Got 96 Percentile in JEE Main 2026; which college and branch (CSE, ME, CE, EE, ECE) you may get?
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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
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Colleges/Branch for JEE Main 96 Percentile
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 |
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.
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
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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 |
- |
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.
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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