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Top Engineering Colleges Accepting JEE Main in India 2026 – Fees, Rankings & ROI

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• Updated on 28 Mar, 2026, 5:56 PM, by Ishita Tanwar

Explore 2,100+ BTech colleges in India accepting JEE Main scores. Check top rankings, fees, specialisations, scholarships, placements, and low-cost options

Top Engineering Colleges Accepting JEE Main in India 2026 – Fees, Rankings & ROI

India has over 2,100 engineering colleges accepting JEE Main scores for BTech admissions. Among these, 1,681 are private, 395 are government, and 35 are semi-government institutes. Leading names include IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, NIT Rourkela, DTU, IIT Kharagpur, LPU, IIT Kanpur, and IIT Roorkee. Engineering courses cover diverse fields such as Computer Science, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Electronics, and Aerospace Engineering. Most colleges follow JEE Main scores as the primary admission criterion.

 

Top BTech Colleges Accepting JEE Main in India with NIRF Ranking 2024

College

NIRF 2022

NIRF 2023

NIRF 2024

IIT Madras

1

1

1

IIT Delhi

2

2

2

IIT Bombay

3

3

3

IIT Kanpur

4

4

4

IIT Kharagpur

5

6

5

IIT Roorkee

6

5

6

IIT Guwahati

7

7

7

IIT Hyderabad

9

8

8

NIT Tiruchirapalli

8

9

9

BHU Varanasi

13

15

10

 

JEE Main Admission Eligibility for BTech 2026

  • Completion of Class 12 with at least 60% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (criteria vary by college).
  • JEE Main score is mandatory for most colleges.
  • Admission is generally through online counselling based on rank/score. Some institutes may require interviews or group discussions.

 

Private Engineering Colleges Accepting JEE Main Scores

College

Tuition Fee

Seats

LPU

INR 10–16 lakh

1,620

Thapar University

INR 14–20 lakh

3,458

SRM Institute of Science & Technology

INR 10–18 lakh

5,355

Galgotias University

INR 1–6 lakh

120

Kalasalingam Academy

INR 4–7 lakh

3,573

 

Government Colleges Accepting JEE Main Scores

College

Tuition Fee

Seats

IIT Bombay

INR 8–10 lakh

1,503

IIT Delhi

INR 8–10 lakh

1,209

IIT Madras

INR 5–10 lakh

1,191

NIT Rourkela

INR 5–6 lakh

953

DTU

INR 6–7 lakh

2,690

 

State-wise BTech Colleges Accepting JEE Main

Delhi NCR

College

Tuition Fee

IIT Delhi

INR 8–10 lakh

DTU

INR 6–7 lakh

Jamia Millia Islamia

INR 65,000

NSUT

INR 4 lakh

Maharashtra

College

Tuition Fee

IIT Bombay

INR 8–10 lakh

ICT Mumbai

INR 2–10 lakh

VNIT Nagpur

INR 5 lakh

COEP Pune

INR 75,000

Uttar Pradesh

College

Tuition Fee

IIT Kanpur

INR 8 lakh

IIT BHU Varanasi

INR 3–9 lakh

MNNIT Allahabad

INR 7 lakh

RGIPT

INR 10–13 lakh

 

JEE Main Fees vs Salary: Top ROI Colleges

College

Tuition Fee

Average Placement

IIT Bombay

INR 8–10 lakh

INR 18–20 LPA

IIT Delhi

INR 8–10 lakh

INR 20–22 LPA

IIT Madras

INR 5–10 lakh

INR 13–84 LPA

NIT Rourkela

INR 5–6 lakh

INR 7–20 LPA

DTU

INR 6–7 lakh

INR 14 LPA

Top recruiters: Microsoft, Google, Apple, TCS, Infosys, Amazon, Deloitte, Airbus, Honeywell.

 

JEE Main Low-cost BTech Colleges

College

Tuition Fee

JMI

INR 65,000

COEP Pune

INR 75,000

VJTI Mumbai

INR 60,000

Panjab University

INR 99,700

College of Engineering Trivandrum

INR 35,000

MSU

INR 6,000

 

JEE Main Popular Specialisations Offered

Specialisation

Number of Colleges

AI & Machine Learning

405

Telecommunication Engineering

234

Robotics Engineering

84

Communication Engineering

47

Petroleum Engineering

33

Scholarships are offered at institutes like IIT Bombay, DTU, IIT Delhi, and NIT Trichy.