Check the engineering college/branch you may get after scoring 96 percentile in JEE Main 2026.
Got 99 percentile in JEE Main 2026 Know which college will you get?
Following the announcement of the JEE Main results, a prevalent question among candidates is which college they might be admitted to based on their obtained percentile or score. This page addresses the topic, “If you scored 96 percentile in JEE Main 2026, which college and branch (CSE, ME, CE, EE, ECE) are potential options for you?” We have attempted to offer clarity for those who have achieved a 96 percentile in JEE Main 2026. With the information provided here, candidates will gain insights into the colleges and branches they could potentially enroll in 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
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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 |
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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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