JEE Main Cutoff 2026 OUT: Check Minimum Qualifying Percentile Score for JEE Advanced
NTA released the JEE Main 2026 cutoff on April 20 along with the results. This cutoff determines eligibility for JEE Advanced 2026. Category-wise cutoffs for General, SC, and ST candidates have been announced. The trends for Session 2 cutoffs are also compared to Session 1.
JEE Main Cutoff 2026 OUT:The National Testing Agency released the JEE Main cutoff 2026 after declaring the result on April 20. As per the official announcement, the JEE Main cutoff 2026 for the general category candidate is 93.4123549; whereas the cutoffs for the SC and ST category candidates are 63.9172792 and 52.0174712.A total of 250182 candidates from all the categories are eligible to fill theJEE Advanced Application Form 2026.Candidates who got the minimum qualifying cutoff marks in the JEE Main exam will be able to participate in the JEE Advanced exam 2026.
JEE Main Category-Wise Cutoff 2026
Find out the JEE Main category-wise cutoff 2026 here in the following table:
Category of the Candidates | Maximum Cutoff Percentile | Minimum Cutoff Percentile | Number of Candidates Qualified for the Exam |
UR-All | 100 | 93.4123549 | 96873 |
UR-PwBD | 93.3244144 | 0.0023186 | 4391 |
EWS-All | 93.4105172 | 82.4164528 | 25009 |
OBC | 93.4105172 | 80.9232583 | 67597 |
SC | 93.4105172 | 63.9172792 | 37522 |
ST | 93.4041748 | 52.0174712 | 18790 |
| Total | 250182 | ||
Also read lJEE Main Toppers List 2026 Session 2
Category-Wise Distribution of Candidates Appeared in JEE Main 2026 Session 2
The category-wise number of candidates who appeared for the JEE Main Session 2 exam is highlighted in the following table:
Category | Male | Female | Total |
General | 247165 | 120719 | 367885 |
EWS | 9-705 | 37425 | 128130 |
SC | 74207 | 32579 | 106786 |
ST | 25602 | 11540 | 37142 |
OBC | 270484 | 123904 | 394388 |
Total | 708163 | 326167 | 1034330 |
Apart from the category-wise cutoff, the candidates will get the toppers' details mentioned in the press note released by NTA today.
JEE Main Cutoff 2026 vs 2025
Using a graphical representation, the comparison between the JEE Main Cutoff 2026 vs 2025 has been done here.
Number of Candidates Registered and Appeared for JEE Main 2026 vs 2025
The table below shows the differences between the number of candidates registered and appeared for JEE Main 2026 vs 2025:
Particulars | 2026 | 2025 |
Number of common candidates registered for both sessions | 861343 | 833536 |
The number of common candidates who appeared for both sessions | 800516 | 775383 |
Total registered candidates in Session 1 | 1355293 | 1311544 |
The total number of candidates who appeared in Session 1 | 1304653 | 1258136 |
Total registered candidates in Session 2 | 1110904 | 1061840 |
The total number of candidates who appeared in Session 2 | 1034330 | 992350 |
Unique registered candidates for both sessions | 1604854 | 1539848 |
Unique candidates appeared for both sessions | 1538468 | 1475103 |
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