Expected Percentile for JEE Main April 5 2026 Shift 2 Score 150 marks

150 marks in shift 2 of April 5 in JEE Main 2026 is more likely to result in 97-98 percentile. Students with 150 marks are expected to rank between 20,000 and 40,000.

Based on the analysis of the previous April 2026 shifts, you can expect the overall paper to be moderate. Mathematics is likely to remain a tough section. Chemistry is most likely to remain easy to moderate.
You can get ECE and Electrical branches at mid-tier NITs like NIT Jalandhar and Hamirpur with 150 marks.
150 marks can get you CSE and AI specialisation at IIITs like IIIT Vadodara and Kota.

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Expected Percentile for JEE Main April 5 2026 Shift 2 Score 150 marks

Expected Difficulty Level for JEE Main April 5, 2026 Shift 2

Based on the previous shifts of the JEE Main April session, we can expect the April 5 shift 2 exam to be a moderate paper overall.

Physics is most likely to be a moderate paper on the easier side. expect questions to be mostly based on formulas.
Based on the recent shift trends, Chemistry is likely to remain easy to moderate. Expect multi-statement questions.
Mathematics is more likely to remain the toughest section. Expect tricky and calculation-heavy problems; overall, a lengthy paper.

Subject	Difficulty level of April 5 Shift 1 (Expected)
Physics	Moderate
Chemistry	Easy to Moderate
Mathematics	Moderate to tough
Overall	Moderate

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Expected Percentile for JEE Main April 5, 2026 Shift 2 Score 150 Marks

150 marks in the April 5 Shift 2 paper is expected to result in a 97-98 percentile. If your shift is tough, your percentile can go above the 98th percentile.
Your All India Rank is most likely to be in the range of 20,000-40,000.
Qualifying for JEE Advanced is guaranteed with a 97-98 percentile (150 marks).

JEE Main Marks	Expected JEE Main Percentile (Approx)
170-172	99
150-152	98
138-140	97
128-130	96
120-122	95

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Ques. Is 150 marks considered a safe score for NIT Admission?

Ans. 150 marks are very good marks for NIT Admission. Even though I can’t get CSE in top NITs, you can get core branches such as ECE, EE, Mechanical, or Civil at many mid-tier NITs.

Ques. Will I qualify for JEE Advanced with 150 marks in JEE Main?

Ans. Yes. You can comfortably qualify for JEE Advanced with 150 marks. It usually requires 100-110 marks to qualify for JEE Advanced.

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What 150 Marks Mean for Your JEE Main 2026 Results?

If a normalisation favours, 150 marks can get you 98+ percentile.
Most realistically, you can expect to rank in the range of 20k - 40k for 150 marks.

Area	Impact
Safe Percentile Expectation	97.5 - 98 percentile
Best Case Scenario	98+ percentile (If normalisation favours)
Rank Range	20k - 40k (Approx)
Competition Impact	Due to high competition in the April session, you need 8-10 more marks for the same percentile as in January.

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College Admission Chances with 150 Marks in JEE Main April Session 2026

You have a solid shot at Electrical, ECE, or Mechanical Engineering at Mid-tier NITs like NIT Jalandhar and Jamshedpur.
IIIT Vadodara and IIIT Kota are excellent choices for CSE and AI specialisation if you are okay with choosing IIITs over NITs.

Colleges Type	Colleges Example	Likely Branches	Admission Chance with 150 marks
Top 5 NITs	NIT Surathkal NIT Warangal NIT Trichy	Civil, Chemical, Mechanical (rarely)	Moderate Chance
Mid-tier NITs	NIT Jalandhar NIT Hamirpur NIT Durgapur	ECE, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil	High Chance
Lower NITs	NIT Agartala NIT Srinagar NIT Nagaland	CSE, IT, ECE	Very High Chance
IIITs	IIIT Kota IIIT Vadodara	CSE, IT, AI	Good Chance
GFTIs	BIT Mesra PEC Chandigarh	CSE, ECE	Excellent Chance

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Ques. Can I get ECE or EE at NIT Warangal or Surathkal with 150 marks?

Ans. It's very difficult to get into ECE or EE at top NITs like Surathkal or Warangal with 150 marks. With 150 marks, you can get Civil or Chemical Engineering at the top NITs.

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40 s and 0 m
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JEE Main Questions

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An unpolarised light is incident at an interface of two dielectric media having refractive indices of $2$ (incident medium) and $2\sqrt{3}$ (refracted medium) respectively. To satisfy the condition that reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other, the angle of incidence is ___.

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Two players A and B play a series of games of badminton. The player who wins 5 games first, wins the series. Assuming that no game ends in a draw, the number of ways in which player A wins the series is _________.

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4.An unpolarised light is incident at an interface of two dielectric media having refractive indices of $2$ (incident medium) and $2\sqrt{3}$ (refracted medium) respectively. To satisfy the condition that reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other, the angle of incidence is ___.

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An unpolarised light is incident at an interface of two dielectric media having refractive indices of $2$ (incident medium) and $2\sqrt{3}$ (refracted medium) respectively. To satisfy the condition that reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other, the angle of incidence is ___.

6.
Two players A and B play a series of games of badminton. The player who wins 5 games first, wins the series. Assuming that no game ends in a draw, the number of ways in which player A wins the series is _________.