With a qualifying GATE 2026 score of 32 under the EWS category, candidates will likely secure MTech seats in lower-demand branches in newer NITs/IIITs/GFTIs.

Hi Suchitra,

As per previous years trends, candidates with 480 plus GATE score were only able to get NITK structural engineer. The minimum GATE score required is 480 for open category. If the candidate is EWS or any reservation category then it may be possible. Check the link below to

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Hi Manish Saraswat,

Yes, you can get NIT seat with 84.89 percentile in JEE Mains. Your's JEE Main rank is expected to be 2 lakh 22 thousand plus. See the list of NITs from the link below in which you may get an NIT seat.

Link 1: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-marks-vs-rank

Link 2:

You can check the below table for the weightage of topics in JEE Main Mathematics:

Hello,

GATE 2026 score of 320 (OBC, AIR 1633 in XE), admission to top IITs will be difficult. However, you may get opportunities in newer IITs or lower-demand branches in later or spot rounds. You have better chances in NITs, IIITs, and state universities through CCMT counseling. PSU opportunities are

You can get the mid tier IIITs, ans NITs. Below are the list of some of them with minimum GATE score.

• National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (598)
• National Institute of Technology Delhi (668)
• National Institute of Technology Durgapur (627)
• National Institute of Technology Puducherry (579)
• International Institute of Information Technology,

With an 86.28 percentile in JEE Main 2026, an SC candidate is not likely to secure admission into top NITs. They will need more than 90 percentile for admission. However, they will have chances in mid-tier NITs.