2025 has been released for different categories of students belonging to the AI and HS quotas. For students belonging to the OBC category, the JEE Main closing ranks ranged between 5741 and 14452. For branch-wise Round 1 cutoff details, check out the table below:

CourseJEE Main Round 1 Cutoff 2025 (OBC AI Quota)
B.Tech. in Biotechnology14191
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering13555
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering14452
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering5741
B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering10155
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering7400
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering12259
B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering14368
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  • 280 Marks in JEE Main Percentile 2026 Calculator
  • What will 280 Marks be in JEE Main Percentile?
  • Expected Rank for 280 Marks in JEE Main 2026

280 Marks in JEE Main Percentile 2026 Calculator

NTA has released a detailed formula in the JEE Main information brochure, using which the percentile score can be calculated. Using the formula, candidates can check how to calculate their JEE Main 2026 percentile. To prepare JEE Main raw scores, the official marking scheme will be used. The raw scores of the candidates are calculated using the marking scheme of the JEE Main 2026 exam.

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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:   Is 75 percent marks in class 12 required for JEE Mains?
A:

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:   My rank in JEE Main does not resemble the JEE Mains marks vs percentile data. What should I do?
A:

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.

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The formula to calculate JEE Main percentile from your raw score out of 300 is as follows.

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What will 280 Marks be in JEE Main Percentile?

Now that we have established how to calculate the JEE Main percentile score, let us check the JEE Main percentile for 280 marks, based on past year trends:

JEE Mains Score JEE Main 2026 Percentile - Expected
280 - 290 99.995 - 100
270 - 280 99.97 - 99.995
260 - 270 99.90 - 99.97
250 - 260 99.70 - 99.90

As per the table above,

  • 280 marks in JEE Mains can be around 99.97 to 99.9 percentile marks.

Students must note that this is not an accurate estimation. The percentile marks in JEE Mains depend on various variables like the highest score of the candidates in the exam, the number of candidates appearing in JEE Main 2026, the number of shifts in the exam and exam difficulty level. The analysis of 280 marks in JEE Main 2026 is based on an analysis and estimation of the previous few years' JEE Main marks vs ranks data by Shiksha.com.

Expected Rank for 280 Marks in JEE Main 2026 

Based on the past year trends, 280 marks in JEE Mains is 99.995 percentile. This is a very high percentile; candidates with this marks can get a rank between 1 and 100. Candidates can check the previous year's JoSAA cutoffs to know the courses and colleges they can apply. With 280 marks in JEE Main, candidates can get a seat in any of the NITs, IIITs and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions. Candidates must register for the JoSAA counselling 2026 after the JEE Main results are announced. Candidates with 280 Marks are also eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2026

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