JEE Main Rank Wise Colleges List 2026: The list of JEE Main 2026 rank-wise colleges will be determined based on the cutoff. The details will be released by JoSAA after each round of counselling. Until then, candidates can find the previous year's closing rank of top JEE Main colleges in India that offer admission to their B.Tech courses here. This will help candidates get an idea of how much JEE Main rank is required to secure a seat in the top engineering colleges in India. Please note that each institution sets its own rank requirements based on programme, seat type, category, etc. For more information, candidates can use our free JEE Main college predictor.
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Applicants can check the JEE Main rank accepting NITs from the table below. The table consists of the closing rank and the names of colleges. The top JEE Main accepting NITs is prepared on first round, home-state, gender-neutral and for CSE:
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GFTI colleges also take part in the JoSAA counselling process. Applicants can check the top Government Funded Technical Institutes accepting JEE Main rank and scores. Candidates with higher ranks can check the list of these colleges with the closing ranks. The information below is of round 1, gender-neutral, home-state, and CSE:
Candidates can also secure admission into IIITs with their JEE Main ranks. However, to get into the top IIITs, candidates must aim for 99+ percentile to be eligible for top-tier IIITs. But few mid-tier and lower-tier IIITs accept admission with decent JEE Main ranks. Check the list of IIITs accepting JEE Main ranks.
Candidates with JEE Main ranks can also secure admission into top private engineering colleges. One will likely require a JEE Main rank ranging from 50K to 1 lakh for admission into top branches like Computer Science and Engineering. Check the private college listing below.
| College Name | NIRF Ranking 2025 | NIRF Ranking 2024 | NIRF Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 13 | 28 | |
| 22 | 26 | 27 | |
| 29 | 29 | 20 | |
| 35 | 35 | 44 | |
| 33 | 36 | 36 | |
| 36 | 37 | 39 | |
| 40 | 38 | 34 | |
| - | 48 | 53 | |
| 48 | 50 | 38 | |
| 52 | 52 | 68 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
NIT Trichy, NIT Warangal, IIIT Ranchi, IIIT Nagpur,
Yes, 40K is a good rank in the JEE Main exam. Candidates will likely secure admission into NITs, IIITs or GFTIs based on their branch, quota and category.
Yes, candidates can predict their JEE Main college with their rank with the help of the JEE Main college predictor.
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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