A 98 percentile in JEE Main 2026 can get you into top colleges like NIT Calicut, Jalandhar, and Bhopal. Civil, Chemical, and Electrical Engineering branches are usually easy to get into with 98 percentile. You are unlikely to get into CSE and ECE at these top colleges with 98 percentile.

  • Those who score 98 percentile are more likely to fall within the 15000-22000 ranks in JEE Main 2026.
  • Students who scored 98 percentile can get into the Civil and Energy Engineering branches at NIT Calicut in the home state quota.
  • CSE at NIT Goa might be possible for students with the 98 percentile in the GO quota.

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List of Colleges with 98 Percentile in JEE Main 2026

NIT Colleges with 98 Percentile in JEE Main 2026

98 percentile in JEE Main opens up‌ opportunities at many NITs including NIT Jalandhar, Hamirpur, Goa, Bhopal, and Calicut.

  • You can get into Chemical Engineering at MNIT Jaipur with 98 percentile only if you are a home state candidate. EE & EC is typically not possible even if you are a home state candidate.
  • CSE at 98 percentile is possible at NITs like NIT Arunachal Pradesh and NIT Manipur.
  • CSE at NIT Agartala is possible with 98 percentile only for home state candidates, though EE and Mechanical Engineering can be accessible even if you are an OS candidate.
NIT Branch Available Expected Percentile Required
NIT Hamirpur Electronics & Communications Engineering 95-97
NIT Calicut Civil Engineering 95-96
Energy Engineering (Home State) 96-97.5
NIT Goa Computer Science (GO Quota) 97.5-98
NIT Jalandhar Chemical Engineering 96-98
Electric Engineering (Home State), ECE (Home State) 96-98
Mechanical Engineering 96.5-98
MNIT Jaipur Chemical Engineering (Home State) 97.5-98.3
Civil Engineering 97.5-98
NIT Bhopal Civil Engineering 97-97.5
Chemical Engineering 97.5-98
NIT Arunachal Pradesh Computer Science 96-98
ECE, EE 95-97
NIT Manipur Computer Science 95-97
ECE 95-96.5
NIT Durgapur Biotechnology 96-97
Chemical Engineering 97-97.5
Civil Engineering 96.5-97
NIT Agartala Computer Science (Home State) 96-98
Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation 95-97
Mechanical Engineering 95-96

Source: JoSAA 2026 Opening and Closing Ranks

NIT Colleges with 98 Percentile in JEE Main 2026

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Ques. Can Home State Quota help me get into NIT Bhopal CSE with 98 percentile?

Ans. No, CSE at NIT Bhopal usually requires around 99 percentile even for the home state quota. It's very difficult to get into CSE at NIT Bhopal with 98 percentile.

Ques. Which branches can I get into with 98 percentile at NIT Jaipur?

Ans. You can get Civil Engineering comfortably with 98 percentile. You also have a chance at Chemical Engineering if you are a home-state candidate. You can get into the Metallurgical and Materials branch.

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IIIT Colleges with 98 Percentile in JEE Main 2026

IIIT colleges are mostly accessible with 98 percentile in JEE Main 2026, including IIIT Nagpur, Vadodara, and Guwahati.

  • You can get Electronics and Communication at IIIT Guwahati with 98 percentile, whereas CSE is typically not possible at this percentile.
  • 98 percentile in JEE Main is usually enough to get into CSE and its specialisations, such as cyber security, and Data Science at IIIT Una.
IIIT Colleges Branches Available Expected JEE Main Percentile required
IIIT Kota Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering 96-97
Computer Science 97.5-98
ECE 96-97
IIIT Guwahati ECE 96.5-97
IIIT Kalyani CSE (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) 96-97
CSE 96-97
IIIT Sonepat Haryana CSE 96-98
CSE (Data Science & Analytics) 96-97
IIIT Una CSE 96-97.5
CSE (Cyber Security) , CSE (Data Science) 94-97
IIIT Vadodara Information Technology 97-97.5
ECE 96-97
IIIT Nagpur CSE 97-97.5
CSE (AIML) / (Data Science) 96-97

Source: JoSAA 2026 Opening and Closing Ranks

IIIT Colleges with 98 Percentile in JEE Main 2026

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Ques. What are the best IIITs I can get into for an Artificial Intelligence program with 98 percentile?

Ans. With 98 percentile, you can get into the AIML program at IIIT Nagpur, the AI & DS program at IIIT Kalyani, and the AI & Data Engineering program at IIIT Kota.

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GFTI Colleges with 98 Percentile in JEE Main 2026

  • Even though CSE at IIEST is not possible at 98 percentile, you can get into Aerospace Engineering (Home state), Electrical, and Mechanical with 98 percentile in JEE Main.
  • AIML and ECE branches are possible for students with 98 percentile if they are home-state candidates at BIT Mesra.
GFTI Colleges Most Likely Available Branches
BIT Mesra
  • AIML (Home State)
  • EEE
  • Civil Engineering
IIEST
  • Aerospace Engineering (Home State)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
PEC Chandigarh
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mathematics & Computing (Home State)
Assam University, Silchar
  • CSE
  • Agriculture Engineering
  • ECE
University of Hyderabad
  • CSE
  • Materials Engineering
JNU Delhi
  • CSE
  • ECE

Source: JoSAA 2026 Opening and Closing Ranks

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Ques. What are my chances of getting BIT Mesra or IIEST with 98 percentile in JEE Main 2026?

Ans.

  • With 98 percentile, you can get into AIML (Home State), EEE, and Civil Engineering branches at BIT Mesra.
  • You have a chance to get into Aerospace Engineering (Home State), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at IIEST Shibpur with 98 percentile.
  • CSE is most unlikely to get into with 98 percentile.

As per the users on r/JEENEETards thread on Reddit, 98 percentile in JEE Main can still get you a CSE at IIIT Guwahati, Mechanical at DTU, and Electrical at PEC.

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