Got 97 Percentile in JEE Main 2026; which college and branch CSE, ME, CE, EE, ECE you may get

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Updated on Jan 21, 2026 11:18 IST
JEE Main 2026 result will be announced. Know which college and branch (CSE, ME, CE, EE, ECE) you may get if you have scored 97 percentile. 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.

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:

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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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