For the JEE Mains examination percentile is taken into consideration for selection. For SC, the cutoff was around 61.15 percentile. While the percentile is dependent on the no of candidates and their performance in the exam, we can roughly say about the marks required from  past trends. So we can expect around 40+ for tougher shifts and 60-70 for easier ones. But this just qualifies you for sitting in JEE advanced, to get seats at NIT, IIT and GIFTS, you have to have a minimum 80 percentile, which will be roughly above 100 for Easy shifts and above 80 for tougher ones
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You can refer to careers360 for further details:

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/60-marks-in-jee-mains-percentile

Hello,

Based on previous year cutoff trends, SC category students usually need around 50 to 60 marks in JEE Main to qualify.

In recent years, the cutoff for SC category has been around 60 marks out of 300 .
The exact marks change every year. It depends on the exam difficulty and number of candidates.

So, scoring 50–60 marks is generally considered safe for SC category to clear JEE Main.

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Hello,

JEE Main Cutoff 2026 - The National Testing Agency will release the complete JEE Main 2026 cutoff on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The authority releases the JEE Main cutoff in category-wise separately. Based on the previous years' data, the expected JEE Main percentile for the general category general category is 93- 95, for OBC-NCL it is 80-82, and for SC/ST it ranges from 60-49.

The JEE Main qualifying cutoff and admission cutoff are different. Candidates attempting the JEE Main exam must be aware of the cutoffs to determine their score.

For more details you can check the below link:

JEE Main Cutoff 2026: Expected Percentile, Category-wise Qualifying Marks & Previous Year Trends- https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff

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