Minimum JEE Main Marks Required to Qualify for JEE Advanced
Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2026 ( JEE Main )
JEE Main 2026 cutoff required to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 will be released by NTA. Minimum JEE Main marks required for JEE Advanced will be in the form of NTA percentile scores and will vary for Gen, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and Gen-EWS categories. Candidates can check here JEE Main cutoff marks for previous year all categories to know cutoff scores required to qualify the exam. If you are also looking for how much percentile is required for jee advanced then this article will give you complete details!
Minimum marks in JEE Main 2026 to qualify for JEE Advanced will be announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA) along with the JEE Main 2026 result of session 2. The NTA will announce the JEE Main second session result 2026 in April. Candidates can check here the cutoff for JEE Mains 2026 once released. The previous year JEE Main cutoff to qualify for JEE Advanced are available here.
Candidates who score above the minimum marks or JEE Main 2026 cutoff will only be allowed to appear for the JEE Advanced. JEE Main is the screening test for JEE Advanced, which is conducted for admission to undergraduate engineering courses conducted by IITs. Since last year, the top 2.5 lakh candidates who qualify for JEE Main will be selected to appear for JEE Advanced 2026. Every candidate needs to score certain marks or above the cutoff for JEE Advanced.
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- JEE Main 2023 Cutoff
- JEE Main 2022 Cutoff for JEE Advanced
- JEE Main Cutoff Trends
- JEE Main 2026 Minimum Marks FAQs
Expected Cut off of JEE Mains 2026
Candidates can check here the JEE Main 2026 expected cutoff. Students and parents should note that the expected cutoff provided above is based on the cutoff for 2025. The actual cutoff for 2026 may vary. However, depending on the number of students who appear and the general trends observed over the years, the expected cutoff score remains the same with a variance range of about 5 marks either way.
| Category | Expected Cutoff 2026 |
| Unreserved (UR) | 100.0000000 to 92.3362181 |
| Gen-EWS | 93.1312650 to 79.6467818 |
| OBC-NCL | 92.2312696 to 79.6457881 |
| SC | 92.2312696 to 62.0923182 |
| ST | 92.2312696 to 47.6975840 |
| UR-PwD | 92.2041331 to 0.0015700 |
Qualifying marks for JEE Mains 2026, also called qualifying percentile for JEE Mains will be announced by the NTA along with the JEE Main 2026 session 2 result. Candidates must note that qualifying percentile for JEE Mains 2026 is the minimum percentile required to appear in JEE Advanced 2026. For admission to NIT or IIITs, there is no provision of qualifying marks in JEE Mains 2026 and admission is given based on All India Rank in JEE Mains exam. NTA will announce JEE Mains 2026 All India rank in April after session 2 exam results.
Candidates applying for JEE Main need to fulfill the following subject combination
- For Paper 1 (BE/BTech), candidates must have Physics and Maths in Class 12 and any one subject from Chemistry/Biology/Biotechnology/Technical vocational subject.
- For Paper 2A (BArch), candidates must have Physics, Chemistry, and Maths in Class 12.
- For Paper 2B (BPlan), candidates must have Maths in Class 12.
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NTA JEE Main Cutoff 2025
| Category | Cutoff 2025 |
| Unreserved (UR) | 93.1023262 |
| Gen-EWS | 80.3830119 |
| OBC-NCL | 79.4313582 |
| SC | 61.1526933 |
| ST | 47.9026465 |
| UR-PwD | 0.0079349 |
NTA JEE Mains 2024 Cutoff
| Category |
JEE Main Cutoff 2024 (Percentile) |
|---|---|
| Unreserved (UR) |
100.0000000 to 93.2362181 |
| Gen-EWS |
93.2312696 to 81.3266412 |
| OBC-NCL |
93.2312696 to 79.6757881 |
| SC |
93.2312696 to 60.0923182 |
| ST |
93.2312696 to 46.6975840 |
| UR-PwD |
93.2041331 to 0.0018700 |
JEE Main 2023 Cutoff
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Candidates can check here the cutoff for JEE Main 2023 released by the NTA.
| Category |
JEE Main 2023 Cutoff |
| Common Rank List |
90.7788642 |
| Gen-EWS |
75.6229025 |
| OBC-NCL |
73.6114227 |
| SC |
51.9776027 |
| ST |
37.2348772 |
| PwD |
0.0013527 |
JEE Main 2022 Cutoff for JEE Advanced
As per NTA, there is no minimum percentage required to appear in JEE Mains exam. Students can appear in JEE Main 2026 without worrying about their class 12 percentage. However, it must be noted that various institutes have creiteria of minimum percentage in class 12 for admission. For example, IITs and NITs require minimum 75% marks in class 12 for admission to BTech courses.
As per the JEE Main eligibility criteria, candidates must have Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects and any one subject from the optional list of Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, or Technical vocation course. If you have any of the sunject from optional list and both compulsory subjetc, you can apply for JEE Mains. For more details, candidates can visit the official JEE Main website.
There is no requirement of 75% marks in class 12 for appearing in JEE Mains 2026. The eligibility criteria of minimum 75% marks in class 12 is required at the time of admission in NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. You can apply and appear in JEE Mains 2026 irrespective of your class 12 marks. The detailed JEE Main eligibility criteria 2026 can be checked on the official website. You are further advised to carefully check the detailed eligibility criteria before filling the JEE Main application form 2026. All the best!
Candidates can check below the minimum marks required for JEE Advanced as per the last year's cutoff. Cracking any entrance exam solely depends on an effective study plan and the amount of hard work done by a candidate. With a little time left, here is a quick look at how much students need to score to qualify for the JEE Advanced 2023. JEE Main minimum marks required to qualify for JEE Advanced is given below.
| Category | JEE Main Cutoff 2022 (Percentile) by NTA |
|---|---|
| Common Rank List (CRL) | 88.4121383 |
| GEN-EWS | 63.1114141 |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC-NCL) | 67.0090297 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 43.0820954 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 26.7771328 |
| PwD | 0.0031029 |
The top 2.5 lakh candidates who qualify for the JEE Advanced would comprise students from unreserved as well as reserved categories. The exam conducting authority will publish the raw score obtained by a candidate in JEE Main as well as the corresponding percentile score. The cut-off for JEE Advanced would be based on the percentile score. Candidates can check the expected cut off percentile and score required to qualify for the JEE Advanced in the table above.
It is expected that the entrance test will be conducted online at 300 Centres for BTech/BE, BArch and BPlanning across the country. The exam acts as a gateway for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) – India’s premier engineering students.
The percentile of a candidate is the basis for calculating the JEE Main score. As candidates appear for the exam in different shifts of different days, the percentile scores of the students are normalized and calculated as per the formula available on the official website: jeemain.nta.nic.in. The exam conducting authorities will release the cut off for JEE Main only after the conclusion of the JEE Man 2025 April exam along with the JEE Main 2025 ranks and final results.
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JEE Main Cutoff Trends
| Category/Year | 2021 | 2020 |
| General | 87.8992241 | 90.3765335 |
| OBC-NCL | 68.0234447 | 72.8887969 |
| SC | 46.8825338 | 50.1760245 |
| ST | 34.6728999 | 39.0696101 |
| Gen-EWS | 66.2214845 | 70.2435518 |
| PwD | 0.0096375 | 0.0618524 |
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JEE Main 2026 Minimum Marks FAQs
Q. What is the minimum percentile required to qualify JEE Advanced 2026?
A. Candidates must be among the top 2.5 lakh successful candidates of JEE Main to appear for the JEE Advanced. The actual JEE Main cutoff 2026 to appear in JEE Advanced will be released by NTA.
Q. Which IIT and engineering branch can a student get with 5000 rank?
A. With a rank of around 5000, candidates are likely to get Computer Science or Electrical Engineering in IIT Hyderabad. They may also get Mechanical Engineering in IIT Kanpur or IIT Roorkee.
Q. With 85 percentile in JEE Main, can I appear in JEE Advanced?
A. Candidates with 85 percentile in JEE Main will have a rank around 1.3 lakh. As the top 2.5 lakh students appear for JEE Advanced. You have a good possibility of appearing for the exam.
Q. What is the approximate rank for a candidate scored 150 marks in JEE Main?
A. Candidates with 150 marks in the JEE Main entrance exam can expect a rank between 24000 to 29000.
Q. What is the minimum rank for IIT Bombay?
A. Candidates must have a rank around or less than 3000 in JEE Main for admission to IIT Bombay. For admission to Computer Science, candidates are required to have a rank less than 100 in JEE Main entrance test.
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