How Much Percentile is Required for JEE Advanced 2026?
Joint Entrance Exam - Advanced 2026 ( JEE Advanced )
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What JEE Mains 2026 percentile is needed to qulify for JEE Advanced 2026? Check below.
Minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced
How Much Percentile is Required for JEE Advanced: NTA will announce minimum percentile marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026. In 2025, the minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced were 93.1023262 for general category candidates. The same was 79.4313582 for the OBC-NCL category candidates. On the other hand, for the SC and ST candidates, the percentile required for JEE Advanced last year was 61.1526933 and 47.9026465 respectively. For the GEN-EWS and the Gen-PwD minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced were 80.3830119 and 0.0079349, respectively.
In 2024, minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced were 93.2362181 for UR, 0.0018700 for UR PWD, 81.3266412 for EWS, 79.6757881 for OBC, 60.0923182 for SC and 46.6975840 for ST.
Note that the candidates who want to be admitted to the Indian Institutes of Technology must take care of 2 kinds of cutoff marks:
- First, minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026.
- Second, minimum marks in JEE Advanced to get an IIT seat.
In addition to the JEE Main marks, candidates must also have passed the board examination with a minimum of five subjects and secured at least 75% aggregate marks. The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PwD candidates should be at least 65%. Also, candidates must be among the top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examinations.
Minimum Marks in JEE Mains to Qualify for JEE Advanced 2026
To be able to appear for JEE Advanced, candidates have to first appear in JEE Main and score more than the minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced. The JEE Main cutoff marks for JEE Advanced eligibility are released by NTA and published with the JEE Main session 2 results.
Check below minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026:
| Category | JEE Main 2026 cutoff for JEE Advanced | JEE Main 2025 cutoff for JEE Advanced | JEE Main 2024 cutoff for JEE Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| UR All | Will be available here | 93.1023262 | 100 to 93.2362181 |
| UR PWD | Will be available here | 0.0079349 | 93.2041331 to 0.0018700 |
| EWS All | Will be available here | 80.3830119 | 93.2312696 to 81.3266412 |
| OBC All | Will be available here | 79.4313582 | 93.2312696 to 79.6757881 |
| SC All | Will be available here | 61.1526933 | 93.2312696 to 60.0923182 |
| ST All | Will be available here | 47.9026465 | 93.2312696 to 46.6975840 |
Check below minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced in the past years:
| Category |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General |
90.7788642 |
88.4121383 |
87.8992241 |
90.3765335 |
89.7548849 |
| OBC-NCL |
73.6114227 |
67.0090297 |
68.0234447 |
72.8887969 |
74.3166557 |
| SC |
51.9776027 |
43.0820954 |
46.8825338 |
50.1760245 |
54.0128155 |
| ST |
37.2348772 |
26.7771328 |
34.6728999 |
39.0696101 |
44.3345172 |
| GEN-EWS |
75.6229025 |
63.1114141 |
66.2214845 |
70.2435518 |
78.2174869 |
| Gen-PwD |
0.0013527 |
0.0031029 |
0.0096375 |
0.0618524 |
0.1137173 |
Minimum Marks in JEE Advanced to Get an IIT Seat
Minimum marks in JEE Advanced or the JEE Advanced cutoff marks to get IIT are released with the JEE Advanced brochure, however, these marks are revised after the JEE Advanced results are announced. Only the candidates who score more than or equal to the cutoff marks get placed in the rank list. Candidates who get a rank in the JEE Advanced scorecard can then participate in JoSAA counselling for IIT admission. The candidates who do not get a rank, are out of the race for IIT admission.
Note that candidates must qualify the JEE Advanced cutoff for each subject (Physics, Chemistry, Maths) and also they must pass the overall cutoff of JEE Advanced.
JEE Advanced 2025 Cutoff
| JEE Advanced 2025 Rank List |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Common Rank List (CRL) |
5.83% | 20.56% |
| OBC-NCL Rank List |
5.25% | 18.50% |
| GEN-EWS Rank List |
5.25% | 18.50% |
| SC Rank List |
2.92% | 10.28% |
| ST Rank List |
2.92% | 10.28% |
| Common-PwD Rank List (CRL-PwD) |
2.92% | 10.28% |
| OBC-NCL-PwD Rank List |
2.92% | 10.28% |
| GEN-EWS-PwD Rank List |
2.92% | 10.28% |
| SC-PwD Rank List |
2.92% | 10.28% |
| ST-PwD Rank List |
2.92% | 10.28% |
| Preparatory Course (PC) Rank List |
1.46% | 5.14% |
The JEE Advanced 2026 cutoff will be released with the results of JEE Advanced 2026. Until then, candidates can check below the JEE Advanced cutoff from the previous years:
The JEE Advanced 2025 cutoff of the common rank list is 20.56%; 18.50% for the GEN-EWS rank list and OBC-NCL rank list; 10.28% for SC, ST, and PwD rank lists across all categories; and 5.14% for Preparatory course rank lists.
All those candidates who score above the cutoff marks in their respective categories can register for JoSAA counselling to participate in the IIT seat allotment process. Note that qualifying the JEE Advaced cutoff will not guarantee a seat in the IITs. Various factors are at play while allotting seats in the IITs. These factors include the demand for a course and IIT, the number of seats on offer, the reservation criteria, etc.
Yes. Initially the JEE Advanced cutoff is released with the information brochure of the exam. However, the cutoff is usually revised and published again with the JEE Advanced result.
JEE Advanced 2024 Cutoff
| Rank List |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Common Rank List (CRL) |
8.68% |
30.34% |
| OBC-NCL Rank List |
7.8% |
27.30% |
| GEN-EWS Rank List |
7.8% |
27.30% |
| SC Rank List |
4.34% |
15.17% |
| ST Rank List |
4.34% |
15.17% |
| Common-PwD Rank List (CRL-PwD) |
4.34% |
15.17% |
| OBC-NCL-PwD Rank List |
4.34% |
15.17% |
| GEN-EWS-PwD Rank List |
4.34% |
15.17% |
| SC-PwD Rank List |
4.34% |
15.17% |
| ST-PwD Rank List |
4.34% |
15.17% |
| Preparatory Course (PC) Rank List |
2.17% |
7.58% |
JEE Advanced 2023 Cutoff
| Rank List |
Minimum percentage of marks in each subject |
Minimum percentage of aggregate marks |
|---|---|---|
| Common rank list (CRL) |
6.83% |
23.89% |
| GEN-EWS rank list |
6.15% |
21.50% |
| OBC-NCL rank list |
6.15% |
21.50% |
| SC rank list |
3.42% |
11.95% |
| ST rank list |
3.42% |
11.95% |
| Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD) |
3.42% |
11.95% |
| GEN-EWS-PwD rank list |
3.42% |
11.95% |
| OBC-NCL-PwD rank list |
3.42% |
11.95% |
| SC-PwD rank list |
3.42% |
11.95% |
| ST-PwD rank list |
3.42% |
11.95% |
| Preparatory course rank lists |
1.71% |
5.98% |
JEE Advanced 2022 Cutoff
| Category |
Minimum percentage of marks in each subject |
Minimum percentage of aggregate marks |
|---|---|---|
| Common rank list (CRL) |
4.40% |
15.28% |
| OBC NCL rank list |
4.00% |
13.89% |
| General EWS rank list |
4.00% |
13.89% |
| SC rank list |
2.20% |
7.78% |
| ST rank list |
2.20% |
7.78% |
| Common PwD rank list |
2.20% |
7.78% |
| OBC NCL PwD rank list |
2.20% |
7.78% |
| General NCL PwD rank list |
2.20% |
7.78% |
| SC PwD rank list |
2.20% |
7.78% |
| ST PwD rank list |
2.20% |
7.78% |
| Preparatory course (PC) rank lists |
0.83% |
3.89% |
JEE Advanced 2021 Cutoff
| Category |
Minimum percentage of marks in each Subject |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate marks |
|---|---|---|
| Common rank list (CRL) |
5.00% |
17.50% |
| GEN-EWS rank list |
4.50% |
15.75% |
| OBC-NCL rank list |
4.50% |
15.75% |
| ST rank list |
2.50% |
8.75% |
| SC rank list |
2.50% |
8.75% |
| Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD) |
2.50% |
8.75% |
| GEN-EWS-PwD rank list |
2.50% |
8.75% |
| OBC-NCL-PwD rank list |
2.50% |
8.75% |
| ST-PwD rank list |
2.50% |
8.75% |
| SC-PwD rank list |
2.50% |
8.75% |
| Preparatory course (PC) rank lists |
0.75% |
2.625% |
JEE Advanced 2020 Cutoff
| Category |
Minimum Marks % in Each Subject |
Minimum Aggregate Marks % |
|---|---|---|
| Common rank list (CRL) |
5% |
17.50% |
| GEN-EWS rank list |
4.50% |
15.75% |
| OBC-NCL rank list |
4.50% |
15.75% |
| SC rank list |
2.50% |
8.75% |
| ST |
2.50% |
8.75% |
| Common-PwD rank list (CRL) |
2.50% |
8.75% |
| GEN-EWS-PwD rank list |
2.50% |
8.75% |
| OBC-NCL-PwD rank list |
2.50% |
8.75% |
| SC-PwD rank list |
2.50% |
8.75% |
| ST-PwD rank list |
2.50% |
8.75% |
| Preparatory course rank lists |
0.75% |
2.625% |
JEE Advanced 2019 Cutoff
| Category |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Common rank list (CRL) |
10.0% |
25.0% |
| GEN-EWS rank list |
9.0% |
22.5% |
| OBC-NCL rank list |
9.0% |
22.5% |
| SC rank list |
5.0% |
12.5% |
| ST |
5.0% |
12.5% |
| Common-PwD rank list (CRL) |
5.0% |
12.5% |
| OBC-NCL-PwD rank list |
5.0% |
12.5% |
| SC-PwD rank list |
5.0% |
12.5% |
| ST-PwD rank list |
5.0% |
12.5% |
| Preparatory course rank lists |
2.5% |
6.25% |
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No, there is no percentile marks. The marks in JEE Advanced result is the raw marks scored by the candidates. The marks are simply calculated using the making scheme of the exam and is totalled to get the aggregate marks scored by the candidates. This marks form the basis of the JEE Advanced ranks.
The JEE Advanced cutoff 2026, meaning the minimum needed to qualify the exam will be released with the result. The minimum qualifying marks is also released with the official infirmation brochure, however, they are changed when the result is announced.
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JEE (Advanced) exam is the qualifying test for admission to IIT Kanpur BTech. This will be held on Sunday, May 17, and only candidates who clear this exam are eligible for the JoSAA counselling process.
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No, candidates can not raise objections in JEE Adv result. The facility to raise objection is provided only in the answer key. It is clearly mentioned in the IIT JEE advanced 2026 information brochure that any request to re-evaluate in result will not be entertained under any circumstances.
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No, same questions never get repeated in IIT JEE exam. However, questions with similar concepts can find places in the exam. The question paper of JEE Advanced is prepared considering the syllabus and exam pattern.
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You will not be eligible for admission as preparatory ranks are not considered under round 1. Since you have already qualified to appear for JEE (Advanced), all you need to do is meet the second criterion and apply for round 2, which will be only conducted if seats from round 1 remain vacant.
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Yes, you can still get admission in Round 2 if you meet eligibility criteria to appear in JEE (Advanced) and have a valid JEE (Mains) rank. Also, you must have scored 60% or above in class 12th. For SC/ST/PwD category students, 55% or above is required.
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To participate in JEE Advanced counselling, candidates must keep the following documents ready.
- JoSAA Seat Allotment Letter
- Admit card of JEE Advanced 2026
- Proof of Date of Birth Class 12/HSC/Birth Certificate/Any other certificate as proof of date of birth
- Photo ID card
- Class 12/SSC/Equivalent exam Mark
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No, candidates have to carry the printout of their JEE Advanced admit card downloaded from the website to appear in the exam. Soft copies will not be accepted.
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JEE Advanced 2025 cutoff is given below:
JEE Advanced 2025 Criteria for Inclusion in a Rank List:
JEE Advanced 2025 Rank List
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks
Common Rank List (CRL)
OBC-NCL Rank List
GEN-EWS Rank List
SC Rank List
ST Rank List
Common-PwD Rank List (CRL-PwD)
OBC-NCL-PwD Rank List
GEN-EWS-PwD Rank List
SC-PwD Rank List
ST-PwD Rank List
Preparatory Course (PC) Rank List
JEE Advanced 2025 Qualifying Marks:
Rank List
Minimum marks in each subject
Minimum aggregate marks out of 360
Common rank list (CRL)
GEN-EWS rank list
OBC-NCL rank list
SC rank list
ST rank list
Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD)
GEN-EWS-PwD rank list
OBC-NCL-PwD rank list
SC-PwD rank list
ST-PwD rank list
Preparatory course rank lists