JEE Main Session 2 Result: A major update has arrived for students who have appeared for the JEE Main Session 2 exam. According to reports, their wait may soon be over. The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to release the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper 1 result on April 20, 2026. The NTA will soon release it on its official website , jeemain.nta.nic.in .
In such a situation, the best score of students who took both sessions will be considered. Furthermore, a normalization system will be implemented this time as well, to balance the levels of different shifts. Therefore, let’s find out what the category-wise cut-off for the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result might be.
What is normalization system?
The JEE Main exam is conducted in different shifts, where the level of questions may vary slightly. Therefore, the NTA employs a normalization process. This process gives a slight advantage to students from difficult shifts and balances their scores against those from easier shifts.
Where and how to check JEE Main 2026 result?
Once the results are released, students will be able to easily check them online. To do this, use the NTA’s official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in . To check the results, first visit the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in . Click on the JEE Main Session 2 Paper 1 Result 2026 link on the homepage. Enter your application number and password. After logging in, your scorecard will appear on the screen. Download it and save it for future reference.
What information will be there in JEE Main scorecard?
The JEE Main scorecard contains several important student information, such as their name, roll number, and application number, as well as their parents’ names and state code. It displays the marks and percentiles for each subject separately, along with the total score and percentile. Furthermore, the All India Rank (AIR), category rank, and whether they qualified for JEE Advanced are also displayed. Therefore, students are advised to carefully check all the information on the scorecard to ensure there are no errors or incorrect information.
When were the JEE Main 2026 session 2 exams held?
This year, the JEE Main Session 2 exam was conducted from April 2 to April 8, 2026. The exam was conducted entirely in computer-based (CBT) mode. Approximately 11.23 lakh students participated in this exam. The JEE Main exam is conducted in different shifts, where the level of questions may vary slightly. Therefore, the NTA uses a normalization process. This process gives a slight advantage to students from difficult shifts and balances scores against those from easier shifts.
What can be the category wise cut-off?
The expected cut-off for JEE Main 2026 is the minimum percentile that students must achieve to be eligible for JEE Advanced and JoSAA counseling. Based on previous years’ patterns, the cut-off for the General category is expected to be around 93 to 95 percentile, while for Gen-EWS it is expected to be around 80 to 82 percentile, for OBC it is expected to be around 79 to 81 percentile, for SC it is expected to be around 61 to 64 percentile, and for ST it is expected to be around 48 to 50 percentile. For the PwD category, it is expected to be around 0.001 to 1.0 percentile. However, these figures are only estimates, and the actual cut-off will be determined only after the results are released.
