Hello, Based on recent JEE Main trends, here are the approximate targets for the OBC-NCL category.

• For a rank under 20,000 [OBC-NCL]: You should target an overall percentile of 94.5% to 95.5%.
• For a rank under 10,000 [OBC-NCL]: You should target an overall percentile of 96.5% to 97.5%.

It is difficult to give an exact "marks" target for 2026, as the marks vs. percentile data changes every year and with every single exam shift (depending on its difficulty). However, as a safe estimate, you could aim for 135-145+ marks for the 20k rank and 155-165+ marks for the 10k rank. You should always focus on maximizing your percentile, as that is the more reliable metric.

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Hi,

If you want a rank under 20,000 under OBC-NCL for jee 2026, you should target for 97-97.5%, which is around 140-160 marks out of 300. And for under 10,000 you will need around 98.5-99% which is around 170-190 marks. But these scores can vary each year. So, if you aim for marks above 180, you will be in a strong position for some of the best NITs and IITs.

Hope it helps!!!

If you’re aiming for a rank under 20,000 in obc category in JEE Main 2026, you should target around 93–95 percentile, which roughly means scoring 140–160 marks out of 300. For a rank under 10,000 in obc category, you’ll need a percentile above 97–98, which usually requires a score of around 180–200 marks. These estimates can vary slightly each year based on paper difficulty and overall competition.
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Hello,

Based on JEE Main trends from previous years, here are the target percentile and marks for OBC-NCL candidates to achieve a rank under 20,000 and 10,000 in JEE 2026. Note that these are estimations, and actual scores can vary depending on the exam's difficulty and the performance of all candidates.

I hope it will clear your query!!

Hello dear candidate,

Here is the summary of how much percentile and marks you will need if you belong to OBC-NCL to have rank under following :-

• UNDER 20,000 :- around 110 to 130 marks OR
  93 to 94 percentile.
• UNDER 10,000 :- around 150 to 160 marks OR
  96 TO 97 percentile.

Thank you.