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Predicted Percentile for 144 Marks in JEE Main 2026: Already, the candidates who are planning to appear for the JEE Advanced exam and secure a seat in any of the IITs for pursuing engineering are often curious whether 144 marks in the JEE Main exam is a good score or not. In this regard, our CollegeDekho subject matter expert, Ragi Ramu, has extended his hands by providing detailed guidelines regarding the 144 marks vs percentile analysis.  

If you are preparing for IITs, one question naturally comes to mind: What are the minimum marks in JEE Main 2026 to qualify for JEE Advanced?

Are you interested in appearing for JEE Advanced 2026? If yes, then there are several factors that you have to keep in mind before applying for the national-level exam. The eligibility criteria for JEE Advanced 2026 include parameters such as marks scored in JEE Main, age limit, year of passing 12th, etc. IIT Roorkee will be conducting the JEE Advanced exam on May 23, 2026. Furthermore, the application for the exam will commence on April 23, 2026. If you are looking forward to sitting in the exam, then you must go through the eligibility criteria before filling out the form. Through this article, we will be looking at the answer to the question, “Who is eligible for JEE Advanced 2026?”
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JEE Main exam analysis 28 January 2026 has been provided here in real-time for the reference of students. The Shift 2 exam has ended at 6 PM and it was reportedly of between an easy to moderate difficulty level. The Shift 1 exam, which ended at 12 PM, had a moderately difficult level. In the Shift 2 exam, the Mathematics section was lenghthy and the Chemistry section was tough. The Physics section was surprisingly easy. Overall, this year's Day 5 JEE Main 2026 exam was tougher than the previous year's Day 5 exam in both shifts combined. Several test-takers have reported the Mathematics section in the entrance exam to be the most time-consuming. In the Shift 1 exam, there were around 11-12 questions from the Organic Chemistry section in Chemistry, and the Physics section was very lengthy.

The JEE Main 2026 paper analysis varies subject-wise for both shifts, with a similar paper structure and topic-wise weightage. The total number of good attempts for each shift will be different based on the subject-wise exam analysis. A detailed paper analysis for JEE Main 2026 Jan 28, featuring difficulty level, good attempts, high and low-weightage topics etc. based on students’ reactions and expert opinion has been discussed below for an in-depth analysis.  

An 80+ percentile in JEE Main 2026 is considered a good score, but this percentile will not help you get into top institutes like NITs and IIITs. As our marks vs percentile vs rank analysis specialist, Supreeta Roy, predicts - "80+ percentile in JEE Mains equivalent rank may range from 286,500-300,000. If you are targeting the NITs in India, the percentile score and rank is likely not good enough to get you a seat. 80-80.9 percentile range is considered average for elite NIT colleges." So what's the alternative? These students need to focus on smart counselling techniques, such as applying for home-state quotas and selecting less popular branches of engineering. This article discusses what the students with 80+ percentiles do and which engineering colleges they should target.