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This JEE college predictor turns your JEE Main rank, and your JEE Advanced rank if you have one, into realistic JoSAA tiers — NITs, IIITs, GFTIs and IITs — each marked likely, possible, reach or unlikely. It works in tiers rather than naming single colleges, because honest wide bands help more with choice filling than a precise-looking list built on guesses.
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Your rank band
Enter your JEE Main rank or percentile and press Show my tiers. Add a JEE Advanced rank to include IITs.
Each tier has three wide bands. A rank inside "likely" has usually reached that tier in the final rounds of recent years; "reach" means only the last seats have gone that far. NIT, IIIT and GFTI tiers use JEE Main CRL rank and Other State quota; IIT tiers use JEE Advanced CRL rank.
| Tier | Rank used | Likely | Possible | Reach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most-chosen IITs — most sought branches | JEE Advanced CRL | up to 1,500 | 1,501 – 4,000 | 4,001 – 7,000 |
| Other IITs — most sought branches | JEE Advanced CRL | up to 4,000 | 4,001 – 8,000 | 8,001 – 12,000 |
| Most-chosen IITs — any branch | JEE Advanced CRL | up to 5,000 | 5,001 – 10,000 | 10,001 – 14,000 |
| Other IITs — any branch | JEE Advanced CRL | up to 9,000 | 9,001 – 14,000 | 14,001 – 20,000 |
| Top NITs — most sought branches | JEE Main CRL | up to 3,000 | 3,001 – 8,000 | 8,001 – 15,000 |
| Other NITs — most sought branches | JEE Main CRL | up to 15,000 | 15,001 – 30,000 | 30,001 – 50,000 |
| Top NITs — any branch | JEE Main CRL | up to 15,000 | 15,001 – 30,000 | 30,001 – 45,000 |
| Other NITs — any branch | JEE Main CRL | up to 40,000 | 40,001 – 70,000 | 70,001 – 1,00,000 |
| Most-chosen IIITs — computing branches | JEE Main CRL | up to 6,000 | 6,001 – 12,000 | 12,001 – 20,000 |
| Any IIIT in JoSAA — any branch | JEE Main CRL | up to 30,000 | 30,001 – 50,000 | 50,001 – 80,000 |
| Well-known GFTIs — sought branches | JEE Main CRL | up to 20,000 | 20,001 – 40,000 | 40,001 – 60,000 |
| Any GFTI — any branch | JEE Main CRL | up to 60,000 | 60,001 – 1,00,000 | 1,00,001 – 2,00,000 |
Approximate, from our reading of recent JoSAA and MCC opening and closing-rank reports, open category, gender-neutral seats. Not official JoSAA data — check real closing ranks at josaa.nic.in.
JoSAA runs one joint seat allocation for around 125 institutes. The rank that counts depends on the institute type.
| Institute type | How many | Rank used | Quota to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| IITs | 23 | JEE Advanced CRL (or category) rank | All-India |
| NITs | 31 | JEE Main CRL (or category) rank | Home State 50% · Other State 50% |
| IIITs | 26 | JEE Main CRL (or category) rank | Varies by institute |
| Other GFTIs | about 45 | JEE Main CRL (or category) rank | Varies by institute |
Institute counts are approximate and change slightly each year. The JoSAA seat matrix for the year is the final reference.
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Closing ranks for a single college and branch move every year with the seat matrix, the number of rounds and what thousands of other candidates choose. A list that says "NIT X, branch Y, closing rank 18,432" looks precise but is only last year's number. Grouping institutes into tiers with wide rank bands gives you a truer picture of what your rank can reach, and leaves the exact college-by-college check to the official source: the opening and closing ranks JoSAA publishes on josaa.nic.in.
We read recent JoSAA opening and closing-rank reports for the open category and gender-neutral seats, and grouped institutes by how early their seats fill. For each tier we set three boundaries: the rank that has usually reached it (likely), the rank that has sometimes reached it (possible), and the rank only the last seats have reached (reach). The bands are wide on purpose.
Institute first shows tiers for any branch at an institute type — useful if the NIT or IIT name matters more to you than the branch. Branch first shows tiers for the most sought branches such as computer science and electronics, which close much earlier.
BrainStride is not affiliated with NTA, the IITs, JoSAA, MCC or NMC.
Before choice filling
These are where your safe choices come from. Put a few of them at the bottom of your list so you are not left without a seat.
For every institute you are considering, look up the last two years of opening and closing ranks for your category, quota and gender on josaa.nic.in. Use the same round in both years.
JoSAA allots the highest choice your rank reaches, so put reach choices first and safe choices last. More choices never block a better one.
Seats at NITs, IIITs and GFTIs left vacant after JoSAA go to CSAB special rounds, which need a separate registration. Closing ranks there often run later than in JoSAA’s final round. There are no IIT seats in CSAB. Most states fill state engineering college seats through their own counselling, some on JEE Main rank. Home-state options are often wider than JoSAA suggests.
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It depends on branch, quota and category. In recent JoSAA rounds, a JEE Main CRL rank up to about 15,000 has usually reached some branch at the most-chosen NITs on Other State quota, and ranks up to about 1,00,000 have reached some branch at an NIT. Home State quota often closes later. Check each NIT's closing ranks on josaa.nic.in.
The JEE college predictor shows tiers because closing ranks for a single college and branch move every year with the seat matrix and candidates’ choices. Wide bands for groups of institutes are more honest than a precise-looking list. For college-by-college numbers, use the official opening and closing ranks published by JoSAA on josaa.nic.in.
Yes. IIT seats in JoSAA are allotted on JEE Advanced rank, so the JEE college predictor shows IIT tiers only when you enter a JEE Advanced CRL or category rank. NITs, IIITs and other GFTIs are allotted on JEE Main rank. You can hold both ranks and fill IIT and NIT choices in the same JoSAA list.
In recent JoSAA rounds, computer science at the most-chosen IIITs has usually gone to JEE Main CRL ranks up to about 6,000–12,000, while some branch at an IIIT in JoSAA has reached ranks up to about 80,000. These are approximate open-category bands. Some well-known institutes with IIIT in their name admit through their own processes, not JoSAA.
This JoSAA college predictor is a planning guide, not an allotment. Its bands are approximate, from our reading of recent josaa and mcc opening and closing-rank reports, and 2027 closing ranks will depend on that year's seats and choices. Use the likely and possible labels to shape your list, then confirm every choice against the official closing ranks on josaa.nic.in.
You still have options. Seats at NITs, IIITs and GFTIs left vacant after JoSAA go to CSAB special rounds, which need a separate registration. Closing ranks there often run later than in JoSAA’s final round. There are no IIT seats in CSAB. State engineering counselling in many states also admits on JEE Main rank. If you are writing JEE Main again, our approximate curve puts rank 1,00,000 at about 78/300 in a 2024–2025-like session.
Tier bands are approximate, from our reading of recent josaa and mcc opening and closing-rank reports — not JoSAA data. BrainStride is not affiliated with NTA, the IITs, JoSAA, MCC or NMC.
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