JEE Main 2026 Cutoff for SC: Expected Cutoff Marks, Previous Year's Trends, Colleges

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Updated on Feb 18, 2026 01:14 IST
JEE Main 2026 cutoff 2026 for SC can be checked below. According to the past year’s trends and other deciding factors, along with the number of candidates registered this year, the expected qualifying cutoff for JEE Mains SC category will be around 61.3526948. Read below for more.

JEE Main 2026 cutoff 2026 for SC can be checked below. According to the past year’s trends and other deciding factors, along with the number of candidates registered this year, the expected qualifying cutoff for JEE Mains SC category will be around 61.3526948. Applicants who meet the JEE Main cutoff 2026 for SC will be eligible for JEE Advanced and JoSAA counselling. Read below to check past cutoff trends, best colleges, closing rank and other details below. 

JEE Main cutoff for SC

The National Testing Agency has finally released JEE Main 2026 exam result at jeemain.nta.nic.in. With the highest number of registrations recorded this year and making an attendance record of 96.26%, the JEE Main 2026 cutoff for SC is most likely to increase. According to the past year’s cutoff trends and other factors, the minimum qualifying JEE Main cutoff for SC is likely to fall somewhere around 62-63 percentile in JEE Mains.

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Table of contents
  • JEE Mains 2026 Result Stats: SC Category
  • JEE Mains 2026 Safe Cutoff Score for SC Category
  • JEE Mains Cutoff 2026 for SC Category: Qualifying Vs Admission Cutoff
  • JEE Main SC Cutoff 2026: Previous Years' Cutoff Trends
  • How is JEE Main cutoff 2026 list for SC prepared?
  • JEE Mains 2026 SC Category Topper Session 1
  • How to check JEE Main Cutoff for SC?
  • JEE Main 2026 Cutoff for SC: List of NITs and Closing Rank
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JEE Mains 2026 Result Stats: SC Category

According to the JEE Main 2026 result statistics released by NTA, 129,902 candidates from the SC category appeared for the JEE Mains exam in 2026 out of 137,207 applicants. Based on various factors, including the number of registered applicants, paper difficulty, and trends from the previous year’s cutoffs, the JEE Main cutoff 2026 list for the SC category will be prepared and released. 

JEE Mains 2026 Safe Cutoff Score for SC Category

Based on the session 1 results, it is expected that SC category candidates with 62 to 63 percentile in JEE Main 2026 will be considered as safe and qualified for further admission and counselling process. For accurate results, and considering JEE Main 2026 marks vs percentile, 62 to 63 percentile will roughly range around 50 to 60 marks in the JEE Mains

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JEE Mains Cutoff 2026 for SC Category: Qualifying Vs Admission Cutoff

The conducting body, NTA, will release two types of cutoffs for students to be eligible for BTech admission. One is the qualifying cutoff and the admission cutoff. The qualifying cutoff is the minimum mark to be eligible for JEE Advanced. On the other hand, the admission cutoff will be released during the JoSAA counselling to offer admission to NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. 

The expected minimum qualifying JEE Mains 2026 cutoff for SC Category can be checked below -

Year

Cutoff

2026

62.8743972 (expected)

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JEE Main SC Cutoff 2026: Previous Years' Cutoff Trends

Based on the last 5 years’ cutoff trend analysis of the SC category, it is observed that the cutoff marks have increased every year with the number of applicants participating in the exam. Candidates can take a look at the JEE Mains SC category previous year’s cutoff trends -

Year

Cutoff

2026

62.8743972 (expected)

2025

61.1526933

2024

60.0923182

2023

51.9776027

2022

43.0820954

2021

34.6728999

How is JEE Main cutoff 2026 list for SC prepared?

NTA will prepare the cutoff list for SC category based on different factors, such as -

  • Question paper difficulty
  • Total number of candidates appeared for the exam
  • Number of applications received
  • The candidates' category and 
  • Seat intake for admission

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JEE Main 2026 Cutoff for General Category

JEE Main cutoff 2026 for ST category

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JEE Mains 2026 Topper's List NTA JEE Main scorecard 2026 100 marks in JEE Main Percentile

JEE Mains 2026 SC Category Topper Session 1

Candidates can check JEE Main SC category topper and NTA score below -

Application number

Candidate name

State of Eligibility

NTA Score

260310031397

DEVA SRIVEDH

Andhra Pradesh

99.9992271

How to check JEE Main Cutoff for SC?

Candidates can check their qualifying cutoff marks on their JEE Main 2026 scorecard. The process to view result cutoff can be checked below -

  • Go to official website of JEE Mains 
  • Click on result/cutoff link 
  • Enter application number, password, and captcha
  • Look for the category-wise qualifying percentile (this is the qualifying cutoff for JEE Advanced)
  • Download and take printout.

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JEE Main 2026 Cutoff for SC: List of NITs and Closing Rank

Candidates can check the list of participating NITs for JEE Main via JoSAA counselling (last year’s data), along with opening and closing ranks.

NITs

Branch Name

Opening Rank

Closing Rank

NIT Trichy

CSE

270

713

Electronics and Communication Engineering

831

988

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

365

1247

SVNIT Surat

Electronics and Communication Engineering

804

1551

Artificial Intelligence

780

909

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

2040

2326

NIT Allahabad

Computer Science and Engineering

217

1075

Electronics and Communication Engineering

906

1666

NIT Patna

Computer Science and Engineering

1214

3451

 

Electronics and Communication Engineering

3497

4681

NIT Rourkela

Computer Science and Engineering

356

1718

Electronics and Communication Engineering

962

1716

Artificial Intelligence

2002

2169

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