I got 73.42 percentile in JEE Mains 2025 and belong to SC category. What colleges can I expect and for which branch?
73 Percentile in SC Category in JEE Mains your rank can be estimated between AIR 270K-297K
You can easily land in NIT And GFTIs, State Goverment university and Private universities.
Example Universities can be :
NIT Pudcherry -Civil, ECE, EEE, MECHANICAL
NIT Silchar - CIVIL Engineering
NIT Kurukshet
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With a 73.42 percentile and SC category, which is around 61 percentile. You may expect branches like Civil, Mechanical, or EEE at newer or northeastern NITs (e.g., NIT Sikkim, NIT Mizoram), some IIITs (e.g., IIIT Una or IIIT Bhagalpur), and GFTIs such as Assam University.
Upvote With a 73.42 percentile in JEE Mains 2025 and SC category, you have chances to get lower branches like Civil, Mechanical, or EEE in newer or northeastern NITs (e.g., NIT Sikkim, NIT Mizoram), some IIITs (like IIIT Una or Bhagalpur), and GFTIs (like Assam University). You may get better options in CS
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