JEE Main Participating Institutes 2026 - The National Testing Agency will release the list of JEE Main 2026 participating institutes details on the website, josaa.nic.in. Candidates can check the list of JEE Main 2026 participating institutes on this page to know the B.Tech colleges accepting the rank of JEE Mains 2026 ranks for admission to engineering courses. A total of 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), 23 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and 40 other Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) offer admission based on the JEE Main exam. The authority will hold the JEE Main exam from January 21 to 29, 2026.
Moreover, many states and private colleges also accept JEE Main rank for admission, other than JEE Main 2026 participating colleges. Admission to the participating institutes will be done through the JEE Main 2026 counselling. Check out the article for more information about the JEE Main participating institutes 202.
Below are the JEE Main participating institutes' names, according to the previous year's notification.
Name of the Institute | Total Number of Seats |
1112 | |
888 | |
1203 | |
1104 | |
1084 | |
480 | |
160 | |
1243 | |
360 | |
909 | |
188 | |
944 | |
751 | |
1147 | |
226 | |
165 | |
190 | |
203 | |
949 | |
275 | |
1159 | |
1066 | |
160 | |
903 | |
899 | |
956 | |
1038 | |
180 | |
989 | |
1325 | |
933 | |
| Indian Institutes of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | 764 |
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Several states offer admission to the B.Tech courses based on JEE Main ranks in the state institutes. Candidates are selected based on their performance in the JEE Main exam. Moreover, candidates can use the JEE Main College predictor to predict their probable colleges based on their JEE rank.
Name of States | Name of States |
Bihar | West Bengal |
Delhi | Tamil Nadu |
Chandigarh | Uttar Pradesh |
Haryana | Maharashtra |
Himachal Pradesh | Assam |
Jharkhand | Gujarat |
Madhya Pradesh | Telangana |
Nagaland | Kerala |
Odisha | Jammu & Kashmir |
Punjab | Chattisgarh |
Rajasthan | Karnataka |
Uttarakhand | Goa |
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Candidates can check the names of the JEE Main participating institutes that offer admission based on JEE rank.
Name of the Institutes |
Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, New Delhi |
International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (Integrated courses) |
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Through JEE Main 2026 scores, the candidates will be able to apply for admission into 31 NITs, 23 IIITs, and 40 GFTIs. Various state and private colleges also give admissions based on JEE Main scores.
Many states offer admissions based on JEE Main scores. Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Rajasthan are a few of the states that allow admissions based on JEE Main 2026 scores.
Yes. Many private institutes such as Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and more take admissions on the basis of the candidate's score in JEE Main.
Candidates will need to qualify for JEE Main 2026 and get a seat allotted through JoSAA 2026 counselling.
The official website link for JEE Main is jeemain.nta.nic.in
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