The National Testing Agency (NTA) will soon be releasing the Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE Main) 2026 Result on its official website. Once released, candidates can find the direct link to download their JEE Main 2026 Exam Result at jeemain.nta.nic.in. It will be released in the form of a percentile score based on raw marks. This year, it is expected that at 220+ marks, the percentile will be around 99.9. Candidates can check out the expected score vs percentile in the article.
The JEE Main 2026, conducted by the NTA, was scheduled to be conducted from January 21 to 29, 2026, for the January session. Candidates can soon access their JEE Main 2026 Exam Result in online mode. For Shift 1, the overall paper was moderate, while the shift 2 was easy to moderate, as per some reports. Last year, the JEE Main B.Tech cut-off for UR, OBC, EWS, SC, and ST candidates was 93.1023262, 79.4313582, 80.3830119, 61.1526933, and 47.9026465, respectively.
JEE Main 2026 Exam Result: Expected Marks vs Percentile
Candidates must check out the expected score vs percentile vs rank, and refer to the table below for the same.
| Marks (out of 300) | Expected Percentile |
| 300 – 291 | 100 to 99.99 |
| 250+ | 99.9+ |
| 200+ | 99.5+ |
| 150+ | 98+ |
| 100+ | 93.8+ |
It must be noted that understanding the expected marks versus percentile range can offer clarity on rank expectations and admission chances.
JEE Main 2026 Exam Result: Previous years’ cut-off trends
Candidates can also check past years’ trends regarding the JEE Main 2026 Cutoff. They must refer to the table below.
| Category | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| General | 93.1023262 | 93.23 | 90.78 | 88.41 | 87.9 |
| EWS | 80.3830119 | 81.32 | 75.62 | 63.11 | 66.22 |
| OBC – Non-Creamy | 79.4313582 | 79.67 | 73.61 | 67.01 | 68.02 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 61.1526933 | 60.09 | 51.98 | 43.08 | 46.88 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 47.9026465 | 46.69 | 37.23 | 26.78 | 34.67 |
Candidates are advised to regularly visit the official website for further updates.
