The expected JEE Main passing marks 2026 will be around 90.78 for the general category, 75.62 for the EWS category, 73.61 for OBC-NCL, and 51.98 & 37.23 for SC & ST categories, respectively. The JEE Main 2026 exam is expected to be conducted in Jan 2026.
The JEE Main Passing Marks 2026 for the general category are expected to be around 90.78. The passing marks for the EWS category can be expected to be 80, for the OBC-NCL, the expected passing marks are 73.61, and for the SC and ST are 51.98 and 37.23 respectively.
The JEE Main Session 1 is scheduled to be held in Jan 2026 The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the JEE Main Session 1 exam and the admit card will be released on Jan 15, 2026 tentatively.
The JEE Main result 2026 for session 1 will be released in Feb 2026. NTA sets the JEE Main cutoff, which is subject to change every year. Besides that, the cut-off of JEE Main exam is of two types: qualifying cut-off and admission cut-off.
JEE Main Passing Marks 2026: Category-Wise Qualifying Marks
The qualifying marks for JEE Main 2026 are the minimum marks that candidates require to pass the JEE Main 2026 exam. JEE Main passing marks 2026 will be declared after the completion of the first session.
Further, the expected passing marks for JEE Main 2026 have been shared below.
| Category | Expected Passing Marks |
| General | 90.78 |
| EWS | 75.62 |
| OBC-NCL | 73.61 |
| SC | 51.98 |
| ST | 37.23 |
It is advised for students to keep a target of achieving a particular range of minimum marks in each subject to qualify the JEE Mains without any hassle.
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Previous Years' JEE Main Passing Marks
The exam conducting authority releases the JEE Main passing marks annually. Therefore, if candidates are looking for how many marks are required to clear JEE Mains, they must note that it will vary for each category.
It is to be noted that the JEE Mains qualifying marks are based on passing marks out of 300 in the JEE Mains exam. The minimum marks to qualify for JEE Main for the previous years are as follows:
JEE Main Passing Marks 2024
The qualifying marks for JEE Main vary from one category to another. The category-wise expected JEE Main passing marks 2024 are shown in the table below.
| Category | Passing Marks |
| General | 90 |
| EWS | 78 |
| OBC-NCL | 75 |
| SC | 55 |
| ST | 44 |
JEE Main Passing Marks 2023
The JEE Main 2023 was held in two sessions: June and July. The qualifying marks for various categories are as mentioned below:
| Category | Passing Marks |
| General | 89.75 |
| EWS | 78.21 |
| OBC | 74.31 |
| SC | 54 |
| ST | 44 |
JEE Main Passing Marks 2022
The JEE Main was held in four sessions for 2022. The JEE Main passing marks are as follows:
| Category | Passing Marks |
| General | 91 |
| EWS | 82 |
| OBC | 76 |
| SC | 55 |
| ST | 44 |
JEE Main Passing Marks 2021
The passing marks for JEE Mains 2021 exam for the January session for all the categories are listed as follows:
| Category | Passing Marks |
| General | 89 |
| OBC | 74 |
| SC | 54 |
| ST | 44 |
| PwD | 0.11 |
JEE Main Passing Marks 2020
National Testing Agency conducted the JEE Main exam from January 8, 2020, to January 12, 2020. A total of 11,09,250 appeared for the JEE Main exam that year. NTA has released the qualifying marks in JEE Main 2020 for all the categories. These are:
| Category | Passing Marks |
| General | 89.7 |
| OBC | 74.3 |
| SC | 54.01 |
| ST | 44.33 |
| PwD | 0.11 |
JEE Main Passing Marks 2019
9CBSE conducted the JEE Main 2019 exam in two modes- online & offline. They administered the offline exam on April 8, 2018, and the online exam from April 15, 2019, to April 16, 2019. The JEE Main 2019 qualifying marks for all the categories are:
| Category | Passing Marks |
| General | 74 |
| OBC | 45 |
| SC | 29 |
| ST | 24 |
| PwD | -35 |
JEE Main Passing Marks 2018
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the JEE Main 2018 exam in both offline & online modes. CBSE released the JEE Main 2018 passing marks for all the candidates who belong to different categories. These are:
| Category | Passing Marks |
| General | 81 |
| OBC | 49 |
| SC | 32 |
| ST | 27 |
JEE Main Passing Marks 2017
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) organised the JEE Main exam 2017 in both offline & online modes for three days. The passing marks of JEE Mains different categories are:
| Category | Passing Marks |
| General | 100 |
| OBC | 70 |
| SC | 52 |
| ST | 48 |
JEE Main 2026 Expected Cut Off Marks
Before getting into the marks segregation, candidates need to clearly understand the difference between the types of JEE Main cut off marks. The expected cut-off details for JEE Main 2026 have been shared below.
| Category | Qualifying Cut Off |
| Unreserved Category (UR) | 90.7788642 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 51.9776027 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 37.2348772 |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 75.6229025 |
| Other Backward Class (OBC-NCL) | 73.6114227 |
| People with Disabilities (PwD) | 0.0013527 |
JEE Main 2023 Cut-Off Marks
The specified cut-off for the 2023 JEE Main (previous year) is listed in the table below. It is based on category and the marks secured by candidates.
| Category | Cut Off |
|---|---|
| Unreserved Category (UR) | 90-95 |
| SC | 50-55 |
| ST | 40-45 |
| EWS | 70-75 |
| OBC-NCL | 70-75 |
JEE Main 2022 Cut-Off Marks
The specified cut-off for the 2022 JEE Main (previous year) is listed in the table below. It is based on category and the marks secured by candidates.
| Category | Minimum % | Maximum % |
| General | 88.4121383 | 100 |
| Gen-PwD | 0.0031029 | 88.3784882 |
| EWS | 63.1114141 | 88.4037478 |
| OBC-NCL | 67.0090297 | 88.4081747 |
| SC | 43.0820954 | 88.4037478 |
| ST | 26.7771328 | 88.4072779 |
Factors Affecting the Qualifying Marks for JEE Main 2026
By securing passing marks for the JEE Main 2026 exam and qualifying for the JEE Mains cut off 2026, candidates are eligible for the JEE Advanced 2026 examination. The qualifying marks for the JEE Mains 2026 exam depend on several factors, such as:
- Number of candidates who appeared for the qualifying exam
- Exam difficulty level
- Seat Availability
- Marking Scheme
- Cut-off & Counselling
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JEE Main 2026 General passing marks expected around 90.78. -
NTA conducts JEE Main Session 1 in Jan 2026; results in Feb. -
Cut-off is of two types: qualifying and admission cut-off. -
Marks depend on exam difficulty, candidates, and past trends.
