Colleges for JEE Main Rank 40,000 (OBC-NCL)
18 colleges and 37 programmes an OBC-NCL candidate with JEE Main rank 40,000 could get, from JoSAA 2026 final round (round 5) closing ranks.
18 colleges, 37 programmes
Every programme whose OBC-NCL closing rank in JoSAA 2026's final round was 40,000 or later, in All India and Other State seats, gender-neutral. Most competitive first. Female candidates had 1 more programmes open through female-only seats.
- Electrical EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 40,037
- Animation & VFXAll Indiaclosed at 40,774
- Mechanical EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 40,962
- Civil EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 41,096
1 more programme
- Industrial & Production EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 43,021
- Civil EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 40,183
- Mathematics (B.Sc + M.Sc Integrated)All Indiaclosed at 40,229
- Physics (B.Sc + M.Sc Integrated)All Indiaclosed at 40,384
- Mechanical Engineering (B.Tech + M.Tech Dual Degree)All Indiaclosed at 40,999
4 more programmes
- Chemistry (B.Sc + M.Sc Integrated)All Indiaclosed at 41,217
- Instrumentation and Control EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 41,528
- Chemical Engineering (B.Tech + M.Tech Dual Degree)All Indiaclosed at 41,688
- Food TechnologyAll Indiaclosed at 44,561
- Electrical EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 40,203
- Civil EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 40,233
- Printing and Packaging TechnologyAll Indiaclosed at 43,057
- Civil EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 40,750
- Metallurgical & Materials EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 42,345
- Mechanical EngineeringOther Stateclosed at 40,887
- Food TechnologyOther Stateclosed at 44,053
#7
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
- Food TechnologyAll Indiaclosed at 41,324
- Civil EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 41,423
- Mechanical EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 41,793
- Biomedical EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 42,185
- Energy EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 43,101
- Food Engineering and TechnologyAll Indiaclosed at 42,673
- B.Tech. (Food Engineering and Technology) - MBA (B.Tech + MBA)All Indiaclosed at 43,088
- Food Engineering and TechnologyAll Indiaclosed at 43,254
- Design (Bachelor of Design)All Indiaclosed at 43,158
- Food TechnologyAll Indiaclosed at 44,582
- Handloom and Textile TechnologyAll Indiaclosed at 43,475
#15
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar
Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
- Dairy EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 43,907
- Fashion and Apparel EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 44,511
- Food Engineering and TechnologyAll Indiaclosed at 45,248
- Carpet and Textile TechnologyAll Indiaclosed at 44,211
- Handloom and Textile TechnologyAll Indiaclosed at 44,515
- Food Technology and ManagementAll Indiaclosed at 45,434
Questions students ask
Which colleges can I get with JEE Main rank 40,000 in the OBC-NCL category?
Going by JoSAA 2026 final round (round 5) closing ranks, 18 colleges had at least one programme that closed at or after rank 40,000 for OBC-NCL candidates in All India and Other State seats. The most competitive of them were Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur (Electrical Engineering, closed at 40,037), Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (Civil Engineering, closed at 40,183) and Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora (Electrical Engineering, closed at 40,203).
Can I get Computer Science (CSE) with JEE Main rank 40,000?
No college's CSE closed at or after rank 40,000 in last year's final round. Related branches such as IT or ECE often close later.
Which NITs can I get with JEE Main rank 40,000?
None in other-state seats in last year's final round. Your own state's NIT reserves half its seats for home-state candidates, and those often close later, so check its cutoff page.
Will these cutoffs be the same this year?
No list can promise a seat: closing ranks move a little every year with the number of candidates and seats. These are JoSAA 2026 final round (round 5) closing ranks; female candidates also had 1 more programme open through female-only seats. Use them to shortlist, and fill your choices widely during counselling.
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