What is a Good Score and Rank in JEE Main 2026?

What is a Good Score and Rank in JEE Main 2026? Students often wonder what a good score in JEE Mains is and eagerly wait for the JEE Main cutoff 2026. However, the JEE Mains cutoff 2026 will be released in February 2026, along with the JEE Mains results on the official website: jeemain.nta.nic.in. Based on the JEE Main cutoff trends good score will land you in the National Institute of Technology (NIT), IIIT (India Institue of Information Technology), etc. A score of 250 and above is considered a good score in JEE Main 2026, which is equivalent to a 15000 to 35000 rank and a 90 to 99 percentile. As per the cutoff trends, if you score 275 to 300 marks, your rank will fall between 1 to 20, whereas if you score 250 to 275 marks, your rank will fall under the top 100. However, if you are scoring below 100 marks, then your rank will fall up to 50,000 ranks. So, scoring 250 and above in JEE Main is considered a good score. With a score of 250+, candidates can get 85-95 percentile, which can land them some of the top NITs like NIT Delhi, NIT Rourkela, etc. Also, securing 250 and above can help candidates secure 15000 to 35000 ranks and easily get one qualified for JEE Advanced 2026 , which can further bring them closer to getting admission at IITs.

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After 250, scoring 180 and above can also be considered a good mark in JEE Main. This score can get candidates seats at top IIITs, GFTIs, and some other NITs. Securing a good JEE Main score will not only get candidates into reputed colleges but also a seat in competitive BTech specialisations like Computer Science Engineering.

The following article provides a comprehensive analysis of good score in JEE Mains while also discussing what is a good rank in the JEE Main 2026 .

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**Note: If you are aiming for admission to NITs, IIITs, or IITs through JEE Main Session 1, know that the good score may differ for each. The analysis for what is a good score and rank in JEE Main 2026 can be checked below.

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What is a Good Score in JEE Main 2026?

An excellent score in JEE Main equates to 250+, whereas a score below 90 is considered to be a low score. However, a good score and rank in JEE Main 2026 might vary for candidates depending on the college they want to attend. If a student aspires to get admission to one of the List of NIT colleges in India 2026 , the JEE Mains score necessary will differ from that required for admission to a top IIIT. Candidates can check the descriptive analysis of a good score in JEE Main 2026:

JEE Main Score (Out of 300)	Remarks
250+	Excellent
180+	Very good
120+	Good
90	Average
Below 90	Low

Students who appear for the JEE Mains 2026 should note that they will be able to secure a good percentile if they cover the CBSE 12th Syllabus 2023-24 for Science subjects, as it will help them to strengthen their basic concepts.

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What is a Good Rank in JEE Mains 2026?

For a good rank in JEE Main 2026, candidates should aim for a score of 175-185, which corresponds to approximately the 95 percentile in JEE Mains. Candidates can check what ranks qualify as good, average, and above average from the table provided below.

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What is a Good Percentile in JEE Main 2026?

To get admission to top engineering institutes in India, candidates must aim for a very good percentile in JEE Main Session 1. Based on past years' trends, we have analysed what can be a very good, good, average, and low percentile in the JEE Mains 2026:

JEE Main Percentile	Remarks
99-100	Very Good
90-98	Good
70-89	Average
Below 60	Low

The table below features year-wise JEE Main Question Papers that students can practice thoroughly after revision.

JEE Main Good Score or Percentile 2026: College Prediction

The candidates can check the type of colleges they can be admitted to based on the scores secured in the JEE Main Session 1 exam 2026. We have provided the type of engineering colleges candidates can get based on their JEE Main scores. However, to get the exact list of colleges, candidates can use the JEE Main College Predictor Tool 2026 available free of cost on the CollegeDekho JEE Main exam page. Check the list of types of colleges provided based on the scores in the table below:

Institutes	JEE Main Percentile	Categories
Admission Percentile in JEE Main for IITs	99-100	Good for admission to IITs
Admission Percentile in JEE Main for NITs	90-98	Good for admission to NITs and IIITs
Admission Percentile in JEE Main for IIITs	90-95	Good for admission to other institutes
Low Percentile	below 60	Private College

How to Secure Good Score in JEE Main 2026?

To secure good marks in the JEE Main exam 2026, i.e, more than 250 marks, candidates will have to go for smart work as well as hard work. Qualifying for the JEE Mains 2026 requires a lot of effort and complete dedication towards the exam. We have provided some tips to secure a good score in the JEE Main exam below:

• Go through the JEE Main Session 1 syllabus 2026 and pattern.
• Cover the chapters in sections and sub-sections.
• Solve the Daily Practice Papers
• Solve the previous year's question papers and sample papers in exam conditions.
• Focus on the questions that have multiple concepts applied to them, as there has been a rise in these types of questions in the last few years.

What is a Safe Score in JEE Main 2026?

The 99 percentile mark is considered to be a safe score through which the candidates can surely get an NIT (National Institute of Technology). Check JEE Main marks  required to secure 99 percentile marks and rank against the secured marks in the table below:

Percentile in JEE Main 2026	Expected Marks Required	Expected Rank
99.99826992 - 99.99890732	288-294	20-11
99.99617561 - 99.99790569	280-284	44-22
99.99034797 - 99.99417236	270-279	107-63
99.95228621 - 99.99016586	252-268	522-106
99.87388626-99.95028296	231-249	1385-546
99.74522293-99.87060821	215-230	2798-1421
99.57503767 - 99.73930423	202-214	4666-2862
99.39319714 - 99.56019541	190-200	6664 - 4830
99.02150308 - 99.3487614	175-189	10746-7151

JEE Main Cut Off: Previous Year

Candidates must check the previous year's JEE Main cut-off to estimate the expected JEE Main good marks. We have provided the list of the JEE Main previous year’s cut-off in the table below for different years:

Year	General	OBC-NCL	SC	ST	Gen-EWS	PwD
2025	93.1023262	79.4313582	61.1526933	47.9026465	80.3830119	0.00076
2024	93.2362181	79.6757881	60.0923182	46.6975840	81.3266412	0.0018700
2023	90.7788642	73.6114227	51.9776027	37.2348772	75.6229025	0.0013527
2022	88.4121383	67.0090297	43.0820954	26.7771328	88.4037478	0.0031029
2021	87.8992241	68.0234447	46.8825338	34.6728999	66.2214845	0.0096375
2020	90.3765335	72.8887969	50.1760245	39.0696101	70.2435518	0.0618524
2019	89.7548849	74.3166557	54.0128155	44.3345172	78.2174869	0.11371730

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Good JEE Main 2026 Score/ Rank to Secure Admission in NITs

Candidates interested in securing admission to NITs through JEE Main 2026 should aim for scores in the range of 90-98 percentile, equating to a rank between 3,500 and 20,000. However, competition is particularly fierce for the top NITs, where students may need to rank under 15,000 to secure a seat. While some NITs may conclude admissions at ranks around 20,000, others might extend this limit to 25,000. For more detailed information about the good score and rank in JEE Main 2026 and the qualifying percentile of some of the top NITs, candidates can go through the table below, which features the All India Ranks of students belonging to the General category (as per the previous year's data):

NIT Colleges	B. Tech Specialzations	Qualifying Rank
NIT Tiruchirapalli (NIT Trichy)	Computer Science and Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering	1373 12485 5243
NIT Warangal	Computer Science and Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering	2328 17010 7381
NIT Rourkela	Computer Science and Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering	4115 17939 9875
Sardar Vallabhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT)	Computer Science and Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering	6325 26063 13956
MNNIT Allahabad	Computer Science and Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering	3562 19847 10445
NIT Nagpur	Computer Science and Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering	5289 23282 12902

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NITs, IIITs, state-level colleges, and Private universities for JEE Main Scores

Check the list of NITs, IIITs, State Level Colleges and Private universities for the specific range of marks in the JEE Main exam 2026 in the table below:

Score/Rank Bracket	Top NITs	Top IIITs	State-Level Colleges	Private Universities
250+ (Rank 15,000 - 35,000)	NIT Nagpur, NIT Jamshedpur, NIT Calicut, NIT Hamirpur, NIT Durgapur	IIIT Hyderabad, IIIT Bangalore (some seats), IIIT Allahabad, IIIT Delhi	COEP Pune, PSG Tech Coimbatore, VJTI Mumbai	VIT Vellore, Amity University, Shiv Nadar University, Ashoka University
180-250 (Rank 35,000 - 70,000)	NIT Mizoram, NIT Manipur, NIT Puducherry, NIT Goa, NIT Arunachal Pradesh	IIIT Gwalior, IIIT Bhubaneswar, IIIT Jabalpur, IIIT Kancheepuram	Thapar Patiala, PEC Chandigarh, MIT Manipal	LPU, SRM IST, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
120-180 (Rank 70,000 - 1,20,000+)	NIT Meghalaya, NIT Sikkim, NIT Nagaland	IIIT Una, IIIT Lucknow, IIIT Ranchi	Various State Engineering Colleges in smaller states	Galgotias University, Shobhit University, KIIT University

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