Top engineering colleges to take admissions on the basis of JEE Main 2020 scores

The JEE Main 2020 examination was recently successfully held from 1st September 2020 till 6th September 2020. The exam, which concluded yesterday, was carried out in two different sessions in a day. On the basis of marks secured in the JEE Main 2020, candidates will now be eligible to get admitted into various top engineering colleges of India, including thirty-one NITs, twenty-three IIITs and twenty-three GFTIs. The cut-offs of different engineering colleges will soon be out and candidates can then fill the admission forms.

However, the scores of JEE Main 2020 will not only be used as a criterion for admission into NITs, IIITs and GFTIs, but also into other private colleges, reputed universities and institutes who will use these scores to admit eligible candidates into their B.E. and B.Tech programmes. Many states such as Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Nagaland will also take into consideration the JEE Main 2020 scores for admission into the engineering courses.

For the various NITs, IIITs and GFTIs, the JEE Main 2020 counseling is conducted by JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) while the private universities, reputed institutes and the states conduct their own counseling sessions. Aspiring candidates have to check the state admission portals in order to apply for the available seats. As far as the private colleges and universities are concerned, willing candidates are required to go on their official websites and apply via the admission links available.

The top engineering colleges taking admissions on the basis of JEE Main 2020 scores along with their NIRF rankings are mentioned below :

Name of the college	NIRF Ranking
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai	18
Amrita School of Engineering	20
Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi	28
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	29
Amity University, Noida	32
Siksha 'O' Anusandhan	34
Delhi Technological University, Delhi	36
Sanmugha Arts Science and Technology and Research Academy	37
SRM Institute of Science and Technology	41
International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad	43
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi	56
Graphic Era University, Dehradun	89

The tentative date for the commencement of the JoSAA counseling sessions is October 6th, 2020. Amongst the list of universities mentioned in the table above, some have already begun their admission process. Aspiring candidates are asked to regularly keep an eye on and check for the latest updates.

To know more about the upcoming dates for various entrances, tentative dates for the release of cut-offs, you can also see :