Qualification rates for SC and ST candidates in JEE Advanced 2026 rose sharply by 9.8 and 8.1 percentage points to reach 50.16% and 42.14%.
Women recorded their highest qualification rate in six years at 23.4%, with 10,107 qualifying out of 43,112 registered candidates.
General category and OBC-NCL qualification rates declined to 39.8% and 17.5% respectively, despite qualifying marks rising across all categories.