Updated on Feb 14, 2025 13:34 IST

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

Q: How many top ranked JEE Main accepting NITs are there in India?

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.

Q: What are the most accepted entrance exams in top NITs?

JEE Main is the most accepting entrance exam to get admission to top NIT colleges in India. NTA conducts JEE Main exam every year and students must pass JEE Main cutoff for admission to top NITs. The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) releases NIT cutoff scores after each round of counseling.

Q: Which is the No. 1 NIT in India?

NIT Trichy emerged as the best NIT in India as per NIRF ranking 2025. NIT Trichy has been ranked 9 in India. Out of the total, 21 NITs are among the top 100 list. The National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are technical universities that receive federal funding and are managed by the Indian Ministry of Education. Each NIT is autonomous and linked to the others through a common council known as the Council of NITSER, which oversees their administration. top NIT in India are funded by the Government of India.

Q: Which is harder to get admission in NIT and IIT?

Both IITs and NITs are quite good at generating excellent engineers, but the best IIT colleges have an advantage due to their high standards of academics. IITians are among the leading creators of the top startups in America, according to study done in the US. IITs consider JEE Advanced ranks while NITs consider JEE Mains rank for their admission process. So IIT is tougher than NIT.

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.

Table of Contents

Top NITs in India Accepting JEE Main Score: Highlights 2025
Top NITs in India Accepting JEE Main Score with NIRF Ranking 2024
Top NITs in India Accepting JEE Main Score: Admissions 2025
JEE Main Cutoff Trends for BTech Admission in top NITs in India
- 4.1 JEE Main Accepting NITs in India: Category-wise Expected Cutoff
JEE Main Accepting Government NITs in India: Fees, Admission, Seat Intake, Exams, Eligibility
JEE Main Accepting Private NITs in India: Fees, Admission, Seat Intake, Exams, Eligibility
Top NITs in India Accepting JEE Main Score: Fees Vs Salary
Highest Salary Offered by JEE Main Accepting NITs in India
JEE Main Accepting NITs in India

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 Engineering, Materials 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

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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 (2024, 2023, 2022)
National Institute of Technology Surathkal	NIT Surathkal Cutoff 2025 NIT Surathkal Previous Year Cutoffs (2024, 2023, 2022)
National Institute of Technology Rourkela	NIT Rourkela Cutoff 2025 NIT Rourkela Previous Year Cutoffs (2024, 2023, 2022)
National Institute of Technology Warangal	NIT Warangal Cutoff 2025 NIT Warangal Previous Year Cutoffs (2024, 2023, 2022)
National Institute of Technology Trichy	NIT Trichy Cutoff 2025 NIT Trichy Previous Year Cutoffs (2024, 2023, 2022)
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur	MNIT Jaipur Cutoff 2025 NIT Jaipur Previous Year Cutoffs (2024, 2023, 2022)
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad	MNNIT Allahabad Cutoff 2025 MNNIT Allahabad Previous Year Cutoffs (2024, 2023, 2022)
National Institute of Technology Delhi	NIT Delhi Cutoff 2025 NIT Delhi Previous Year Cutoffs (2024, 2023, 2022)
National Institute of Technology Silchar	NIT Silchar Cutoff 2025 NIT Silchar Previous Year Cutoffs (2024, 2023, 2022)
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur	VNIT Nagpur Cutoff 2025 NIT Nagpur Previous Year Cutoffs (2024, 2023, 2022)

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