Colleges for 96 Percentile in JEE Main: NITs, IIITs & GFTIs (JoSAA 2026)

96 percentile is about rank 62,000 (rank ≈ (100 − percentile) × 15,50,000 ÷ 100). Programmes this rank reached in JoSAA 2026 Round 5 (final), for General (OPEN), gender-neutral, Other State and All India seats.

Reviewed by Abhishek Jha · 15+ years in JEE teaching and counselling

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In JoSAA 2026 (final round), 192 programmes closed at or above rank 62,000 for General, gender-neutral, Other State/All India seats: 8 at NITs, 5 at IIITs, 179 at GFTIs. The most competitive among them included Computer Science and Engineering at Puducherry Technological University, Computer Science and Engineering at NIELIT Aurangabad, B.Tech. (Electronics and Communication Engineering) - MBA at Tezpur University.

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NITs for JEE Main 96 percentile (38 programmes)

Institute & programmeClosing rankChanceQuota
NIT DurgapurChemistry · 5 yr 53,926 Borderline Other State
NIT JalandharTextile Technology · 4 yr 53,959 Borderline Other State
NIT AgartalaChemical Engineering · 4 yr 54,037 Borderline Other State
NIT SrinagarChemical Engineering · 4 yr 54,059 Borderline Other State
NIT AgartalaEngineering Physics · 5 yr 54,125 Borderline Other State
NIT RaipurMining Engineering · 4 yr 54,246 Borderline Other State
IIEST ShibpurCivil Engineering · 4 yr 54,593 Borderline Other State
NIT Arunachal PradeshMechanical Engineering · 4 yr 54,635 Borderline Other State
NIT Andhra PradeshBio Technology · 4 yr 54,682 Borderline Other State
NIT ManipurMechanical Engineering · 4 yr 54,811 Borderline Other State
NIT RaipurBio Technology · 4 yr 54,915 Borderline Other State
NIT RourkelaLife Science · 5 yr 55,092 Borderline Other State
NIT NagalandElectronics and Instrumentation Engineering · 4 yr 55,144 Borderline Other State
NIT ManipurElectrical Engineering · 5 yr 57,004 Borderline Other State
NIT MizoramMechanical Engineering · 4 yr 57,367 Borderline Other State
NIT RaipurBio Medical Engineering · 4 yr 57,731 Borderline Other State
NIT AgartalaCivil Engineering · 4 yr 57,920 Borderline Other State
NIT MizoramChemical Science and Technology · 4 yr 57,927 Borderline Other State
NIT MeghalayaCivil Engineering · 4 yr 58,913 Borderline Other State
NIT NagalandMechanical Engineering · 4 yr 59,028 Borderline Other State
NIT SrinagarCivil Engineering · 4 yr 59,039 Borderline Other State
IIEST ShibpurMining Engineering · 4 yr 59,117 Borderline Other State
NIT AgartalaProduction Engineering · 4 yr 60,058 Borderline Other State
NIT ManipurMechanical Engineering · 5 yr 60,721 Borderline Other State
NIT AgartalaPhysics · 5 yr 61,159 Borderline Other State
SVNIT SuratChemistry · 5 yr 61,319 Borderline Other State
NIT SrinagarMetallurgical and Materials Engineering · 4 yr 61,431 Borderline Other State
NIT AgartalaBiotechnology and Biochemical Engineering · 4 yr 61,482 Borderline Other State
NIT SikkimCivil Engineering · 4 yr 61,708 Borderline Other State
NIT Arunachal PradeshCivil Engineering · 4 yr 61,716 Borderline Other State
NIT ManipurCivil Engineering · 4 yr 62,614 Good chance Other State
NIT MizoramCivil Engineering · 4 yr 62,780 Good chance Other State
IIEST ShibpurApplied Geology · 5 yr 63,194 Good chance Other State
NIT Arunachal PradeshBiosciences and Bioengineering · 4 yr 64,048 Good chance Other State
NIT NagalandCivil Engineering · 4 yr 64,955 Good chance Other State
NIT ManipurCivil Engineering · 5 yr 64,980 Good chance Other State
IIEST ShibpurChemistry · 5 yr 65,680 Good chance Other State
NIT AgartalaChemistry · 5 yr 68,753 Good chance Other State

IIITs for JEE Main 96 percentile (10 programmes)

Institute & programmeClosing rankChanceQuota
IIITDM KancheepuramSmart Manufacturing · 4 yr 54,364 Borderline All India
IIITDM KurnoolMechanical Engineering · 5 yr 55,060 Borderline All India
IIITDM KurnoolMechanical Engineering with specialization in Design and Manufacturing · 4 yr 55,564 Borderline All India
IIIT BhagalpurMechatronics and Automation Engineering · 4 yr 57,309 Borderline All India
IIIT ManipurComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 59,813 Borderline All India
IIIT ManipurComputer Science and Engineering with specialization in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science · 4 yr 63,321 Good chance All India
IIIT ManipurComputer Science and Engineering with specialization in Cyber Security · 4 yr 66,567 Good chance All India
IIIT ManipurComputer Science and Engineering with specialization in Quantum Technologies · 4 yr 67,545 Good chance All India
IIIT ManipurElectronics and Communication Engineering · 4 yr 70,259 Good chance All India
IIIT ManipurElectronics and Communication Engineering with specialization in VLSI and Embedded Systems · 4 yr 70,610 Good chance All India

GFTIs for JEE Main 96 percentile (196 programmes)

Institute & programmeClosing rankChanceQuota
SGSITS IndoreElectrical Engineering · 4 yr 54,109 Borderline All India
IITRAM AhmedabadComputer Engineering · 4 yr 55,074 Borderline All India
SGSITS IndoreMechanical Engineering · 4 yr 55,918 Borderline All India
NIAMT RanchiComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 57,205 Borderline All India
PEC ChandigarhCivil Engineering · 4 yr 58,279 Borderline Other State
Central University of RajasthanComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 58,353 Borderline All India
JK Institute Allahabad UniversityComputer Science and Engineering with Major in Artificial Intelligence · 4 yr 58,569 Borderline All India
Assam University SilcharComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 59,095 Borderline All India
PEC ChandigarhMetallurgical and Materials Engineering · 4 yr 59,105 Borderline Other State
BIT PatnaComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 59,171 Borderline All India
NIELIT RoparB.Tech in CSE (AI and ML) · 4 yr 59,645 Borderline All India
NITTTR BhopalArtificial Intelligence and Machine Learning · 4 yr 60,304 Borderline All India
BIT PatnaComputer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) · 4 yr 60,379 Borderline All India
GKCIET MaldaComputer Science Engineering (Artificial lntelligence and Machine Learning) · 4 yr 60,668 Borderline Other State
Gati Shakti VishwavidyalayaB.Tech in Artificial Intelligenece and Data Science (Transportation and Logistics) · 4 yr 61,221 Borderline All India
CIT KokrajharComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 61,422 Borderline All India
BIT MesraChemical Engineering · 4 yr 61,847 Borderline All India
Puducherry Technological UniversityComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 62,405 Good chance All India
NIELIT AurangabadComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 62,469 Good chance All India
Tezpur UniversityB.Tech. (Electronics and Communication Engineering) - MBA · 5 yr 62,535 Good chance All India
University of HyderabadMaterials Engineering · 5 yr 63,187 Good chance All India
Puducherry Technological UniversityInformation Technology · 4 yr 63,644 Good chance All India
Central University of KarnatakaComputer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) · 4 yr 63,803 Good chance All India
ICT IndianOil Odisha CampusChemical Engineering · 5 yr 63,876 Good chance All India
RGNAU AmethiAerospace Engineering · 4 yr 64,150 Good chance All India
BIT MesraCivil Engineering · 4 yr 64,296 Good chance All India
SGSITS IndoreCivil Engineering · 4 yr 64,315 Good chance All India
Puducherry Technological UniversityChemical Engineering · 4 yr 64,410 Good chance All India
Puducherry Technological UniversityArtificial Intelligence and Data Science · 4 yr 64,597 Good chance All India
SGSITS IndoreIndustrial and Production Engineering · 4 yr 64,976 Good chance All India
BIT DeogharComputer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) · 4 yr 65,006 Good chance All India
NIELIT RoparElectronics and Communication Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology) · 4 yr 65,145 Good chance All India
Tezpur UniversityComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 65,606 Good chance All India
Gati Shakti VishwavidyalayaB.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering (Rail Engineering) · 4 yr 66,086 Good chance All India
IITRAM AhmedabadElectrical Engineering · 4 yr 66,311 Good chance All India
NIAMT RanchiMechanical Engineering · 4 yr 67,448 Good chance All India
BIT PatnaElectronics and Communication Engineering · 4 yr 67,453 Good chance All India
Puducherry Technological UniversityElectrical and Electronics Engineering · 4 yr 67,555 Good chance All India
BIT MesraBio Technology · 4 yr 67,616 Good chance All India
SMVDU KatraBio Technology · 4 yr 67,647 Good chance All India
BIT MesraProduction and Industrial Engineering · 4 yr 67,784 Good chance All India
BIT MesraPhysics · 5 yr 67,822 Good chance All India
SLIET LongowalComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 68,425 Good chance All India
NIELIT PatnaComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 68,926 Good chance All India
Assam University SilcharElectronics and Communication Engineering · 4 yr 69,078 Good chance All India
NERIST ItanagarComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 69,130 Good chance All India
SGSITS IndoreBiomedical Engineering · 4 yr 69,138 Good chance All India
Central University of RajasthanElectronics and Communication Engineering · 4 yr 69,310 Good chance All India
BIT DeogharComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 69,578 Good chance All India
JK Institute Allahabad UniversityElectronics and Communication Engineering · 4 yr 70,233 Good chance All India
Puducherry Technological UniversityMechanical Engineering · 4 yr 70,294 Good chance All India
Central University of KarnatakaMathematics and Computing · 4 yr 70,672 Good chance All India
Tezpur UniversityB.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering) - MBA · 5 yr 70,776 Good chance All India
RGNAU AmethiArtificial Intelligence & Data Science - Aviation Systems · 4 yr 71,026 Good chance All India
IITRAM AhmedabadMechanical Engineering · 4 yr 71,219 Good chance All India
Puducherry Technological UniversityElectronics and Communication Engineering · 4 yr 71,243 Good chance All India
NIELIT SrinagarB.Tech in CSE (AI and ML) · 4 yr 71,718 Good chance All India
SLIET LongowalArtificial Intelligence and Data Science · 4 yr 71,810 Good chance All India
Tezpur UniversityElectronics and Communication Engineering · 4 yr 71,851 Good chance All India
BIT DeogharElectronics and Communication Engineering · 4 yr 72,172 Good chance All India
NIELIT AurangabadElectronic Engineering · 4 yr 72,235 Good chance All India
Central University of HaryanaComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 72,391 Good chance All India
BIT PatnaMathematics and Computing · 5 yr 72,605 Good chance All India
NIELIT AjmerComputer Science and Engineering (Internet of Things, Cyber Security including Block Chain Technology ) · 4 yr 73,128 Good chance All India
Puducherry Technological UniversityElectronics and Instrumentation Engineering · 4 yr 73,259 Good chance All India
Tezpur UniversityElectrical Engineering · 4 yr 73,682 Good chance All India
Central University of PunjabComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 73,747 Good chance All India
Central University of KarnatakaElectronics and Communication Engineering · 4 yr 73,957 Good chance All India
NIELIT GorakhpurComputer Science and Engineering with minor in AI and ML · 4 yr 74,399 Good chance All India
BIT DeogharMathematics and Computing · 5 yr 74,534 Good chance All India
SMVDU KatraComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 75,005 Good chance All India
NERIST ItanagarCivil Engineering · 4 yr 75,189 Good chance All India
NIELIT AizawlComputer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) · 4 yr 75,595 Good chance All India
RGNAU AmethiElectronics and Communication Engineering (Avionics) · 4 yr 75,670 Good chance All India
CSVTU BhilaiComputer Science and Engineering · 4 yr 75,802 Good chance All India
NIELIT AgartalaB.Tech in CSE (AI and ML) · 4 yr 76,333 Good chance All India
SLIET LongowalElectronics and Communication Engineering · 4 yr 76,457 Good chance All India
NITTTR BhopalROBOTICS & AUTOMATION · 4 yr 76,605 Good chance All India
BIT MesraFood Engineering and Technology · 4 yr 77,123 Good chance All India
Gati Shakti VishwavidyalayaB.Tech in Electrical Engineering ( Rail Engineering) · 4 yr 77,350 Good chance All India

Showing the 80 most competitive of 196. See all in the college predictor.

Your options may be wider

  • Home State quota: half the seats at every NIT are for students from that state, and they usually close at much higher ranks.
  • Category seats: EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST seats close on category ranks.
  • Female-only seats: supernumerary seats for female candidates close at noticeably higher ranks.

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FAQs

Which colleges can I get with 96 percentile in JEE Main?

In JoSAA 2026 (final round), 192 programmes closed at or above rank 62,000 for General, gender-neutral, Other State/All India seats: 8 at NITs, 5 at IIITs, 179 at GFTIs. The most competitive among them included Computer Science and Engineering at Puducherry Technological University, Computer Science and Engineering at NIELIT Aurangabad, B.Tech. (Electronics and Communication Engineering) - MBA at Tezpur University.

Can I get an NIT with 96 percentile?

Yes. 8 NIT programmes were within reach at rank 62,000 in JoSAA 2026 for Other State General candidates, and Home State quota seats usually close at much higher ranks.

Does this include IITs?

No. IIT seats are allotted on JEE Advanced rank, not JEE Main rank. If you have qualified JEE Advanced, add your Advanced rank in the college predictor.

Colleges by JEE Main rank

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