JEE Main 2026 Cutoff OUT for JEE Advanced Qualification; Rise in Category Wise Cutoff
Category-wise JEE Main qualifying cutoff 2026 has been released. Candidates can now check whether or not they have qualified for the JEE Advanced exam on their JEE Main 2026 session 2 scorecards, now available at jeemain.nta.nic.in.ย
NTA has just declared the JEE Main 2026 session 2 result. Out of the total unique candidates who took the JEE Main 2026 exam, top 2.5 lakh candidates are qualified for JEE Advanced 2026. Now, these candidates have the opportunity to register for JEE Advanced 2026 for IIT admissions. JEE Advanced 2026 registration will begin on April 23, and the exam will be held on May 17.
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JEE Mains 2026 Cutoff: Number of Candidates Qualified for IIT JEE Advanced (Category Wise)
NTA decalred the JEE Main 2026 cutoff for JEE Advanced for all categories. The cutoff is: 93.4123549 for UR; 80.9232583 for OBC; 82.4164528 for EWS-ALL; 0.0023186 for UR-PWD, 63.9172729 for SC-ALL and 52.0174712 for ST-ALL.ย
| Category |
Cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| Unreserved (UR) |
93.4123549 |
| Gen-EWS |
82.4164528 |
| OBC-NCL |
80.9232583 |
| SC |
63.9172792 |
| ST |
52.0174712 |
| UR-PwD |
0.0023186 |
To qualify for the JEE Advanced 2026, students must visit jeemain.nta.nic.in to check their category-specific cutoff on their official scorecards. If your NTA score meets or exceeds this threshold, you are eligible to register for the next phase at jeeadv.ac.in.
As the second stage of the IIT admission process, JEE Advanced is open to approximately the top 2.5 lakh JEE Main performers. Widely regarded as one of the most challenging global examinations, it is the exclusive entry point to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). The test is held annually in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode, managed by the Joint Admission Board (JAB) and organised by one of the premier IITs or IISc Bangalore.
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