Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks upto 30K: The most searches after declaration of JEE Main Results 2026 is for the best colleges accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks. Students can check the detailed analysis by Careers360 of the best colleges accepting JEE Main 2026 ranks under 30000. Emphasis has been on the branch wise allotments and placements.
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NITs, IIITs accepting JEE Main ranks 2026 under 30000 have been listed in this article. The detailed analysis of the best colleges and branches for JEE Main ranks under 30000 include CSE, Mechanical Engineering, ECE, EEE, Computing and Maths etc.
Top colleges for JEE Main ranks under 30000 include NIT Surathkal, NIT Trichy, NIT Hamirpur, IIEST Shibpur etc. The details are given range wise in tables below.
JEE Main exam results are in and to know the JEE Main 2026 ranks vs percentile the table below can be utilised. These are indicative and may vary a bit in reality. However, the details can be used by candidates to get an idea of their probable rank as per their expected percentile in JEE Main 2026.
Percentile | Probable Ranks |
99.7 | 4,350 - 4,500 |
99.5 | 7,251 - 7,501 |
99.3 | 10,151 - 10,501 |
99 | 14,501 - 15,001 |
98.5 | 21,752 - 22,502 |
98 | 29,002 - 30,002 |
97.5 | 36,253 - 37,503 |
97 | 43,503 - 45,003 |
96.5 | 50,754 - 52,504 |
96 | 58,004 - 60,004 |
95 | 72,505 - 75,005 |
94 | 87,006 - 90,006 |
93 | 1,01,507 - 1,05,007 |
92 | 1,16,008 - 1,20,008 |
91.5 | 1,23,259 - 1,27,509 |
Check out the JEE Main 2026 Predictor Tool to get the indicative JEE Main rank based on category, gender etc.
Candidates may note that the details given in this article are based on the closing JEE Main 2025 ranks for the open category. They can use the same to get an indication and plan their JoSAA counselling 2026 accordingly.
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Students who have scored a JEE Main 2026 rank between 10000 to 11200 plus can check the colleges and the branches that were allotted last year. This will aid them in checking out their chances of seats in NITs plus colleges in branches of their choice.
College Name | Branch | Closing Rank | Seat Type |
Sardar Vallabhbhai NIT Surat | B.Tech Electrical Engg | 19406 | OHS |
19452 | OHS | ||
IIEST Shibpur | B.Tech IT | 19531 | OHS |
B.Tech CSE with Major in AI | 19533 | AI | |
NIT Puducherry Karaikal | B.Tech CSE | 19758 | OHS |
Motilal Nehru NIT Allahabad | B.Tech Mechanical Engg | 19897 | OHS |
19972 | OHS | ||
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra | B.Tech AI and Machine Learning | 20008 | AI |
To know which are the top colleges that accept JEE Main ranks between11400 to 12300, check the details in the table given below. Top branches like IT, ECE, Maths and Computing etc have been allotted last year. The details can be used to plan for the choice filling in JEE Main counselling 2026.
College Name | Branch | Closing Rank | Seat Type |
NIT Tiruchirappalli | B.Tech Production Engg | 20879 | OHS |
20944 | OHS | ||
IIIT, Pune | B.Tech CSE | 21029 | AI |
NIT Delhi | B.Tech Mechanical Engg | 21049 | OHS |
21056 | OHS | ||
21243 | OHS | ||
NIT Jamshedpur | B.Tech Computational Engg Mechanics | 21317 | OHS |
NIT Hamirpur | B.Tech and M.Tech ECE Dual Degree | 21593 | OHS |
Visvesvaraya NIT Nagpur | B.Tech Mechanical Engg | 21612 | OHS |
Students can refer to the table below to understand the chances of getting and type of seat for JEE Main ranks between 21700 to 22920. They can check their chances of allotment in JoSAA 2026.
College Name | Branch | Closing Rank | Seat Type |
NIT Silchar | B.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engg | 21722 | OHS |
NIT Agartala | B.Tech CSE | 22013 | OHS |
22152 | AI | ||
Motilal Nehru NIT Allahabad | B.Tech Chemical Engg | 22469 | OHS |
IIIT, Guwahati | B.Tech Computer Science Engg | 22739 | AI |
NIT Patna | B.Tech EE VLSI Design and Technology | 22770 | OHS |
Maulana Azad NIT Bhopal | B.Tech and M.Tech Engg and Computational Mechanics | 22839 | OHS |
NIT Karnataka Surathkal | B.Tech Civil Engg | 22901 | OHS |
22917 | OHS |
For JEE Main ranks between 22900 to 24100, the best colleges students can get have been listed below in the table. Colleges include NIT Surathkal, Rourkela, Goa etc. This data will allow candidates to get an idea of their chances.
College Name | Branch | Closing Rank | Seat Type |
NIT Karnataka Surathkal | B.Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engg | 22965 | OHS |
23187 | AI | ||
NIT Rourkela | M.Sc Physics Integrated | 23219 | OHS |
NIT Patna | B.Tech M.Tech ECE with Specialization in Microelectronics and VLSI System Design | 23301 | OHS |
23358 | OHS | ||
Sardar Vallabhbhai NIT Surat | B.Tech Engg Physics | 23713 | OHS |
NIT Rourkela | B.Tech Industrial Design | 24030 | OHS |
NIT Meghalaya | B.Tech CSE | 24074 | OHS |
NIT Puducherry Karaikal | B.Tech ECE | 24078 | OHS |
Candidates with JEE Main ranks between 24750 to 25800 can use the details of the best colleges and branches given in the table below to plan their admissions to the following NITs, IIITs and branches.
College Name | Branch | Closing Rank | Seat Type |
NIT Kurukshetra | B.Tech Mechanical Engg | 24753 | OHS |
NIT Rourkela | M.Sc Mathematics Integrated | 24786 | OHS |
IIIT, Vadodara | B.Tech CSE | 24840 | AI |
IIIT Design and Manufacturing Kancheepuram | B.Tech ECE and M.Tech Microelectronics and VLSI Systems | 24892 | AI |
NIT Warangal | B.Tech Civil Engg | 25239 | OHS |
NIT Rourkela | B.Tech Civil Engg | 25282 | OHS |
Malaviya NIT Jaipur | B.Tech Chemical Engg | 25442 | OHS |
NIT Hamirpur | B.Tech Electrical Engg | 25590 | OHS |
IIITDM Kancheepuram | B.Tech ECE | 25834 | AI |
Aspirants who have scored JEE Main ranks between 25801 to 26480 may know that they have good chances in the below given colleges and branches. The best colleges accepting these ranks include NIT Ptana, NIT Silchar, NIT Srinagar etc for branches like Mechatronics and Automation Engg , Energy & Electrical Vehicle, Electrical, Chemical Engineering and more.
College Name | Branch | Closing Rank | Seat Type |
NIT Patna | B.Tech Mechatronics and Automation Engg | 25887 | OHS |
NIT Silchar | B.Tech Electrical Engg | 25920 | OHS |
NIT Calicut | B.Tech Energy Engg | 25927 | OHS |
Maulana Azad NIT Bhopal | B.Tech Energy and Electrical Vehicle Engg | 25974 | OHS |
NIT Uttarakhand | B.Tech ECE | 26168 | OHS |
NIT Srinagar | B.Tech CSE | 26171 | OHS |
NIT Calicut | B.Tech Chemical Engg | 26282 | OHS |
IIIT, Sri City | B.Tech CSE | 26387 | AI |
IIIT, Surat | B.Tech CSE AI and Machine Learning | 26485 | AI |
For JEE Main ranks between 26490 to 27380 the list of best colleges and branches include IIEST Shibpur, NIT Sikkim, Ap, Trichy etc. Top branches for these ranks include ECE, AI and Data Sciences as well as CSE and Electrical Engg etc.
College Name | Branch | Closing Rank | Seat Type |
IIEST Shibpur | B.Tech Aerospace Engg | 26492 | OHS |
NIT Sikkim | B.Tech CSE | 26616 | OHS |
NIT Andhra Pradesh | B.Tech ECE | 26678 | OHS |
IIIT, Bhopal | B.Tech CSE | 27095 | AI |
IIIT Tiruchirappalli | B.Tech AI and Data Science | 27113 | AI |
IIIT, Sri City | B.Tech AI and Data Science | 27291 | AI |
IIIT, Bhopal | B.Tech CSE with AI | 27359 | AI |
NIT Raipur | B.Tech Electrical Engg | 27378 | OHS |
IIIT, Pune | B.Tech ECE | 27380 | AI |
Candidates who have secured JEE Main 2026 ranks between 27400 to 28071 can apply to the colleges and branches mentioned in the table below. Amongst the choices of top JEE colleges are NIT Surat, IIIT Kota, NIT Delhi, Nagpur etc. They have chances of getting branches like CSE, EEE, Mechanical Engg, Instrumentation and Control, Metallurgical and Materials etc.
College Name | Branch | Closing Rank | Seat Type |
IIIT, Kota | B.Tech Computer Science Engg | 27400 | AI |
27647 | OHS | ||
IIIT, Nagpur | B.Tech Computer Science Engg Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning | 27752 | AI |
Sardar Vallabhbhai NIT Surat | B.Tech Mechanical Engg | 27882 | OHS |
NIT Patna | B.Tech Electrical Engg | 27921 | OHS |
Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, Indore | BE CSE | 27947 | AI |
Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar | B.Tech Instrumentation and Control Engg | 27963 | OHS |
NIT Warangal | B.Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engg | 28071 | OHS |
For JEE Main ranks between 28114 to 28850, candidates have chances in colleges like NIT Warangal, Trichy, BITS Mesra, IIIT Surat etc. Branches include CSE. Mining, Mechanical, ECE, EEE etc.
College Name | Branch | Closing Rank | Seat Type |
NIT Warangal | B.Tech M.Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engg Dual Degree | 28114 | OHS |
IIIT Tiruchirappalli | B.Tech CSE | 28335 | AI |
Punjab Engg College, Chandigarh | BE Electrical Engg | 28432 | OHS |
BIT Mesra | B.Tech ECE | 28464 | AI |
NIT Jamshedpur | B.Tech Mechanical Engg Hons | 28545 | OHS |
IIIT, Surat | B.Tech CSE | 28707 | AI |
NIT Karnataka Surathkal | B.Tech Mining Engg | 28750 | OHS |
NIT Agartala | B.Tech ECE | 28758 | OHS |
IIITDM Kancheepuram | B.Tech ECE and M.Tech in ECE with specialization in Communication Systems Design | 28850 | AI |
Candidates securing JEE Main ranks between 28976 to 30135will have chances of getting into IIIT Bhopal, Surat, Durgapur, Sikkim to name a few. Branches include CSE, AI & ML, Mechanical, IT, Data Sciences etc..
College Name | Branch | Closing Rank | Seat Type |
IIIT, Bhopal | B.Tech CSE with Data Science | 28976 | AI |
IIIT, Vadodara | B.Tech IT | 28979 | AI |
NIT Sikkim | B.Tech AI and Machine Learning | 29014 | OHS |
IIIT, Nagpur | B.Tech CSE | 29123 | AI |
NIT Durgapur | B.Tech Mechanical Engg | 29158 | OHS |
IIIT, Surat | B.Tech CSE Cyber Security | 29537 | AI |
Maulana Azad NIT Bhopal | B.Tech Mechanical Engg | 29613 | OHS |
IIIT, Vadodara | B.Tech AI | 29856 | AI |
NIT Rourkela | B.Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engg | 30135 | OHS |
To know the placement records of IITs, NITs and IIITs, check the detailed placement statistics of IITs, NITs and IIITs for the year 2025 with branch wise placement details, average ctc etc. In addition, check the percentage of students placed in the given year to get a clear picture about the institute and its placement records.
Branch | Metric | IITs | NITs | IIITs | IITs/ NITs / IIITs |
Total Institute Count | 12 | 9 | 2 | 23 | |
Placement % against Registered | 93.44% | 89.39% | 60.10% | 81.13% | |
Average CTC (₹ LPA) | 25.79 | 17.98 | 13.69 | 20.35 | |
Total Institute Count | 8 | 6 | - | 14 | |
Placement % against Registered | 77.13% | 76.58% | - | 76.85% | |
Average CTC (₹ LPA) | 14.58 | 9.46 | - | 12.02 | |
B.Tech Electrical Engineering | Total Institute Count | 13 | 3 | - | 16 |
Placement % against Registered | 84.59% | 87.41% | - | 87.39% | |
Average CTC (₹ LPA) | 20.05 | 11.24 | - | 17.65 | |
Total Institute Count | 12 | 8 | - | 20 | |
Placement % against Registered | 84.09% | 82.58% | - | 83.33% | |
Average CTC (₹ LPA) | 15.11 | 10.41 | - | 12.76 | |
Total Institute Count | 10 | 8 | - | 18 | |
Placement % against Registered | 72.56% | 72.69% | - | 72.64% | |
Average CTC (₹ LPA) | 11.78 | 9.5 | - | 10.52 | |
Total Institute Count | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 | |
Placement % against Registered | 0.882 | 0.7718 | 0.5484 | 0.8093 | |
Average CTC (₹ LPA) | 22.85 | 15.94 | 13.66 | 17.82 | |
B.Tech EEE | Total Institute Count | 5 | - | 5 | |
Placement % against Registered | 0.7781 | - | 0.7781 | ||
Average CTC (₹ LPA) | 12.03 | - | 12.03 | ||
B.Tech Mining Engg | Total Institute Count | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
Placement % against Registered | 0.7701 | 0.7688 | - | 0.7794 | |
Average CTC (₹ LPA) | 11.52 | 10.11 | - | 10.73 |
JEE Main 2026 result for phase 1 was declared on February 16. JEE Main exam dates for phase 2 have been announced - April 2 to 9. JEE Main 2026 is the entrance exam for admissions to the undergraduate engineering and science programmes at the NITs, IIITs and GFTIs.
On Question asked by student community
Approx 1 lakh to 3 lakhs as you are from a general category
There are many NITs that accepts JEE Main rank below 35,000 in different branches including Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and many more. These NITs are -
Yes, based on previous years' trends, some of the good colleges that offer BTech admissions with JEE Main rank between 65,000–80,000 include:
Arnav Gautam & P.Mohith secured 300 out of 300 in JEE Mains session 1, as per the provisional answer key. The list of toppers to be released with JEE Main results
JEE Main 2026 session 1 result is not declared yet. JEE Main session 1 result will be declared on February 12.
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