How much percentile is required for NIT?
According to recent trends, the JEE Main percentile required for admission to the top NITs in the open category typically ranges from 96 to 99+. The JoSAA closing rank for top NITs is expected to range from 200 to 9000 (CSE branch). The expected JEE Main cutoff percentile 2026 of some of the top NITs is given below.
- NIT Calicut- 98-99
- NIT Trichy - 99.5+
- VNIT Nagpur - 97-98.5
- NIT Rourkela- 98-99
- MNIT Jaipur - 97-98
- NIT Kurukshetra - 96.5-98
- MANIT Bhopal- 96-97.5
- NIT Surathkal - 98.5-99.5
- NIT Warangal- 97 - 99+
- NIT Patna - 96 - 99



