With 85.9 percentile in JEE Main, you can try for NITs through the Joint Seat Allocation Authority counselling, but chances in top branches may be limited. You can also consider good South Indian colleges like state engineering colleges or private universities based on your rank and preferences.

Refer to the JEE Main Percentile vs Rank 2026 link provided herein to convert your score into rank.

Hello student,

Kindly go through the article to understand what a safe percentile is in JEE Main 2026 to qualify for JEE Advanced.

Link  - JEE Main 2026 Advanced Qualifying Percentile

Hope this will be helpful!

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You can find the NITK Surathkal cutoff from here: https://www.careers360.com/university/national-institute-of-technology-karnataka-surathkal/cut-off

Yes, with a 77 percentile in JEE Main and the SC category, you have a strong chance of getting admission to the Mining Engineering branch at MBM University, Jodhpur. Mining is a core engineering branch and usually has lower cutoffs compared to popular branches like Computer Science or Electronics.

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To get admission, your JEE Main rank should be between 2 to 5 lakh.

For mode details visit- https://www.careers360.com/university/odisha-university-of-technology-and-research-bhubaneswar/cut-off

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I am sorry to hear that. I wish you the best this year.

Yes, you can apply for JEE Mains while you are in 12th class. While filling the application form, make sure you state clearly that you are 'Appearing' in 12th boards. You need to also make

A total of 13,00,368 students appeared in JEE Mains exam session 1 conducted on January 28, 2026.

decent chances actually as home state quota seats are 50%. allotments will depend on the JEE rank and not percentile though. in 2025, for female supernumerary it closed at 9286  rank while for open gen it closed at 5573.

So, would advise to use this tool to check the probable

Yes, you may have a chance at the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T), but it depends mainly on your JEE Main rank, not just percentile.

Meanwhile, have a look at the JEE Main 2026 College Predictor .