JEE Main Application Date:31 Oct' 25 - 27 Nov' 25
Low JEE Main Rank? Check which Colleges you can get - BTech admissions through JEE Main are merit-based. Hence it is largely believed that a higher rank will fetch a better college. However, a higher rank does not always guarantee a good institute. Several top engineering colleges in India offer admission to the best BTech courses at low JEE Main ranks. Based on the previous year’s list of JoSAA participating institutes, there are 32 NITs, 26 IIITs and 40 GFTIs that provide admission through JEE Main. Many of these institutes do not require a higher JEE Main cutoff. Candidates can also apply for state-based counselling and private colleges based on JEE Main and often have lesser cutoff criteria. Candidates can check the list of these colleges on this page and also find a way to predict the name of the college that could be allotted to them based on their JEE Main performance.
The last year's closing ranks at IIT Bombay CSE prorgamme were as follows.
Seat Type | Gender | 2025 closing rank | 2024 closing rank |
OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 66 | 68 |
OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 369 | 421 |
OPEN (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 4 | 3 |
OPEN (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 12 | 7 |
EWS | Gender-Neutral | 20 | 23 |
EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 53 | 79 |
EWS (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 3 | 3 |
OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 54 | 50 |
OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 331 | 274 |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 3 | 2 |
SC | Gender-Neutral | 31 | 20 |
SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 270 | 32 |
SC (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 1 | 71 |
ST | Gender-Neutral | 19 | 1 |
ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 76 | 13 |
ST (PwD) | Gender-Neutral | 1 | 40 |
The JEE Main cutoff is determined as per the number of applicants, seats available and choices filled. However, there is no proper definition of what a JEE Main low rank may mean. Candidates aiming for IITs but do not qualify for JEE Advanced, may still have some of the highest ranks but will eventually be lower than what they expected. Since everyone is not a top scorer in JEE Main, some institutes offer admissions to low JEE Main rank holders. However, the exact cutoff marks for particular B.Tech courses shall vary from one institute to another. Here is the list of institutes that offer admissions to low JEE Main rank holders.
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Careers360 provides the JEE Main college predictor which will help them get an idea of the institutes at which they stand chances for admission based on the JEE Main scores. Aspirants need to enter their JEE Main overall percentile, their home state, caste, gender, and PwD status to predict the probable colleges for admission. Students will know the colleges at which they may be eligible for admission before the official JoSAA counselling starts.
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Students who are still confused about whether they will be able to make it to the top institutes or not can explore several options before deciding on what after JEE Main. NTA is expected to conduct the JEE Main 2025 for lakhs of students across the country. Candidates should give their best attempt. Nonetheless, if they still get a low rank in JEE Main and are worried about the colleges they may get admission into, should also check the best engineering colleges without JEE Mains.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
JEE Main is conducted as a national engineering entrance examination for admission into institutes of National Importance. There are other private institutes as well that accept JEE Main scores. Several states conduct their own counselling for admission through JEE Main as well, like, DTE MP BE, HSTES, UPTAC etc
Candidates can visit the official websites of the respective colleges to know exactly how to apply for colleges after JEE Main.
The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) conducts the counselling process for admissions into institutes of national importance including NITs.
On Question asked by student community
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If you’re appearing for Class 12 (HSC) in 2026 and don’t have your board admit card or roll number yet, you can leave the “Registration No./Enrollment No./Roll No.” field blank or enter “NA” (Not Applicable) if the form allows.
Do not enter your school GR number, as it’s not recognized by the exam board or NTA.
Once your board issues the admit card or registration number, it can be updated later during JEE Main form correction or at the time of result verification.
So, for now, safely enter “NA” or leave blank — not your GR number.
Hope you understand.
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For JEE Main EWS certificate, your parent's income certificate is required, not yours.
The EWS category is based on the family’s annual income, which must be below 8 lakhs from all sources.
The certificate should be issued by a competent government authority and must be valid for the current financial year.
Hope you understand.
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To secure admission to the University of Hyderabad for the Integrated BTech + MTech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) course with an EWS certificate and home state quota, you would likely need a JEE Main percentile of approximately 95-97 percentile or higher. Also, you can check the JEE Main Cutoff , to know more details.
I hope it will clear your query!!
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Here’s how you can get JEE Main Previous Year by following these steps :
Go to the official JEE Main website.
Click on the “Previous Year Question Papers” or “Downloads” section.
Choose the year and session you want (for example, 2024, 2023, 2022, etc.).
Download the paper in PDF format.
You can also find solved papers and answer keys for the last 5 years on Careers360, where they are available year-wise and subject-wise for free. Click on this link to get papers : JEE Main Question Papers with solution
Hope it helps !
You can get the most repeated and comprehensive questions in the JEE MAINS for the JEE MAINS 2026 EXAMINATION. You can get their pdf from the article link given below by careers360 and download the topic wise questions from every subject to strengthen the preparation.
link- Most Repeated Questions in JEE Mains: Comprehensive Analysis
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