A: The expected cutoff for JEE Main 2026 is 93-95 for the general category, 80-82 for the OBC-NCL category and EWS category, 60-62 for the SC category, and 47-49 for the ST category.

A: Based on recent years, the expected difficulty level for the JEE Main 2026 exam is moderate to difficult. The Physics section can have some tricky questions. The syllabus remains aligned with NCERT class 11 and class 12 concepts.

A: According to the official information, the minimum marks required to qualify JEE Advanced 2026 exam are 20.56% for the general category, 10.28% for SC/ST/PwD candidates, and 18.50% for the OBC-NCL/EWS candidates.

A: The JEE Main 2026 exam will include a total of 300 marks. Candidates will receive 4 marks for every correct answer, and for each wrong answer, 1 mark will be deducted.

A: To get 99 percentile in the JEE Main exam, candidates need to secure around 180 to 200 marks out of 300 marks. The exam is conducted in different shifts and dates. So, the required marks can differ.

A: Yes, candidates can get into some NITs with a 1.5 lakh rank. Specially, the new NITs or the non-CSE/core branches. The newer NITs are NIT Goa, NIT Arunachal Pradesh, NIT Jalandhar, NIT Hamirpur, and NIT Mizoram.

A: In 2017, Kalpit Veerwal made history by securing 360 out of 360 in the JEE Main exam. He secured AIR 1 and got admission at IIT Bombay.

A: In JEE Main exam, 70 percentile is considered to be an average score. Candidates from the general category with 70th percentile will not get any top NITs or IIITs for admission. But, reserved category candidates are eligible for the JEE Advanced exam with this score.

A: There are a total of 90 questions in Paper 1 and 105 questions in Paper 2. Each question carries 4 marks, and there is a negative marking of -1 mark for each incorrect answer.

A: The JEE exam is a computer-based test (CBT). It consists of two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 is for admission to B.E./B.Tech programs, and Paper 2 is for admission to B.Arch and B.Planning programs.