{"id":300046,"date":"2026-04-09T15:53:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/?p=300046"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:36:49","slug":"jee-main-5-april-shift-2-marks-vs-percentile-2026-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/jee-main-5-april-shift-2-marks-vs-percentile-2026-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"JEE Main 2026 April 5 Shift 2 Marks vs Percentile (Expected)"},"content":{"rendered":"

JEE Main results are released as percentile scores, not raw marks. And since the exam runs across multiple shifts with different difficulty levels, NTA uses a normalisation process to ensure fairness across all sessions. This means the same raw score can result in different percentiles depending on the shift you appeared in.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The team at Akash has reviewed the available student feedback, memory-based paper data, and shift-wise difficulty trends to put together this expected marks vs percentile breakdown for the April 5 Shift 2 exam.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


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Shift Wise Difficulty Comparison JEE Main 2026: Where Does April 5 Shift 2 Stand?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

One of the most common questions after any shift is: was this the easiest or the toughest shift? Shift difficulty directly affects normalisation, which in turn determines your final percentile.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is how the April 5 Shift 2 paper compares to the other shifts conducted in Session 2:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Shift<\/b><\/td>\nOverall Difficulty<\/b><\/td>\nNotable Observation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2 Shift 1<\/span><\/td>\nModerate (Easy)<\/span><\/td>\nChemistry was scoring. Easiest of the early shifts.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2 Shift 2<\/span><\/td>\nModerate to Difficult<\/span><\/td>\nChemistry was lengthy; Maths was time-consuming.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 4 Shift 1<\/span><\/td>\nToughest so far<\/span><\/td>\nOne of the harder shifts in Session 2.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 4 Shift 2<\/span><\/td>\nModerate<\/span><\/td>\nMaths was easier compared to Shift 1.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 5 Shift 1<\/span><\/td>\nModerate<\/span><\/td>\nChemistry is easiest; Maths is tough. About 190 marks are needed for 99 percentile.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 5 Shift 2<\/span><\/td>\nModerate<\/span><\/td>\nSlightly harder than Shift 1. About 180+ marks needed for 99 percentile.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0<\/span>In the JEE Main 2026 toughest vs easiest shift debate for this session, April 4 Shift 1 appears to have been the toughest so far, while April 2 Shift 1 was among the easier ones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The April 5 Shift 2 sits in the moderate range, which is actually where normalisation works in a fairly neutral way for most students.<\/span><\/p>\n

JEE Main 2026 Marks vs Percentile Analysis: April 5 Shift 2 Expected Figures<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This is the section most students are here for. The table below shows the expected marks vs percentile for the April 5 Shift 2 exam, based on the paper’s difficulty level and previous session trends. These are approximate figures.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Marks (out of 300)<\/b><\/td>\nExpected Percentile (Approx.)<\/b><\/td>\nExpected AIR (Approx.)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
250 and above<\/span><\/td>\n99.9 and above<\/span><\/td>\nUnder 1,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
220 – 249<\/span><\/td>\n99.7 – 99.9<\/span><\/td>\n1,000 – 3,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
200 – 219<\/span><\/td>\n99.4 – 99.7<\/span><\/td>\n3,000 – 6,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
180 – 199<\/span><\/td>\n99.0 – 99.4<\/span><\/td>\n6,000 – 10,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
160 – 179<\/span><\/td>\n98.5 – 99.0<\/span><\/td>\n10,000 – 16,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
150 – 159<\/span><\/td>\n97.0 – 98.5<\/span><\/td>\n16,000 – 25,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
130 – 149<\/span><\/td>\n95.0 – 97.0<\/span><\/td>\n25,000 – 45,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
110 – 129<\/span><\/td>\n92.0 – 95.0<\/span><\/td>\n45,000 – 75,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90 – 109<\/span><\/td>\n87.0 – 92.0<\/span><\/td>\n75,000 – 1,10,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70 – 89<\/span><\/td>\n80.0 – 87.0<\/span><\/td>\n1,10,000 – 1,70,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50 – 69<\/span><\/td>\n68.0 – 80.0<\/span><\/td>\n1,70,000 – 2,70,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Below 50<\/span><\/td>\nBelow 68<\/span><\/td>\nAbove 2,70,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Important: NTA does not release an official marks vs percentile table. These are estimated figures based on expert review and previous year data.<\/b><\/p>\n

These figures are part of the broader JEE Main 2026 marks vs. percentile analysis and account for the moderate difficulty of the April 5 Shift 2 paper. Since the paper was not among the toughest shifts, the normalisation benefit for this shift is expected to be modest.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
JEE Main 2026 Resource<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

\nJEE Main 2026 Session 2 Toughest & Easiest Shift Analysis
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\nToughest Shift of JEE Main 2026 (Complete Breakdown)
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\n2 April Shift 1 Marks vs Percentile (Expected)
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\n2 April Shift 2 Marks vs Percentile (Expected)
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\n4 April Shift 1 Percentile vs Marks 2026
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\n4 April Shift 2 Percentile vs Marks 2026
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\n5 April Shift 1 Marks vs Percentile 2026
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\n5 April Shift 2 Marks vs Percentile 2026
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What to Expect If You Scored Around 150 Marks\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A score of 150 in the April 5 Shift 2 paper is expected to translate to a percentile in the range of 97 to 98. This corresponds to an approximate All India Rank of 20,000 to 40,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is what 150 marks can realistically get you:<\/span><\/p>\n