JEE Mains 2026 April: Marks vs percentile trends; predict rank for BTech admissions at NITs, IIITs

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the JEE Mains 2026 April session results by April 20. Candidates who appeared for the JEE Mains 2026 can predict their ranks using Careers360’s AI rank predictor tool based on the marks obtained in the exam. JEE Mains 2026 Live Updates

To use the JEE Main 2026 rank predictor tool, candidates will have to enter their predicted JEE Mains scores, shift, and difficulty level of the paper. The tool used the previous year's cutoffs and seats offered to predict JEE Mains rank 2026.

The accuracy of the JEE Main rank predictor tool 2026 depends on the details entered by the students. However, the rank predicted by the tool gives an estimate; the actual rank will be announced along with the JEE Main results 2026.

NTA conducted JEE Mains session 2 exams 2026 from April 2 to 8. The testing agency has issued the JEE Mains 2026 provisional answer key, and candidates can challenge it by April 13. NTA JEE Mains 2026 session 2 results will based on final answer keys.

JEE Mains Rank Predictor Tool: How to use?

The steps to use the Careers360’s rank predictor tool are as follows:

• Select JEE scores or percentile
• Enter the JEE Main 2026 session
• Enter the expected JEE Mains score out of 300 and difficulty level
• In the last 3 blanks, enter JEE application number, your date of birth, and mobile number.
• Lastly, click on the ‘Predict my rank’ button.

Benefits of JEE Mains 2026 rank predictor tool

The JEE Mains 2026 rank predictor tool will provide BTech aspirants with insight about potential ranks, allowing them to explore college details, including cutoffs for various engineering courses.

Notably, BTech aspirants will be able to make early and informed decisions, and also assess their eligibility for their choice of college and course.

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JEE Mains 2026: Marks vs Percentile as per trends

The expected JEE Mains 2026 marks vs percentile, as per the previous years’ trends, are shown in the table below.

JEE Mains Marks vs Percentile

Top 2.5 lakh eligible for JEE Advanced 2026

Only the top 2.5 lakh candidates who qualify in JEE Main will be eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2026. The exam will be conducted by IIT Roorkee on May 17, with paper 1 scheduled from 9 am to noon and paper 2 from 3 pm to 6 pm.

Eligible candidates can apply for JEE Advanced 2026 on the official website, jeeadv.ac.in

Admissions to Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), and other engineering institutes across India through JoSAA will be based solely on All India Rank (AIR).