JEE Main Colleges 2020 - Opening and Closing Rank, Colleges Under JEE Mains

JEE Main Colleges 2020 are the institutes that will be allotting admission to candidates based on their JEE score. After the announcement of the result, the JEE Main colleges opening and closing rank will be announced. Apart from IIT and IISc, most engineering colleges admission based on JEE Main score only. Candidates must note that JEE Main colleges opening and closing rank will vary with the category of candidates. There are a total of 119 JEE Main colleges 2020 (approx.) which will grant admission to their undergraduate engineering programmes.

While applying for NTA JEE Main 2020, candidates also must make sure that they fulfil the eligibility norms of the colleges taking admission through JEE Main score. There are private colleges accepting JEE Main score and a separate list of architecture colleges under JEE Main Paper 2. For admission to IITs, candidates have to be in the top 2,24,000 JEE Main qualifiers and appear in JEE Advanced. Candidates can check JEE Main Colleges Opening and Closing Rank, and various other details from this page.

Latest Update: NTA has released JEE Main 2020 result for Jan Exam

JEE Main Colleges 2020 - List

JEE Main Counselling is for admission into NITs, IIITs, State/Centre funded technical Institutes throughout the country. Apart from the participating institutes, many of the other institutes/ states also offer admission in engineering courses on the basis of JEE Main score. These Institutes accept JEE Main score but conduct their individual counselling for admission. All the participating institutes that do not use the centralised Seat Allocation Process will prepare their own ranking.

JEE Main College List (NITs)

Some of the well-known NITs accepting JEE Main Score are -

• National Institute of Technology, Warangal
• National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu)
• National Institute of Technology, Puducherry
• Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
• National Institute of Technology, Silchar (Assam)
• National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
• Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad (U.P.)
• National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (West Bengal)

JEE Main Colleges - List of IIITs

Few of the well-known IIITs accepting JEE Main score are -

• Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior (M.P.)
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kanchipuram, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Jhalwa, Allahabad (UP)
• Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur, MP
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati (Assam)
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kota (Rajasthan)
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Chittoor (A. P.)
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara (Gujarat)
• Indian Institute of Information Technology Manipur Mantripukhri, Imphal

JEE Main Colleges - GFTIs List

Check the list of some of the well-known Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTI) accepting JEE Main Scores are - 

• Assam University, Silchar (Assam)
• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi (Jharkhand)
• GurukulKangriVishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttarakhand)
• Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi (U.P.)
• Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research & Management, Ahmadabad
• Institute of Technology, Guru GhasidasVishawavidyalaya, Bilaspur (C.G.)
• J.K. Institute of Applied Physics & Technology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad- 211002 (U.P.)
• Mizoram University, Aizwal-796009
• National Institute of Foundry& Forge Technology, P.O. Hatia, Ranchi (Jharkhand)
• School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) 

JEE Main Colleges 2020 - Admission

Applicants are advised to note that there are some eligibility norms for admission to these JEE Main colleges 2020. These particular NITs, CFTIs, SFI, State Engineering Colleges will participate in the counselling rounds through the Central Seat Allocation Board, and the admission will strictly be based on All India Rank. Also, these candidates are required to obtain at least 75% in their Class 12 board or be in the top 20 percentile in the class 12 examination.

When the JEE Main seat allocation rounds start, candidates are required to enter their choices for the branches, programmes and institutions as per the given schedule. As mentioned above, candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their ranks. These candidates are required to visit the allotted counselling venue along with the required documents, such as - 

• Qualifying exam certificate
• Age
• Category Certificate (If required)
• Disability Certificate (If required), etc.

JEE Main Colleges 2020 - admission through JoSAA

Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) set up by the Ministry of Health Resources and Development (MHRD) conducts the counselling session for admission to 77 institutes. These institutes include the following. Candidates can also check the names and seats available in these institutes from the link provided in the table below.

JEE Main Colleges 2020 - Eligibility Criteria

Only securing a good rank, aspirants must fulfil the eligibility criteria for admission. As per JEE Main eligibility criteria, candidates have to pass class 12 or equivalent examination with minimum 75% marks for general category (65% for SC/ST candidates) or to be in the top 20 percentile. For admission into B.Tech or B.Arch courses, students must also satisfy the following admission criteria:

• For B.E./B.Tech – Candidates must have passed the qualifying examination with subjects Physics and Mathematics as main subjects along with the additional subject from Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/Technical Vocational subject.
• B.Arch/B.Plan – Aspirants must qualify class 12 or equivalent examination with Mathematics as the main subject.

Note: If a state decides to admit candidates in the state engineering colleges, then the state counselling authority will prepare a separate merit list on the basis of set criteria.

JEE Main Colleges Opening and Closing Rank

As mentioned above, these JEE Main colleges will be releasing the list of shortlisted candidates as per their JEE Main All India Rank. These JEE Main opening rank of these institutes are the top ranks that have got admission to the engineering programme of the college. While the JEE Main Closing Rank is the last rank on which a candidate got admission. The JEE Main colleges opening and closing rank will vary according to the institute and category of candidates. Candidates can go through the JEE Main colleges opening and closing ranks of previous years' from below. Once candidates have estimated their marks and have predicted their ranks, then they can go through the JEE Main Opening and Closing ranks of various colleges to estimate where are eligible for counselling rounds.

JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank 2018

The table below provides the links of the various participating institutes and their JEE Main opening and closing rank for the session 2018 - 

JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank 2017

Click on the the points below to download the list of JEE Main Colleges Opening and Closing Rank 2017 -

• JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank Round 1
• JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank Round 2
• JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank Round 3
• JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank Round 4
• JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank Round 5
• JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank Round 6
• JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank Round 7

JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank 2016

Go through the JEE Main Colleges Opening and Closing Ranks 2016, from the points given below -

• JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank Round 1 - Download Here
• JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank Round 2 - Download Here
• JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank Round 3 - Download Here
• JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank Round 4 - Download Here
• JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank Round 5 - Download Here
• JEE Main Opening and Closing Rank Round 6 - Download Here

States Accepting JEE Main Score

Seven states have joined JEE Main mode. Hence, these states will not conduct separate State level Engineering Entrance Exam for admission to Engineering colleges. Candidates seeking admission in any of these states are also advised to appear for JEE Main. These states accept JEE Main Score but conduct their Individual Counselling for admission.

1. Madhya Pradesh - DTE MP Counselling
2. Odisha - Odisha Engineering Admission
3. Nagaland
4. Haryana - Haryana BTech Counselling
5. Uttarakhand - UTU Counselling
6. Punjab - PTU Counselling
7. Rajasthan - REAP Counselling

Admission in Delhi Colleges through JEE Main 2020

Basic Eligibility Criteria for colleges in Delhi accepting JEE Main 2020 scores:

• Candidate placed in CBSE merit list based on JEE main Score (60%) and scores in class 12 or other qualifying exams (40%)
• 85% seats are reserved for the students belonging to Delhi region, who have passed their qualifying exam from boards/ Institutes within NCT of Delhi.
• 15% seats are reserved for the candidates belonging to outside Delhi.
• The admission will be on the basis of common counselling known as JAC Delhi Counselling.

Earlier DTU, IIIT Delhi and IGDTUW admitted students on the basis of Common counselling known as JAC Delhi Counselling and from last year, NSIT has also joined the league and for admission 2020-20 these 4 institutes will accept students on the basis of common counselling.

Colleges under JEE Main and admission through individual counselling

The list of famous selected colleges is given below. These colleges accept the admission based on JEE Main score. The complete list is available in the table below. 

Self-Financed Deemed Colleges accepting JEE Main Score

JEE Advanced 2020 Colleges

Students need to qualify JEE Advanced 2020 to get admission into IITs >> (Eligibility & Admission Process) JEE Advanced 2020. The application form will be available from May 2020>> Register for JEE advanced. Colleges accepting JEE Advanced scores 2020 for admission through their individual counselling 

JEE Main Colleges 2020 - A Brief Summary

Some of the important details regarding JEE Main Colleges 2020 are provided below. The admission for JEE Main B.Arch (Paper 2) Colleges will be similar to the B.Tech and B.E colleges. Check the point provided below to know more about JEE Main Colleges that candidates must know are -

• Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) has set up Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) to regulate and manage seat allocation in 87 institutes. Joint seat allocation for 18 IITs, ISM Dhanbad, 31 NITs, 18 IIITs and 18 Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs) is done through JoSAA
• Some engineering colleges accepting JEE Main Score will conduct their individual counselling for admission
• Candidates who will qualify the JEE Advanced are eligible to register for seat allocation in all participating Institutes while those who have appeared in JEE Main can get admission in NITs + other engineering colleges accepting JEE Main Score. (except IITs & ISM)
• The scores of JEE Main 2020 will be published online along with the qualifying status for JEE Advanced
• The eligibility norms of these JEE Main colleges will vary from each other

Quick Links

• IIT JEE Preparation - Tips on How to Prepare for JEE Mains
• JEE Main Answer Key
• JEE Main Paper 2 Answer Key
• JEE Main Result
• JEE Advanced Result

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