20,000 rank in JEE Main 2026 — best NIT, IIIT & GFTI colleges
These are the top 25 B.Tech branches across NITs, IIITs and GFTIs whose JoSAA 2025 round-6 closing rank lands closest to 20,000 on the all-India (AI) quota. Use this as a starting point — your real picks depend on your home state, category and branch preferences.
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| # | Institute | Branch | CR (2025) | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, ShibpurGFTI | CSE | 16,765 | Reach |
| 2 | National Institute of Technology PatnaNIT | AI & DS | 16,537 | Reach |
| 3 | National Institute of Technology DelhiNIT | EE | 15,718 | Reach |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, ShibpurGFTI | IT | 19,531 | Reach |
| 5 | National Institute of Technology RaipurNIT | IT | 16,763 | Reach |
| 6 | Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, RanchiGFTI | CSE | 18,711 | Reach |
| 7 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management GwaliorIIIT | EEE | 17,366 | Reach |
| 8 | Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, SuratNIT | EE | 19,406 | Reach |
| 9 | Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, SuratNIT | Electronics and VLSI Engineering | 15,467 | Reach |
| 10 | National Institute of Technology, WarangalNIT | Mathematics (Int.) | 19,078 | Reach |
| 11 | National Institute of Technology HamirpurNIT | Math & Computing | 16,238 | Reach |
| 12 | Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, JalandharNIT | ECE | 16,180 | Reach |
| 13 | Punjab Engineering College, ChandigarhGFTI | Math & Computing | 16,059 | Reach |
| 14 | National Institute of Technology PatnaNIT | CSE (DD) | 17,439 | Reach |
| 15 | National Institute of Technology, JamshedpurNIT | EE | 18,345 | Reach |
| 16 | Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, RanchiGFTI | AI & ML | 20,008 | Moderate |
| 17 | National Institute of Technology PuducherryNIT | CSE | 19,758 | Reach |
| 18 | National Institute of Technology DurgapurNIT | EE | 19,972 | Reach |
| 19 | National Institute of Technology MeghalayaNIT | CSE | 24,074 | Moderate |
| 20 | Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, JalandharNIT | EE | 20,115 | Moderate |
| 21 | Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, JalandharNIT | Electronics and VLSI Engineering | 17,244 | Reach |
| 22 | National Institute of Technology, KurukshetraNIT | EE | 17,242 | Reach |
| 23 | National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliNIT | CE | 17,304 | Reach |
| 24 | Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology BhopalNIT | EE | 20,770 | Moderate |
| 25 | National Institute of Technology, RourkelaNIT | Mathematics (Int.) | 24,786 | Moderate |
Source: JoSAA 2025 round-6 closing ranks, OPEN seat type, Gender-Neutral, all-India (AI) quota. Closing ranks shift ±10–20% year over year — use the full tool for state-quota and category-aware predictions.
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