JEE Main

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will prepare and release the category JEE Main cutoff with the results of session 2.

The JEE Main cutoff is the minimum percentile score required to qualify for the JEE Advanced exam. Its is released with the April session result.

No. There is no qualifying percentile in JEE Main. However, the candidates who want to appear in JEE Advanced will have to get a minimum qualifying percentile in JEE Mains. This minimum qualifying percentile is announced with the JEE Main session 2 reult.

After JEE Main session 2 result, candidates can start shortlisting colleges and prepare for the JoSAA counselling process. The candidates qualifying the cutoff can register for JEE Advanced.

Candidates can choose a maximum of 4 exam cities in the JEE Main application form from the choices available based on their present address.

The last date to submit the JEE Main 2026 session 2 application form was February 25.

No, there are no age limit to apply for JEE Mains exam.

The expected cutoff for JEE Main 2026 category wise are:

Some of the best books for JEE Main preparation are as follows:

For Physics, candidates can refer to: NCERT Class 11 and 12 Textbooks, Concepts of Physics (Vol. 1 and 2) by HC Verma, Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick & Walker and Problems in General Physics by I.E Irodov.

For Maths, candidates should refer to the NCERT Class 11 and 12 Textbooks and Objective Mathematics by RD Sharma.

For Chemistry, candidates can check books like NCERT Textbooks for classes 11 and 12, Modern Approach to Chemical Calculations by RC Mukherjee, and Organic Chemistry by OP Tandon.

As per many experts, JEE Main 2026 exam held in session 1 was the toughest in recent history.

Chemistry was the easiest subject and NCERT based. It was lengthy and tricky this year.

Maths was the toughest, and physics was also moderate to tough. Overall paper was lengthy, and candidates found it difficult to manage time and complete paper on time.