The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 cutoff after the JEE Main Session 2 result is announced. The JEE Main Session 1 and Session 2 cutoff are the same as the exam conducting body releases minimum qualifying marks. The JEE 2026 Main cutoff is released in the form of a percentile score, which is the minimum percentile that the candidates should score to secure their admission to NITs.
The JEE Main 2026 cutoff is the main deciding factor for admissions in top institutes like IITs, and only those candidates who score above the JEE Main cutoff 2026 percentile will be eligible to apply for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam. Although the JEE Main cutoff 2026 will be released after the result announcement of the JEE Main Session 2 exam, candidates can check the JEE Main 2026 expected cutoff. The cutoff for JEE Main 2026 exam is different for each category, and the cutoff depends on the number of seats available in the college and the JEE Main 2026 exam difficulty level.
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JEE Main 2026 Expected Cutoff: Category-wise
The JEE Main Cutoff 2026 will be released after the declaration of the JEE Main Session 2 Result 2026. Candidates can check the expected category-wise cutoffs from the table below:
| Category | Expected Cutoff |
| General | 92.5 to 93.87 |
| OBC-NCL | 80.4 to 82.8 |
| SC | 60.3 to 62.7 |
| ST | 48.2 to 50 |
| GEN-EWS | 81.2 to 83.7 |
JEE Main Cutoff 2026: Determining Factors
Mentioned below are list of factors that influence the JEE Main Cutoff 2026:
- The difficulty level of the JEE Main exam
- Total number of available seats
- Number of candidates who appeared for the JEE Main exam
- Applications received for a particular program
- Under what classification is admission seeked
Candidates are advised to regularly follow the official NTA JEE Main website and stay updated on all the upcoming news and events.
