500 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 500 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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1National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliNITCSE1,449Safe
2National Institute of Technology Karnataka, SurathkalNITCSE1,827Safe
3National Institute of Technology, WarangalNITCSE2,409Safe
4National Institute of Technology Karnataka, SurathkalNITIT3,160Safe
5National Institute of Technology Karnataka, SurathkalNITAI2,650Safe
6National Institute of Technology, WarangalNITCSE - AI & DS2,952Safe
7National Institute of Technology, RourkelaNITCSE3,431Safe
8National Institute of Technology Karnataka, SurathkalNITData Science3,471Safe
9National Institute of Technology, WarangalNITMath & Computing3,277Safe
10National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliNITECE3,283Safe
11Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology AllahabadNITCSE4,594Safe
12National Institute of Technology, RourkelaNITAI4,448Safe
13National Institute of Technology CalicutNITCSE5,222Safe
14National Institute of Technology Karnataka, SurathkalNITECE4,347Safe
15Malaviya National Institute of Technology JaipurNITCSE5,601Safe
16National Institute of Technology, WarangalNITECE5,057Safe
17National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliNITEEE5,637Safe
18Indian Institute of Information Technology, AllahabadIIITIT6,094Safe
19National Institute of Technology, WarangalNITECE - VLSI & Technology5,607Safe
20Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, NagpurNITCSE6,359Safe
21National Institute of Technology, RourkelaNITECE5,785Safe
22National Institute of Technology DelhiNITCSE7,651Safe
23National Institute of Technology DelhiNITAI & DS6,896Safe
24Malaviya National Institute of Technology JaipurNITAI & DE6,491Safe
25National Institute of Technology Karnataka, SurathkalNITEEE6,872Safe

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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