JEE Main 2026 Result: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will soon announce the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains Result 2026 on jeemain.nta.nic.in. According to the media reports, the JEE Mains 2026 Result for session 1 is expected by February 12, 2026. While the official release time has not been stated, considering the past trends, the expected JEE Mains 2026 Result Release Time is by 12:00 PM.
The JEE Main JEE Mains 2026 Session 1 Result will be declared along with the final answer key prepared after considering the challenges against the provisional answer key. The Session 1 JEE Mains 2026 Result will determine the candidate’s eligibility for JEE Advance and also the possibility of the candidate’s admission to leading engineering institutes like IITs, NITs, and CFTIs.
| Result Status || Not Released | Last Checked || 6:09 PM (Feb 9) |
JEE Main 2026 Result Session 1 Shift-wise Marks vs Percentile
Here is the detailed report on JEE Main Session 1 Shift-wise Marks vs Percentile. Candidates can expect changes in the data after the JEE Main 2026 Result is declared.
| Percentile | Jan 21 (Shift 1) | Jan 21 (Shift 2) | Jan 22 (Shift 1) | Jan 22 (Shift 2) | Jan 23 (Shift 1) | Jan 23 (Shift 2) | Jan 24 (Shift 1) | Jan 24 (Shift 2) |
| 99 | 178 | 181 | 171 | 174 | 176 | 158 | 179 | 183 |
| 98 | 154 | 158 | 149 | 153 | 156 | 135 | 160 | 164 |
| 97 | 140 | 143 | 136 | 140 | 144 | 120 | 148 | 152 |
| 96 | 129 | 131 | 126 | 130 | 134 | 110 | 138 | 142 |
| 95 | 120 | 121 | 118 | 123 | 127 | 101 | 131 | 135 |
| 94 | 112 | 111 | 111 | 116 | 120 | 94 | 124 | 128 |
| 93 | 106 | 104 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 88 | 119 | 123 |
| 92 | 101 | 97 | 99 | 104 | 109 | 83 | 114 | 119 |
| 91 | 95 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 105 | 78 | 111 | 117 |
| 90 | 90 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 101 | 74 | 108 | 114 |
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What Is The Expected Qualifying Marks for JEE Advanced?
To qualify for the JEE Advanced, a candidate must first rank among the top 2,50,000 successful candidates (including all categories) in JEE Main BE/BTech (Paper 1). Here are the expected minimum marks required for JEE Advanced.
| Category | Expected Minimum Qualifying Percentile for JEE Advanced |
| General | 93.11 - 93.18 |
| EWS | 80.39 - 81.45 |
| OBC/NCL | 79.43 - 79.50 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 61.15 - 61.22 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 47.90 - 47.96 |
| PwD (All Categories) | 0.0079 - 0.0086 |
Candidates should note that the exact percentages or qualifying marks fluctuate every year based on the difficulty level of the paper. Meeting the JEE 2026 Advanced Qualifying marks only means candidates’ names will appear in the Rank List. It does not guarantee a seat in an IIT. To actually secure seats in an IIT, a candidate’s rank must fall within the opening and closing ranks for a specific branch during JoSAA counselling.
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A JEE Main 2026 Percentile score is a normalised score that indicates the percentage of candidates who scored equal to or less than the candidate in that specific shift.
The JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Scorecard will show candidates’ NTA scores (percentiles) for Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and the Total Percentile.
Approximately 13.5 lakh candidates registered, with over 13 lakh appearing for the Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech) shifts.
No. NTA does not allow re-evaluation or re-checking of JEE Main results once the final answer key is processed.
No, NTA does not send physical scorecards. Candidates must download and print the PDF from the official website.
No. AIR is only calculated after the Session 2 results (April) are out, considering the best of your two scores.
Yes, the NTA will release the JEE Main 2026 final answer key a few hours before or along with the result.
Candidates can access their JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Results on the official portals: jeemain.nta.ac.in or ntaresults.nic.in.
The JEE Main 2026 Result for January session is expected to be released by February 12, 2026.