We have analysed here what JEE Main 2026 percentile score candidates can expect if they score 90 marks in the JEE Main exam. The analysis shows that, core branches of engineering will be available for this marks, but which NITs will be available? Let's explore below.
90 Marks in JEE Mains 2026 Percentile: Is 90 marks in JEE Mains 2026 a good score? Will you get any NIT for 90 out of 300 marks in JEE Mains? If you are worried about scoring less than 100 marks in JEE Mains 2026, then we have some news for you. Candidates who score 90 marks out of 300 in JEE Mains 2026 have various options of getting a seat in courses like Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering and many more. However, top NITs like NIT Trichy, NIT Karnataka, NIT Rourkela, NIT Warangal, and NIT Calicut will not be available for 90 marks in JEE Mains.
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On this page, we have analysed how much percentile you will get if you score 90 marks in the JEE Main exam. Candidates should keep in mind that this is an estimation and not an accurate analysis. Analysing the exact JEE Main percentile for 90 marks is not possible, as the percentile marks depend on various factors like the number of candidates appearing for the exam, the highest score in the exam, the level of the exam difficulty and the number of shifts. Shiksha experts have analysed the JEE Main 2026 marks vs percentile data from various reliable sources and from the past few years to estimate what 90 marks will be in JEE Mains percentile 2026.
Also Check:
- What is 90 Marks in JEE Mains 2026 Percentile?
- How to calculate JEE Main 2026 Percentile from Marks out of 300?
- Is 90 Marks a Good Score in JEE Main 2026?
What is 90 Marks in JEE Mains 2026 Percentile?
We have provided the analysis of 90 marks in JEE Mains percentile below:
| JEE Main Score 2026 | JEE Main 2026 Percentile - Expected |
|---|---|
| 101 - 110 | 96.204550 - 96.978272 |
| 91 - 100 | 94.998594 - 96.064850 |
| 81 - 90 | 93.471231 - 94.749479 |
From the above analysis, we can say that:
- 90 marks in JEE Mains 2026 can be around 93 to 94 percentile.
Keep in mind that the percentile can significantly vary based on the number of candidates appearing for the exam this year. Hence, do not take the above analysis as a final analysis.
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How to calculate JEE Main 2026 Percentile from Marks out of 300?
To calculate JEE Main percentile 2026 from your marks out of 300, you would need the following details:
- Your score in the exam out of 300
- Number of candidates who have scored less than or equal to you in your shift
- Total number of candidates who have appeared in your shift
Only the first data is readily available. However, the rest of the two data sets are hardly available. Therefore, the calculation of the exact percentile score becomes very difficult.
NTA uses the following formula to calculate the NTA score (percentile score) from the raw marks of the candidates:
The raw scores of the candidates are converted into a percentile score or NTA score in each subject. The total marks out of 300 are also converted to a percentile score using the formulas below:
The final percentile score of JEE Mains and the ranks are based on the best performance of the candidates out of both attempts of the exam.
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Is 90 Marks a Good Score in JEE Main 2026?
Achieving 90 marks in the JEE Main exam 2026 is unlikely to secure a spot in a leading NIT. Nonetheless, core engineering disciplines such as Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Science & Engineering will be accessible within this score range. A score of 90 marks in JEE Mains generally equates to a percentile of approximately 93 to 94, which correlates to a JEE Main rank between 60,100 and 46,500. Explore the list of NITs and programs that may be available for those who score 90 out of 300 in JEE Mains 2026:
| NIT | Academic Program Name | JoSAA Closing Rank (Previous Year) |
|---|---|---|
|
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar
|
Bio Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 53648 |
| Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 54809 | |
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 58821 | |
| Industrial and Production Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 56804 | |
| Industrial and Production Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 51556 | |
| Instrumentation and Control Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 47330 | |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 48452 | |
| Textile Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 54359 | |
|
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 54665 |
| Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 56839 | |
| National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 59949 |
| National Institute of Technology Puducherry | Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 50932 |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad | Production and Industrial Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 47449 |
|
National Institute of Technology Agartala
|
Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 50765 |
| Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 53452 | |
| Chemistry (5 Years, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (Dual Degree)) | 52233 | |
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 47387 | |
| Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 46985 | |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 52836 | |
| Production Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 58621 | |
|
National Institute of Technology Durgapur
|
Chemistry (5 Years, Integrated Master of Science) | 48764 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 48925 | |
|
National Institute of Technology Goa
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 56169 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 51332 | |
|
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 48920 |
| Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 54948 | |
|
National Institute of Technology Meghalaya
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 53076 |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 52980 | |
|
National Institute of Technology Nagaland
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 52097 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 57613 | |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 48757 | |
| Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 57997 | |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 59372 | |
|
National Institute of Technology Patna
|
Chemical Technology (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) | 54558 |
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 50625 | |
| Civil Engineering with Specialization in Construction Technology and Management (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) | 50891 | |
| Electrical Engineering with Specialization In Power System Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) | 51534 | |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 52384 | |
| Mechanical Engineering with Specialization in Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) | 56301 | |
| Mechatronics and Automation Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 49673 | |
| National Institute of Technology Puducherry | Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 48752 |
|
National Institute of Technology Raipur
|
Bio Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 47221 |
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 51543 | |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 52691 | |
| Information Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 48270 | |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 52957 | |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 53135 | |
| Mining Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 55999 | |
|
National Institute of Technology Sikkim
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 49684 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 50549 | |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 54848 | |
|
National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh
|
Biosciences and Bioengineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 47925 |
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 50681 | |
| Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 52051 | |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 53923 | |
|
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 48111 |
| Engineering and Computational Mechanics (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 50133 | |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 53114 | |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 49692 | |
| Production and Industrial Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 50896 | |
|
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 50993 |
| Civil Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) | 52199 | |
| Production and Industrial Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 53194 | |
| SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 52806 | |
|
National Institute of Technology, Manipur
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 51493 |
| Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 55677 | |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 51368 | |
|
National Institute of Technology, Mizoram
|
Chemical Science and Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 53113 |
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 51888 | |
| Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 53927 | |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 49910 | |
| Mathematics and Computing (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 46638 | |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 54906 | |
|
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
|
Ceramic Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 47115 |
| Ceramic Engineering and M.Tech Industrial Ceramic (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) | 50253 | |
| Chemistry (5 Years, Integrated Master of Science) | 50408 | |
| Food Process Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 51979 | |
| Life Science (5 Years, Integrated Master of Science) | 50526 | |
| Mathematics (5 Years, Integrated Master of Science) | 51226 | |
|
National Institute of Technology, Silchar
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 50540 |
| Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 52637 | |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 58994 | |
|
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
|
Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 53611 |
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 49291 | |
| Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 48769 | |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 59224 | |
| Information Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 52271 | |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 50829 | |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 50145 | |
|
National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 53260 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 54614 | |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 50766 | |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 48910 | |
|
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
|
Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 47408 |
| Chemistry (5 Years, Integrated Master of Science) | 47636 | |
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 53037 | |
| Industrial Chemistry (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 55653 | |
| Mathematics (5 Years, Integrated Master of Science) | 48979 | |
| Physics (5 Years, Integrated Master of Science) | 52501 | |
|
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
|
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 47592 |
| Mining Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 49801 | |
|
National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh
|
Bio Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 54603 |
| Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 49343 | |
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 46774 | |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 50537 | |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 55175 | |
|
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 55531 |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 49936 | |
| Metallurgy and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 48328 | |
| Metallurgy and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 56788 | |
| Mining Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 59625 |
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Guru Nanak Institute of Technology accepts JEE Main scores for admission in BTech programme. However, it is not compulsory. Aspirants with WBJEE or CE-AMPAI scores can also get admission in BTech provided they also meet the eligibility criteria.
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With a JEE Main percentile of 90.94 and CRL rank ~1.4 Lacs (female, general category), you have realistic chances in mid-tier NITs (later rounds), state government colleges, and strong private universities in Tamil Nadu and Bangalore for ECE/EEE. Top NITs/IIITs are unlikely, but good regional option
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With a JEE Main 2026 rank of 400,510 (≈ 70 percentile), admission to NITs, IIITs, or top GFTIs through JoSAA counseling is not possible.
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- Even for lower-demand branches (Civil, Mechanical, Metallurgy), closing ranks are usually within 2–2.5 Lacs (General category).
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| Branch | General Category Closing Rank | OBC/SC/ST Closing Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science (CSE) | ~12,000–15,000 | Up to ~25,000–30,000 | Most competitive branch |
| Information Technology (IT) | ~15,000 | ~28,000–32,000 | Slightly easier than CSE |
| Electronics & Communication (ECE) | ~18,000–20,000 | ~35,000–40,000 | Balanced demand |
| Electrical Engineering | ~20,000–25,000 | ~40,000–50,000 | Moderate demand |
| Mechanical Engineering | ~25,000–30,000 | ~50,000–60,000 | Higher closing ranks |
| Civil Engineering | ~30,000–35,000 | ~60,000–70,000 | Lower demand |
| Other Core (Textile, Metallurgy, Bio-Tech) | ~35,000–40,000 | ~70,000–80,000 | Easier admission |
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With a JEE Main CRL rank of ~79,364 and an EWS category rank of ~11,884, you have a realistic chance of securing CSE in several mid-tier NITs, newer IIITs, and some GFTIs. Top NITs (Trichy, Surathkal, Warangal, Allahabad) are out of reach, but options like NIT Jalandhar, NIT Hamirpur, IIIT Kota, III
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