My NTA score is 81.40, and rank is 291970. Which NIT can I get? I belong to SC category.

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5 months ago

With a JEE Main rank of 291970, you can get into NIT Calicut if you belong to the SC Home State quota category.

For this category, the highest rank admissible was 543879 (as per the last round of NIT Calicut cutoff 2025). See the table below to know which courses you can opt for.

Course	NIT Calicut JEE Main cutoff 2025
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering	343880
B.Tech. in Biotechnology	386381
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering	405588
B.Tech. in Production Engineering	449781
B.Tech. in Energy Engineering	543879

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6 months ago

With a JEE Main 2026 percentile of 81.40 and SC category rank of 2,91,970, admission to top NITs like Surathkal, Trichy, Warangal, Allahabad, Jaipur, Calicut is not possible. Their SC cutoffs for even lower branches usually close around 20,000–40,000 rank.

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