Candidates appearing for JEE Main 2026 can check the best JEE Main 70 percentile colleges below.
JEE Main 70 Percentile Colleges: Securing 70 percentile in JEE Main is good, but this is not enough to get admission in top NITs. So, to help you through this, we have prepared a list of top engineering colleges that accept the rank of JEE Main. Refer article for detailed information.
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List of 70 percentile colleges in JEE Main
To secure 70 percentile your JEE Mains 2026 marks must be between 31 to 40. It is not a fixed range might vary depending on paper difficulty level, and number of students appeared for the test. Here are the list of JEE Main 70 percentile colleges.
Engineering colleges that accept students with the 70 percentile in JEE Main 2026. Here are some notable options.
| Colleges | Admission Cutoff (expected) |
|---|---|
| Shiv Nadar University, Uttar Pradesh | 4,00,000 |
| Lovely Professional University (LPU), Punjab | direct admission possible, scholarships offered to JEE Main qualifiers |
| UPES Dehradun (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies) | 5,00,000 |
| SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Chennai | Admissions through JEE Main 2026 scores |
| Amity University, Noida | 5,50,000 |
| Galgotia University, Greater Noida | 6,00,000 |
| Chandigarh University, Punjab | 5,00,000 |
| KIIT University, Bhubaneswar | 4,50,000 |
| MIT World Peace University, Pune | 4,00,000 |
| Jain University, Bangalore | 5,50,000 |
| VIT-AP University, Amravati | 5,50,000 |
| Jain University, Bangalore | 5,50,000 |
| D.Y Patil College of Engineering, Pune | 5,50,000 |
| Sharda University, Greater Noida | 6,00,000 |
| CMR University, Bangalore | 5,50,000 |
| Graphic Era University, Dehradun | 4,50,000 |
| Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Dehradun | 3,50,000 |
| Jabalpur Engineering College (JEC), Madhya Pradesh | 4,50,000 |
| UIT-RGPV, Bhopal (MP) | 4,80,000 |
| Upcoming Important Events on JEE Main 2026 |
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) will declare the JEE Mains result 2026 in the form of percentile scores. Candidates can check here the previous year JEE Main marks vs percentile data to understand how much is 120 marks in JEE Main percentile.
As per the last year JEE Main marks vs percentile analysis, 120 marks would be around 95 to 97 percentile. However, the exact JEE Main 2025 percentile marks 120 would vary depending upon the highest number scored by the candidate in a particula shift and the total number candidates appeared in that particular shift.
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.
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The the easiest shift of the JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam was January 28, shift 2. The JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam was held in 10 shifts. To overcome the difficulty level differences, NTA will normalise the scores of the candidates.
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NTA has conducted the JEE Main 2026 January session exam for BE/BTech candidates successfully across multiple cities in India and abroad. The exam was held on January 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28 and on each day, there were 2 shifts. A total of 10 shifts were held for Paper 1. As per the official NTA da
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NSHM Kolkata accepts the JEE Main score for admission to the BPharma course. For the General AI category students, the JEE Main last round closing rank was 613803 for admission. In the first round, the closing rank stood at 535673 for the same course.
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