JEE Main 2026 Percentile VS Expected Rank: The National Testing Agency has released JEE Main Session 1 final answer keys and has dropped around 8 questions. For the dropped questions, candidates who have attempted will get full marks. With the release of the final keys, the result is awaited by the aspirants. Candidates aiming for top NITs, GFTis, or IIITs need to secure 95+ percentiles in the engineering entrance exam.Â
NTA will share the results in the form of percentile scores, which will be derived from raw scores after the normalisation method. Based on the percentile score, ranks will be determined. Students securing 99 percentile can expect a rank of less than 6000. Based on previous year trends, we have provided JEE Main 2026 percentile vs expected rank detailed analysis on this page.Â
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JEE Main 2026 Percentile Vs Expected RankÂ
By analysing previous year trends in percentile score and its equivalent rank, we have prepared JEE Main 2026 percentile vs expected rank analysis in the table below:
| JEE Main Percentile | Expected Rank |
| 99.9+ | <=1,500 |
| 99.5 | <=7,500 |
| 98 | <=30,000 |
| 97 | <=45,000 |
| 96 | <=60,000 |
| 95 | <=75,000 |
| 94 | <=90,000 |
| 93 | <=105,000 |
| 92 | <=120,000 |
| 91 | <=135,000 |
| 90 | <=150,000 |
| 86 | <=210,000 |
| 82 | <=270,000 |
| 79 | <=315,000 |
| 75 | <=375,000 |
| 71 | <=435,000 |
| 67 | <=495,000 |
| 64 | <=540,000 |
| 60 | <=600,000 |
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The expected rank of a candidate will be around 3400 for the percentile obtained of 99.70 in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, according to the data of the NTA from previous year
According to the schedule of the exam-conducting authority (National Testing Agency), the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Exam will be conducted between 2nd April and 9th April 2026.
The expected rank of a candidate will be around 90000 for the percentile obtained of 94.00 in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, according to the data of the NTA from previous years.
A 95th percentile in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam is considered a good score. With this percentile, a candidate gets into mid-tier NITs, such as NIT Raipur, NIT Jalandhar, NIT Agartala, etc., and IIITs such as IIIT Kalyani, IIIT Bhagalpur, etc.
According to the data of the NTA from previous years, the expected rank of a candidate will be around 79000 for the percentile obtained of 95.0 in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam.
Candidates can calculate their score in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam with the help of the final answer key. If their score does not meet their expectations, then they must start their preparation for the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Exam.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected rank of a candidate according to the data of the NTA from previous years will be around 68000 for the percentile obtained of 96.0.
According to the data of the NTA from previous years, the expected rank of a candidate will be around 56000 for the percentile obtained of 96.50 in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam.
According to the data of the NTA from previous years, the expected rank of a candidate will be around 47500 for the percentile obtained of 97.0 in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected rank of a candidate according to the data of the NTA from previous years will be around 39000 for the percentile obtained of 97.50.
The expected rank of a candidate will be around 31000 for the percentile obtained of 98.0 in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, according to the data of the NTA from previous years.
As per the schedule of the exam-conducting authority, the JEE Advanced 2026 Exam will be conducted on 17th May 2026.
The application fees for the JEE Advanced 2026 Exam are mentioned as follows:
- For General Candidates: Rs. 3200
- For SC, ST, PWD Candidates: Rs. 1600
- For Female Candidates: Rs. 1600
- For Foreign Candidates (SAARC Countries): USD 100
- For Foreign Candidates (Non-SAARC Countries): USD 200
According to the data of the NTA from previous years, the expected rank of a candidate will be around 21000 for the percentile obtained of 99.50 in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam.
The expected rank of a candidate will be around 11600 for the percentile obtained of 99.10 in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, according to the data of the NTA from previous years.
According to the data of the NTA from previous years, the expected rank of a candidate will be around 9600 for the percentile obtained of 99.20 in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam.
The online application for the JEE Advanced 2026 Exam will start in April 2026. However, the official date for the beginning of the registration process has not declared yet by the exam-conducting authority.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected rank of a candidate according to the data of the NTA from previous years will be around 8100 for the percentile obtained of 99.30.
The expected rank of a candidate will be around 6650 for the percentile obtained of 99.40 in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, according to the data of the NTA from previous years.
According to the data of the NTA from previous years, the expected rank of a candidate will be around 5500 for the percentile obtained of 99.50 in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected rank of a candidate according to the data of the NTA from previous years will be around 14000 for the percentile obtained of 99.0.
On the official website, a candidate will get all the information for the JEE Advanced 2026 Exam. The official website for this exam is: https://jeeadv.ac.in/.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected rank of a candidate according to the data of the NTA from previous years will be around 4200 for the percentile obtained of 99.60.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected rank of a candidate according to the data of the NTA from previous years will be around 3000 for the percentile obtained of 99.75.
According to the data of the NTA from previous years, the expected rank of a candidate will be around 2650 for the percentile obtained of 99.80 in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam.
According to NTA data from previous years, the expected rank for a candidate with a percentile of 99.999 in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam is around 20.
The expected rank of a candidate will be around 750 for the percentile obtained of 99.90 in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, according to the data of the NTA from previous years.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected rank of a candidate according to the data of the NTA from previous years will be around 1900 for the percentile obtained of 99.850.