JEE Main 2026 Participating Institutions
Note: 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), 26 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and 56 Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs) are among the institutes participating in JoSAA 2026 for admissions through JEE Main 2026 and other qualifying routes.
Every year lakhs of students appear in the JEE Main with an aim to pursue engineering from the best universities and colleges in India. For JEE Main 2026 Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.), 13,55,293 candidates registered and 13,04,653 appeared in Session 1, while 11,10,904 registered and 10,34,330 appeared in Session 2. Across both sessions, 16,04,854 unique candidates registered and 15,38,468 unique candidates appeared. Session 1 was conducted in 658 centres across 326 cities, including 15 cities outside India; Session 2 was conducted in approximately 567 centres across 306 cities, including 14 cities outside India.
Here we are sharing with you the list of participating institutions relevant to JEE Main 2026 and JoSAA 2026 admissions. The JEE Main 2026 examination has already been conducted, so the dates below reflect the officially announced 2026 schedule.
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Events |
Important Dates 2026 (Official) |
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1st Session |
2nd Session |
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Release of Notification |
31st October 2025 |
31st October 2025 |
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Starting of Registration process |
31st October 2025 |
1st February 2026 |
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End of registration |
27th November 2025 |
25th February 2026 |
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Last date of fee payment |
27th November 2025 |
25th February 2026 |
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Application Correction |
Will be displayed on the NTA website |
Will be displayed on the NTA website |
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Registration reopen dates |
Not applicable |
12th to 13th March 2026 |
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Release of Admit card |
17th January 2026 onward |
24th March 2026 onward |
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JEE Main 2026 Exam |
1st Session- 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 28th January 2026 2nd Session- 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th April 2026 |
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Display of Answer key |
February 2026 |
April 2026 |
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Declaration of Result |
16th February 2026 |
20th April 2026 |
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Counselling process starts |
2nd June 2026 (JoSAA 2026) |
2nd June 2026 (JoSAA 2026) |
JEE Main 2026 Participating Institutions
The JEE Main 2026 admission ecosystem includes the following institute categories. Let us explore them one by one.
- National Institutes of Technology (NITs)
- Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)
- Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs)
- Other State Governments and Private Institutes
JEE Main 2026 Participating Institutes - NITs (National Institute of Technology)
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S.No |
Name of the Institute |
Total Number of Seats |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Agartala |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Calicut |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Delhi |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Durgapur |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Goa |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Manipur |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
National Institute of Technology, Mizoram |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Nagaland |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Patna |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Puducherry |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Raipur |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Sikkim |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Silchar |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Srinagar |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Surathkal |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Technology, Warangal |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Total 31 NITs |
~ 27,445 Seats |
JEE Main 2026 Participating Institutes - IIITs (Indian Institutes of Information Technology)
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S.No |
Name of Institutes |
Total Number of Seats |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Indian Institute of Information Technology Kota, Rajasthan |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati, Assam |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Indian Institute of Information Technology Kalyani, West Bengal |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Indian Institute of Information Technology Kilohrad, Sonepat, Haryana |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Indian Institute of Information Technology Una, Himachal Pradesh |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Indian Institute of Information Technology Sri City, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Indian Institute of Information Technology Vadodara, Gujarat |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Jhalwa, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Indian Institute of Information Technology Manipur |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Indian Institute of Information Technology Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Indian Institute of Information Technology Lucknow |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Indian Institute of Information Technology Dharwad |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam, Kerala |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Ranchi |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Nagpur |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Pune |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhagalpur |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhopal |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Indian Institute of Information Technology Surat |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Agartala |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Raichur, Karnataka |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Total 26 IIITs |
~ 11,518 Seats (JoSAA 2026) |
JEE Main 2026 Participating Institutes - Other-GFTIs (Centrally Funded Technical Institutes)
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S.No. |
Name of the Institute |
Total Number of Seats |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Assam University, Silchar |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Management-Ahmedabad |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Institute of Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur, (C.G.) |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
J.K. Institute of Applied Physics & Technology, Department of Electronics & Communication, University of Allahabad- Allahabad |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Hatia, Ranchi |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Mizoram University, Aizawl |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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School of Engineering, Tezpur University, Napaam, Tezpur |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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School of Planning & Architecture, Bhopal |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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School of Planning & Architecture: Vijayawada |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Jammu & Kashmir |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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HNB Garhwal University Srinagar (Garhwal) |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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International Institute of Information Technology, Naya Raipur |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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University of Hyderabad |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar, Assam |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering and Technology, Malda, West Bengal |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Central University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management Sonipat, Haryana |
Refer to JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix |
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Total 56 Other-GFTIs |
~ 11,692 Seats (JoSAA 2026) |
Other institutes that may consider JEE Main 2026 scores/ranks for admissions into engineering courses
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S.No |
Name of the Institutes |
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1 |
Amity University |
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2 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
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3 |
Delhi Technological University, New Delhi |
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4 |
Galgotias University |
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5 |
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University |
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6 |
Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur |
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7 |
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
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8 |
Indian Institute of Space Technology, Thiruvananthapuram |
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9 |
Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, New Delhi |
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10 |
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi |
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11 |
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad |
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12 |
International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (Integrated courses) |
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13 |
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi |
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14 |
Lovely Professional University |
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15 |
Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi |
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16 |
Nirma University |
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17 |
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh |
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18 |
Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar |
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19 |
Sastra Deemed University |
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20 |
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology |
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21 |
SRM Institute Of Science & Technology |
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22 |
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology |
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23 |
UPES |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which colleges accept the JEE Main score?
JEE Main 2026 is used for admission to NITs, IIEST, IIITs and Other-GFTIs under JoSAA/CSAB and by other institutes that specify JEE Main as an admission criterion. The applicable institute and programme rules should always be checked before choice filling.
- How many institutes are participating in JoSAA 2026?
JoSAA 2026 manages admissions to 138 institutes for the 2026-27 academic year: 23 IITs, IISc Bengaluru, 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs and 56 Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs). JEE Main 2026 is a qualifying examination for NITs, IIEST, IIITs and other-GFTIs under the applicable admission rules.
- Do private colleges accept JEE Main scores?
Yes, many private colleges in India consider the JEE Main scores for admissions. You must check their websites to know more.
- With what rank can I get admission in NITs?
Your JEE Main rank should be There is no single fixed rank; admission depends on the institute, programme, category, home-state/other-state quota and the applicable JoSAA/CSAB round if you want to seek admission in any of the NITs.
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