Joint Entrance Examination, JEE Main 2026 Session 2 begins April 2, 2026. Over 11 lakh candidates are expected to appear for the second session this year. Once complete, National Testing Agency, NTA will start the process of calculating the result. The agency will also be allotting the JEE Main 2026 Ranks after session 2. Ahead of the result, predict the rank you can expect based on the marks that you are expecting to score in session 2 or the percentile scored in session 1 of JEE Main examination. The Jagran Josh JEE Main 2026 Rank Predictor integrated the latest AI tools available to predict the closest rank you can expect based on your raw marks or percentile.
NTA uses a normalisation process to compute the rank of the students. As per the process defined by the agency, students’ raw marks are first converted into a percentile score, denoted up to 7 decimal points. These are then ranked based on a separate ranking parameter.
Check out the Jagran Josh JEE Main Rank Predictor Tool to assess where you stand based on the marks expected.
Step 1: Enter your basic details as required on the tool page.
Step 2: Input your expected JEE Main 2026 marks or Percentile Score (if available) based on your exam attempt.
Step 3: Click on the “Predict My Rank” button to proceed.
Step 4: The tool converts your marks into an estimated Percentile Score and All India Rank using smart predictive models based on student data, past trends and defined parameters.
JEE Main Rank will be decided on the raw marks scored by the candidate, normalisation of the score into percentile scores and then using the ranking criteria. A basic estimate table on past trends of what percentile score a student can expect to corresponding raw scores is given below.
The following table lists the previous year’s JEE Main Qualifying marks for various caste categories-
| Marks Range | Expected Percentile | Estimated Rank Range |
|---|---|---|
| 300-290 | 100 - 99.99989 | 1 - 15 |
| 289-280 | 99.99908 - 99.99745 | 16 - 36 |
| 279-270 | 99.99417 - 99.99347 | 37 - 100 |
| 269-260 | 99.99016 - 99.98881 | 101 - 160 |
| 259-250 | 99.97720 - 99.96976 | 161 - 428 |
| 249-240 | 99.95028 - 99.94664 | 429 - 755 |
| 239-230 | 99.91595 - 99.93498 | 756 - 1,189 |
| 229-220 | 99.86623 - 99.90111 | 1,190 - 1,893 |
| 219-210 | 99.80777 - 99.85161 | 1,894 - 2,720 |
| 209-200 | 99.73129 - 99.79506 | 2,721 - 3,803 |
| 199-190 | 99.62402 - 99.71083 | 3,804 - 5,320 |
| 189-180 | 99.48033 - 99.59739 | 5,321 - 7,354 |
| 179-170 | 99.29558 - 99.45693 | 7,355 - 9,968 |
| 169-160 | 99.06985 - 99.27208 | 9,969 - 13,163 |
| 159-150 | 98.77819 - 99.02861 | 13,164 - 17,290 |
| 149-140 | 98.40768 - 98.73238 | 17,291 - 22,533 |
| 139-130 | 97.94047 - 98.31741 | 22,534 - 29,145 |
| 129-120 | 97.35425 - 97.81126 | 29,146 - 37,440 |
| 119-110 | 96.60949 - 97.14293 | 37,441 - 47,979 |
| 109-100 | 95.64338 - 96.20455 | 47,980 - 61,651 |
| 99-90 | 94.39636 - 94.99859 | 61,652 - 79,298 |
| 89-80 | 92.76234 - 93.47123 | 79,299 - 102,421 |
| 79-70 | 90.41098 - 91.07212 | 102,422 - 135,695 |
| 69-60 | 87.06073 - 87.51222 | 135,696 - 183,105 |
| 59-50 | 81.57582 - 82.01606 | 183,106 - 260,722 |
| 49-40 | 73.28780 - 73.08140 | 260,723 - 380,928 |
| 39-30 | 59.84001 - 58.15149 | 380,929 - 568,308 |
| 29-20 | 40.34692 - 37.69452 | 568,309 - 844,157 |
| 19-10 | 20.95045 - 13.49584 | 844,158 - 1,118,638 |
| 9-0 | 6.59980 - 0.84351 | 1,118,639 - 1,200,000 |
JEE Main is conducted in multiple shifts, and each shift may have slightly different question difficulty. To ensure fairness, raw scores are converted into percentile scores, showing the percentage of candidates who scored equal to or below a candidate in that shift. The highest scorer in each shift gets a percentile of 100. These percentiles are then used to compile NTA scores and prepare the final merit list.
NTA will assign a percentile score up to 7 decimal places to each candidate. In case a candidate has the same total percentile score, the following tie-breaker is used to determine the rank.
Tie-Breaking Criteria: If two or more candidates have the same percentile score, NTA assigns in the following order:
Clearing the examination is only the first step. The important process starts after the result is declared. Students will need to make the important choice of the branches and the colleges that they would be able to get admission into. Some students might choose a better college while for some the branch of choice may be more important. Depending you your preferences, use the tool to help you choose the best engineering college for you.
Jagran Josh JEE Main Rank Predictor provides not only your JEE Main 2026 Rank but also a list of top colleges you would be eligible for admission to. The list is based on the previous year’s cut off and opening/ closing JEE Main Rank.
Note* Admission to Indian Institutes of Technology, IITs is done on the basis of JEE Advanced Examination. JEE Main Rank is not considered for IITs and the list of colleges does not include the same. A separate tool for IITs will be made available soon.