JEE Main 90 percentile colleges: Scoring a 90 percentile in JEE Main 2026 can help you get admission in top NITs and IIITs like NIT Puducherry, NIT Manipur, NIT Goa, etc. for branches like Electronic and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, etc in NTA JEE Main admission. Read below to know more about the top colleges that accept 90 percentile marks in JEE Mains 2026.
JEE Main 90 Percentile Colleges: Getting 90 percentile in JEE Mains 2026 can get you into top colleges in India, such as NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. As per the experts and looking through the past cutoff trends of JEE Main 2026, scoring 90 percentile can get you approx 100 marks in JEE Main. Based on JEE Main marks vs percentile, candidates can expect a rank between 60,000 Lakh -1.1 Lakh. Here, we will guide you in choosing the best colleges with JEE Main 90 percentile. Check the article for more information.
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- Can I get CSE Branch in 90 Percentile in JEE Main?
- Understanding the 90 Percentile in JEE Main 2026
- JEE Mains 2026 Marks Vs Percentile: Expected
- List of JEE Main 90 Percentile Colleges
Can I get CSE Branch in 90 Percentile in JEE Main?
With 90 percentile in NTA JEE Mains 2026, it might be challenging to get CSE branch and that too in top NITs. Check the previous year JEE Main cutoff of NITs to know which college will be the best with CSE branch.
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Possible Specialisations with JEE Main 90 Percentile
Candidates who have scored in 90 percentile in JEE Main are more likely to get engineering specialisations in civil, mechanical, electronics and communication, and chemical engineering.
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Understanding the 90 Percentile in JEE Main 2026
90 percentile in JEE Main shows that you have performed better than the 90% of the students who appeared for the test. This a good percentile but not the best. If you want to get admission in the top NITs best branch then it is not possible. But, you dont have to worry there are any engineering institutions that accepts JEE Main 2026 score and you may get admission to their top branches.
- 90 percentile in JEE Mains means 100 - 120 marks out of 300
- 90 percentile in JEE Mains rank is around 60,000 Lakh - 1.1 Lakh rank
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JEE Mains 2026 Marks Vs Percentile: Expected
| JEE Main marks |
Expected percentile |
Expected ranks |
|---|---|---|
| 240 - 280+ |
99.9+ |
1 - 1,200 |
| 210 - 240 |
99.5 - 99.9 |
1,200 - 6,000 |
| 180 - 210 |
99.0 - 99.5 |
6,000 - 12,000 |
| 160 - 180 |
98.0 - 99.0 |
12,000 - 25,000 |
| 140 - 160 |
97.0 - 98.0 |
25,000 - 35,000 |
| 120 - 140 |
95.0 - 97.0 |
35,000 - 60,000 |
| 100 - 120 |
90.0 - 95.0 |
60,000 Lakh - 1.1 Lakh |
| 70 - 100 |
80.0 - 90.0 |
1.1 Lakh - 2.5 Lakh |
List of JEE Main 90 Percentile Colleges
Here are some notable colleges that accept 90 percentile in JEE Main.
NITs accepting JEE Main 90 percentile -
| Colleges |
BTech Specialisations |
|---|---|
| NIT Agartala |
Bioengineering | Chemical Engineering |
| NIT Meghalaya |
Mechanical Engineering | Civil Engineering |
| NIT Raipur |
Electrical Engineering | Electronics and Communication Engineering | Information Technology | Mechanical Engineering |
| NIT Jalandhar |
Instrumentation and Control Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Civil Engineering |
| NIT Hamirpur |
Electronics and Communication |
| NIT Puducherry |
Mechanical Engineering | Civil Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering |
| NIT Goa |
Electronics and Communication Engineering |
| NIT Durgapur |
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Civil Engineering | Chemical Engineering | Biotechnology |
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Other JEE Main 70 Percentile Colleges
Other than NITs, some other colleges and institutions accept 80 percentile in JEE Mains. Check below for more -
| Colleges |
BTech specialisations |
|---|---|
| IIITM Gwalior |
Computer Science and Engineering |
| IIIT Allahabad |
Civil Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Electronics and Communication Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering |
| KIIT University | Mechanical Engineering | Civil Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Aerospace Engineering | Automobile Engineering | Information Technology | Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering |
| BIT Ranchi | Information Technology | Electrical Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering | Civil Engineering | Electronics and Communication Engineering | Electrical and Electronics Engineering | Mechanical Engineering |
| University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur | Civil Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Electrical and Electronics Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Chemical Engineering |
| Lovely Professional University | Electrical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Electronics and Communication Engineering |
| College of Engineering, Pune | Mechanical Engineering | Civil Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Metallurgical Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering | Telecommunication Engineering |
| Jaipur Engineering College, Jaipur | Civil Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Computer Science Engineering | Electronics and Communication Engineering | Information Technology | Mechanical Engineering | Computer Science Engineering | Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Engineering |
| Dream Institute of Technology, Kolkata | Computer Science Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Civil Engineering | Electrical Engineering |
| CMR Institute of Technology, Hyderabad | Civil Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering | Electronic Communication and Engineering | Mechanical Engineering |
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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.
The cutoff for NITs vary for various branches and also category of students. Specialised branches like computer Science and electronics engineering has higher cutoff in comparison to other branches. Similarly, JEE Main cutoff for general category candidates is higher in comparison to OBC-NCL and SC, ST candidates. Candidates can check the previous year JEE Main cutoff below for some top NITs and branches. For detailed cutoff report, candidates can check Shiksha page.
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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.