Got 96 Percentile in JEE Main 2025; which college and branch (CSE, ME, CE, EE, ECE) you may get?
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Exam On - 21 Jan '26 - 30 Jan '26
Check the engineering college/branch you may get after scoring 96 percentile in JEE Main 2025.
After the declaration of the JEE Main result, the most common question, which arises in the candidates' minds is which college they will get into based on the percentile/score obtained by them. We are discussing “Got 96 Percentile in JEE Main 2025; which college and branch (CSE, ME, CE, EE, ECE) you may get?” on this page. We have tried to provide a resolution for the candidates who secured the 96 percentile in JEE Main. With the help of the data available here candidates will get an understanding of which college/branch they will get after scoring 96 percentile in JEE Main 2025.
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JEE Main Percentile v/s NTA score
One more thing to understand is JEE Main percentile and NTA score are the same thing. Candidates who have confusion can get an understanding from the below.
Candidates will come across three terms – Raw marks, NTA marks, and Percentile.
Let us say the maximum mark for the examination is 300 and nine candidates have obtained 250 out of 300. Here, 250 marks are the raw marks.
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Now, suppose a total of hundred candidates appeared in the JEE Main. Then the percentile and NTA score will be calculated by –
The raw score obtained by candidates = 250
The number of candidates who obtained the same raw score = 9
Total number of candidates taking the exam = 100
Then the NTA score or JEE Main percentile will be = 100 – 9 is 91.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will declare the JEE Mains result 2026 in the form of percentile scores. Candidates can check here the previous year JEE Main marks vs percentile data to understand how much is 120 marks in JEE Main percentile.
As per the last year JEE Main marks vs percentile analysis, 120 marks would be around 95 to 97 percentile. However, the exact JEE Main 2025 percentile marks 120 would vary depending upon the highest number scored by the candidate in a particula shift and the total number candidates appeared in that particular shift.
NIT Andhra Pradesh BTech admission is based on candidates' performance in the JEE Main entrance exam, followed by the JoSAA counselling process. The Round 1 of JEE Main cutoff 2025 has been released for different categories of students belonging to the AI and HS quotas. For students belonging to the OBC category, the JEE Main closing ranks ranged between 5741 and 14452. For branch-wise Round 1 cutoff details, check out the table below:
| Course | JEE Main Round 1 Cutoff 2025 (OBC AI Quota) |
|---|---|
| B.Tech. in Biotechnology | 14191 |
| B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering | 13555 |
| B.Tech. in Civil Engineering | 14452 |
| B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering | 5741 |
| B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 10155 |
| B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering | 7400 |
| B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering | 12259 |
| B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 14368 |
Colleges/Branch for JEE Main 96 Percentile
Check the names of the few colleges and their closing rank based on JEE Main cutoff marks for the various rounds below.
Institute – National Institute of Technology (NIT), Aizawl, Mizoram
Engineering Stream – BTech in Civil Engineering
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| Counselling Round |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
Closing Rank 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
31,640 |
32,141 |
36,324 |
| 2 |
34,825 |
36,074 |
39,252 |
| 3 |
36,051 |
37,415 |
42,207 |
| 4 |
36,693 |
37,865 |
42,805 |
| 5 |
37,335 |
37,914 |
43,222 |
| 6 |
38,486 |
38,255 |
49,757 |
| 7 |
42,740 |
42,534 |
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Institute – National Institute of Technology (NIT), Nagaland
Engineering Stream – BTech in Civil Engineering
| Counselling Round |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
Closing Rank 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
31,269 |
31,701 |
36,451 |
| 2 |
34,751 |
35,863 |
40,288 |
| 3 |
35,892 |
37,914 |
41,812 |
| 4 |
36,825 |
38,214 |
42,476 |
| 5 |
37,937 |
38,255 |
43,460 |
| 6 |
39,037 |
38,659 |
49,455 |
| 7 |
42,756 |
42,686 |
- |
Institute – Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU), Uttarakhand
Engineering Stream – BTech in Electrical Engineering
| Counselling Round |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
Closing Rank 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
39681 |
42872 |
44940 |
| 2 |
44711 |
46758 |
50974 |
| 3 |
48561 |
49483 |
52244 |
| 4 |
50207 |
50372 |
53465 |
| 5 |
52865 |
51021 |
54581 |
| 6 |
55032 |
51832 |
63011 |
| 7 |
57765 |
56947 |
- |
Institute – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University – SMVDU, Jammu
Engineering Stream – BTech in Mechanical Engineering
| Counselling Round |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
Closing Rank 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
40057 |
42873 |
48209 |
| 2 |
44582 |
47983 |
52856 |
| 3 |
48854 |
50532 |
55487 |
| 4 |
-- |
51699 |
57688 |
| 5 |
-- |
53542 |
59779 |
| 6 |
-- |
55047 |
65358 |
| 7 |
59357 |
58678 |
- |
Institute – Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS), Indore (MP)
It is possible for you to secure a seat in an NIT (National Institute of Technology), although it may not guarantee your preferred branch or institute. If your percentile is above 96, your chances of getting into a respectable NIT increases, but you may need to compromise on your branch selection. However, if you aim for a decent NIT with a preferred branch in the core field, you would need to score above 97.5%. On the other hand, if your goal is to get admission to a top college with the CSE (Computer Science and Engineering) branch, your score would need to be higher than 99.4%.
As per the JEE Main 2023 cutoff data released by the NTA, PwD category has the lowest cutoff of 0.0013527. The highest cutoff is for general category which is 90.7788642. The PwD candidates scoring above 0.0013527 NTA score are eligible to appear in JEE Advanced for admission to IITs. The PwD cutoff has been lowered in 2023 to 0.0013527 which was 0.0031029 in the year 2022.
Engineering Stream – BE in Mechanical Engineering
| Round |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
41385 |
49786 |
| 2 |
43867 |
47403 |
| 3 |
46464 |
- |
Institute – Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU), Uttarakhand
Engineering Stream – BTech in Computer Science Engineering
| Round |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
Closing Rank 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
32172 |
33656 |
35425 |
| 2 |
34881 |
37705 |
41845 |
| 3 |
37241 |
40080 |
43743 |
| 4 |
39838 |
40105 |
43879 |
| 5 |
40650 |
40105 |
44226 |
| 6 |
40945 |
42521 |
51289 |
| 7 |
46053 |
46423 |
60819 |
Institute – Tezpur University (TEZU), Tezpur
Engineering Stream – BTech in Electronics & Communication Engineering
| Round |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
Closing Rank 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
34937 |
39042 |
36566 |
| 2 |
37935 |
42738 |
39885 |
| 3 |
39498 |
45965 |
40649 |
| 4 |
42305 |
46271 |
41971 |
| 5 |
42996 |
46271 |
43584 |
| 6 |
43990 |
46547 |
50245 |
| 7 |
50594 |
52358 |
56507 |
Institute – Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya Engineering (GKV), Haridwar
Stream – BTech in Electronics & Communication Engineering
| Round | Closing Rank 2024 | Closing Rank 2023 | Closing Rank 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38061 | 38156 | 43755 |
| 2 | 42269 | 43103 | 48312 |
| 3 | 45907 | 46994 | 50474 |
| 4 | 49316 | 49225 | 51922 |
| 5 | 51329 | 50439 | 53344 |
| 6 | 53210 | 51363 | 60804 |
| 7 | 57305 | 54476 | 88165 |
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