JEE Main Cutoff for Advanced 2026: Minimum Marks in JEE Mains to Qualify for JEE Advanced 2026
The expected JEE Main Cutoff for Advanced 2026 is 93.23 for the General category, 81.32 for EWS, 79.67 for OBC, 60.09 for SC, and 0.0018 for PwD. Check the Minimum Marks in JEE Mains to Qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 here.
JEE Main Cutoff for Advanced 2026
will be released by the National Testing Agency.
The minimum JEE Main 2026 marks required to qualify for JEE Advanced for the General category is 86 marks, EWS is 84 marks, OBC is 82, SC is 60, and PwD is 0.0018. The JEE Main expected cut-off 2026 is based on the students' reactions and analysis of the previous session JEE Main exam. To get eligible for JEE Advanced, candidates must aim for above 90 percentile and a 250+ score in
JEE Main 2026
. The JEE Main rank required to qualify for JEE Advanced is around 500-1000.
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JEE Main Cutoff For Advanced 2026 (Expected)
The NTA will release the JEE Main 2026 cutoff marks category-wise online along with the JEE Main result. Check the expected JEE Main cutoff to qualify for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam in the table below:
| Category | Expected Cutoff |
| General | 86+ |
| OBC | 82+ |
| EWS | 84+ |
| SC | 60+ |
| ST | 50+ |
| PwD | - |
JEE Main Cutoff for Advanced 2026 Percentile
Along with the marks, candidates should also be aware of the minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026. Given in the table below is JEE Main Cutoff for Advanced 2026 Percentile:
| Category | Expected Percentile |
| General | 93 to 95 |
| OBC | 91 to 93 |
| EWS | 91 to 93 |
| SC | 82 to 86 |
| ST | 73 to 80 |
| PwD | Any percentile |
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JEE Main Cutoff for Advanced 2026 For General
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The conducting authority will release the JEE Main Cutoff for Advanced 2026 after the results are out. As per past years' analysis, the minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 for the general category is 91+ marks in total aggregate and a minimum of 93 percentile in JEE Main to qualify for admission to IITs.
Category | Minimum Percentile | Minimum marks |
General | 95 | 93 to 94 |
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JEE Main Cutoff for Advanced 2026 For OBC
The JEE Main Cutoff for Advanced 2026 needed to get admitted to an IIT for the academic year 2025–2026 will be released after the results are declared. Minimum Marks in JEE Mains to Qualify for JEE Advanced for the OBC category is 74+ marks, and a minimum of 91 percentile in JEE Main to be eligible for admission to IITs.
Category | Minimum Percentile | Minimum marks |
OBC | 91 | 79 to 80 |
JEE Main Cutoff For Advanced Trends - 2022 to 2025
Minimum Marks in JEE Mains to Qualify for JEE Advanced trends from 2022 to 2025 have been provided here. To get an idea of the JEE Main Cutoff for Advanced 2026 candidates can check the previous year's cutoff marks.
Category | JEE Advanced Cutoff 2025 (Percentage) | JEE Advanced Cutoff 2024 (Percentile) | JEE Advanced Cutoff 2023 (Percentile) |
Common Rank List | 35% | 93.2362181 | 90.7788642 |
Gen-EWS | 31.5% | 79.6757881 | 75.6229025 |
OBC-NCL | 31.5% | 81.3266412 | 73.6114227 |
SC | 17.5% | 60.0923182 | 51.9776027 |
ST | 17.5% | 46.6975840 | 37.2348772 |
PwD | 17.5% | 0.0018700 | 0.0013527 |
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How Many Students Qualify for JEE Advanced?
The top 2,50,000 candidates who score above the JEE Main cutoff 2026 are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2026. The JEE Advanced exam is known for its high difficulty level and is considered one of the toughest entrance exams in India. As a result, only a small fraction of students who appear for JEE Main can qualify for JEE Advanced. Once the JEE Advanced Result 2026 is announced, the top-ranking candidates are allotted seats in the IITs based on their scores and choice of branch.
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JEE Advanced Cut Off for CSE Branch
Check the previous year's JEE Advanced Cut Off (closing ranks) for the Computer Science Engineering branch for different IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) in the table below:College | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology | 66 | 68 | 67 | 61 |
IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology | 126 | 116 | 118 | 102 |
IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology | 171 | 159 | 148 | 175 |
IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology | 270 | 252 | 238 | 237 |
IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology | 466 | 415 | 279 | 303 |
IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology | 592 | 481 | 412 | 413 |
IIT Guwahati - Indian Institute of Technology | 792 | 623 | 654 | 589 |
IIT Hyderabad - Indian Institute of Technology | 673 | 656 | 674 | 608 |
IIT Indore - Indian Institute of Technology | 1250+ | 1389 | 1385 | 1204 |
IIT Gandhinagar - Indian Institute of Technology | 1500+ | 1708 | 1555 | 1366 |
Indian Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi | 1489 | 2154 | 2034 | 2369 |
IIT Ropar - Indian Institute of Technology | 2512 | 2379 | 1859 | 1883 |
IIT Jodhpur - Indian Institute of Technology | 2918 | 3061 | 2408 | 2430 |
IIT Mandi - Indian Institute of Technology | 3123 | 3118 | 2909 | 3017 |
IIT Patna - Indian Institute of Technology | 3377 | 3427 | - | - |
IIT Bhubaneswar - Indian Institute of Technology | 4162 | 3685 | 3101 | 2769 |
IIT Dhanbad (ISM) - Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) | 3856 | 3846 | 3258 | 3009 |
IIT Tirupati - Indian Institute of Technology | 5034 | 5024 | 3701 | 4011 |
IIT Goa - Indian Institute of Technology | 6200+ | 5371 | 4232 | 3839 |
IIT Palakkad - Indian Institute of Technology | 5800+ | 6199 | 5162 | 4718 |
IIT Jammu - Indian Institute of Technology | 5900+ | 6310 | 4856 | 4602 |
IIT Dharwad - Indian Institute of Technology | 6200+ | 6375 | 5978 | 4777 |
IIT Bhilai - Indian Institute of Technology | 6600+ | 6516 | 5791 | 5172 |