35,000 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 35,000 on the all-India (AI) quota. Use this as a starting point — your real picks depend on your home state, category and branch preferences.
Looking for B.Arch / B.Plan? Those are Paper-2 ranks — a separate merit list — and aren't included here.
| # | Institute | Branch | CR (2025) | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Institute of Technology Arunachal PradeshNIT | CSE | 30,607 | Reach |
| 2 | Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, ShibpurGFTI | EE | 30,994 | Reach |
| 3 | National Institute of Technology PatnaNIT | EE | 27,921 | Reach |
| 4 | Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, RanchiGFTI | ECE | 28,464 | Reach |
| 5 | Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT), Vadodara, GujratIIIT | IT | 28,979 | Reach |
| 6 | National Institute of Technology SikkimNIT | AI & ML | 29,014 | Reach |
| 7 | National Institute of Technology RaipurNIT | EE | 27,378 | Reach |
| 8 | National Institute of Technology, SrinagarNIT | IT | 33,379 | Reach |
| 9 | Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT), Vadodara, GujratIIIT | AI | 29,856 | Reach |
| 10 | Punjab Engineering College, ChandigarhGFTI | EE | 28,432 | Reach |
| 11 | National Institute of Technology, ManipurNIT | CSE | 33,098 | Reach |
| 12 | National Institute of Technology NagalandNIT | CSE | 39,594 | Moderate |
| 13 | Indian Institute of Information Technology BhopalIIIT | CSE | 27,095 | Reach |
| 14 | Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)Kota, RajasthanIIIT | CSE | 27,400 | Reach |
| 15 | Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) NagpurIIIT | CSE - Artificial lntelligence & ML | 27,752 | Reach |
| 16 | Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) NagpurIIIT | CSE | 29,123 | Reach |
| 17 | National Institute of Technology, MizoramNIT | CSE | 37,751 | Moderate |
| 18 | National Institute of Technology MeghalayaNIT | ECE | 31,476 | Reach |
| 19 | National Institute of Technology AgartalaNIT | ECE | 28,758 | Reach |
| 20 | Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Kilohrad, Sonepat, HaryanaIIIT | CSE | 32,506 | Reach |
| 21 | Indian Institute of Information Technology TiruchirappalliIIIT | CSE - AI & DS | 27,113 | Reach |
| 22 | Indian Institute of Information Technology TiruchirappalliIIIT | CSE | 28,335 | Reach |
| 23 | Indian Institute of Information Technology SuratIIIT | CSE | 28,707 | Reach |
| 24 | Indian Institute of Information Technology SuratIIIT | CSE - CySec | 29,537 | Reach |
| 25 | Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) NagpurIIIT | CSE - DS & Analytics | 30,477 | Reach |
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.
Get a complete, ranked choice list
This page shows 25 picks around your rank. The full rank7.ai tool scores 700+ seats with reputation, placement and 5-year cutoff trends, then orders them so the JoSAA portal accepts your list as-is.
Build my JoSAA list →Explore nearby JEE Main ranks
Not sure of your final rank? See colleges for the next rank band up and down — useful if your score is on the boundary.