JEE Main 2020 Paper 1 Official Question Paper (Afterrnoon Session) - January 8

A rank above 50,000 is considered good in JEE Mains. Some of the private colleges accepting JEE Mains are

• Birla Institute of Technology & Science.
• S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology.
• Vellore Institute of Technology.
• Siksha `O` Anusandhan.
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
• Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology.
• Chandigarh University.
• Kalasalingam

80 marks in JEE Main is usually not enough for NIT admission for general category students, but there is a chance that you may get admission to North-Eastern NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs, particularly for reserved categories (OBC, SC, ST, EWS). The home state (HS) quota can help improve chances of

You can secure seats in top-tier NITs and IIITs, with 200 marks in JEE Main. Reservations can significantly widen your options. Target colleges include

• NIT Trichy
• NIT Warangal
• NIT Surathkal
• NIT Allahabad
• NIT Jaipur
• NIT Calicut
• NIT Rourkela
• IIIT Gwalior
• IIIT Jabalpur
• IIIT Lucknow
• BIT Mesra

A score of 110 in JEE Mains is expected to be equal to 94 to 95th percentile. This score may not secure your admission in top NIT institutes for the general category, but candidates from OBC, SC, ST, and EWS categories have a good chance of getting into NITs and

Below are the branches you can get with 80 marks in JEE Main:

1. Civil Engineering
2. Mechanical Engineering
3. Metallurgy Engineering
4. Chemical Engineering
5. Production Engineering

Students can expect colleges like NIT Raipur , NIT Srinagar, NIT Agartala , and more with 80 marks in JEE Main.

With 100 marks in JEE Main exam, you can apply for several IIITs depending upon the branch of the course. Candidates with 100 marks in JEE Main are likely to secure seat in IIITs like IIIT Manipur , IIIT Nagpur, IIIT Dharwad, IIIT Sri City , IIIT Trichy and other

With 10 marks in the JEE Main entrance examination, you can get admission in private universities only. 10 marks in JEE Mains equals a 13-19 percentile, which is low to get into any good engineering colleges.

Some of the private universities accepting low JEE Main scores are:

• TIET Patiala
• SASTRA

Here are the best engineering colleges for 35,000-50,000 rank in JEE Main 2026 examination -

• NIT Jalandhar
• NIT Jaipur
• NIT Bhopal
• NIT Goa
• NIT Patna
• NIT Surat
• NIT Raipur
• IIIT Trichy
• IIIT Ranchi
• IIIT Nagpur
• BIT Mesra

With 77 marks in JEE Main, you can expect engineering colleges like NIT Mizoram, NIT Meghalaya , and NIT Arunachal Pradesh. Consider private colleges like GITAM, Lovely Professional University, SRM Institute of Science and Technology , Chandigarh University, and Amity University for better branch options.

No, JEE Main Answer Key for 2026 session 1 is not out yet. NTA will release the JEE answer key 2026 on February 4.