Dear student,

With a JEE Main Paper 2 rank of 17,000 (2025), getting into top NITs or SPAs is very unlikely —especially if you're from the General category . These institutes usually close B.Arch admissions below 4,000–10,000 ranks , depending on category and quota.

However, if you belong to a reserved category (OBC/SC/ST/EWS) or have a Home State quota , you might have a chance in lower-ranked NITs like NIT Hamirpur, Patna, or Mizoram , especially in later rounds.

You’re more likely to get a seat in:

• State architecture colleges (if they accept JEE Paper 2)

• Private architecture colleges (most of which have higher cutoff ranks)

• Management quota seats , if available
  
  What You Should Do:

• Participate in JoSAA and CSAB counselling —fill all choices.

• Check state counselling options in your home state.

• Explore private colleges that accept JEE Paper 2 scores.

Dear Candidate ,
Yes with 80 HP CET marks , you surpass typical cutoffs for state - quota entry into JNGEC. You are very likely to obtain a seat in core branches like Civil , Mechanical or  Textile, more competitive streams like E&C or AI may require a bit higher score , but admission is still feasible with your JEE percentile backing it up .

Dear student,

With 80 marks in HPCET and 45 percentile in JEE Mains , your chances of getting a seat at Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College (JNGEC), Sundernagar depend on your branch preference and category .

For General category , 80 marks are borderline for Mechanical or Civil Engineering, but too low for CSE or ECE, which usually need 90+ to 110+ marks. For reserved categories , you have a better chance , especially in less competitive branches.

Your JEE Main percentile (45%) is too low for admission via the JEE route at JNGEC, where CSE usually closes well below 100,000 rank.

Recommendation :

• Apply through the HPCET counselling process , especially for Mechanical or Civil.

• Keep track of later rounds or spot counselling , where cutoffs sometimes drop.

• Have a few backup options ready in other colleges if needed.

80 mark in HPCET, it’s very unlikely you will get a seat in Jawaharlal Nehru Government engineering College or other Himachal Government engineering colleges. Chapati

Hi Ankit,

You can anytime find questions with solutions for engineering exams like JEE Mains on the Career360 website. Below is the link for past 10 year sample question papers with solutions.

Link: JEE Main Last 10 Years Question Papers with Solutions (2025 to 2015)

ALL THE BEST !

Dear Rishita, here are Heritage Institute of Technology, JEE Main 2024 (General  category, All India quota) cutoffs:-

. CSE:- 3.5K

. AI-ML:- 4.5K

.IT:- 5k

.Data Science:- 5.3K

IoT/CyberSec:- 6.2k

ECE:- 8.8k

EE:- 12.5K

Biotech/Instrumentation:- 18K

Now let me know if you want WBJEE cutoffs too....

THANKS.

hi,

Yes, you can apply for JEE B.Arch if you have scored 65% in your 12th exams and you belong to the OBC category. For JEE B.Arch, the basic eligibility is that you should have passed 12th with Mathematics as a compulsory subject. The percentage requirement for OBC category is relaxed compared to the general category. Usually, candidates from OBC need at least 65% in their 12th board exams to be eligible. So, with your score and category, you are eligible to apply for JEE B.Arch.

hi,

With a JEE Main CRL rank of around 1,92,000, getting into the top NITs and IIITs would be quite difficult because their cutoffs usually close much earlier. However, you still have a chance to get admission into some of the newer NITs or GFTIs, especially if you are flexible with the branch and location. In many cases, branches like Civil, Mechanical, or some of the newer courses in less competitive colleges tend to have higher closing ranks where you might fit in. Also, your chances can improve a lot if you are eligible for state quota or have any category reservation like SC, ST, or OBC, because the cutoffs for these categories are generally higher.

Your JEE Main rank of 1839 (79.44 percentile) in OBC and 5628 in General category can get you possible engineering colleges. In case of B.Arch, you have a rank of 6003.

You may want to look into colleges which have admitted ranks similar to yours in the past years. State level colleges or the private ones may be some of the alternatives.

To have a closer look, you may visit the college predictors or counseling tools, which are offered online. They will facilitate your access to tools that will enable you to estimate your chances of joining particular colleges depending on your rank and preferences.