Colleges Accepting JEE Advanced Score other than IITs

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18th May, 2025

Kasturi Talukdar
Kasturi Talukdar

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With the completion of JEE Advanced 2020, the candidates who made their ways through JEE Main 2023 to one of the toughest examination of the country must be in the state of dilemma that what if they can't make it to the next level. In past few years with expansion of premier institutes of engineering in the country, there are good number of IITs and NITs across India.

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Every student who appears for JEE Advanced have a common dream of getting into one of these institute collectively called as “Institute of National Importance” as well as Indian Institute of Technology. These institutes are renowned for providing the best education to the students with a security of bright professional career.

As high in standard of education these institute provides, getting into one of them is not going to be a cake walk. Every year lakh of candidates qualify for the examination, but only top 2,45,000 gets to apply for it and only few have the privilege to sit for the JEE Advanced Counselling.   

If you are happy with your performance in the examination and certain about your score in JEE Advanced, you should definitely check the cutoff list of individual IITs for admission. The cutoff list vary depending upon a lot of factors including difficulty level of the examination and popularity of the exam. Here is a list of IITs and their tentative opening and closing rank to help you predict the institution you can get into.

Opening and Closing Ranks of IITs:

Institutions

Opening Rank

Closing Rank

IIT Madras

62

5319

IIT Patna

1541

7891

IIT Bombay

1

4880

IIT Indore

933

7732

IIT Kharagpur

138

6312

IIT (BHU) Varanasi

500

9805

IIT Delhi

24

5431

ISM Dhanbad

1655

9530

IIT Gandhinagar

493

6869

IIT Roorkee

294

7531

IIT Kanpur

113

7469

Also Read: Top IITs in India

Institutes Accepting JEE Advanced Score other than IITs:

There is no second thought that getting into one of these IITs out of 23 IITs spread across the country is an achievement in itself. But considering the level of competition and difficulty level of the examination, even qualifying the Advanced is nothing less than an attainment. So in case one doesn't make it to your dream institute, there is nothing to be disheartened about as here we present you details of colleges which are as good as an IIT in education and career aspect. The mentioned colleges accepting JEE Advanced score.

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore

IISc Bangalore is the kind of institute which needs no introduction for the students who wish to pursue education in field of science and research. Established in the year 1909 the University ranked 190 in QS World University Rankings for the year 2019. For admission in IISc. Bangalore one needs to have a merit rank in the examinations like KVPY, JEE Main, JEE Advanced and NEET. If a candidate is interested in taking admission to the institute, he/she can check the cutoff list here:

IISc Bangalore Cutoff:

Category

Cut Off Ranks (In the General Merit List)

JEE Advanced

JEE Main and NEET UG

General

Rank 1-250

-

OBC (NCL)

Rank 1-6000

Rank 5001-8000

Scheduled Caste (SC)

Rank 1-8000

Rank 5001-6000

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

Rank 1-50000

Rank 40001-50000

KM

Rank 1-6000

Rank 5001-6000

PwD

Rank 1-600

Rank 5001-6000

Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam

IIPE Visakhapatnam was established in the year 2016 for providing undergraduate courses in the field of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering. Last year the parliament has passed and declared the institute under the category of “institute with national importance” just like all other IITs. For admission in the institute candidate needs to have qualified JEE Advanced with a merit and candidates with the score within the required cutoff will be called for further rounds of counselling. Check the cutoff list here:

IIPE Visakhapatnam Cutoff:

Category

Cut Off Ranks (In the General Merit List)

JEE Advanced

General

13342-19444

OBC (NCL)

5128-6866

Scheduled Caste (SC)

2475-3003

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

-

KM

-

PwD

-

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal

IISER Bhopal also abbreviated as IISERB was established in the year 2008 and within a decade it managed to be in the list of top colleges for research in India. This also ranked 98 in the top engineering colleges of the country in the year 2017. With a total of eight departments and 2 integrated course the instate takes admission to BS-MS course is based on scores obtained in JEE Main/ JEE Advanced/ ISAT Entrance Exam.

IISER Bhopal Cutoff:

Category

Cut Off Ranks (In the General Merit List)

JEE Advanced

JEE Main

General

Rank 1-280

295

OBC (NCL)

Rank 1-8000

230

Scheduled Caste (SC)

Rank 1-1200

225

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

Rank 1-11000

108

KM

Rank 1-1200

200

PwD

Rank 1-12000

230

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali

Established in the year 2007 as an autonomous academy IISER Mohali is among one of the seven Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) formed after IISER Pune and IISER Kolkata. The government has also granted it the status of Institute of National Importance. Admission in Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Mohali is done through 3 channels which includes KVPY channel, JEE Main/Advance Channel and SCB Channel. Any candidate to score a merit in the mentioned examination will have a high possibility to get enrolled into the undergraduate engineering courses being offered at the institute.

IISER Mohali Cutoff:

Category

Cut Off Ranks (In the General Merit List)

JEE Advanced

JEE Main

General

Rank 1-320

295

OBC (NCL)

Rank 1-8000

245

Scheduled Caste (SC)

Rank 1-1200

230

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

Rank 1-11000

112

KM

Rank 1-1200

220

PwD

Rank 1-12000

210

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata

IISER Kolkata was established in 2006 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India in the Nadia district of West Bengal. The institute serve as main node for Center for Space Sciences, India (CESSI) a multi-institutional Center of Excellence established through funding by the government. Like all other IISER's the institute also take admissions only through KVPY/JEE Main/ JEE Advanced and SCB. Candidate needs to qualify the examination with a really high score to take admission in IISER Kolkata.

IISER Kolkata Cutoff:

Category

Cut Off Ranks (In the General Merit List)

JEE Advanced

JEE Main

General

Rank 1-295

Rank 1-4000

OBC (NCL)

Rank 1-8000

Rank 5001-8000

Scheduled Caste (SC)

Rank 1-1200

Rank 5001-6000

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

Rank 1-11000

Rank 40001-50000

KM

Rank 1-1200

Rank 5001-6000

PwD

Rank 1-12000

Rank 5001-6000

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune:

IISER Pune was established in the year 2006 as one of the seven Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research of the country. The institute is ranked 23rd in overall category of top colleges in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). IISER Pune is a pioneer name in the field of scientific research and offers integrated masters programmes (BS-MS), an integrated doctoral programme (Int. PhD) and a doctoral programme (PhD) programme. For admission in undergraduate courses candidate needs to qualify the national engineering entrance examinations like KVPY, JEE Main and JEE Advanced.

IISER Pune Cutoff:

Category

Cut Off Ranks (In the General Merit List)

JEE Advanced

JEE Main

General

Rank 1-295

Rank 1-4000

OBC (NCL)

Rank 1-8000

Rank 5001-8000

Scheduled Caste (SC)

Rank 1-1200

Rank 5001-6000

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

Rank 1-11000

Rank 40001-50000

KM

Rank 1-1200

Rank 5001-6000

PwD

Rank 1-12000

Rank 5001-6000

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram

IISER Thiruvananthapuram popularly known as IISER Trivandrum and IISER TVM was established in the year 2008, the same year IISER Bhopal was established in the central part pf the country. Recognized as institution dedicated to scientific research and science education of international standards IISER TVM is one of the pioneer name in field of research in country. For admission in 5 Year BS-MS programme in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and inter-disciplinary areas of the institute one needs to qualify IIT-JEE, KVPY or JEE Main.

IISER Thiruvananthapuram Cutoff:

Category

Cut Off Ranks (In the General Merit List)

JEE Advanced

JEE Main

General

Rank 1-300

Rank 1-4000

OBC (NCL)

Rank 1-8000

Rank 5001-8000

Scheduled Caste (SC)

Rank 1-1200

Rank 5001-6000

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

Rank 1-11000

Rank 40001-50000

KM

Rank 1-1200

Rank 5001-6000

PwD

Rank 1-12000

Rank 5001-6000

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram

One more sought after institute of southern India for research based education is IIST Thiruvananthapuram which was established in the year 2007. The institute has also ranked on 30th position in overall category by the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) for the year 2019. For admission in the college candidate needs to first qualify JEE Main followed by JEE advanced. Candidates interested in taking admission in Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram can check the last year's cutoff here:

IIST Thiruvananthapuram Cutoff:

Category

Cut Off Ranks (In the General Merit List)

JEE Advanced

General

312-1336

OBC (NCL)

19-479

Scheduled Caste (SC)

5-170

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

32-45

KM

-

PwD

-

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), Rae Bareli

Established by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MOP&NG), Government of India at Jais, Dist. Amethi, Uttar Pradesh RGIPT was established in the year 2008 and granted the status of “Institute of National Importance”. The instate offers B.Tech degree in the field of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering. Candidates who had already taken the JEE Advanced examination and is not happy with their performance in the examination can still apply for the mentioned institute.

RGIPT Rae Bareli cutoff:

Category

Cut Off Ranks (In the General Merit List)

JEE Advanced

General

1-16841

OBC (NCL)

50-6576

Scheduled Caste (SC)

35-2864

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

30-886

KM

-

PwD

-

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