JEE Main 2026 April 8 Marks vs Percentile: Check Percentile Score for 150 Marks in JEE Main
| Updated On - Apr 8, 2026
NTA will release the JEE Main 2026 final cutoff in the second half of April 2026. Students must score 99 percentile in JEE Main 2026 to get admission in top NITs/IIITs/GFTIs with CSE as their specialization.
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JEE Main 2026 April 8 shift 2 paper was overall moderate and lengthy, thus JEE Main cutoff will likely go up to the 99th percentile for 170- 180 marks.
- According to expert analysis, students scoring 122- 132 marks will have JEE Main cutoff percentile of 95 in the April 8 Shift 2, 2026.
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JEE Main 2026 April 8 2026 Difficulty Level
JEE Main 2026 April 8 paper is conducted only in shift 2. Based on memory-based questions collected from students, the difficulty level for JEE Main 2026 April 8, is said to be moderate and lengthy:
| JEE Main 8 April Shift | Subject | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Shift 2 | Physics | Moderate (lengthy) |
| Chemistry | Moderate (doable, lengthy and statement-based) | |
| Maths | Moderate (lengthy) | |
| Overall | Moderate and lengthy |
You can check the JEE Main paper analysis for 2- 6 April 2026 tabulated below:
| JEE Main 2026 Session 2 April Attempt Paper Analysis |
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Overall JEE Main 2026 Marks vs Percentile: April 8 Shift 2
The following table shows the required marks to score in JEE Main cutoff percentiles for 99, 95 and 90 for April 8 shift 2, 2026:
| JEE Main Cutoff Marks | JEE Main Cutoff Percentile |
|---|---|
| 170- 180 | 99 |
| 122- 132 | 95 |
| 98- 113 | 90 |
Source: The following table has been prepared from a YouTube video by “e-saral- JEE, NEET, Class 10&11 Preparation”. In his video, he said that the JEE Main 8 April Shift 2 paper was moderate and lengthy. For more information, you can watch the video mentioned above.
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JEE Main 2026 Section-Wise Cutoff: April 8
You need to get the following marks in each section of the April 8 shift 2 to score in the 99th percentile in JEE Main 2026:
| Section | Shift 2 Marks | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Maths | 50- 55 | 99 |
| Physics | 65- 70 | 99 |
| Chemistry | 65- 70 | 99 |
Source: The following section-wise JEE Main 2026 April 8 shift 2 cutoffs are prepared from a YouTube video by “e-saral- JEE, NEET, Class 10&11 Preparation”. For more information, watch the video mentioned above.
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FAQs
Ques. Which is the hardest shift in JEE Main April 8, 2026 based on the cutoff marks?
Ans. According to e-saral experts, JEE Main April 8 shift 2 paper was moderate and lengthy. JEE Main cutoff for April 8 Shift 2 cutoff will likely go up to 170-180 marks for the 99th percentile.
| Percentile | Shift 2 Cutoff Marks |
| 99 | 170- 180 |
Ques. Does a candidate with JEE Main cutoff marks of 170- 180 get CSE in top NITs?
Ans. Candidates scoring JEE Main cutoff marks of 170- 180 are not eligible for CSE at top NITs such as NIT Trichy, NIT Warangal and any other tier-1 NITs. They will mostly get CSE in tier-2 NITs such as NIT Durgapur, NIT Jalandhar, NIT Silchar and other NITs and IIITs.
Ques. What are the JEE Main cutoff marks to get the 99th percentile in April 8 Shift 2 2026 attempt?
Ans. JEE Main April 8 shift 2 was moderate and lengthy, which will impact the cutoff marks. According to e-saral's expert analysis, the following marks in each section are required to get the 99th percentile in JEE Main 2026:
- Maths- 50- 55
- Physics- 65- 70
- Chemistry- 65- 70
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