AKGEC News & Updates 2026: Notifications, Notice, Result

JEE Main 2026 Answer Key Session 1 Release Time Prediction: The National Testing Agency has declared the official date of releasing the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 answer key through it’s Twitter account. As per the announcement, the Session 1 answer key for the KEE Main 2026 exam will be released tomorrow, on February 4, 2026. However, the authority has yet to announce the official release time for the JEE Main Session 1 answer key. Tentatively, the authority will release the Session 1 answer key in the evening. 

A 96+ percentile in JEE Main 2026 is considered a respectable performance, especially given the huge number of students appearing every year. If you’re wondering how many marks is 96 percentile in JEE Mains, the short answer is around 107-141 marks, depending on the shift difficulty.

For getting B Tech Admission in Uttar Pradesh without JEE Main Rank, students will have to apply for private colleges that accept merit-based selection process or college-specific entrance exams for admission. These private colleges also accept low JEE Main Ranks for admission to B.Tech based on management quota or lateral entry for diploma holders. The percentage of seats under the management quota is 15% for the state of Uttar Pradesh. While it is important to understand that JEE Main serves as the gateway to UG engineering course admissions across all government and private colleges, there are other ways to seek admission for B.Tech in case a student fails to secure the required JEE Main Rank for selection.

The list of colleges for 60-70 Percentile in JEE Main 2026 includes several names like Sri Balaji College of Engineering and Technology, NIMS University of Jaipur, and Jawaharlal Institute of Technology, among others. Students who secure between 60-70 Percentile in JEE Main 2026 are likely to secure an AIR of around 3,00,000 or above. Ideally, the score range equivalent to 70 percentile in JEE Mains exam is around 31-40 marks, according to the expected JEE Mains marks vs percentile analysis. Similarly, a 60 percentile in JEE Mains 2026 exam is likely to indicate around 40-50 marks in the entrance test. While it is not considered a good score to apply for the NITs and IITs admission, students can still get into some of the good engineering colleges across the country with 60-70 Percentile in JEE Main 2026.

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The minimum marks to qualify JEE Mains 2026 are expected to be on the higher side for all categories as compared to last year. The category-wise JEE Main passing marks 2026 are likely to be around 40-60 marks for the SC category, 40-55 marks for the ST category, 90-95 marks for the General category, 70-75 marks for the EWS category and 70-80 marks for the OBC-NCL category. JEE Mains 2026 qualifying marks refer to the minimum scores that are needed to pass the test and qualifying for JoSAA counselling and for the upcoming JEE Advanced exam (specifically for IIT admission). Nevertheless, the passing marks out of 300 in JEE Mains vary each year depending on several factors, such as the exam difficulty level total number of examinees, seat availability and so on. The harder the exam, lower will be the raw scores for the same percentile, and hence lower will be JEE passing marks. 

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