what is minimun percentile needed for a obc ncl homestate male student for getting a seat in nit trichy .....mam/sir pls dont refer links pls tell the approx range of percentile ..pls pls
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Hello,
First let's know the cut off rank for NIT, Trichy in 2020 JoSAA round 1 for OBC-NCL(Home state category)
- Production Engineering: 8958
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering: 9180
- Mechanical Engineering: 4771
- Instrumentation and Control Engineering: 6480
- Electronics and Communication Engineering : 2734
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering: 3925
- Computer Science and Engineering: 1980
- Civil Engineering: 8705
- Chemical Engineering: 6863
As you can see the cut off is different for each branch. It is not possible to indicate unique percentile with which you may fetch seat in NIT, Trichy. Considering the cut off rank you need to aim to score 96-98 percentile in JEE Main. It should be noted that the cut off is subjected to change, it may increase or decrease depending on factors like total number of candidates appeared, difficulty level of exam and number of seats available etc.
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Hello Aspirant,
As we go through the latest cut-offs of JEE-Main 2020 of JOSAA 6th round then it shows that :-
Closing OBC rank for NIT Trichy was :-
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering branch - 15176 (Home state quota)
So your OBC rank is expected to be under 15100 for JEE-Main 2021 and percentile should be around 95-96.
You can check out marks Vs ranks Vs Percentile from the link given below :-
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-marks-vs-percentile
Or
You can also use JEE-Main Rank Predictor to predict your rank :-
You can check out the latest cut-offs from the link given below :-
https://josaa.nic.in/Result/Result/currentorcr.aspx
Note that the above prediction is made on the basis of latest cut-offs available on official website of JOSAA or CSAB and the cut-offs are bound to change every year depending upon various factors such as the number of candidates appearing in an examination, the number of candidates qualifying an examination, difficulty level of the paper, and so on.
To have a list of all those colleges which you can get based upon your marks, category, and state you can use JEE-Main College Predictor:-
https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-college-predictor?icn=QnA&ici=qna_answer
If you are preparing for JEE-Main 2021 or 2022 then I would recommend you to check the resources made by our experts to help aspirants like you in the best and smart preparation of JEE-Main 2021 or 2022 :-
https://learn.careers360.com/jee-main-coaching/?utm_source=%20QnA
You can also check out the JEE-Main 2021 qualifying cut-off (expected) for JEE-Advance 2021 from the link given below :-
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
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