Qualified JEE Main 2026. Read the article below to know which college or branch you may get on scoring 98 percentile.
Got 98 Percentile in JEE Main 2026; which college and branch (CSE, ME, CE, EE, ECE) you may get? After scoring good marks on an exam like JEE Main, the most common question in every student’s mind is which college I will get based on my NTA score or JEE Main percentile. As JEE Main Result 2026 will be announced soon, students can check here which college they'll get at 98 percentile.
Before telling students about the colleges and streams they may get based on their JEE Main score, students must not be confused about the NTA Score and JEE Main percentile. They must keep in mind that there is no difference between the NTA Score and JEE Main percentile. The JEE Main 2026 result scorecard will contain the subject-wise and aggregated NTA score/percentile obtained by a candidate in the exam. These percentile scores are called the NTA Score as the JEE Main exam is held in multiple shifts.
To resolve their query about the college and branch they may get based on their percentile, Shiksha.com has come up with a series of articles. Now to answer the question, of which college and branch (CSE, ME, CE, EE, ECE) a student may get after scoring 98 percentile, candidates can refer to the article below:
| ⇒ JEE Main 2026 Rank Predictor | |
Which College and Brach will I get in 98 Percentile
Candidates who score 98 percentile in JEE Main 2026 may get Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad. The prediction is based on the JEE Main results of last year. In 2025, candidates with 99 percentile got ranks between 15,150 to 22,200. By analysing last year's counselling results, it can be said that such candidates are likely to get Production and Industrial Engineering in the aforesaid institute. The data is based on the JEE Main 2026 College Predictor prepared by Shiksha.com. Candidates can go through the table below to know more:
| Counselling Round |
Closing Rank 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
15,876 |
18,225 |
19,776 |
| 2 |
17,398 |
20,172 |
21,227 |
| 3 |
17,536 |
20,396 |
21,322 |
Candidates can refer to the table below to know about the other options they may have based on their JEE Main 2022 percentile:
Institute: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Goa
Engineering Stream: BTech in Mechanical Engineering
| Counselling Round |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
16,830 |
15,264 |
| 2 |
17,266 |
17,496 |
| 3 |
18,520 |
17,574 |
Institute: National Institute of Technology (NIT), Delhi
Engineering Stream: BTech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
| Counselling Round |
Closing Rank 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
11,533 |
15,539 |
17,036 |
| 2 |
14,154 |
18,418 |
21,143 |
| 3 |
16,053 |
19,861 |
21,255 |
Institute: International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Bhubaneswar
Engineering Stream: BTech in Information Technology
| Counselling Round |
Closing Rank 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
23,152 |
21,292 |
| 2 |
25,650 |
23,877 |
| 3 |
27,013 |
24,097 |
Institute: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela
Engineering Stream: BTech in Industrial Design
| Counselling Round |
Closing Rank 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
19,522 |
19,425 |
21,307 |
| 2 |
21,956 |
21,938 |
23,626 |
| 3 |
22,741 |
21,938 |
23,626 |
Institute: Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Pune
Engineering Stream: BTech in Computer Science and Engineering
| Counselling Round |
Closing Rank 2025 |
Closing Rank 2024 |
Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
15,066 |
14,953 |
16,772 |
| 2 |
-- |
17,084 |
20,231 |
| 3 |
17,573 |
17,084 |
20,439 |
Candidates must note that the above colleges are based on the predictions made by the JEE Main 2026 college predictor prepared by shiksha.com. All the colleges 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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