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    ECE Options at NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs With 97–99 Percentile in JEE Main 2026

    ECE Options at NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs With 97–99 Percentile in JEE Main 2026

    Nithish KUpdated on 27 Feb 2026, 05:31 PM IST

    Planning ECE after 97–99 Percentile in JEE Main 2026? Comparing NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs? This article will help you choose NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs options with a percentile band of 97–99. Knowing about the further scope in career, rank range, and college strength can help you in making an informed decision.

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    1. JEE Main 2026: Percentile Conversion into Expected Rank Range
    2. JEE Main 2026: NITs Closing Ranks for ECE
    3. JEE Main 2026: IIITs Closing Ranks for ECE
    4. JEE Main 2026: GFTIs Closing Ranks for ECE
    5. JEE Main 2026: EEE Closing Ranks Across Institutes
    6. JEE Main 2026: Other Specialization Branches in ECE Programs
    ECE Options at NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs With 97–99 Percentile in JEE Main 2026
    ECE Options at NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs With 97–99 Percentile in JEE Main 2026

    JEE Main 2026: Percentile Conversion into Expected Rank Range

    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

    From the table above, students can easily understand their expected rank. The table above converts JEE Main 2026 91.5 percentile to 99.7 percentile into their respective rank score and helps students to know their possibilities of getting admission in their choice of universities and branches. Students scoring in the range between the 97th percentile and the 98.5th percentile probably fall in the rank of 20,000 to 45,000, which provides various NIT and IIIT ECE opportunities despite not getting very high scores.

    JEE Main 2026: NITs Closing Ranks for ECE

    This table reflects the highest closing cutoffs across NITs for B.Tech ECE.

    In NITs for ECE, you are likely to get NIT Raipur because the highest closing for Raipur is 20044, NIT Patna with the highest closing 20558, NIT Puducherry Karaikal with the highest closing 24078, NIT Uttarakhand with the highest closing 26168, NIT Andhra Pradesh with the highest closing 26678, and NIT Agartala with the highest closing 28758.

    You can choose from all these options as they provide better opportunities even at slightly lower ranks. As far as ECE is concerned, the highest closing rank for the open category at NIT Tiruchirappalli is 3283, and NIT Karnataka Surathkal is 4347. In these closing cutoffs, it becomes very competitive for students to get their choice of colleges.

    JEE Main 2026: IIITs Closing Ranks for ECE

    This table gives the closing ranks across several IIITs. Students can get admission into IIITDM Kancheepuram as the highest closing rank for this college is 25834. IIIT Pune, Guwahati, Sri City, Surat, Kota, Vadodara, and Bhopal are also good options to choose from.

    At the rank of 21,000 and above, you can enter any of the IIITs mentioned above except IIIT Allahabad, and PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur as the closing ranks for these two are high as compared to other IIITs.

    JEE Main 2026: GFTIs Closing Ranks for ECE

    You will get a lot of options in government-funded technical institutes.

    Students can also get admission into popular colleges like BIT Mesra. These institutions are available at the rank range of 28464 to 92685. All these GFTIs are available around 98.5 percentile.

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    JEE Main 2026: EEE Closing Ranks Across Institutes

    College Name

    Institute Type

    Closing Rank

    NIT Tiruchirappalli

    NIT

    5637

    NIT Karnataka Surathkal

    NIT

    6872

    NIT Warangal

    NIT

    7788

    NIT Calicut

    NIT

    11727

    Visvesvaraya NIT Nagpur

    NIT

    15125

    NIT Goa

    NIT

    23358

    NIT Uttarakhand

    NIT

    33738

    NIT Puducherry Karaikal

    NIT

    33769

    NIT Andhra Pradesh

    NIT

    34448

    NIT Sikkim

    NIT

    43501

    NIT Nagaland

    NIT

    50145

    Atal Bihari Vajpayee IIIT and Management Gwalior

    IIIT

    17366

    Birla Institute of Technology Mesra

    GFTI

    34595

    International Institute of Information Technology Bhubaneswar

    GFTI

    46244

    Puducherry Technological University Puducherry

    GFTI

    58937

    Birla Institute of Technology Patna

    GFTI

    64669

    Birla Institute of Technology Extension Centre Deoghar

    GFTI

    68479

    For the EEE branch, students can choose from NIT Goa, NIT Uttarakhand, NIT Puducherry Karaikal, and all the other NITs and IIITs listed in the table, including BIT Mesra. It becomes tough to get into NIT Tiruchirappalli, Karnataka Surathkal, Warangal, Calicut, and Visvesvaraya NIT Nagpur even at 98.5 percentile. Atal Bihari Vajpayee IIIT and Management Gwalior is not available as the closing rank is 17366.

    JEE Main 2026: Other Specialization Branches in ECE Programs

    B.Tech ECE and M.Tech in ECE with specialization in Communication Systems Design


    B.Tech ECE and M.Tech Microelectronics and VLSI Systems

    B.Tech ECE and MBA Dual Degree

    B.Tech ECE Avionics

    B.Tech ECE Hons

    B.Tech ECE Internet of Things

    B.Tech ECE Rail Engineering

    B.Tech ECE with minor Wearable Electronics

    B.Tech ECE with specialization Avionics

    B.Tech ECE with Specialization in Design and Manufacturing

    B.Tech ECE with specialization in VLSI and Embedded Systems

    B.Tech ECE with Specialization of Embedded Systems and Internet of Things Hons

    B.Tech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering

    B.Tech Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

    B.Tech Electronics and VLSI Engineering

    B.Tech Electronics Engineering

    There are multiple specialisation options available for ECE, and placements also depend upon the specialisation type. ECE allows students to take specialised courses in Communication Systems Design with a dual degree, Microelectronics and VLSI Systems with a dual degree, and various other programs. The multiple specialisations option makes ECE one of the safest branches with an attractive salary package.

    Getting ECE in most NITs may be difficult at this range, students still have good chances in EEE and Electrical across several NITs. IIITs offer selective opportunities, and GFTIs provide the widest choices, ensuring students can still get good options along with an attractive salary range.

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