JEE Main 2026 Expected Cutoff for General, OBC, SC, ST; Qualifying Percentile Likely to Remain High
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JEE Main Cutoff 2026: Candidates can check expected qualifying percentile for General, OBC, SC and ST categories. Will JEE Main session 1 cutoff increase this year?
JEE Main 2026 Expected Cutoff for General, OBC, SC, ST
JEE Main Cutoff: National Testing Agency will announce expected cutoff for JEE Main 2026 on official website jeemain.nta.nic.in, along with of results. Based on trends from previous years, the expected JEE Main 2026 cutoff for General category is likely to range between 93.5 and 95.5 percentile, which typically is equivalent to a score of around 290 to 300 marks.
For reserved categories, the expected JEE Main cutoff 2026 is projected to be around 60 to 62 percentile for SC candidates and 47 to 49.5 percentile for ST candidates. Candidates must meet prescribed cutoff to qualify for appearing in JEE Advanced exam. NTA is conducting session 1 of JEE Main 2026 exam from January 21 to 29, 2026.
JEE Main 2026 Expected Cutoff
JEE Main cutoffs are determined separately for all categories, including General (CRL), OBC-NCL, EWS, SC, ST, and PwD. JEE Main 2026 expected cut off closely follows previous years, stating exam difficulty and high scorers will decide JEE Main cutoff this year.
| Categories |
Expected Cutoff |
|---|---|
| General |
93.3045326 |
| Gen-EWS |
81.4387917 |
| OBC-NCL |
80.7456432 |
| SC |
61.3526948 |
| ST |
48.2456783 |
| UR-PwD |
0.0082349 |
JEE Main Cutoff for 2025 & 2024
Candidates can check table to know JEE Main cut off of last two years:
| Categories |
Cutoff 2025 |
Cutoff 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Unreserved (UR) |
93.1023262 |
93.2362181 |
| Gen-EWS |
80.3830119 |
81.3266412 |
| OBC-NCL |
79.4313582 |
79.6757881 |
| SC |
61.1526933 |
60.0923182 |
| ST |
47.9026465 |
46.697584 |
| UR-PwD |
0.0079349 |
0.00187 |
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