With 53.82 percentile and AIR 57069 (SC), getting CS or AI in top NITs is unlikely. However, you may have a chance in newer or less popular NITs or through home state quota. Try CS-related branches too.

Hello,

As per your mentioned query, it is impossible to get seat in NIT delhi having 72 percentile as a general category. It falls below the cut off. You must have above 95 percentile to get admission in NIT.

To know more, kindly go through the given link:

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/70-marks-in-jee-mains-percentile

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With 91.76 percentile and an OBC-NCL rank of ~39,000, getting top NITs or IIITs is difficult, but you might still get lower branches in newer NITs or IIITs in later rounds.

Possible Options (in JoSAA Round 5-6 or CSAB Special Round):

NITs (Low-Demand Branches, Home State Advantage helps):

NIT Sikkim

If you scored 70% in your UP Board exams, you need to check the JEE Advanced eligibility criteria carefully. Usually, to qualify for JEE Advanced counseling, you need at least 75% marks in your 12th board exams or be in the top 20 percentile of your board. Since you have

To gain admission to JIIT Noida, a strong JEE Main percentile is generally required, as well as meeting specific eligibility criteria based on Class 12 marks. For JEE Main, a percentile of 95 or higher is considered competitive, particularly for programs like CSE and IT. For 12th board marks, a

With a 78 percentile in JEE Mains and EWS category, your approximate CRL (Common Rank List) rank would be around 2.4 to 2.6 lakh, and your EWS rank could be around 30,000–35,000.

Admission Chances:

NITs:

Very low chance for core branches (CSE, ECE, etc.), even in lower NITs. Cutoffs for

Dear Candidate ,
With a JEE Main 2025 ST category rank of 16,000 , you have a good chance of getting a free seat in several NITs and IIITs through JoSAA counseling. Many NITs like NIT Patna and NIT Jamshedpur have previously admitted ST students with ranks well above 16,000

Dear Candidate ,
With a JEE Mains score of 67 percentile and AIR around 4.8 lakh , plus 75% in 12th PCM , aiming for CSE /MNC branches at top colleges is challenging but not impossible if you consider :
- Amity University
- Lovely Professional University
- Manipal University

Top NITs – No chance.

New NITs (like Mizoram, Nagaland) – Very slim chance in low-demand branches.

Top IIITs – No chance.

New IIITs – Very difficult, almost no chance.

Tip: Try for state government colleges through JEE Main too.

Since you’ve qualified JEE Mains Paper 2 but not Paper 1, you cannot apply for JEE Advanced directly, as the eligibility for JEE Advanced requires candidates to have qualified JEE Mains Paper 1 .

Important Points:

1. Eligibility for JEE Advanced : You must qualify Paper 1 of JEE Mains, which