Analyzing JEE Main Marks vs Percentile Impact for Dropped or Bonus Questions in JEE Main Final Answer Key 2026
JEE Main Marks vs Percentile 2026 for the Session 1 might be impacted due to the dropped or bonus questions in the final answer key. Here's the detailed analysis of the impact visible for dropped questions vs bonus questions.
CollegeDekho News Desk, New Delhi:Amid chaos over errors in the JEE Main question paper and final answer key, parents and students are worried about the impact on marks vs percentile. JEE Main result 2026 for the Session 1 exam was supposed to be announced on February 12, but the exam authority, NTA, postponed the results till February 16. The 4-day delay in announcing results could be due to theerrors in the JEE Main question paper and answer key. While the Coaching Federation of India spotted 17 errors in the JEE Main question paper 2026, what stand NTA is going to take on it is yet to be known. NTA gives clarity on the same only through the final answer key that is expected to be released by the morning of February 16. Subject experts have already predictedshift-wise expected questions to be dropped and bonus marks.
Any change in the final answer key will have a massive impact on the JEE Main Marks vs Percentile. For example, if a student was expecting to scoring 99.88 percentile for 150 marks, it might increase to 99.89 or 99.0. However, this can be possible only if NTA drops certain questions from the final answer key. If NTA drops any question, it awards +4 marks to all students. Therefore, many students might see a surge in percentile scores.
How do changes in the final answer key impact JEE Main Marks vs Percentile 2026? Few examples
Here are a few examples that will make students understand the kind of impact changes in the final answer key have on marks vs percentile -| Student | Marks scored after checking the preliminary answer key | Percentile expected | Questions Dropped/ Bonus Marks/ Correction in Options | Expected Percentile after Dropped/ Bonus Questions |
| Student A | 150 | 99.88 | 2 Questions dropped and 8 Bonus Marks awarded | 99.0 |
| Student B | 140 | 98.5 | Option corrected by NTA in the final answer key/ Option changed, and the student lost four marks, as he/ she did not mark the correct answer | 98.48 |
| Student C | 130 | 97.94 | 4 questions dropped and 16 bonus marks awarded | 98.0 |
| Student D | 120 | 97.25 | Option corrected by NTA in the final answer key/ Option changed, and the student lost eight marks, as he/ she did not mark the correct answer | 97.0 or 96.9 |
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Students are advised to wait for the final answer key to get a clear picture of the total number of dropped questions, bonus marks award and changes in answers. Therefore, the above table can be considered a basic reference.
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