To write JEE Advanced 2026, OPEN candidates needed 93.41 percentile in JEE Main (OBC-NCL 80.92, EWS 82.42, SC 63.92, ST 52.02). To get a rank, they then needed 92 out of 360 with 8 in each subject (OBC-NCL and EWS 82, SC, ST and PwD 46).
Here are all the official 2026 cutoffs, how many qualified, and the last rank that actually got an IIT seat.
For 2026, the top 2,50,000 JEE Main candidates were shortlisted category-wise to write JEE Advanced; ties pushed the number to 2,50,174. These were the cutoff percentiles:
| Category | JEE Main 2026 percentile needed | Candidates shortlisted |
|---|---|---|
| OPEN | 93.4123549 | 96,870 |
| GEN-EWS | 82.4164528 | 25,009 |
| OBC-NCL | 80.9232583 | 67,595 |
| SC | 63.9172792 | 37,520 |
| ST | 52.0174712 | 18,785 |
| PwD (all) | 0.0023186 | 4,395 |
| Total | 2,50,174 |
Source: JEE (Advanced) 2026 Report, Volume I, section 4.1 (p. 7).
Writing JEE Advanced isn't enough; you must also meet a minimum in each subject and in the total to get a rank. In 2026:
| Rank list | Minimum marks per subject | Minimum total (out of 360) | As % |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRL (Common Rank List) | 8 | 92 | 7.30% / 25.56% |
| OBC-NCL and GEN-EWS | 7 | 82 | 6.51% / 22.78% |
| SC, ST and all PwD lists | 4 | 46 | 3.65% / 12.78% |
| Preparatory course (IITs) | 2 | 23 | 1.83% / 6.39% |
Source: JEE (Advanced) 2026 Report, Volume I, sections 5.1 and 5.2 (p. 10).
The JoSAA Business Rules set default minimums of 10% per subject and 35% total for the CRL, but allow them to be lowered (note to clause 18). In 2026 they were relaxed so that at least twice as many candidates qualified as there were seats in each category: 56,880 of 1,79,694 candidates who sat both papers qualified (JEE (Advanced) 2026 Report, Volume I, executive summary).
| Category (non-PwD) | Appeared in both papers | Qualified | Allotted IIT seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEN | 37,453 | 15,530 | 7,019 |
| OBC-NCL | 66,295 | 12,030 | 5,047 |
| GEN-EWS | 29,024 | 6,251 | 2,138 |
| SC | 29,786 | 15,817 | 2,802 |
| ST | 14,272 | 6,365 | 1,398 |
| All (incl. PwD) | 1,79,694 | 56,880 | 18,861 |
Source: JEE (Advanced) 2026 Report, Volume I, section 4.2 (p. 7). SC and ST qualified counts include the preparatory rank list.
| Rank list | Last rank offered admission (gender-neutral) | Female-only pool |
|---|---|---|
| CRL | 28,480 | 29,824 |
| GEN-EWS | 4,432 | 5,852 |
| OBC-NCL | 9,002 | 11,941 |
| SC | 4,075 | 4,874 |
| ST | 2,199 | 2,112 |
| CRL-PwD | 315 | 301 |
Source: JEE (Advanced) 2026 Report, Volume I, section 13.5 (p. 501).
The report counts every candidate on each list, so the CRL figure includes reserved-category students on the CRL who got seats in their own category. For OPEN gender-neutral seats, the last IIT program closed at CRL rank 18,977 in the 2026 final round. So qualifying is only the first gate: about 30,000 candidates had a CRL rank, but OPEN IIT seats ran out well before that. See JEE Advanced marks vs rank for the marks behind these ranks.
Even with a rank, an IIT seat needs 75% in Class 12 (65% for SC, ST and PwD) or a place in the top 20 percentile of your board. See JoSAA 75% criteria.
In 2026: 93.4123549 for OPEN, 82.4164528 for GEN-EWS, 80.9232583 for OBC-NCL, 63.9172792 for SC, 52.0174712 for ST and 0.0023186 for PwD.
For the Common Rank List, 92 out of 360 with at least 8 in each subject. OBC-NCL and GEN-EWS: 82 with 7 per subject. SC, ST and PwD: 46 with 4 per subject.
56,880 of the 1,79,694 candidates who appeared in both papers, including 10,107 girls.
No. In 2026 the last OPEN gender-neutral IIT program closed at CRL rank 18,977, and you also need 75% in Class 12 (65% for SC, ST, PwD) or the top 20 percentile of your board.
The top 2,50,000 from JEE Main, split category-wise. In 2026 ties made it 2,50,174.
Sources: JEE (Advanced) 2026 Report, Volume I (sections 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 13.5 and executive summary); JoSAA 2026 Business Rules (1 June 2026), clause 18.
