New Delhi, Nov 7 — With JEE Main 2026 set to follow a multi-shift examination pattern, students are keen to understand how cut-offs and score normalisation will be applied. Since different shifts may vary in difficulty level, the National Testing Agency (NTA) uses a normalisation formula to ensure fairness, allowing all candidates to be evaluated on a common scale before preparing merit lists.
Normalised NTA scores determine the final percentile rankings, which are then used to calculate cut-offs for appearing in JEE Advanced and for admissions to NITs, IIITs, and other participating institutes. The cut-offs may differ for categories such as General, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and EWS, depending on factors like the number of applicants and overall performance trends. Understanding how normalisation impacts percentile scores and cut-off trends can help candidates strategise better for both attempts of JEE Main 2026.
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