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    Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks upto 30K: Branch-wise, Placements

    Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks upto 30K: Branch-wise, Placements

    Nithish KUpdated on 23 Feb 2026, 12:19 PM IST

    Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks upto 30K: The most searched query by candidates after the 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. 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. NTA announced the JEE Main Results 2026 for session 1 on February 16, 2026. Hence, Candidates can check the top colleges for JEE Main ranks under 30000. The details are given range wise in tables below.

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    1. JEE Main Ranks 2026 vs Percentile Scores
    2. Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 10200 to 11290: Branch-wise details
    3. Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 11400 to 12300: Branch-wise details
    4. Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 21700 to 22920: Branch-wise details
    5. Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 22900 to 24100: Branch-wise details
    6. Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 24750 to 25800: Branch-wise details
    7. Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 25801 to 26480: Branch-wise details
    8. Top Colleges Accepting JEE Main Ranks 26490 to 27380: Branch-wise details
    9. Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 27400 to 28071: Branch-wise details
    10. Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 28114 to 28850: (Branch-wise)
    11. Top Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 28976 to 30135: Branch-wise details
    12. Branch Wise Placement Analysis - IITs/ NITs / IIITs
    Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks upto 30K: Branch-wise, Placements
    Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks upto 30K: Branch-wise, Placements

    The top colleges for candidates with a rank under 30,000 include NIT Surathkal, NIT Trichy, NIT Hamirpur, IIEST Shibpur etc. Admission to these institutes will be done through the JoSAA 2026 counselling. To be eligible to participate in the counselling, candidates must clear the JEE Main 2026 cutoff.

    JEE Main Ranks 2026 vs Percentile Scores

    JEE Main exam results are in and to know the JEE Main 2026 ranks vs percentile the table below can be referred to. 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.

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    JEE Main Ranks vs Percentile Scores 2026 (Expected)

    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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    Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 10200 to 11290: Branch-wise details

    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. The list includes NIT Calicut, NIT Surat, Allahabad, Durgapur as well as IIEST shibpur and BITS Mesra. Branches that students will have chances in include CSE, AI, Data Science, Electrical Engineering and IT. Check the detailed information here.

    Top colleges and branches for JEE Main 2026 ranks between 10,200 to 11290

    College Name

    Branch

    Closing Rank

    Seat Type

    Sardar Vallabhbhai NIT Surat

    B.Tech Electrical Engg

    19406

    OHS

    NIT Calicut

    B.Tech Mechanical Engg

    19452

    OHS

    IIEST Shibpur

    B.Tech IT

    19531

    OHS

    IIIT Design and Manufacturing Kancheepuram

    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

    NIT Durgapur

    B.Tech Electrical Engg

    19972

    OHS

    Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

    B.Tech AI and Machine Learning

    20008

    AI

    Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 11400 to 12300: Branch-wise details

    Top branches like IT, ECE, Maths and Computing etc were allotted last year for JEE ranks between 11400 to 12300. Colleges that were allotted to students included NIT Trichy for Production Engg, NIT Rourkela where students got integrated programme in Chemical Engg as well as CSE in IIIT Pune and Electronics and VLSI Design in PEC, Chandigarh; to name a few. The details given below can be used to plan for the choice filling in JEE Main counselling 2026.

    Top JEE Colleges for JEE Main 2026 Ranks 11400 to 12300

    College Name

    Branch

    Closing Rank

    Seat Type

    NIT Tiruchirappalli

    B.Tech Production Engg

    20879

    OHS

    NIT Rourkela

    B.Tech and M.Tech Chemical Engg

    20944

    OHS

    IIIT, Pune

    B.Tech CSE

    21029

    AI

    NIT Delhi

    B.Tech Mechanical Engg

    21049

    OHS

    Punjab Engg College, Chandigarh

    B.Tech Electronics Engg VLSI Design and Technology

    21056

    OHS

    NIT Tiruchirappalli

    B.Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engg

    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

    Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 21700 to 22920: Branch-wise details

    Students can refer to the table below to understand the chances and type of seat allotment for holders of JEE Main ranks between 21700 to 22920. The JoSAA 2026 choice filling can be strategised accordingly. Chances of allotment include CSE in NIT agartala, IIIT Guwahati as well as ECE in NIT Silchar, IIEST Shibpur.

    Top JEE Colleges for JEE Main 2026 Ranks 21700 to 22920 (Branch wise)

    College Name

    Branch

    Closing Rank

    Seat Type

    NIT Silchar

    B.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engg

    21722

    OHS

    NIT Agartala

    B.Tech CSE

    22013

    OHS

    IIIT, Naya Raipur

    B.Tech Data Science and AI

    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

    IIEST Shibpur

    B.Tech Electronics and Telecommunication Engg

    22917

    OHS

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    Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 22900 to 24100: Branch-wise details

    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. Branches that probably will be allotted in clude CSE, Physics, ECE with Microelectronics and VLSI as well as Metallurgical and Materials Engg.

    Top Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 22900 to 24100:

    College Name

    Branch

    Closing Rank

    Seat Type

    NIT Karnataka Surathkal

    B.Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engg

    22965

    OHS

    IIITDM Kancheepuram

    B.Tech CSE and M.Tech CSE

    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

    NIT Goa

    B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engg

    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

    Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 24750 to 25800: Branch-wise details

    Candidates with JEE Main ranks between 24750 to 25800 may get allotments in core branches like Civil engg, Mechanical Engg, Chemical and Electrical etc. Institutes that can be allotted are NIT Kurukshetra, Rourkela, Warangal, IIIT Vadodara, IIITDM Kancheepuram. Know the details from the table below.

    Top Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 24750 to 25800:


    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

    Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 25801 to 26480: Branch-wise details

    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 Patna, NIT Silchar, NIT Srinagar etc for branches like Mechatronics and Automation Engg , Energy & Electrical Vehicle, Electrical, Chemical Engineering and more.

    Top Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 25801 to 26480:

    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

    Top Colleges Accepting JEE Main Ranks 26490 to 27380: Branch-wise details

    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.

    Top Colleges for JEE Main 2026 Ranks 26490 to 27380:

    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

    Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 27400 to 28071: Branch-wise details

    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.

    Top Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 27400 to 28071:

    College Name

    Branch

    Closing Rank

    Seat Type

    IIIT, Kota

    B.Tech Computer Science Engg

    27400

    AI

    NIT Delhi

    B.Tech Civil Engg

    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

    Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 28114 to 28850: (Branch-wise)

    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.

    Top Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 28114 to 28850:

    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

    Top Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 28976 to 30135: Branch-wise details

    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..

    Best Colleges Accepting JEE Main 2026 Ranks 28976 to 30135:

    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

    Branch Wise Placement Analysis - IITs/ NITs / IIITs

    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 Placements Analysis - IITs/ NITs / IIITs (2025)

    Branch

    Metric

    IITs

    NITs

    IIITs

    IITs/ NITs / IIITs

    B.Tech CSE

    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

    B.Tech Chemical Engg

    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

    B.Tech Mechanical Engg

    Total Institute Count

    12

    8

    -

    20

    Placement % against Registered

    84.09%

    82.58%

    -

    83.33%

    Average CTC (₹ LPA)

    15.11

    10.41

    -

    12.76

    B.Tech Civil Engg

    Total Institute Count

    10

    8

    -

    18

    Placement % against Registered

    72.56%

    72.69%

    -

    72.64%

    Average CTC (₹ LPA)

    11.78

    9.5

    -

    10.52

    B.Tech ECE

    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

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