{"id":19797,"date":"2026-05-25T07:47:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/?p=19797"},"modified":"2026-05-25T07:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:51:17","slug":"jee-advanced-expected-cutoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/jee-advanced-expected-cutoff\/","title":{"rendered":"JEE Advanced 2026 Expected Cutoff: Category-wise Qualifying Marks, Safe Score for IIT &#038; Marks vs Rank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around 1.9 lakh students appeared for JEE Advanced 2026, conducted by <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/iit-roorkee\">IIT Roorkee<\/a> on May 17, 2026. Not all qualified students get a seat at an IIT \u2014 only 17,000\u201318,000 students will finally secure IIT seats. But for most aspirants, the biggest question after the exam is: &#8220;What is the expected cutoff of JEE Advanced 2026?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By analysing the exam difficulty, competition level, and seat matrix compared to previous years, we can estimate the JEE Advanced Expected Cutoff, which can help students predict their rank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>JEE Advanced 2026 Expected Cutoff \u2014 Category-Wise<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official cutoff has not been released yet. It will be declared along with the results on June 1, 2026. The question paper was set by <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/iit-kanpur\/\">IIT Kanpur<\/a>, and as per widespread student and expert feedback, the paper was tougher and lengthier than 2025. The cutoff is therefore expected to be slightly higher than 2025&#8217;s historically low cutoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Category<\/th><th>Expected Qualifying Cutoff<\/th><th>Safe Score for Any IIT<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>General (CRL)<\/td><td>90\u2013100 marks<\/td><td>160+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OBC-NCL \/ EWS<\/td><td>80\u201390 marks<\/td><td>140+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SC \/ ST \/ PwD<\/td><td>45\u201352 marks<\/td><td>90+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Preparatory<\/td><td>20\u201325 marks<\/td><td>50+<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Important points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Female candidates may get IIT seats at relatively lower ranks due to supernumerary seats introduced by IITs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clearing the overall cutoff is not enough \u2014 candidates must also clear the individual subject-wise cutoffs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The cutoff above represents minimum marks for rank list inclusion, not admission to a specific IIT or branch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>IIT JEE Advanced Cutoff Trends (Previous Years)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Year<\/th><th>Conducting IIT<\/th><th>General (CRL)<\/th><th>OBC-NCL \/ EWS<\/th><th>SC \/ ST<\/th><th>Total Marks<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>2025<\/td><td>IIT Kanpur<\/td><td>74<\/td><td>66<\/td><td>37<\/td><td>360<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2024<\/td><td>IIT Madras<\/td><td>109<\/td><td>98<\/td><td>55<\/td><td>360<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>IIT Guwahati<\/td><td>86<\/td><td>77<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>360<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2022<\/td><td>IIT Bombay<\/td><td>55<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>28<\/td><td>360<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Factors Affecting JEE Advanced Expected Cutoff 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paper difficulty: A tougher paper lowers raw scores and can reduce the qualifying cutoff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number of students appeared: With ~1.9 lakh students in 2026 (up from 1.80 lakh in 2025), higher competition can push the cutoff slightly upward.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IIT Seat Matrix: With ~17,000\u201318,000 total IIT seats, more seats can marginally ease the cutoff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bonus\/grace marks: If questions are erroneous, IITs award full marks to all students, raising effective scores and potentially influencing the cutoff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>JEE Advanced 2026 Subject-Wise Cutoff Marks (Expected)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scoring above the overall cutoff is not the only condition. Candidates must also clear the minimum marks in each subject (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics). Failing even one subject&#8217;s minimum disqualifies a student from the rank list regardless of their total score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Category<\/th><th>Min. Marks Per Subject (Expected)<\/th><th>Total Cutoff Marks (Expected)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>General (CRL)<\/td><td>9\u201310 marks<\/td><td>90\u2013100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OBC-NCL \/ EWS<\/td><td>8\u20139 marks<\/td><td>80\u201390<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SC \/ ST \/ PwD<\/td><td>4\u20135 marks<\/td><td>45\u201352<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Subject-Wise Difficulty: JEE Advanced 2026 vs 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Subject<\/th><th>JEE Advanced 2025<\/th><th>JEE Advanced 2026<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Mathematics<\/td><td>Tough<\/td><td>Tougher and lengthy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Physics<\/td><td>Moderate to Tough<\/td><td>Moderate to Tough<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chemistry<\/td><td>Easy to Moderate<\/td><td>Moderate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overall<\/td><td>Moderate to Tough<\/td><td>Tougher and lengthy<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Safe Score for Top IITs \u2014 CSE Branch (Expected)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clearing the cutoff and <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/iit-list\/\">securing admission into a top IIT<\/a> for CSE are entirely different benchmarks. The table below shows approximate safe scores based on JoSAA closing rank trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>IIT<\/th><th>Branch<\/th><th>Safe Score (out of 360)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>IIT Bombay<\/td><td>CSE<\/td><td>290+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IIT Delhi<\/td><td>CSE<\/td><td>280+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IIT Madras<\/td><td>CSE<\/td><td>265+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IIT Kanpur<\/td><td>CSE<\/td><td>250+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IIT Kharagpur<\/td><td>CSE<\/td><td>235+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IIT Roorkee<\/td><td>CSE<\/td><td>220+<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Marks vs Rank Analysis \u2014 JEE Advanced 2026 (Expected)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The table below provides estimated marks-vs-rank mapping based on previous year official data from IIT Kanpur and expert analyses. Official figures will be released with results on June 1, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Marks (out of 360)<\/th><th>Expected CRL Rank<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>330+<\/td><td>1\u20135<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>310+<\/td><td>Top 20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>290+<\/td><td>Top 50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>270\u2013289<\/td><td>60\u2013150<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>250\u2013269<\/td><td>200\u2013400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>225\u2013249<\/td><td>300\u2013500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>200\u2013224<\/td><td>900\u20131,400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>175\u2013199<\/td><td>1,000\u20132,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>150\u2013174<\/td><td>2,000\u20134,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>135\u2013149<\/td><td>4,000\u20135,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>120\u2013134<\/td><td>7,000\u201310,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>90\u2013100<\/td><td>20,000\u201328,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Can You Get an IIT Seat With Just the Cutoff?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clearing the qualifying cutoff earns you a place in the rank list \u2014 not an IIT seat. Here&#8217;s the realistic picture:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Score Range<\/th><th>Likely Outcome<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>90\u2013100<\/td><td>Rank list inclusion only (qualification)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>100\u2013130<\/td><td>Lower\/newer IITs, non-core branches (possible)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>150\u2013200<\/td><td>Good IIT options, various branches<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>200\u2013250<\/td><td>Established IITs, engineering branches<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>250+<\/td><td>Top IITs across multiple branches<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>280+<\/td><td>IIT Bombay \/ IIT Delhi CSE possible<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission to IITs also requires meeting the Class 12 board criteria: at least 75% aggregate marks (65% for SC\/ST\/PwD) or being in the top 20 percentile of your respective board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>JEE Advanced 2026 \u2014 All Official Important Dates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Event<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>JEE Advanced 2026 Exam<\/td><td>May 17, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Response Sheet Release<\/td><td>May 21, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Answer Key Release<\/td><td>May 25, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Objection Window<\/td><td>May 25\u201326, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Result Declaration<\/td><td>June 1, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>JoSAA Counselling Begins<\/td><td>June 2, 2026 (tentative)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For all latest updates, visit the official website: https:\/\/jeeadv.ac.in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clearing JEE Advanced and securing an IIT seat are two very different milestones. While the expected cutoff of JEE Advanced 2026 is anticipated to be higher than last year&#8217;s historically low threshold of 74 marks for the General category, students aiming for top IITs and competitive branches like CSE must target scores well above 250.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With results and <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyamandir.com\/studyhub\/josaa-counselling-guide\/\">JoSAA counselling<\/a> approaching, students should shift focus to analysing their expected rank, shortlisting college and branch options, and understanding JoSAA closing ranks \u2014 rather than fixating only on the qualifying cutoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 1.9 lakh students appeared for JEE Advanced 2026, conducted by IIT Roorkee on May 17, 2026. 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