JEE Main Category-Wise Cutoffs 2026: Detailed Prediction based on Previous Years' Trends

Since the NTA has released the answer key for the Joint Entrance Exam, several students are now eagerly waiting for the result & the cutoff. The JEE Main category-wise cutoffs 2026 will be released very soon on the official website of the authority along with the result. On this page, we have given an expected JEE Main cutoff prediction based on the past analysis that can help you predict colleges before the official cutoff is out.

The cutoff for 2026 is expected to range from 93.5 - 94.2 (for general category), 80.5 - 82 (for Gen-EWS), 79.8 - 81 for (OBC-NCL, etc). As mentioned that this is just the expected cutoff. The official cutoff might be slightly different depnding on several factors. After scoring the marks, you will be deemed eligible for JEE Main 2026 ,. Read on to know more about the JEE Main 2026 cutoff for OBC-NCL / EWS / SC / ST, along with the previous year trends, factors determining the cutoffs, etc.

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JEE Main Category-Wise Cutoffs 2026 Prediction

The category wise JEE Main cutoff 2026 basically depends on the minimum marks that you need to attain depending on your category. Based on NTA JEE Main cutoff trends, the 2026 cutoff can be expected to range from 93.5 - 94.2 for general category, 80.5 - 82 for Gen-EWS, 79.8 - 81 for OBC-NCL, etc. The cutoff listed below represents the qualifying percentile for JEE Advanced 2026 :-

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JEE Main Category-Wise Cutoffs: Previous Year Trends

The cutoffs of the previous years will heavily influence the 2026 cutoff percentile. The details below will provide details about the NTA JEE Main cutoff trends. Talking about the trends in detail, the 2025 cutoff was not much far from the 2024 percentile. However, since we know that a decimal makes a huge difference, hence, you should make sure to aim for a score at least 2-3 percentile points above the predicted qualifying mark to protect yourself against the inevitable "percentile inflation" caused by a record-breaking number of unique students. Find details about the JEE Main cutoff for OBC-NCL / EWS / SC / ST for previous years:-

JEE Main 2025 Cutoff

JEE Main 2024 Cutoff

How Has JEE Main Category-Wise Cutoff Shifted? (2024 vs 2025 vs 2026)

Over the recent years, JEE Main General category cutoff has seen a slight dip from 93.23 in 2024 to 93.10 in 2025; we predict the cutoff for 2026 will fall in a similar range, say, 93.5 and 95 percentile . For the Reserved categories, such as SC and ST candidates, the cutoff has significantly increased, from 60.09 and 46.69 in 2024 to 61–63 and 48–51 in 2026 , respectively. This implies a huge competition among test takers every year, as more and more students gear up to register for the most important national-level engineering entrance exam.

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