JEE Advanced 2026 Cutoff; Expected Qualifying Marks Category Wise
JEE Advanced 2026 exam is over. As per JEE Advanced 2026 review, both Paper 1 and 2 were moderate to difficult. JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 is expected to remain similar to last year as the difficulty level is smilar to last year. Check JEE Advanced 2026 cutoff for all categories here.
JEE Advanced 2026 Cutoff Qualifying Marks
The Indian Institute of Technology has successfully conducted the JEE Advanced 2026 exam. The exam was held across various exam centres in around 223 cities of India and abroad. Around 2 lakh candidates have appeared for JEE Advanced 2026 paper 1 and 2.
Now that the exam is over with JEE Advanced 2026 review of difficulty level available, candidates are curious to know what will be the qualifying marks for the exam. As per the JEE Advanced 2026 review for both paper 1 and 2 released by subject experts and students feedback, Maths was toughest in paper 1 whereas in Paper 2, Physics was toughest. Overall, Paper 1 and 2 both were moderate to difficult. Chemistry was easiest in both Paper 1 and 2.
The overall paper was moderate as per most coaching institutes and experts at Shiksha. The JEE Advanced 2026 cutoff for CRL and other categories is most likely remain similr to previous year.
Also Check: JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 Review;Question Paper PDF
JEE Advanced 2026 Cutoff - Qualifying Marks Categorywise
Candidates can check here category-wise qualifying marks details.
| Rank list / category |
Minimum Marks per subject |
Minimum Aggregate Marks |
| Common (CRL) |
8 |
85 - 95 |
| GEN-EWS |
7 |
74 - 84 |
| OBC-NCL |
7 |
74 - 84 |
| SC |
4 |
42 - 48 |
| ST |
4 |
42 - 48 |
| PwD |
4 |
42 - 48 |
| Preparatory course |
2 |
20 - 25 |
Also Check: JEE Advanced 2026 Review Paper 1 Difficulty Level
JEE Advanced Marks vs Rank 2026 Analysis
Commonly asked questions
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.
No, there will be no spot round of seat allocation at any of the IITs after the completion of the last round of JoSAA seat allocation.
Candidates can check here marks vs rank JEE Main 2026 to understand how much rank they will get basis the marks they are getting in the exam.
| Marks |
2026 CRL Rank (estimated) |
| 333 |
1 |
| 317 |
10 |
| 300 |
50 |
| 288 |
100 |
| 268 |
200 |
| 254 |
300 |
| 238 |
500 |
| 212 |
1,000 |
| 182 |
2,000 |
| 164 |
3,000 |
| 149 |
5,000 |
| 131 |
7,000 |
| 118 |
10,000 |
| 85-95 |
Above 10,000 |
Read More: JEE Advanced Paper 2 Review 2026
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