What to know which college and branch (CSE, ME, CE, EE, ECE) you may get if you have scored 97 percentile? Read the complete article to know the best college and branches based on JEE Main 2026 percentile score.
Got 97 Percentile in JEE Main 2026; which college and branch (CSE, ME, CE, EE, ECE) you may get? - One of the most asked questions by the candidates after JEE Main result declares that in which college and branch will they get admission based on their JEE Main 2026 percentile score. To answer this query, Shiksha.com has prepared a series of articles for the candidates in which they will get to know the colleges and branches they might get based on their JEE Main 2026 percentile score.
Candidates must note that the NTA score and Percentile score is the same. NTA scores and percentile are normalized scores across multiple session papers and are based on the relative performance of all those who appeared for the examination in one session. Now, to answer this top query, candidates can refer to the tables below to know the chances of admission in the colleges and branches after securing 97 percentile in JEE Main 2026.
General category candidates who have scored 97 percentile in JEE Main 2026 is likely to get admission in NIT Agartala. The data given below is based on previous year JEE Main result. In previous year, candidates who scored 97 percentile got ranks around 28,616. Based on this rank, candidates are might get in Civil Engineering branch at the institute. Candidates can go through the table below to know more:
| ⇒ JEE Main 2026 Rank Predictor | |
Institute: NIT Agartala - National Institute of Technology
Engineering Stream: BTech in Chemical Engineering
| Round |
Closing Rank 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
24,149 |
29,111 |
28,616 |
| 2 |
27,062 |
32,328 |
31,829 |
| 3 |
28,263 |
33,511 |
32,503 |
Institute: NIT Andhra Pradesh - National Institute of Technology
Engineering Stream: BTech in Chemical Engineering
| Round |
Closing Rank 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
21,473 |
23,884 |
26,080 |
| 2 |
23,503 |
25,395 |
30,305 |
| 3 |
23,863 |
26,760 |
30,310 |
Institute: IIIT Una - Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITU)
Engineering Stream: BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering
| Round |
Closing Rank 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
23,714 |
27,635 |
27,540 |
| 2 |
- |
30,307 |
31,127 |
| 3 |
27,245 |
31,989 |
31,898 |
Institute: NIT Arunachal Pradesh - National Institute of Technology
Engineering Stream: BTech in Electrical Engineering
| Round |
Closing Rank 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
23,144 |
24,976 |
27,265 |
| 2 |
26,444 |
26,965 |
31,103 |
| 3 |
27,771 |
27,974 |
31,435 |
Institute: IIIT Ranchi - Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITR)
Engineering Stream: BTech in Computer Science and Engineering
| Round |
Closing Rank 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
21,613 |
23,576 |
23,667 |
| 2 |
- |
26,722 |
26,661 |
| 3 |
25,633 |
27,677 |
27,629 |
Institute: IIITDM Kurnool - Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing
Engineering Stream: BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering (Design and Manufacturing)
| Round |
Closing Rank 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
23,132 |
27,481 |
27,838 |
| 2 |
- |
30,203 |
31,484 |
| 3 |
27,260 |
31,306 |
32,017 |
JEE aspirants must note that the above colleges are based on the predictions made by the JEE Main college predictor by Shiksha.com. All the colleges/branches predicted above are based on the previous year data, candidates must keep in mind that the above results may vary for the JEE Main 2026.
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