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JEE and NEET cutoffs: official qualifying figures, 2022 to 2026

Three different numbers get called a cutoff. Here is each one, by year, with the official source for every row.
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A cutoff here means the official qualifying mark, not an admission cutoff. In 2026, open-category candidates needed the 93.4123549 percentile in JEE (Main) to sit JEE (Advanced), 92 out of 360 in JEE (Advanced) for a rank, and 213 out of 720 to qualify in the NEET re-exam.

Checked on 13 Nov 2026 against 6 sources.

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Admission cutoffs, the last rank admitted to a college, come later, from counselling. This page is about the step before: who qualifies.

The 2026 qualifying figures for open-category (general) candidates
ExamWhat it decides2026 figure
JEE (Main)Who may sit JEE (Advanced)93.4123549 percentile
JEE (Advanced)Who gets a rank92 out of 360
NEET (UG)Who qualifies for counselling213 out of 720 (re-exam of 21 June 2026)
Source: JEE (Advanced) 2026 report, Joint Implementation Committee, JEE (Advanced) 2026

Sources: the JEE (Advanced) 2026 report for both JEE figures, and NTA's key data points of NEET (UG) for NEET.

JEE (Advanced) qualifying marks

JEE (Advanced) minimum aggregate marks for a rank, out of 360
YearCommon rank listOBC-NCL and GEN-EWSSC, ST and PwD
2026928246
2025746637
20241099854
2023867743
2022555028
Source: JEE (Advanced) 2026 report, Joint Implementation Committee, JEE (Advanced) 2026

Each year's figures are from the Joint Implementation Committee's report for that year (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026). Candidates also need a minimum mark in each subject, which the reports give too.

In 2026, 56,880 of the 1,79,694 candidates who sat both papers qualified. In 2025 it was 54,378 of 1,80,422, and in 2024, 48,248 of 1,80,200.

The two detailed pages

What is the JEE Main cutoff for 2026?

For JEE (Advanced) 2026, the qualifying JEE (Main) percentile was 93.4123549 for the open category, 82.4164528 for GEN-EWS, 80.9232583 for OBC-NCL, 63.9172792 for SC, 52.0174712 for ST and 0.0023186 for PwD. These come from the JEE (Advanced) 2026 report. They mark the top 2,50,000 in Paper 1, split by category, and change every year.

What is the NEET cutoff for 2026?

In the NEET (UG) 2026 re-exam held on 21 June 2026, general and EWS candidates needed a score in the range 715-213 to reach the 50th percentile, so 213 was the lowest qualifying mark. For OBC, SC and ST, the 40th percentile range was 212-177. These are NTA's figures. Qualifying lets you join counselling; it does not promise a seat.

What is the JEE Advanced cutoff?

JEE (Advanced) has its own qualifying marks for a rank. In 2026 the common rank list needed 92 out of 360, OBC-NCL and GEN-EWS 82, and SC, ST and PwD 46, with a minimum in each subject as well. In 2025 the figures were 74, 66 and 37. The Joint Implementation Committee publishes them in its report after each exam.

Sources

  1. JEE (Advanced) 2026 report, Joint Implementation Committee, JEE (Advanced) 2026 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  2. JEE (Advanced) 2025 report, Joint Implementation Committee, JEE (Advanced) 2025 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  3. JEE (Advanced) 2024 report, Joint Implementation Committee, JEE (Advanced) 2024 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  4. JEE (Advanced) 2023 report, Joint Implementation Committee, JEE (Advanced) 2023 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  5. JEE (Advanced) 2022 report, Joint Implementation Committee, JEE (Advanced) 2022 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)
  6. NTA: Key data points of NEET (UG) over the years, Published 16 Jul 2026; 2024 to 2026 (checked on 13 Nov 2026)

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