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Top NITs in India Accepting JEE Main Score: Fees, Admission 2025, Ranking, Courses, Placements

There are about 20+ NIT colleges in India accepting JEE Main score. Of these, 20 colleges are owned by public/government organisations, and 2 colleges are privately owned. JEE Main is the most accepting entrance exams in top NITs in India. Some of the popular colleges include NIT Trichy, NIT Surathkal, NIT Rourkela, NIT Warangal, NIT Calicut, VNIT Nagpur, NIT Silchar, MNIT Jaipur, and many others. NIT Tiruchirappalli has secured 9th position in the NIRF Engineering Ranking 2024.

Top NITs in India Accepting JEE Main Score: Highlights 2025

National Institutes of Technology (NIT) are autonomous engineering institutes that offer various undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degree programs in Engineering and other fields. For admission to NITs' BTech courses, Engineering aspirants must apply for JEE Main, a national engineering entrance exam administered by NTA (National Testing Agency).

The key highlights related to top NIT in India are mentioned below: 

Parameters

Statistics

No. of NITs

20+ colleges

Annual Fees

INR > 5 lakh: 22 Colleges

Top NITs in India

NIT Trichy, NIT Surathkal, NIT Rourkela, NIT Warangal, NIT Calicut, VNIT Nagpur, NIT Silchar, MNIT Jaipur, and many others.

Top Specialisations

Computer Science EngineeringMaterials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, etc.

Accepted Entrance Exams

JEE Main

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website and may vary.

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Top NITs in India Accepting JEE Main Score with NIRF Ranking 2024

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a system used by the Indian Ministry of Education to rate Indian higher education institutions.

Listed below are the JEE Main accepting NITs in India along with their NIRF rankings for the past three years, i.e. from 2022 to 2024:

Top Colleges

NIRF 2022

NIRF 2023

NIRF 2024

National Institute of Technology,(NIT Trichy) Tiruchirappalli Ranking

8

9

9

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, (NITK) Surathkal Ranking

10

12

17

National Institute of Technology, (NIT) Rourkela Ranking

15

16

19

National Institute of Technology,  (NIT) Warangal Ranking

21

21

21

National Institute of Technology, (NIT) Calicut Ranking

31

23

25

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, (VNIT) Nagpur Ranking

32

41

39

National Institute of Technology, (NIT) Silchar Ranking

38

40

40

Malaviya National Institute of Technology, (MNIT) Jaipur Ranking

46

37

43

National Institute of Technology, (NIT) Durgapur Ranking

34

43

44

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, (MNNIT) Prayagraj Ranking

47

49

60

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website of the ranking body listed and may vary.

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Top NITs in India Accepting JEE Main Score: Admissions 2025

Listed below are the following general eligibility requirement for JEE Main accepting NIT colleges in India:

  • Candidates must have passed Class 12 from a recognised board with Physics,  Chemistry, and Mathematics as core subjects. They must have also secured a minimum of 75% aggregate score (there is relaxation for other categories).
  • Students need to qualify JEE Main score.

Top NITs in India: Exam Schedule 2025

The most popular entrance exams accepted by top NITs in India are mentioned below:

  • JEE Main: For admission to BE/BTech, BArch, and BPlan programmes at NITs, IIITs, and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs), as well as institutions/universities supported/recognized by participating State Governments, the Joint Entrance Test, or JEE Main, is held. JEE Main serves as a condition for JEE Advanced, a test used to determine admission to IITs.  Candidates preparing for the exam can check JEE Main previous years papers for preparation and information about the exam.

The table below shows the entrance exams accepted in best NIT colleges in India along with their dates and Schedules:

Exams

Date

Schedule

JEE Main 2025 Exam

Session 2: 1 Apr '25 - 8 Apr '25

JEE Main Schedule

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JEE Main Cutoff Trends for BTech Admission in top NITs in India

The JEE Main cutoff for 2024 was concluded after Round 5 of the JoSAA Seat Allotment Result for BTech admission in all the NITs. During the last-round cutoff 2024 it was observed that CSE has the most competitive cutoff for most of the NITs for admission. As per the JEE Main last-round cutoff, the toughest NITs to get into CSE were NIT Trichy, followed by NIT Surathkal, NIT Warangal and NIT Rourkela. Candidates preparing for NITs can refer to the table below to check out the year-wise cutoff for all NITs by clicking the links below. 

Institute Name

Year-Wise Cutoff 

National Institute of Technology Calicut

NIT Calicut Cutoff 2025

NIT Calicut Previous Year Cutoffs (202420232022)

National Institute of Technology Surathkal

NIT Surathkal Cutoff 2025

NIT Surathkal Previous Year Cutoffs (202420232022)

National Institute of Technology Rourkela

NIT Rourkela Cutoff 2025

NIT Rourkela Previous Year Cutoffs (202420232022)

National Institute of Technology Warangal

NIT Warangal Cutoff 2025

NIT Warangal Previous Year Cutoffs (202420232022)

National Institute of Technology Trichy

NIT Trichy Cutoff 2025

NIT Trichy Previous Year Cutoffs (202420232022)

Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

MNIT Jaipur Cutoff 2025

NIT Jaipur Previous Year Cutoffs (202420232022)

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

MNNIT Allahabad Cutoff 2025

MNNIT Allahabad Previous Year Cutoffs (202420232022)

National Institute of Technology Delhi

NIT Delhi Cutoff 2025

NIT Delhi Previous Year Cutoffs (202420232022)

National Institute of Technology Silchar

NIT Silchar Cutoff 2025

NIT Silchar Previous Year Cutoffs (202420232022)

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur

VNIT Nagpur Cutoff 2025

NIT Nagpur Previous Year Cutoffs (202420232022)

JEE Main Accepting NITs in India: Category-wise Expected Cutoff

The NTA will release the JEE Main cutoff 2025 along with the session 2 results. The expected cutoff for JEE Mains 2025 is available here.

Category

Expected Cutoff 2025

Unreserved (UR)

100.0000000 to 92.3362181

Gen-EWS

93.1312650 to 79.6467818

OBC-NCL

92.2312696 to 79.6457881

SC

92.2312696 to 62.0923182

ST

92.2312696 to 47.6975840

UR-PwD

92.2041331 to 0.0015700

JEE Main Accepting Government NITs in India: Fees, Admission, Seat Intake, Exams, Eligibility

The table below shows the top private NIT colleges in India accepting JEE Main score along with their tuition fee/seat intake and accepted entrance exams/eligibility criteria:

Top Govt. NITs in India

Total Tuition Fee/Seat Intake

Entrance Exams/Eligibility

NIT Trichy Admission

INR 5 lakh

BTech Seats: 981

Entrance Exams: JEE Main

Eligibility: Pass in Class 12 with 75% aggregate

NIT Surathkal Admission

INR 5 lakh

BTech Seats: 915

Entrance Exams: JEE Main

Eligibility: Pass in Class 12 with 75% aggregate

VNIT Nagpur Admission

INR 5 lakh

BTech Seats: 853

Entrance Exams: JEE Main

Eligibility: Pass in Class 12 with 75% aggregate

NIT Delhi Admission

INR 5 lakh

BTech Seats: 449

Entrance Exams: JEE Main

Eligibility: Pass in Class 12 with 75% aggregate

MNIT Jaipur Admission

INR 5 lakh

BTech Seats: 811

Entrance Exams: JEE Main

Eligibility: Pass in Class 12 with 75% aggregate

NIT Silchar Admission

INR 5 lakh

BTech Seats: 903

Entrance Exams: JEE Main,

Eligibility: Pass in Class 12 with 75% aggregate

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and may vary.

READ MORE: Engineering Admissions 2025

JEE Main Accepting Private NITs in India: Fees, Admission, Seat Intake, Exams, Eligibility

The table below shows the top private NIT colleges in India along with their tuition fees/seat intake and accepted entrance exams/eligibility criteria:

Top Private NITs in India

Tuition Fee/Seat Intake

Exams/Eligibility Criteria

IIIT Hyderabad Admission

INR 16 lakh

BTech Seats: 337

Exams: JEE Main, TS EAMCET, etc.

Eligibility: Class 12 with 45% aggregate

IIIT Bangalore Admission

INR 26 lakh

BTech Seats: 60

Exams: JEE Main, KCET

Eligibility: Class 12 with 45% aggregate

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and may vary.

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Top NITs in India Accepting JEE Main Score: Fees Vs Salary

ROI is the comparison of the financial investment made by students in a certain institute and the return received during the institute's placement.

Listed below are the top JEE Main accepting NITs in India along with their tuition fees and average placement package:

College Names

Tuition Fee

Average Salary

MNIT Jaipur BTech

INR 5 lakh

INR 16 LPA

NIT Trichy BTech

INR 5 lakh

INR 16 LPA

NIT Surathkal BTech

INR 5 lakh

INR 15 LPA

VNIT Nagpur BTech

INR 5 lakh

INR 13 LPA

NIT Silchar BTech

INR 5 lakh

INR 10 LPA

NIT Srinagar BTech

INR 5 lakh

INR 8 LPA

NIT Rourkela BTech

INR 5 lakh

INR 20 LPA

Disclaimer: The above statistics are based on the latest available data.

READ MORE: Engineering Career Scope

Highest Salary Offered by JEE Main Accepting NITs in India

Below is the list of a few top companies in India that recruit NITs graduates from JEE Main accepting NITs in India along with their annual average package:

College Names

Annual Average Package

Top Recruiters

MNIT Jaipur Placement

INR 16 LPA

Expedia, Goldman Sachs, ICICI Bank, JP Morgan, etc.

VNIT Nagpur Placement

INR 13 LPA

Accenture, Deloitte, Google, Oracle, Infosys, etc.

NIT Trichy Placement

INR 16 LPA

Volvo, Wipro, Microsoft, Infosys, Samsung, etc.

NIT Surathkal Placement

INR 15 LPA

Microsoft, Oracle, Uber, Morgan Stanley, Amazon, etc.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website.

JEE Main Accepting NITs in India

Listed below are the top NITs in India accepting JEE Main score:

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Specialization

Exams Accepted

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NIT Trichy - National Institute of Technology
4.4

Placements

4.4

Infrastructure

4.3

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.1

Crowd & Campus Life

4.5

Value for Money

4.5

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(375)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
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9
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17
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NIT Surathkal - National Institute of Technology
4.4

Placements

4.4

Infrastructure

4.2

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.2

Crowd & Campus Life

4.6

Value for Money

4.5

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(487)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Salary : 14.21 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
10
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NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology
4.3

Placements

4.2

Infrastructure

4.4

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.6

Value for Money

4.3

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(729)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Salary : 11.50 Lakh
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21
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NIT Warangal - National Institute of Technology
4.2

Placements

4.3

Infrastructure

4.1

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.4

Value for Money

4.3

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(633)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Salary : 12.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
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14
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25
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NIT Calicut - National Institute of Technology
4.1

Placements

4.1

Infrastructure

3.9

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.4

Value for Money

4.2

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(398)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Salary : 9.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
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17
The Week ' 23
39
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VNIT Nagpur - Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
4.1

Placements

3.8

Infrastructure

4.2

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.4

Value for Money

4.1

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(386)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Salary : 11.12 Lakh
17
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19
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40
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NIT Silchar - National Institute of Technology
4.2

Placements

4.1

Infrastructure

4.1

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.9

Crowd & Campus Life

4.4

Value for Money

4.2

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(369)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Salary : 10.00 Lakh
21
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Not Ranked
The Week ' 23
43
NIRF ' 24
MNIT Jaipur - Malaviya National Institute of Technology
4.2

Placements

4.0

Infrastructure

4.4

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.4

Value for Money

4.2

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(864)
Fees: 2.50 Lakh
Salary : 15.50 Lakh
15
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23
The Week ' 23
44
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NIT Durgapur - National Institute of Technology
4.0

Placements

3.9

Infrastructure

3.8

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.9

Crowd & Campus Life

4.3

Value for Money

4.1

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(659)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
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24
The Week ' 23
45
NIRF ' 24
NIT Delhi - National Institute of Technology
3.8

Placements

4.1

Infrastructure

3.4

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.9

Crowd & Campus Life

3.5

Value for Money

4.1

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(145)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
18
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 23
55
NIRF ' 24
NIT Patna - National Institute of Technology
4.1

Placements

4.2

Infrastructure

3.9

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.2

Crowd & Campus Life

4.1

Value for Money

4.3

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(694)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
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Not Ranked
The Week ' 23
58
NIRF ' 24
National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar
3.9

Placements

3.9

Infrastructure

3.9

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.7

Crowd & Campus Life

4.0

Value for Money

3.9

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(749)
Fees: 2.50 Lakh
Salary : 12.50 Lakh
Not Ranked
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Not Ranked
The Week ' 23
59
NIRF ' 24
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
4.0

Placements

3.9

Infrastructure

4.2

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.7

Crowd & Campus Life

4.3

Value for Money

4.0

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(642)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Salary : 13.40 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
30
The Week ' 23
60
NIRF ' 24
MNNIT Allahabad - Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology
4.1

Placements

4.4

Infrastructure

3.6

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.9

Crowd & Campus Life

4.1

Value for Money

4.3

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(722)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Salary : 12.60 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
22
The Week ' 23
68
NIRF ' 24
NIT Meghalaya - National Institute of Technology
3.8

Placements

3.8

Infrastructure

3.6

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.2

Crowd & Campus Life

3.5

Value for Money

4.0

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(53)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
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Not Ranked
The Week ' 23
71
NIRF ' 24
NIT Raipur - National Institute of Technology
3.8

Placements

3.9

Infrastructure

3.4

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.9

Crowd & Campus Life

4.0

Value for Money

4.0

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(582)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 23
72
NIRF ' 24
MANIT - Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology
4.1

Placements

4.1

Infrastructure

3.9

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.9

Crowd & Campus Life

4.4

Value for Money

4.2

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(786)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Salary : 10.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
28
The Week ' 23
79
NIRF ' 24
NIT Srinagar - National Institute of Technology
3.8

Placements

3.6

Infrastructure

3.8

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.8

Crowd & Campus Life

4.0

Value for Money

3.9

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(359)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Salary : 6.50 Lakh
23
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 23
81
NIRF ' 24
NIT Kurukshetra - National Institute of Technology
4.1

Placements

4.0

Infrastructure

4.0

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.8

Crowd & Campus Life

4.3

Value for Money

4.2

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(653)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Salary : 13.60 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 23
82
NIRF ' 24
NIT Agartala - National Institute of Technology
4.1

Placements

3.9

Infrastructure

4.3

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.8

Crowd & Campus Life

4.3

Value for Money

4.1

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(337)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Salary : 7.00 Lakh
26
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 23

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7.4 L
4.4

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10 L
17.92 - 18.5 LPA

#3 NIRF

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#101-150 NIRF

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2.45 L
4.5 LPA

#151-200 NIRF

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11.54 L

#14 NIRF

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4.1

#23 NIRF

17 Courses
8 L - 8.35 L
19.08 - 24.3 LPA

#2 NIRF

52 Courses
9.6 L - 16 L
7.07 LPA

#48 NIRF

9 Courses
4.7 L
4.2 LPA

#63 India Today

8 Courses
6.5 L
7 LPA

#151-200 NIRF

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#99 NIRF

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#201-250 NIRF

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19.4 LPA

#4 NIRF

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4.2

#251-300 NIRF

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7.5 LPA

#58 NIRF

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13.35 L
8.8 LPA

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