Category-wise cutoff, 2026
| Category | Percentile | Change from 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| General | 93.4123549 | +0.31 |
| EWS | 82.4164528 | +2.03 |
| OBC-NCL | 80.9232583 | +1.49 |
| SC | 63.9172792 | +2.76 |
| ST | 52.0174712 | +4.11 |
| PwD | 0.0023186 | −0.01 |
That was up 0.31 percentile on 2025 (93.10). About 2,50,000 students qualified for JEE Advanced across all categories.
Qualifying, not admission. This cutoff only decides who can write JEE Advanced. NIT, IIIT and GFTI seats depend on your JEE Main rank in JoSAA counselling.
Every year at a glance
| Year | General | EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 93.41 | 82.42 | 80.92 | 63.92 | 52.02 |
| 2025 | 93.10 | 80.38 | 79.43 | 61.15 | 47.90 |
| 2024 | 93.24 | 81.33 | 79.68 | 60.09 | 46.70 |
| 2023 | 90.78 | 75.62 | 73.61 | 51.98 | 37.23 |
| 2022 | 88.41 | 63.11 | 67.01 | 43.08 | 26.78 |
| 2021 | 87.90 | 66.22 | 68.02 | 46.88 | 34.67 |
| 2020 | 90.38 | 70.24 | 72.89 | 50.18 | 39.07 |
For 2027, see the expected JEE Main 2027 cutoff, and what your marks mean in the marks vs percentile table.
Questions students ask
What was the JEE Main 2026 cutoff for General category?
93.4123549 percentile to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026. That was up 0.31 percentile on 2025 (93.10).
What was the JEE Main 2026 cutoff for OBC, SC and ST?
OBC-NCL 80.9232583, SC 63.9172792 and ST 52.0174712 percentile.
What was the JEE Main 2026 cutoff for EWS?
82.4164528 percentile.
Is the JEE Main 2026 cutoff the cutoff for NITs?
No. It is the qualifying cutoff for JEE Advanced. NIT seats go by JoSAA closing ranks, which are much higher.