The Indian Institute of Bombay has released the IIT JAM 2026 Physics cut-off on March 19 at jam2026.iitb.ac.in. The JAM 2026 physics cutoff for the general category is 12.04, while for the EWs and OBC-NCL categories, the cutoff is 10.83. Candidates belonging to the SC, ST, and PwD categories require a minimum of 6.02 to qualify.
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The IIT JAM Physics cut-off is the minimum marks required to qualify the exam. Further cut off qualified candidates are eligible to appear in the JOAPS IIT JAM 2026 counselling. The IIT JAM 2026 was conducted for a total of 100 marks.
The IIT Bombay will release the JAM cut-off for the Physics paper along with the result. Students will be able to learn about the cut-off through the results.
| Category | IIT JAM Physics 2026 Cutoff |
|---|---|
General | 12.04 |
OBC-NCL / EWS | 10.83 |
SC/ST/PwD | 6.02 |
The IIT Bombay has released the IIT JAM Physics cut-off along with the result on March 19. Candidates can download their result/score card to get the cut-off of the respective subject.
The JAM 2026 cutoff is set by the Indian Institute of Technology. In this section, we will take a look at those factors that are mainly important for IIT JAM cutoff preparation.
Total number of seats available in the JAM participating institutions for Physics
Category of the candidates
Subject chosen by the candidates
Total number of candidates appearing in the respective subject
Difficulty level of the exam
Reservation policy as determined by the IIT Bombay and the GoV.
Normalisation process
| Year | General | OBC-NCL/EWS | SC/ST/PwD |
|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 14.66 | 13.19 | 7.33 |
2024 | 19.63 | 17.66 | 9.81 |
2023 | 18.44 | 16.60 | 9.22 |
2022 | 26.05 | 23.45 | 13.03 |
2021 | 19.91 | 17.92 | 9.96 |
2020 | 21.70 | 19.53 | 10.85 |
2019 | 24.99 | 22.49 | 12.49 |
On Question asked by student community
Hello Student,
Based on the previous year cutoff trends, your OBC rank of 2305 is higher than the expected closing rank for M.Sc. Physics at NIT Durgapur. So, your chance of getting into NIT Durgapur for MSc Physics is high.
For your reference, please check: NIT Durgapur Cutoff 2026
Hello Student,
The cutoff for the following institutes was as follows.
IISER Bhopal - The cutoff rank in 2025 for IISER Bhopal was 1325 for OBC, 555 for SC, 465 for EWS, and 264 for ST in round 1
IISER Pune - The IAT cutoff 2025 was 355 in round
Hello Nisha. No IIT JAM and NEET are not the same level the reason is quite simple.
NEET is an exam for students after class 12th who want to become doctor. The questions are asked only from the class 11th and 12th syllabus of physics, chemistry and biology. The concepts
Hello,
Your exam result will still be generated after you take the IIT JAM exam .
But if you do not submit a valid EWS certificate , then:
Your EWS category benefit will be cancelled .
Your result may be treated as General category .
At the admission stage ,
Hello,
If your IIT JAM status shows “Under Scrutiny: Defect Rectification Done”, it means your correction is submitted and under review. Keep checking your portal, once verified, it’ll change to “Accepted” or “Found Defective.” Updates usually appear within 2–3 days before the portal closes.
Hope you understand.
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