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With an ST category JEE Main rank of 5000+ and a JEE Advanced prep rank of 2000+, the possibilities of getting a seat in a top IIT or NIT are subject to cutoffs, seat availability, and branch choice. Admission to IITs is competitive, but new IITs such as IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Jodhpur, or IIT Dhanbad can be accessed for some branches. NITs such as NIT Trichy, NIT Warangal, or NIT Surathkal might be possible for branches like Civil or Metallurgy. Verify JoSAA cutoffs and attend counseling rounds for better opportunities. Use branch vs. institute preference while choosing.

Students who rank in JEE Main above 1 lakh are eligible for admission to NITs. But not possible in top institutions.

The JoSAA 2025 counselling has now been concluded which started on June 3, 2025.

The JoSAA counselling 2026 is expected to start in the first week of June 2026. Usually, the JoSAA counselling registration starts a day after the JEE Advanced result is declared. the official website for JoSAA is josaa.nic.in.

Your rank in JEE in the OBC NCL category is 29041; you may or may not find admission in a few of the NITs, but more probably in the lower-ranked NITs or in the less favored branches in the NITs since your rank is a bit higher in comparison to the OBC NCL cutoff in top NITs; try and look for specific cut-offs in each of the NITs and each branch to view your possibility.

With a CRL rank of over 3 Lacs but an SC category rank of 21,000, you stand a fair chance of being admitted to certain NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs, particularly lower-ranked ones, since your SC category rank is within a viable range for admission to these colleges; however, the institutes and branches will be determined by the closing ranks for your category in each college.

With an 84 percentile in JEE Mains from the OBC category in 2024, NIT or IIIT admission is difficult but not out of the question. Generally, NITs will have a higher percentile, sometimes over 90 for sought-after branches. But newer NITs or less sought-after branches may take lower-percentile candidates. IIITs also have different cutoffs, and some may take candidates with an 84 percentile. It's best to look for individual cutoffs for each institute and factors such as class 12th marks, which are taken for admission to these institutes.

Your JEE Mains score of 90 percentile and Class 12 grade of 85% make you eligible for admission in NITs. Your position in the general category ranks between 87,000 and 90,000 thus it becomes challenging to secure admission to the top NITs when targeting popular branches. Through the Home State quota you have a chance to access Biotechnology and Metallurgy or relatively new programs at NIT Allahabad (MNNIT). The next suitable colleges for you would be Raipur, Jalandhar, Durgapur and Goa NITs. To qualify for admission to NITs you should join JoSAA counseling while maintaining openness regarding your desired branch options.