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Students appearing in JEE Main 2026 can check here how many marks are required to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026. The minimum marks required in JEE Mains 2026 to qualify for JEE Advanced will be in the form of JEE Main cutoff percentile scores. NTA has released JEE Main cutoff 2025.

JEE Main 2026 cutoff required to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 will be released by NTA in April. 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 JEE Main 2021 marks to qualify for JEE Advanced

Minimum Marks in JEE Main 2026 to qualify for JEE Advanced: JEE Main is the screening test for JEE Advanced. Only the top 2.5 lakh candidates in NTA JEE Main will be selected to appear for JEE Advanced 2026. Thus, it is essential for every candidate to score above the minimum marks in JEE Main to qualify for JEE Advanced.

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the cutoff score for IIT JEE Adv along with the JEE Main 2026 result of session 2 in April. Candidates can check here expected cutoff of JEE Mains 2026. The actual JEE Main cutoff 2026 will be updated here once relased by the NTA. Candidates can also check here the previous year JEE Main cutoff to qualify for JEE Advanced. Only those candidates who scores above the JEE Main 2026 cutoff will be allowed to appear for the JEE Advanced

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Table of contents
  • Expected Cut-off of JEE Mains 2026
  • NTA JEE Main Cutoff 2025
  • NTA JEE Mains 2024 Cutoff
  • JEE Main 2023 Cutoff
  • JEE Main 2022 Cutoff for JEE Advanced
  • JEE Main Cutoff Trends

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 previous year cutoff and difficulty level of JEE Main session 1 exam 2026. The actual cutoff for JEE Main 2026 may vary. However, depending on the number of students who appear and the general trends observed over the years, the minimum marks in JEE Main to qualify for JEE Advanced remains the same with a variance range of about 5 marks either way.

JEE Main Cutoff for JEE Advanced 2026

Category

Cutoff 2026 

Unreserved (UR)

93.3045326

Gen-EWS

81.4387917

OBC-NCL

80.7456432

SC

61.3526948

ST

48.2456783

UR-PwD

0.0082349

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

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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

Candidates can check here the cutoff for JEE Main 2023 released by the NTA.

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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:   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:   Which category has the lowest cutoff in JEE Mains 2023 exam?
A: 

As per the JEE Main 2023 cutoff data released by the NTA, PwD category has the lowest cutoff of 0.0013527. The highest cutoff is for general category which is 90.7788642. The PwD candidates scoring above 0.0013527 NTA score are eligible to appear in JEE Advanced for admission to IITs. The PwD cutoff has been lowered in 2023 to 0.0013527 which was 0.0031029 in the year 2022.

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 

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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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. 

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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. For the OBC category students under the AI quota, the JEE Main closing ranks ranged between 5741 and 100661. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the NIT Andhra Pradesh OBC category cutoff 2025 for the first and the last round in the AI quota. 

Course

Round 1 Cutoff 2025

Last Round Cutoff 2025

B.Tech. in Biotechnology

14191

100661

B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering

13555

69612

B.Tech. in Civil Engineering

14452

81169

B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering

5741

29695

B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

10155

51887

B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering

7400

40587

B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering

12259

63517

B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

14368

87677

Q:   What is JEE Mains 2023 cutoff for General Category?
A: 
The general category JEE Main 2023 cutoff is 90.7788642. Hence, candidates belonging to general category need to have a minimum 90.7788642 NTA score to appear in JEE Advanced. The cutoff for general category has been raised in 2023 which was 88.4121383 in the year 2022. NTA has also raise the JEE Main cutoff for all other categories in 2023 as compared to 2022.
Q:   What is cutoff in JEE Main? Why is it important?
A: 

JEE Main cutoff is minimum percentile score required to qualify for JEE Advanced. Cutoff is important as candidates clearing the cutoff can appear for JEE Advanced for IIT admission.

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