JEE Main 2026 Percentile Predictor: Calculate Expected Percentile Using Response Sheet

Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2026 ( JEE Main )

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Samridhi Mishra
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Updated on Apr 1, 2026 19:59 IST
NTA conducted the JEE Main 2026 session 2 exam from April 2 to 8. Candidates can use JEE Main percentile predictor on this page to calculate their expected marks before the final results. The JEE Main result 2026 will be available in the form of a percentile.

JEE Mains 2026 Session 2 exam was conducted from April 2 to 8. Students become curious to know their percentile scores after appearing in the exam. Check the JEE Mains 2026 percentile predictor tool by Shiksha provide on this page.

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JEE Main 2026 Percentile Predictor

JEE Mains Percentile Predictor 2026: Students who are appearing in the JEE Mains 2026 session 2 exam can check the JEE percentile calculator on this page. The JEE Main percentile predictor results provide an estimated percentile based on the marks you score in the exam. Candidates can use this to calculate their expected percentile and rank before the final results. 

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NTA will release the JEE Main result 2026 in the form of a percentile score of candidates and will not announce the raw marks. The percentile scores are calculated by converting the raw scores out of 300 using a formula. Candidates are also provided JEE Mains 2026 marks vs percentile data to know the percentile for various mark ranges.

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Check out the JEE Main Percentile Predictor 2026 by Shiksha.com, which predicts your percentile after analysing several years’ marks vs percentile data. 

JEE Main Percentile Predictor 2026
Table of contents
  • JEE Main 2026 Percentile Calculator Session 2
  • JEE Main 2026 Jan 21 Percentile Predictor
  • JEE Main 2026 Jan 22 Percentile Predictor
  • JEE Main 2026 Jan 23 Percentile Predictor
  • JEE Main 2026 Jan 24 Percentile Predictor
  • JEE Main 2026 Jan 28 Percentile Predictor
  • How to Calculate Marks Using JEE Main Answer Key?
  • JEE Main 2026 Expected Cutoff
  • JEE Main Result Date 2026
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JEE Main 2026 Percentile Calculator Session 2

The JEE Main session 2 percentile data 2026 will be provided on this page after the exam concludes. Candidates can check here session 1 marks vs percentile numbers. The percentile score depends on the performance of all candidates who take the exam in that particular shift because the 10 shifts of JEE Mains 2026 vary in terms of difficulty levels and number of candidates. The JEE Mains marks vs percentile data acts as the JEE Mains percentile predictor 2026. Below, we have compiled the JEE Main percentile predictor based on the shift-wise analysis of JEE Main 2026.

JEE Main 2026 Jan 21 Percentile Predictor

Those who appeared for the JEE Mains 2026 Jan 21 exam can check the shift-wise JEE Main Jan 21 marks vs percentile below. On January 21 total number of candidates who appeared was 2,56,500. The paper was rated to be moderate, though Chemistry was tough.

JEE Main Jan 21 Shift 1 Percentile Predictor 2026

Marks

Percentile

224+ marks

99.9 Percentile

158+ marks

99 Percentile

101+ marks

95 Percentile

JEE Mains 2026 April 2 shift 1 Question Paper and Answer Key JEE Mains 2026 April 2 shift 2 Paper with Answer Key
JEE Mains 2026 April 4 shift 1 Paper with Solutions JEE Mains April 4 shift 2 paper with solutions
JEE Mains 2026 April 5 shift 1 Question Paper & Answer Key  

JEE Main 2026 Jan 21 Shift 2 Percentile Predictor

Marks

Percentile

230+ marks

99.9 Percentile

174+ marks

99 Percentile

123+ marks

95 Percentile

111+ marks

93.24 Percentile

JEE Main 2026 Jan 22 Percentile Predictor

Day 2 of JEE Mains 2026 was also tough. The shift 1 exam was held from 9 AM to 12 PM, while shift 2 was held from 3 PM to 6 PM.

JEE Main 22 Jan Shift 1 Marks vs Percentile for Predictions

Marks

Percentile

243+ marks

99.9 Percentile

186+ marks

99 Percentile

129+ marks

95 Percentile

117+ marks

93.24 Percentile

JEE Main 22 Jan Shift 2 Marks vs Percentile for Predictions

Marks

Percentile

219+ marks

99.9 Percentile

153+ marks

99 Percentile

99+ marks

95 Percentile

88+ marks

93.24 Percentile

JEE Main 2026 Jan 23 Percentile Predictor

As of January 23 shift 2, the total number of candidates who appeared for the exam was 7,70,441. This includes the numbers of the past two exam days. The JEE Mains exam for Jan 23 was very tough. Moreover, JEE Mains Jan 23 shift 2 is also the toughest shift in this session.

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JEE Mains 23 Jan Shift 1 Marks vs Percentile

Marks

Percentile

227+ marks

99.9 Percentile

166+ marks

99 Percentile

112+ marks

95 Percentile

101+ marks

93.24 Percentile

JEE Main 2026 Jan 23 Shift 2 Marks vs Percentile

Marks

Percentile

224+ marks

99.9 Percentile

158+ marks

99 Percentile

101+ marks

95 Percentile

90+ marks

93.24 Percentile

JEE Main 2026 Jan 24 Percentile Predictor

For those who attempted the JEE Mains 2026 exam can check the JEE Main percentile predictor below. This will help them get an idea of the marks vs percentile for JEE Main 2026 Jan 24 exam for both shifts. By this day, the easy trends started to shift, leaning towards a camparetively easy paper.

JEE Mains Jan 24 Shift 1 Marks vs Percentile

Marks

Percentile

236+ marks

99.9 Percentile

178+ marks

99 Percentile

120+ marks

95 Percentile

108+ marks

93.24 Percentile

JEE Mains Jan 24 Shift 2 Marks vs Percentile

Marks

Percentile

230+ marks

99.9 Percentile

174+ marks

99 Percentile

123+ marks

95 Percentile

111+ marks

93.24 Percentile

JEE Main 2026 Jan 28 Percentile Predictor

The candidates can check the shift-wise JEE Main percentile predictor 2026 for Jan 28 below. Using the JEE Main percentile predictor, students can know their expected percentile based on the marks obtained in the exam. The last day of the JEE Mains January session exam saw the easiest question paper as compared to all other shifts. This is why it is expected that the cutoffs in this shift will be high since many students must have attempted the exam well.

JEE Main 2026 January 28 Marks vs Percentile for Shift 1

Marks

Expected Percentile

230+

99.9 Percentile

174+

99 Percentile

123+

95 Percentile

111+

93.24 Percentile

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JEE Main 2026 January 28 Marks vs Percentile for Shift 2

Marks

Expected Percentile

227+

99.9 Percentile

166+

99 Percentile

112+

95 Percentile

101+

93.24 Percentile

How to Calculate Marks Using JEE Main Answer Key?

Candidates can calculate their expected JEE Main 2026 scores using the JEE Main answer key by following the official marking scheme. The steps to calculate scores are given below:

  • Download and refer to the JEE Main 2026 answer key
  • Match your recorded responses with the correct answers
  • Count the total number of correct and incorrect attempts
  • Apply the formula mentioned below:

4*(Number of Correct Answers) - 1*(Number of Wrong Answers) = Candidate’s Scores

  • The output becomes the expected scores in JEE Mains 2026 exam.

JEE Main 2026 Expected Cutoff

Category

Expected Cutoff 2026

UR

93.3045326

Gen-EWS

81.4387917

OBC-NCL

80.7456432

SC

61.3526948

ST

48.2456783

UR-PwD

0.0082349

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