Is your JEE Main percentile between 96 and 97? If yes, then this article is for you. The article will help you predict your rank and explore possible branch and college options based on your closing ranks. Students scoring between 96 to 97 percentile in JEE Main 2026 are expected to fall in the closing rank bracket 44304-58937.
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Within the 96–97 percentile range, students can enter several branches across IIITs, NITs, and GFTIs. The data below presents a few opportunities based on the JEE Main 2025 closing ranks from JoSAA counselling. Let us take a look at these possibilities.
College | Type of Institute | NIRF | Branch | Category | Closing Rank |
IIIT | All India | 44304 | |||
IIIT | All India | 44476 | |||
IIIT | B.Tech ECE with Specialization of Embedded Systems and Internet of Things Hons | All India | 44503 | ||
IIIT | All India | 44651 | |||
NIT | 101-150 | OHS | 44871 | ||
IIIT, Ranchi | IIIT | All India | 45216 |
This table presents the college and branch options available within the closing rank range of 44,304 to 45,216. Within this band, students can secure programs like CSE, ECE, and ECE with specialisation in several IIITs. NIT Mizoram also offers an ECE program with an Outside Home State closing rank of 44,871.
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College | Type of Institute | NIRF | Branch | Category | Closing Rank |
International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar | GFTIS | All India | 45436 | ||
IIIT | All India | 45440 | |||
International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar | GFTIS | All India | 46244 | ||
NIT | 101-150 | OHS | 47047 | ||
IIIT | All India | 47113 | |||
IIIT | All India | 47163 |
This table highlights branch options across IIITs, GFTIs, and a few NITs within the closing rank range of 45,436 to 47,163. Students in this band can find ECE and dual-degree programs at several IIITs, while GFTIs offer EEE and ECE branches. NIT Arunachal Pradesh also provides Electrical Engineering through the Outside Home State quota.
College | Type of Institute | NIRF | Branch | Category | Closing Rank |
GFTIS | 201-300 | All India | 47439 | ||
NIT | 101-150 | OHS | 47515 | ||
Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management, Ahmedabad | GFTIS | All India | 47706 | ||
IIIT, Bhagalpur | IIIT | All India | 47785 | ||
GFTIS | All India | 49330 | |||
GFTIS | All India | 49977 |
Students in the closing rank range of 47,439 to 49,977 can secure admission to IT, CSE, and CSE with AI programs across several GFTIs. ECE stream is available at IIIT Bhagalpur, while NIT Agartala offers a dual-degree program in Engineering Physics through the Outside Home State quota.
College | Type of Institute | NIRF | Branch | Category | Closing Rank |
NIT | 151-200 | OHS | 50092 | ||
NIT | 101-150 | OHS | 50145 | ||
National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Ropar | GFTIS | All India | 50647 | ||
Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, Indore | GFTIS | 201-300 | All India | 50882 | |
Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, Indore | GFTIS | 201-300 | All India | 51031 | |
National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Aurangabad | GFTIS | All India | 51218 |
This table focuses on the branches and institutes available at the closing rank range 50,092 to 51,218. At this segment, core electrical branches like EEE and Electrical Engineering remain accessible across NITs, while GFTIs offer opportunities for CSE, CSE with AI and ML, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering.
College | Type of Institute | NIRF | Branch | Category | Closing Rank |
NIT Mizoram | NIT | 101-150 | OHS | 51698 | |
NIT Nagaland | NIT | 101-150 | OHS | 53110 | |
IIIT Design and Manufacturing Kurnool | IIIT | All India | 54254 | ||
Birla Institute of Technology, Patna | GFTIS | All India | 54588 | ||
GFTIS | All India | 55464 | |||
National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Ranchi | GFTIS | 201-300 | All India | 56268 |
This table highlights admission opportunities within the rank band 51,698 and 56,268. At this closing range, students can still opt for core branches like Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering in NITs through the Outside Home State quota. Around the closing rank of 54,254, a dual-degree program in Mechanical Engineering is available at IIIT Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool. GFTIs also offer CSE, AI and ML programs, indicating the availability of tech-related and emerging engineering branches within this rank bracket.
College | Type of Institute | NIRF | Branch | Category | Closing Rank |
Puducherry Technological University, Puducherry | GFTIS | 201-300 | All India | 56480 | |
GFTIS | All India | 57517 | |||
GFTIS | All India | 57546 | |||
IIIT | All India | 57736 | |||
Birla Institute of Technology, Patna | GFTIS | All India | 57842 | ||
IIIT, Manipur | IIIT | All India | 58080 |
Within the closing rank bracket of 56,480 and 58,080, Computer Science Engineering and Integrated Program in MS Mathematics & Computing is available across GFTIs. IIIT Manipur at this range still offers technology-related branch opportunities like CSE and CSE with specialisation in Quantum Technologies.
College | Type of Institute | NIRF | Branch | Category | Closing Rank |
GFTIS | 151-200 | All India | 58363 | ||
Birla Institute of Technology, Patna | GFTIS | All India | 58571 | ||
Puducherry Technological University, Puducherry | GFTIS | 201-300 | All India | 58814 | |
GFTIS | All India | 58926 | |||
Puducherry Technological University, Puducherry | GFTIS | 201-300 | All India | 58937 |
This table shows the admission possibilities in GFTIs within the closing rank range of 58363 to 58937. At this rank band almost all the GFTIs are available for varied engineering branches. Besides getting admission in core engineering fields like CSE, ECE, EEE, students can also avail dual degree programs such as CSE with MBA.
Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering is also offered by Puducherry Technological University within this rank range.
Aspirants around 96 to 97 percentile can secure seats in NITs, IIITs, and several GFTIs. Instead of opting for any available branch in a preferred institute, it is often wiser to select the branch first and then opt for the institution. Usually, choosing the right branch with a comparatively less-reputed college provides better placements than choosing an unrelated branch at a renowned college.
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With an 86.88 percentile in the OBC-NCL category, gaining admission to the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) for the B.Tech-M.Tech Dual Degree in Computer Science & Engineering (Cyber Security) is highly competitive but potentially possible at newer campuses.
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With 58 percentile in JEE Main, top NITs/IIITs are unlikely. Consider decent private or state colleges like Shiv Nadar University, Amity University, Lovely Professional University, or state engineering colleges via counselling. You can also try lower branches in newer IIITs or look at diploma/alternative pathways. Focus on skills and
Parala Maharaja College is govt affiliated. As per rules ZZ category which means outside Odisha cannot apply for seats under the official counselling. I wold advise to go to the college and ask for better guidance. The cutoffs for 2025 are not up o the OJEE site but 2024 also
Decent chances actually. However, you havent given the category as well as home state.
If we look at the general category, you have chances in newer IIITs and NITs as well . but again this differs for branch too.
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