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Strategy · JEE Main
A JEE Main percentile is not a percentage of marks — it is the share of candidates in your shift who scored at or below you, calculated to seven decimal places and normalised across shifts. This table converts marks out of 300 into an approximate percentile and all-India rank, using about 15 lakh candidates (15,38,468 appeared in 2026).
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| Marks (out of 300) | NTA percentile | All-India rank (CRL) |
|---|---|---|
| 250–300 | 99.96–100.00 | 1 – 620 |
| 220–249 | 99.87–99.96 | 660 – 2,000 |
| 200–219 | 99.75–99.86 | 2,100 – 3,900 |
| 180–199 | 99.55–99.74 | 4,000 – 6,900 |
| 160–179 | 99.25–99.53 | 7,200 – 12,000 |
| 140–159 | 98.80–99.23 | 12,000 – 18,000 |
| 120–139 | 98.00–98.76 | 19,000 – 31,000 |
| 100–119 | 96.60–97.93 | 32,000 – 52,000 |
| 80–99 | 94.00–96.49 | 54,000 – 92,000 |
| 60–79 | 89.50–93.80 | 95,000 – 1,62,000 |
| 40–59 | 80.50–89.15 | 1,67,000 – 3,00,000 |
| 20–39 | 55.00–79.55 | 3,15,000 – 6,93,000 |
| 0–19 | 8.00–52.50 | 7,32,000 – 14,17,000 |
Approximate, based on 2024–2026 results and published analyses. Ranks are worked out as (100 − percentile) ÷ 100 × 15 lakh candidates and rounded. Not official NTA data — the real conversion moves with shift normalisation and candidate count.
Already have your percentile? Find it in the first column. The rank range comes from the candidate count; the marks are what that percentile has usually taken.
| NTA percentile | Approx. marks (out of 300) | All-India rank (CRL) |
|---|---|---|
| 99.99 | 281–293 | 150 – 160 |
| 99.96 | 244–256 | 580 – 620 |
| 99.9 | 224–236 | 1,400 – 1,500 |
| 99.86 | 212–224 | 2,000 – 2,200 |
| 99.75 | 194–206 | 3,600 – 3,900 |
| 99.5 | 171–183 | 7,300 – 7,800 |
| 99 | 143–155 | 15,000 – 16,000 |
| 98.5 | 127–139 | 22,000 – 23,000 |
| 98 | 114–126 | 29,000 – 31,000 |
| 97 | 100–112 | 44,000 – 47,000 |
| 96 | 89–101 | 58,000 – 62,000 |
| 95 | 81–93 | 73,000 – 78,000 |
| 93 | 69–81 | 1,02,000 – 1,09,000 |
| 90 | 56–68 | 1,45,000 – 1,55,000 |
| 85 | 42–54 | 2,18,000 – 2,33,000 |
| 80 | 33–45 | 2,90,000 – 3,10,000 |
Approximate, based on 2024–2026 results and published analyses. Rank = (100 − percentile) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. Marks are ±6 either side of our curve, because shifts differ. For your exact figure, use the [rank predictor](/tools/jee-main-rank-predictor).
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| Marks (out of 300) | Approx. NTA percentile | Approx. all-India rank |
|---|---|---|
| 300 | 100.000 | 1 |
| 295 | 99.996 | 62 |
| 290 | 99.992 | 120 |
| 285 | 99.988 | 180 |
| 280 | 99.984 | 250 |
| 275 | 99.980 | 310 |
| 270 | 99.976 | 370 |
| 265 | 99.972 | 430 |
| 260 | 99.968 | 490 |
| 255 | 99.964 | 550 |
| 250 | 99.960 | 620 |
| 245 | 99.945 | 850 |
| 240 | 99.930 | 1,100 |
| 235 | 99.915 | 1,300 |
| 230 | 99.900 | 1,500 |
| 225 | 99.89 | 1,800 |
| 220 | 99.87 | 2,000 |
| 215 | 99.84 | 2,500 |
| 210 | 99.81 | 2,900 |
| 205 | 99.78 | 3,400 |
| 200 | 99.75 | 3,900 |
| 195 | 99.70 | 4,600 |
| 190 | 99.65 | 5,400 |
| 185 | 99.60 | 6,200 |
| 180 | 99.55 | 6,900 |
| 175 | 99.47 | 8,100 |
| 170 | 99.40 | 9,200 |
| 165 | 99.33 | 10,000 |
| 160 | 99.25 | 12,000 |
| 155 | 99.14 | 13,000 |
| 150 | 99.03 | 15,000 |
| 145 | 98.91 | 17,000 |
| 140 | 98.80 | 18,000 |
| 135 | 98.60 | 22,000 |
| 130 | 98.40 | 25,000 |
| 125 | 98.20 | 28,000 |
| 120 | 98.00 | 31,000 |
| 115 | 97.65 | 36,000 |
| 110 | 97.30 | 42,000 |
| 105 | 96.95 | 47,000 |
| 100 | 96.60 | 52,000 |
| 95 | 96.05 | 61,000 |
| 90 | 95.50 | 69,000 |
| 85 | 94.75 | 81,000 |
| 80 | 94.00 | 92,000 |
| 75 | 93.00 | 1,08,000 |
| 70 | 92.00 | 1,23,000 |
| 65 | 90.75 | 1,42,000 |
| 60 | 89.50 | 1,62,000 |
| 55 | 87.75 | 1,89,000 |
| 50 | 86.00 | 2,16,000 |
| 45 | 83.25 | 2,58,000 |
| 40 | 80.50 | 3,00,000 |
| 35 | 75.75 | 3,73,000 |
| 30 | 71.00 | 4,47,000 |
| 25 | 63.00 | 5,70,000 |
| 20 | 55.00 | 6,93,000 |
| 15 | 42.50 | 8,85,000 |
| 10 | 30.00 | 10,78,000 |
| 5 | 19.00 | 12,47,000 |
| 0 | 8.00 | 14,17,000 |
Approximate, based on 2024–2026 results and published analyses. Ranks use about 15 lakh candidates. An easier or harder shift moves the same marks up or down the table. Not official NTA data.
Working backwards from a rank, with the percentile range covering 13.5 to 14.5 lakh candidates.
| All-India rank (CRL) | NTA percentile | Approx. marks (out of 300) |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | 99.966–99.968 | 253–265 |
| 1,000 | 99.931–99.935 | 236–248 |
| 2,000 | 99.86–99.87 | 214–226 |
| 3,500 | 99.76–99.77 | 198–210 |
| 5,000 | 99.66–99.68 | 187–199 |
| 6,500 | 99.55–99.58 | 177–189 |
| 8,000 | 99.45–99.48 | 169–181 |
| 10,000 | 99.31–99.35 | 161–173 |
| 11,000 | 99.24–99.29 | 156–168 |
| 15,000 | 98.97–99.03 | 144–156 |
| 20,000 | 98.62–98.71 | 132–144 |
| 25,000 | 98.28–98.39 | 123–135 |
| 30,000 | 97.93–98.06 | 115–127 |
| 40,000 | 97.24–97.42 | 105–117 |
| 50,000 | 96.55–96.77 | 96–108 |
| 75,000 | 94.83–95.16 | 82–94 |
| 1,00,000 | 93.10–93.55 | 72–84 |
| 1,50,000 | 89.66–90.32 | 57–69 |
| 2,00,000 | 86.21–87.10 | 47–59 |
| 2,50,000 | 82.76–83.87 | 40–52 |
Approximate, based on 2024–2026 results and published analyses. Percentile = 100 − rank ÷ candidates × 100. Not official NTA data.
One line each, worked out the same way as the tables above: rank = (100 − percentile) ÷ 100 × candidates, with 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates (the 2025–2026 range), and marks read off our 2024–2026 curve ±6. The exact rank depends on how many candidates appear in your year, so treat every figure as a band.
Rank 1 on the CRL is shared by everyone who scored 100 NTA score — the topper of every shift gets 100, so each session produces a few dozen of them. Ties are broken by subject-wise scores and then by the tie-break rules in the bulletin.
About 150–160 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 99.99) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 99.99 percentile has taken roughly 281–293 marks out of 300.
About 720–770 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 99.95) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 99.95 percentile has taken roughly 241–253 marks out of 300.
About 1,400–1,500 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 99.9) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 99.9 percentile has taken roughly 224–236 marks out of 300.
About 2,000–2,200 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 99.86) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 99.86 percentile has taken roughly 212–224 marks out of 300.
About 2,900–3,100 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 99.8) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 99.8 percentile has taken roughly 202–214 marks out of 300.
About 3,600–3,900 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 99.75) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 99.75 percentile has taken roughly 194–206 marks out of 300.
About 4,300–4,600 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 99.7) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 99.7 percentile has taken roughly 189–201 marks out of 300.
About 5,800–6,200 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 99.6) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 99.6 percentile has taken roughly 179–191 marks out of 300.
About 7,300–7,800 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 99.5) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 99.5 percentile has taken roughly 171–183 marks out of 300.
About 10,000–11,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 99.3) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 99.3 percentile has taken roughly 157–169 marks out of 300.
About 15,000–16,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 99) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 99 percentile has taken roughly 143–155 marks out of 300.
About 22,000–23,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 98.5) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 98.5 percentile has taken roughly 127–139 marks out of 300.
About 29,000–31,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 98) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 98 percentile has taken roughly 114–126 marks out of 300.
About 44,000–47,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 97) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 97 percentile has taken roughly 100–112 marks out of 300.
About 58,000–62,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 96) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 96 percentile has taken roughly 89–101 marks out of 300.
About 73,000–78,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 95) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 95 percentile has taken roughly 81–93 marks out of 300.
About 1,02,000–1,09,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 93) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 93 percentile has taken roughly 69–81 marks out of 300. This is close to the General-category qualifying line for JEE Advanced (93.1023262 in 2025).
About 1,45,000–1,55,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 90) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 90 percentile has taken roughly 56–68 marks out of 300.
About 2,18,000–2,33,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 85) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 85 percentile has taken roughly 42–54 marks out of 300.
About 2,90,000–3,10,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 80) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 80 percentile has taken roughly 33–45 marks out of 300.
About 3,48,000–3,72,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 76) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 76 percentile has taken roughly 29–41 marks out of 300.
About 4,35,000–4,65,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 70) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 70 percentile has taken roughly 23–35 marks out of 300.
About 5,07,000–5,43,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 65) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 65 percentile has taken roughly 20–32 marks out of 300.
About 5,80,000–6,20,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 60) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 60 percentile has taken roughly 17–29 marks out of 300.
About 7,25,000–7,75,000 on the all-India (CRL) list, from (100 − 50) ÷ 100 × 14.5–15.5 lakh candidates. On recent sessions 50 percentile has taken roughly 12–24 marks out of 300.
Each line gives the middle of our curve and the spread a harder or easier shift produces. Below about 60 marks the curve is steep — a handful of marks moves the percentile a long way — which is why a few extra correct answers matter most at the bottom.
Around the 99.96 percentile on our curve — 99.94–99.96 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 620.
Around the 99.87 percentile on our curve — 99.83–99.89 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 2,000.
Around the 99.75 percentile on our curve — 99.69–99.79 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 3,900.
Around the 99.65 percentile on our curve — 99.59–99.71 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 5,400.
Around the 99.55 percentile on our curve — 99.5–99.61 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 6,900.
Around the 99.3 percentile on our curve — 99.1–99.3 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 12,000.
Around the 99.0 percentile on our curve — 98.9–99.2 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 15,000.
Around the 98.8 percentile on our curve — 98.6–98.9 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 18,000.
Around the 98.5 percentile on our curve — 98.2–98.7 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 23,000.
Around the 98.0 percentile on our curve — 97.6–98.2 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 31,000.
Around the 97.7 percentile on our curve — 97.2–98.0 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 36,000.
Around the 96.6 percentile on our curve — 95.9–97.0 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 52,000.
Around the 95.5 percentile on our curve — 94.6–96.2 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 69,000.
Around the 94.6 percentile on our curve — 93.6–95.5 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 83,000.
Around the 93.6 percentile on our curve — 92.4–94.6 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 99,000.
Around the 92.6 percentile on our curve — 91.3–93.8 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 1,14,000.
Around the 92.2 percentile on our curve — 90.8–93.4 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 1,20,000.
Around the 91.5 percentile on our curve — 90.0–92.8 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 1,31,000.
Around the 91.3 percentile on our curve — 89.8–92.6 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 1,35,000.
Around the 90.0 percentile on our curve — 88.1–91.5 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 1,54,000.
Around the 88.5 percentile on our curve — 86.3–90.3 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 1,78,000.
Around the 87.0 percentile on our curve — 84.3–89.2 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 1,99,000.
Around the 86.0 percentile on our curve — 82.7–88.1 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 2,16,000.
Around the 80.5 percentile on our curve — 74.8–83.8 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 3,00,000.
Around the 75.8 percentile on our curve — 69.4–81.0 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 3,73,000.
Around the 71.0 percentile on our curve — 61.4–76.7 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 4,47,000.
Around the 59.8 percentile on our curve — 47.5–69.4 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 6,19,000.
Around the 55.0 percentile on our curve — 40.0–64.6 depending on the shift — which is an all-India rank near 6,93,000.
The NTA score is a percentile, not a percentage. For your shift:
Percentile = 100 × (number of candidates in your shift who scored equal to or below you) ÷ (total candidates in that shift)
Three consequences follow, and all three surprise people every year.
It is relative, not absolute. A percentile of 99 means one per cent of your shift scored above you. It says nothing directly about how many marks you got — in a hard shift it takes fewer marks to reach the same percentile.
It is calculated per shift and then normalised. With two sessions and many shifts, NTA normalises so that candidates who sat different papers are comparable. This is why the same raw marks can produce slightly different percentiles across shifts.
It runs to seven decimal places. The qualifying percentile for JEE Advanced in 2026 was 93.4123549 for the General category, not 93.4. Those decimals separate thousands of candidates.
Our JEE Main percentile calculator does both halves of this: it converts your correct and incorrect answers into a raw score, and applies the formula exactly if you know your shift's numbers.
The top 2,50,000 B.E./B.Tech candidates across categories qualify. These are the official qualifying NTA percentiles for recent years.
| Category | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General (CRL) | 90.7788642 | 93.2362181 | 93.1023262 | 93.4123549 |
| EWS | 75.6229025 | 81.3266412 | 80.3830119 | 82.4164528 |
| OBC-NCL | 73.6114227 | 79.6757881 | 79.4313582 | 80.9232583 |
| SC | 51.9776027 | 60.0923182 | 61.1526933 | 63.9172792 |
| ST | 37.2348772 | 46.6975840 | 47.9026465 | 52.0174712 |
| PwD | 0.0013527 | 0.0018700 | 0.0079349 | 0.0023186 |
Source: NTA JEE Main result notices; the 2026 figures are from the final result of 20 April 2026.
The rank predictor gives a percentile band, an all-India rank band and a JEE Advanced check for your category — free, no sign-up.
Because you sat different shifts. Each shift has its own paper and its own candidates, and the percentile is calculated inside that shift before normalisation. If your friend's shift was easier, more candidates in it scored highly, and the same raw marks sit lower in that distribution.
This is also why a marks-to-percentile table — this one included — can only ever be approximate. Between sessions the spread of marks changes, the number of candidates changes, and the difficulty changes. Our predictor deliberately reads the curve a few marks either side of your score and reports a band, because a single number would be a guess wearing a suit.
Two practical implications. First, do not plan around a precise percentile target; plan around a marks band, and keep a margin. Second, remember both sessions count and the better NTA score is used for your rank — a poor Session 1 is recoverable, and a strong Session 1 is not a reason to skip Session 2.
Approximately:
Rank ≈ (100 − percentile) ÷ 100 × number of candidates
With 15,38,468 unique candidates appearing in 2026, 99 percentile works out to roughly 15,400, and 99.9 percentile to roughly 1,540. Because the multiplier is the whole candidate pool, small differences in the decimals matter enormously at the top: the gap between 99.5 and 99.9 is around 6,200 ranks.
Two cautions. The candidate count moves each year, which is why our predictor shows a range rather than a single rank for a given percentile. And your rank comes from the better of your two NTA scores across sessions, not from the marks of the paper you remember best.
Once you have a rank band, the next question is what it opens. The JEE Main cutoff page covers qualifying percentiles by category, and the college predictor turns a rank into institute tiers with the official JoSAA archives linked alongside. If the band is short of where you want to be and you are rethinking how to prepare, online vs offline coaching compares the two honestly.
Two things, depending on the percentile. Above the qualifying line, the rank is a ticket to JEE Advanced: the JEE Advanced cutoff page shows the marks that qualified there each year, and the JEE Advanced rank predictor turns a mock into a rank band for that exam. For NIT, IIIT and GFTI seats the rank goes to JoSAA counselling, which ran five rounds in 2026 and allots seats from the JEE Main rank and the JEE Advanced rank together. Before either, check the eligibility rules — the 75% board-marks condition applies at admission, not at the exam — and the cutoff page for the category percentile that qualified in your year. The JEE Main hub links all of these.
In recent sessions, roughly 140–160 marks out of 300 has landed near the 99 percentile, but the conversion changes with every shift and session. Treat any marks-to-percentile figure as a band, not a target: the same score can sit either side of 99 depending on how your shift performed.
About 580 – 620 on the all-India (CRL) list, worked out as (100 − 99.96) ÷ 100 × roughly 15 lakh candidates. On recent sessions that percentile has taken around 244–256 marks out of 300. The exact rank depends on how many candidates appear, so treat it as a band.
About 2,000 – 2,200 on the all-India (CRL) list, worked out as (100 − 99.86) ÷ 100 × roughly 15 lakh candidates. On recent sessions that percentile has taken around 212–224 marks out of 300. The exact rank depends on how many candidates appear, so treat it as a band.
About 3,600 – 3,900 on the all-India (CRL) list, worked out as (100 − 99.75) ÷ 100 × roughly 15 lakh candidates. On recent sessions that percentile has taken around 194–206 marks out of 300. The exact rank depends on how many candidates appear, so treat it as a band.
About the 96.60 percentile on recent sessions, which is an all-India rank near 52,000. For comparison, 140 marks has been near the 98.80 percentile and 60 marks near the 89.50. A hard shift pushes all of these up, an easy one pulls them down.
About 99.24–99.29 percentile, from rank = (100 − percentile) ÷ 100 × candidates with 14.5 to 15.5 lakh candidates. That has usually taken around 156–168 marks. A 6,500 rank is about 99.55–99.58 percentile and a 3,500 rank about 99.76–99.77.
Around 35 marks out of 300 on our approximate curve, and around 26 marks for the 65th percentile. Low on the curve, a handful of marks moves the percentile a long way, so a few extra correct answers matter more here than anywhere else.
No. A percentage is your marks out of 300. A percentile is the share of candidates in your shift who scored at or below you, calculated to seven decimal places and normalised across shifts. Scoring 60 per cent of the marks can put you well above the 99th percentile in a hard session.
Approximately: rank = (100 − percentile) ÷ 100 × the number of candidates, which was 15,38,468 in 2026 and 14,75,103 in 2025. NTA uses the better of your two session scores. Because the candidate count changes each year, a percentile maps to a rank band rather than to one exact rank.
You need to be in the top 2,50,000 B.E./B.Tech candidates, which meant a General-category percentile of 93.4123549 in 2026 (93.1023262 in 2025). On our approximate curve that has corresponded to somewhere in the 70s and low 80s out of 300 in recent sessions — a band, not a threshold, and lower for reserved categories.
Yes. JEE Main is held in January and April, and NTA uses the better of your two NTA scores to compute your rank. Sitting both sessions is almost always worth it: a weak first attempt can be replaced, and the second attempt cannot lower a rank based on your best score.
Because the underlying conversion genuinely is uncertain. Shift normalisation moves the percentile for identical marks, and the candidate count changes yearly. Our predictor widens every estimate by a few marks either side and reports a band, which is an honest reading of the data rather than a flattering one.
Qualifying percentiles are from NTA result notices. The marks-to-percentile and rank figures on this page are BrainStride estimates from published 2024–2025 analyses, not official data.
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