How to apply for colleges after JEE Main? - Students should be thorough with the process of admission after JEE Main. Careers360 has presented the details on how to apply for colleges after JEE Main in this article. Most of the institutions either participate in a common counselling process or conduct a university-level counselling. Aspirants need to register for Joint Seat Allocation Authority for centralized allocation of seats. The authority conducts the JEE Main counselling and seat allotment process as per the schedules. Also, candidates can simply begin applying to individual colleges based on JEE Main results.
For admission into IITs, candidates have to qualify for JEE Advanced with top ranks. JEE Main is conducted for admissions into NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs and there are other institutes as well that accept JEE Main scores. After the seat allotment, candidates have to report at the allotted institution for further mission process. Read the entire article to know more about applications to colleges after JEE Main and other colleges accepting JEE Main scores.
Candidates who want to know how to get college after JEE Mains need to follow the JoSAA counselling and seat allotment process. JoSAA counselling schedules will be available on the official website. The authority conducts JoSAA counselling and seat allotment process for JEE Main and Advanced qualified candidates, the college allotted for candidates has to be visited by candidates. The verification of documents takes place at that institute after which, further formalities regarding admission are done. The process followed at these institutes shall include the submission of documents from high school, score cards of JEE Main, and payment of admission fees.
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There are institutes of national importance like all the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs). All these institutes are regarded as the JEE Main participating institutes. More than 10 lakh candidates get enrolled for the JEE Main exam for which the qualified ones and top rank holders make it to the participating institutes. Aspirants can get the JEE Main college list rank-wise pdf online.
Several states conduct engineering admissions based on JEE Main scores. Such state admissions through JEE Main may or may not conduct any special entrance exam for B.Tech courses, but consider JEE Main scores. Candidates have to register to participate in the state admission processes. Given below are some of the states accepting JEE Main score:
NTA conduct the JEE Main exam for admissions into top institutes like NITS, IITs, and GFTIs. However, many other private colleges accept the JEE Main score. JEE qualifying candidates will have to fill the separate application forms for private institutes through the JEE Main score as per the specific procedure. Some of those private institutes are as follows:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Candidates need to complete the JoSAA counselling registration and fill in the choice of colleges and courses. The college will be allotted based on JEE Main rank.
JEE Main qualified candidates need to participate in the JoSAA counselling process for admission.
Yes. Various government and private colleges accept the JEE Mains score for admission to engineering & technology courses.
Candidates who qualify the JEE Main and are among the top 2,50,000 students have to appear for JEE Advanced for admission to IIT.
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The approximate annual cost for 11th/12th PCM and JEE coaching is around 1.5 to 3.5 lakhs for institutes, excluding hostel and mess fees. The total fees including hostel as well as mess fees can rise upto 4.5 to 6.5 lakhs and above, depending on location and institute quality.
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You can anytime visit our official website to find the previous 10 years JEE Mains question papers with solutions. Kindly refer to the link attached below to download them in PDF format:
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For JEE Main and JEE Advanced , the cut-offs are lower for ST category students. Here is a simple idea based on recent trends:
JEE Main qualification for ST : Around 50–60 marks is usually enough to qualify for JEE Advanced.
JEE Advanced qualification for ST : You just need to clear the JEE Main cut-off, then appear for Advanced.
To get good NITs or IITs , you will need higher marks.
For NITs (Hyderabad or good branches), try for 120+ marks in JEE Main .
For IITs , even with ST quota, you should aim for at least 80–100+ marks in JEE Advanced for decent branches.
Since you are from ST category and Hyderabad , you don’t need 300 marks in JEE Main. Try to score as high as possible to get better branches, but even moderate marks can qualify you.
Hope it helps !
Yes, you can. If you do 11th from CBSE in 2025 and 12th from NIOS in 2026, then you are allowed to attempt JEE. NIOS is a valid board, so you can give JEE in 2026 and again in 2027. Just take admission on time and pass your 12th exams.
For the JEE 2026, priority-wise, high weightage chapters include Integral
1. Calculus, Coordinate Geometry, Vectors, 3D Geometry, Complex Numbers, and Quadratic Equations in Maths
2. Semiconductors, Current Electricity, Work, Power and Energy, and Gravitation in Physics
3. Organic Chemistry Containing Oxygen, Hydrocarbons, and P-Block Elements in Chemistry.
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