Got 96 Percentile in JEE Main 2026; which college and branch (CSE, ME, CE, EE, ECE) you may get?
Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2026 ( JEE Main )
Result - 20 Apr '26
Check the engineering college/branch you may get after scoring 96 percentile in JEE Main 2026.
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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 2026; 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 2026. 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 2026.
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JEE Main Percentile v/s NTA score
Candidates will come across three terms: Raw and NTA marks and Percentile.
The total for JEE Main is 300, and nine candidates got 250 raw marks from the total.
Now consider 100 candidates sat for JEE Main, where the raw score of all these students is 250. Out of all, nine of them got the same raw marks. The percentile and NTA score calculation would be
NTA score = Number of students who appeared for the test - Number of students with the same raw marks
= 100 - 9
= 91
Commonly asked questions
Candidates need not have 75 percent marks in class 12 for appearing in JEE Main. As per the official brochure released by the NTA, there is no minimum percentage required for appearing in the JEE Main. The requirement of 75 percent marks need not be associated with appearing in the JEE Main exam.
It is to be understood that 75 percent marks is required for admission to institutes which include NITs, IIITs, GFTIs and IITs. Many institutes offer admission at 60% and even less, along with JEE Main. Candidates must clearly understand that the requirement of 75 percent marks in class 12 is only for taking admission in the institutes.
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.
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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
| Counselling Round |
Closing Rank 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- |
Institute – National Institute of Technology (NIT), Nagaland
Engineering Stream – BTech in Civil Engineering
| Counselling Round |
Closing Rank 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Engineering Stream – BE in Mechanical Engineering
| Round |
Closing Rank 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2025 | Closing Rank 2024 | Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Yes, you can get a seat at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College with a JEE Main rank of 20000 if you belong to the General AI category. For this category, the overall VGEC JEE Main cutoff 2025 ranged from 900116 to 903773. Hence, a rank of 20000 might get you admission to this college.
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| Category | 2025 Closing Rank (HS) | Estimated Percentile (2026) | Target Marks (out of 300) |
| General (OPEN) | ~16,008 | 98.8 – 99.1% | 165 – 180 |
| OBC-NCL | ~5,44,590* | 82% + | 90 – 110 |
| EWS | ~1,905 | 83% + | 100 – 120 |
| SC | ~2,066 | 64.5% + | 65 – 85 |
| ST | ~688 | 51% + | 50 – 65 |
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| Category | Quota | Round 1 Closing Rank | Last Round Closing Rank |
| General (OPEN) | Other State (OS) | 3,122 | 4,245 |
| General (OPEN) | Home State (HS) | 4,273 | 7,853 |
| OBC-NCL | Other State (OS) | 1,011 | 6,791 |
| EWS | Other State (OS) | 972 | 2,045 |
| SC | Other State (OS) | 407 | 26,996 |
| ST | Other State (OS) | 729 | - |
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Answered 5 days ago
Yes, a JEE Main All India Rank (AIR) is required to qualify for the merit-based scholarships offered at Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College (AKGEC) for B.Tech students.
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A percentile of 90 in JEE Main would translate to approximately 1,00,000 to 1,55,000 rank in the exam. With this rank, you might get into Netaji Subhas University of Technology.
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