25,000 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 25,000 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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1Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, ShibpurGFTIIT19,531Reach
2Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, RanchiGFTIAI & ML20,008Reach
3National Institute of Technology PuducherryNITCSE19,758Reach
4National Institute of Technology DurgapurNITEE19,972Reach
5National Institute of Technology MeghalayaNITCSE24,074Reach
6Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology BhopalNITEE20,770Reach
7National Institute of Technology, RourkelaNITMathematics (Int.)24,786Reach
8National Institute of Technology AgartalaNITCSE22,013Reach
9Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, SuratNITEE19,406Reach
10Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, JalandharNITEE20,115Reach
11Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology AllahabadNITME19,897Reach
12National Institute of Technology PatnaNITECE20,558Reach
13Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, KancheepuramIIITCSE19,533Reach
14National Institute of Technology CalicutNITME19,452Reach
15Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) PuneIIITCSE21,029Reach
16National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliNITProduction20,879Reach
17National Institute of Technology RaipurNITECE20,044Reach
18Punjab Engineering College, ChandigarhGFTIECE20,155Reach
19Punjab Engineering College, ChandigarhGFTIElectronics - VLSI & Technology21,056Reach
20National Institute of Technology Karnataka, SurathkalNITCE22,901Reach
21Malaviya National Institute of Technology JaipurNITME20,213Reach
22Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology AllahabadNITChemical22,469Reach
23National Institute of Technology SikkimNITCSE26,616Moderate
24National Institute of Technology Arunachal PradeshNITCSE30,607Moderate
25National Institute of Technology DelhiNITME21,049Reach

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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