JEE Main Cutoff

Cutoff for the JEE Main 2027 exam will be declared by the NTA along with the declaration of the result. The cutoff is responsible for making it certain whether you will be able to give the JEE Advanced 2027 exam or not. Cutoff is declared for each category separately, such as General, EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and PwD.

In case you have cleared the cutoff, you will be able to give the JEE Advanced 2027 exam which leads to admission in IITs.

Qualifying Cutoff vs Admission Cutoff

There are basically two kinds of cutoffs, and people get confused about them.

Qualifying cutoff is the least percentile that you require in order to be eligible for the JEE Advanced test. It is issued by NTA along with the results.

Admission cutoff is the starting and finishing rank of every college and department. It is announced by JoSAA during counseling and keeps changing round by round.

To conclude, qualifying cutoff makes sure that you reach the next stage, whereas admission cutoff ensures your final seat.

Expected JEE Main 2027 Cutoff

The exam for 2027 has not occurred yet; therefore, this is an estimated value that comes from the past trends. As the cutoff values are increasing every year, this is just an estimation figure.

Category	Expected Qualifying Percentile
General (UR)	93 – 94
EWS	81 – 83
OBC-NCL	80 – 82
SC	62 – 64
ST	50 – 53
PwD	0.001 – 1.00

JEE Main 2026 Cutoff (Official)

The NTA announced the official cutoff of JEE Main 2026 on 20 April 2026, along with the results of Session 2. The cutoff of this year increased in all categories. The General cutoff was 93.41 percent – the highest in four years.

Category	Qualifying Percentile
General (UR)	93.4123549
EWS	82.4164528
OBC-NCL	80.9232583
SC	63.9172792
ST	52.0174712
UR-PwBD	0.0023186

2,50,182 candidates qualified for JEE Advanced 2026 in all categories.

Candidates Qualified by Category (2026)

Category	From	To	Candidates Qualified
UR-ALL	100.0000000	93.4123549	96,873
UR-PwBD	93.3244144	0.0023186	4,391
EWS-ALL	93.4105172	82.4164528	25,009
OBC-ALL	93.4105172	80.9232583	67,597
SC-ALL	93.4105172	63.9172792	37,522
ST-ALL	93.4041748	52.0174712	18,790

JEE Main Cutoff – Previous Years

Below is the history of changes in the percentile qualification in the recent years. You can notice an increasing trend, particularly in the reserved categories.

Category	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022
General	93.41	93.10	93.24	90.78	88.41
EWS	82.42	80.38	81.33	75.62	63.11
OBC-NCL	80.92	79.43	79.68	73.61	67.01
SC	63.92	61.15	60.09	51.98	43.08
ST	52.02	47.90	46.70	37.23	26.78

What Affects the JEE Main Cutoff?

A few things push the cutoff up or down each year:

• Number of applicants — more candidates usually mean a higher cutoff.
• Difficulty of the paper — an easier paper tends to raise the cutoff.
• Overall performance — better prepared batches lift the bar for everyone.
• Seats and reservation norms — these set the share of qualifiers per category.