As JEE Main 2026 is scheduled to be conducted in January and April 2026, NTA has released the examination details for the year. While the Information Bulletin for JEE Main 2026 does not provide the list of participating institutes, it reaffirms that admissions through JEE Main will continue across NITs, IIITs, SFIs, and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) as per the admission processes governed by JoSAA/CSAB.
If you clear JEE Main 2026, you will be eligible to take admission into the institutes participating in admission through JEE Main. Apart from clearing the JEE Main examination, you must also meet the cutoff scores and other eligibility criteria to secure admission into B.Tech., B. Arch., and B. Planning undergraduate programs.
Following is a list of Institutions which have been admitting students based on JEE Main scores and rankings. The final list of institutions admitting students through JEE Main 2026 (along with seat intake and category-wise distribution) will be available on the website of the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) in May/June 2026, as confirmed in prior years and reiterated by NTA that it is not the admission authority and does not issue these lists.
Participating Institutes in JEE Main 2026: National Institutes of Technology (NITs)
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala (Tripura)
- Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad (U.P.)
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Arunachal Pradesh
- Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (NIT), Bhopal (MP)
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Calicut (Kerala)
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Delhi
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur (West Bengal)
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Goa
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)
- Malviya National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jaipur (Rajasthan)
- Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jalandhar (Punjab)
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra (Haryana)
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Manipur
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Meghalaya
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Mizoram
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Nagaland
- Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur (Maharashtra)
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Patna (Bihar)
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Puducherry
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela (Odisha)
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Sikkim
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar (Assam)
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hazratbal, Srinagar (J & K)
- Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat (Gujarat) – http://www.svnit.ac.in/
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Surathkal, Mangalore (Karnataka)
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu)
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Uttarakhand
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Vatluru, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh
Participating Institutes in JEE Main 2026: Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs, IIITM & IIITDM)
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior (M.P.)
- Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram, 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
- Indian Institute of Information Technology Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli
- Indian Institute of Information Technology Lucknow
- Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Dharwad
- Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM) Kurnool
- Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kottayam
- Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kalyani, West Bengal
- Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kilohrad, Sonepat, Haryana – Presently the classes for IIIT Sonepat students are conducted by and at National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra. Those who are allotted IIIT Sonepat are requested to report to the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra.
- Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Una, Himachal Pradesh
- Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Ranchi, Jharkhand
- Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Nagpur, Maharashtra
- Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Pune, Maharashtra
- Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhagalpur
- Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhopal
- Indian Institute of Information Technology Surat
Participating Institutes in JEE Main 2026: Other Central Government/State Government Funded Institutions:
- Assam University, Silchar (Assam)
- Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi (Jharkhand)
- Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttarakhand)
- Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi (U.P.)
- Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research & Management, Ahmedabad
- Institute of Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur (C.G.)
- J.K. Institute of Applied Physics & Technology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad (U.P.)
- Mizoram University, Aizawl
- National Institute of Foundry & Forge Technology, P.O. Hatia, Ranchi (Jharkhand)
- School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) – http://www.spabhopal.ac.in/
- School of Planning and Architecture, I.P. Estate, New Delhi (SPA, Delhi)
- School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh)
- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra (J & K)
- Tezpur University, NAPAAM, Tezpur (Assam)
- Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology, Shibpur, District Howrah
- Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
- National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
- Sant. Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology Longowal
- Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur (U.P.)
- Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy, Visakhapatnam
- Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu
- Jamia Hamdard University, Delhi
- University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Participating Institutes in JEE Main 2026: Self Financed Deemed Universities
Following Self-Financed Deemed Universities/Universities/other institutions also participated in Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) through JEE Main 2026:
- AISECT University, Mendua, Raisen
- Amity School of Engineering, Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon, Haryana
- Amity School of Engineering, Amit University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
- Amity School of Engineering, Amit University Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Amity School of Engineering, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Amity School of Engineering, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Amity School of Engineering, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Amity School of Engineering, Amity University West Bengal, Kolkata, West Bengal
- Amity School of Engineering, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Amity School of Engineering, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
- Bhagwant University, Sikar Road,Ajmer, Rajasthan
- Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamilnadu
- Dr. K N Modi University, Tonk, Rajasthan
- Galgotias University Uttar Pradesh, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- ITM University Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
- Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil (TN)
- NOIDA International University, Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
- Periyar Maniammi Institute of Science and Technology, VallamThanjavur, Tamilnadu
- Techno India University, Kolkata, West Bengal (Residential)
States/Institutes using JEE (Main) 2026 Ranks
The following states/institutes used JEE (Main) 2026 ranks for the purpose of allocation of seats in their respective institutions:
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Madhya Pradesh
- Nagaland
- Odisha
- Uttarakhand
- Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar
- Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh
- Indian Institute of Science, Banglore
- Indian Institute of Space Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
- Indraparastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
- Delhi Technological University, New Delhi
- Indira Gandhi Delhi Technological University for Women, New Delhi
- Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology (Under Delhi University)
- Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – JEE Main 2026 Participating Institutes
The final and authoritative list of institutes participating in admissions through JEE Main 2026 is released by JoSAA/CSAB before the counselling season begins. While the broad set of institutes—such as NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs—remains largely consistent each year, only the JoSAA list confirms the exact institutions, seat matrices and category-wise distribution for the current admission cycle.
JEE Main scores are primarily used for admission into National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), Government-Funded Technical Institutions (GFTIs) and several centrally or state-funded technical universities. In addition, many State universities, private engineering institutes, and deemed universities also accept JEE Main scores as part of their admission process.
Several States—including Gujarat, Haryana, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and others—use JEE Main scores wholly or partially for their B.Tech. admissions. However, not all States follow this model. Some conduct their own entrance examinations, while others offer a hybrid approach where JEE Main is one of the accepted pathways. Candidates should check each State’s counselling authority for precise details.
Clearing JEE Main makes you eligible, but admission depends on several factors:
– Your All India Rank (AIR)
– Meeting the minimum marks or percentile requirement in your Class 12 examination
– Fulfilling the subject combination required for the chosen program
– The availability of seats, cutoffs, reservation norms and preferences during JoSAA/CSAB counselling
Simply qualifying does not guarantee a seat; admission is merit- and preference-based.
Yes. Many reputed private universities and self-financed deemed institutions choose to participate in the CSAB admission process or independently use JEE Main scores to admit students to their engineering programs. Each institution may have its own admission guidelines, but JEE Main scores often play an important role in the selection process.