JEE Main 2026 College Predictor
Based on official JoSAA 2025 & 2024 closing ranks — no login, 100% browser-side.
Ready to predict
Enter your rank and details on the left,Enter your rank and details in the form above, then click Predict Colleges.
How it works
Four steps to your college list
Enter your CRL rank
Type your JEE Main Common Rank List (CRL) rank — use the best of your two session scores.
Choose category & gender
Select your seat category (General, OBC-NCL, EWS, SC, ST or PwD) and gender to apply the correct cutoffs.
Add your home state (optional)
NITs reserve ~50% seats for home-state students (HS quota). Adding your state unlocks those extra options.
Click Predict
Instantly see colleges sorted by chance — high-probability seats first, then close-to-cutoff options.
Coverage
113+ institutes covered
Every IIT, NIT, IIIT and GFTI participating in JoSAA 2025 counselling.
IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology)
23All 23 IITs participating in JoSAA — from IIT Bombay & IIT Delhi to the newest IITs like IIT Bhilai, IIT Goa and IIT Jammu.
AI quota only
NITs (National Institutes of Technology)
3131 NITs spread across every state — NIT Trichy, NIT Warangal, NIT Surathkal, NIT Calicut, Malaviya NIT Jaipur and more.
HS + OS + AI quotas
IIITs (Indian Institutes of IT)
2626 IIITs including IIIT Allahabad, IIIT Hyderabad, IIIT Bangalore and all PPP-model IIITs under JoSAA counselling.
AI / HS quotas
GFTIs (Govt. Funded Technical Institutes)
3030+ centrally funded institutes — Punjab Engineering College, IIEST Shibpur, Tezpur University, School of Planning & Architecture and others.
AI / HS quotas
Methodology
About the data
Every year, the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) publishes official opening and closing ranks for each institute, branch, category, gender, and quota across multiple counselling rounds. This predictor aggregates the final closing ranks from JoSAA 2025 and JoSAA 2024 to build a two-year historical baseline.
To estimate 2026 cutoffs, we compare your rank against these baselines with a ±5% buffer. Seats where your rank comfortably clears the closing rank are marked High chance; seats within the buffer are marked Close to cutoff.
Results are sorted: high-chance seats first, home-state seats surfaced prominently, then by closing rank. The raw data is bundled directly with the page — no API calls, no tracking.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Everything about this predictor and JoSAA counselling.
How accurate is the JEE Main 2026 college predictor?
The predictor uses official JoSAA 2025 and 2024 closing rank data and applies a ±5% margin to classify seats as "high-chance" or "close to cutoff". Actual 2026 cutoffs may vary with changes in seat count or applicant pool, but historical trends are the best available guide before counselling begins.
What is the difference between Opening Rank and Closing Rank?
Opening Rank is the rank of the first candidate allotted a seat in a round; Closing Rank is the last. The predictor compares your rank against the closing rank — if your rank is ≤ closing rank you stand a good chance of getting that seat.
What is HS quota and OS quota in NITs?
HS (Home State) quota reserves roughly 50% of NIT seats for candidates domiciled in the state where that NIT is located. OS (Other State) quota is for candidates from any other state. IITs and IIITs typically use only the AI (All India) quota.
Should I enter Session 1 or Session 2 rank?
Enter your CRL rank from whichever JEE Main session gave you the better score. JoSAA uses the best of your two session percentile scores to compute the final CRL rank used in counselling.
My rank is high (e.g. 50,000+). Can I still get an NIT seat?
Yes! Many NIT branches — especially newer NITs or less-popular branches — have closing ranks well above 50,000. Try filtering by your home state to expose HS quota seats, which tend to have higher closing ranks than OS seats.
Is this tool affiliated with JoSAA or NTA?
No. This is an independent tool built by ExamMint using publicly available JoSAA data. It is not affiliated with JoSAA, NTA, Ministry of Education, or any government body.
Does the predictor share my data with anyone?
No. All filtering and prediction logic runs entirely in your browser (client-side JavaScript). Your rank, category, gender, and state are never sent to any server or third party.
Which JoSAA rounds does the data come from?
The dataset uses the final closing ranks across all JoSAA 2025 and JoSAA 2024 rounds, giving the most comprehensive cutoff picture available.
Disclaimer: Predictions are based on historical JoSAA closing rank data and are provided for informational purposes only. Actual 2026 cutoffs may differ. This tool is not affiliated with JoSAA, NTA, IITs, NITs, or any government body. Always refer to the official JoSAA portal (josaa.admissions.nic.in) for authoritative information.