How much percentile required for NIT?: Candidates can expect that a 99.92+ percentile is required for admission to NIT Tiruchirappali. Those who appeared for the JEE Main 2026 exam will be curious about how much percentile required for nit admissions. Details regarding the required percentile for admission to NITs through the JEE Main exam are given here. NTA releases the JEE Main 2026 result in the form of a percentile. Hence, candidates will be curious about how much percentile required for NITs. While the JEE Main 2026 cutoffs are released as ranks, the results will be released as NTA percentiles. However, the ranks gained by the candidates in the JEE Main exam will be based on their percentiles.
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Candidates can refer to the estimated percentile table for the JEE Main NIT cutoff below. This is based on the previous year's data and is an approximation of the required percentiles to clear the JEE Main 2026 NIT cutoffs.
| Institutes | Estimated Percentile |
|---|---|
NIT Tiruchirappalli | 99.92+ |
NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | 99.90+ |
NIT Warangal | 99.85+ |
NIT Rourkela | 99.78+ |
Motilal Nehru NIT Allahabad | 99.72+ |
NIT Calicut | 99.68+ |
Malaviya NIT Jaipur | 99.65+ |
Visvesvaraya NIT Nagpur | 99.58+ |
NIT Delhi | 99.52+ |
Sardar Vallabhbhai NIT Surat | 99.48+ |
NIT Jamshedpur | 99.42+ |
Maulana Azad NIT Bhopal | 99.40+ |
NIT Durgapur | 99.36+ |
Dr B.R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar | 99.26+ |
NIT Silchar | 99.18+ |
NIT Hamirpur | 99.18+ |
NIT Raipur | 99.12+ |
NIT Goa | 99.10+ |
NIT Patna | 99.02+ |
NIT Andhra Pradesh | 98.80+ |
NIT Uttarakhand | 98.78+ |
NIT Puducherry (Karaikal) | 98.70+ |
NIT Agartala | 98.54+ |
NIT Meghalaya | 98.40+ |
NIT Srinagar | 98.25+ |
NIT Sikkim | 98.22+ |
NIT Manipur | 97.80+ |
NIT Mizoram | 97.48+ |
NIT Nagaland | 97.36+ |
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Candidates can find the previous year NIT JEE Main percentiles in the table below.
| Institutes | Final Cutoff Percentile |
|---|---|
NIT Tiruchirappalli | 99.90 |
NIT Karnataka Surathkal | 99.88 |
NIT Warangal | 99.83 |
Motilal Nehru NIT Allahabad | 99.69 |
NIT Calicut | 99.65 |
Malaviya NIT Jaipur | 99.62 |
Visvesvaraya NIT Nagpur | 99.56 |
Sardar Vallabhbhai NIT Surat | 99.44 |
NIT Jamshedpur | 99.39 |
Maulana Azad NIT Bhopal | 99.37 |
NIT Durgapur | 99.33 |
NIT Delhi | 99.48 |
NIT Goa | 99.07 |
NIT Raipur | 99.08 |
NIT Silchar | 99.14 |
NIT Hamirpur | 99.14 |
NIT Patna | 98.98 |
NIT Andhra Pradesh | 98.76 |
NIT Puducherry Karaikal | 98.66 |
NIT Srinagar | 98.22 |
NIT Sikkim | 98.19 |
NIT Meghalaya | 98.37 |
NIT Uttarakhand | 98.74 |
NIT Manipur | 97.75 |
NIT Mizoram | 97.44 |
NIT Nagaland | 97.32 |
NIT Agartala | 98.50 |
NIT Jalandhar | 99.23 |
NIT Rourkela | 99.76 |
NIT Delhi | 99.48 |
The JEE Main NIT Cutoff for the previous year are also mentioned in the table below.
| Institutes | Final Closing Rank |
|---|---|
NIT Tiruchirappalli | 1449 |
NIT Karnataka Surathkal | 1827 |
NIT Warangal | 2409 |
Motilal Nehru NIT Allahabad | 4594 |
NIT Calicut | 5222 |
Malaviya NIT Jaipur | 5601 |
Visvesvaraya NIT Nagpur | 6359 |
Sardar Vallabhbhai NIT Surat | 8130 |
NIT Jamshedpur | 8902 |
Maulana Azad NIT Bhopal | 9249 |
NIT Durgapur | 9836 |
NIT Delhi | 7651 |
NIT Goa | 13640 |
NIT Raipur | 13559 |
NIT Silchar | 12665 |
NIT Hamirpur | 12586 |
NIT Patna | 14996 |
NIT Andhra Pradesh | 18183 |
NIT Puducherry Karaikal | 19758 |
NIT Srinagar | 26171 |
NIT Sikkim | 26616 |
NIT Meghalaya | 24074 |
NIT Uttarakhand | 18491 |
NIT Manipur | 33098 |
NIT Mizoram | 37751 |
NIT Nagaland | 39594 |
NIT Agartala | 22013 |
NIT Jalandhar | 11262 |
NIT Rourkela | 3431 |
NIT Delhi | 7651 |
Various factors affect the JEE Main 2026 NIT cutoff percentile. These include
Difficulty level of the JEE Main session
Total number of candidates appearing
Number of seats available in NITs
Category-wise reservation
Popularity of the branch
Home State vs Other State quota
Previous year cutoff trends
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
For General category candidates, 90 percentile could mean fewer chances at admission in the more popular branches. However, they can apply for admission to newer NITs with lower-demand branches under the Home State quota. Reserved category candidates will have a higher chance at admission.
Yes, 95 percentile gives decent chances for mid-tier NITs in branches like Mechanical, Electrical, and Civil, especially under the Home State quota.
Yes, OBC-NCL, EWS, SC, and ST candidates can secure NIT admission at lower percentiles, as reserved categories will have quotas allotted to them.
On Question asked by student community
Dear Student,
The category rank with an 81 percentile depends on your specific category. You can check your category rank here:
You can get the following colleges:
You can check the complete list from here - https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/list-of-engineering-colleges-accepting-98-percentile-in-jee-main
Dear Student,
With 56 marks in JEE Mains 2026 April 5, the chances of result in a lower percentile than 80. But with normalisation you can expect a good percentile if your specific shift was very hard.
For your reference, check: JEE Mains 2026 April 5 Marks vs Percentile: Shift-Wise
Dear Student,
Normalization can boost your score and percentile if your specific shift was very hard.
You can check your percentile and rank here: JEE Mains 2026 April 5 Marks vs Percentile: Shift-Wise Expected Score Analysis
Dear Student,
88.3 percentile can help you get into NITs and other colleges but it also depends on your specific category. You can check cutoff and college list based on your JEE Main 2026 percentile here: JEE Main 2026 Colleges vs Percentile
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