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JEE Main rank 20,000: colleges in Tamil Nadu

JoSAA programs in Tamil Nadu that closed at or after CRL 20,000 in 2026

JoSAA counselling 2026, Round 5 (final) · years 2024, 2025, 2026 · updated 2026-11-02

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At JEE Main rank 20,000, 18 JoSAA programs in Tamil Nadu closed at or after your rank in 2026 for students from other states, and 20 for students from Tamil Nadu (counting Home State seats at NIT Tiruchirappalli). The most competitive one within reach from other states was Civil Engineering at NIT Tiruchirappalli (closed at 20,111).

Final JoSAA round, OPEN, gender-neutral seats. B.Arch and B.Planning (Paper 2 ranks) are not included.

Data last updated , from official JoSAA counselling results. CRL = Common Rank List (the overall JEE rank) · OPEN = open to all categories · EWS = Economically Weaker Section · OBC-NCL = Other Backward Classes (non-creamy layer) · SC = Scheduled Caste · ST = Scheduled Tribe · PwD = Persons with Disability

If you are from Tamil Nadu (20)

Home State seats where the institute has them (NIT Tiruchirappalli); the institute's main quota elsewhere.

ProgramQuotaClosed at
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Computer Science and EngineeringAll India20,654
NIT Tiruchirappalli · Production EngineeringHome State22,363
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Computer Science and Engineering with Major in Artificial IntelligenceAll India23,095
NIT Tiruchirappalli · Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringHome State26,564
IIITDM Kancheepuram · B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering and M.Tech. in Microelectronics and VLSI SystemsAll India26,909
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Electronics and Communication EngineeringAll India27,102
IIIT Tiruchirappalli · Computer Science and EngineeringAll India27,913
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Computer Science and EngineeringAll India28,328
IIIT Tiruchirappalli · Computer Science and Engineering ( Artificial Intelligence & Data Science)All India29,390
NIT Tiruchirappalli · Civil EngineeringHome State29,391
IIITDM Kancheepuram · B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering and M.Tech. in Communication SystemsAll India30,449
IIIT Tiruchirappalli · Electronics and Communication EngineeringAll India37,110
IIIT Tiruchirappalli · Electronics and Communication Engineering (VLSI Design)All India38,767
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Engineering PhysicsAll India40,832
IIITDM Kancheepuram · B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering and M.Tech in AI and RoboticsAll India43,186
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Mechanical EngineeringAll India45,984
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Design EngineeringAll India53,428
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Smart ManufacturingAll India54,364
NIFTEM Thanjavur · Food TechnologyAll India99,004
IIHT Salem · Handloom and Textile TechnologyAll India1,28,046

If you are from another state (18)

ProgramQuotaClosed at
NIT Tiruchirappalli · Civil EngineeringOther State20,111
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Computer Science and EngineeringAll India20,654
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Computer Science and Engineering with Major in Artificial IntelligenceAll India23,095
IIITDM Kancheepuram · B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering and M.Tech. in Microelectronics and VLSI SystemsAll India26,909
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Electronics and Communication EngineeringAll India27,102
IIIT Tiruchirappalli · Computer Science and EngineeringAll India27,913
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Computer Science and EngineeringAll India28,328
IIIT Tiruchirappalli · Computer Science and Engineering ( Artificial Intelligence & Data Science)All India29,390
IIITDM Kancheepuram · B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering and M.Tech. in Communication SystemsAll India30,449
IIIT Tiruchirappalli · Electronics and Communication EngineeringAll India37,110
IIIT Tiruchirappalli · Electronics and Communication Engineering (VLSI Design)All India38,767
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Engineering PhysicsAll India40,832
IIITDM Kancheepuram · B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering and M.Tech in AI and RoboticsAll India43,186
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Mechanical EngineeringAll India45,984
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Design EngineeringAll India53,428
IIITDM Kancheepuram · Smart ManufacturingAll India54,364
NIFTEM Thanjavur · Food TechnologyAll India99,004
IIHT Salem · Handloom and Textile TechnologyAll India1,28,046

Frequently asked questions

Which NIT can I get in Tamil Nadu at JEE Main rank 20,000 as a Tamil Nadu student?

On Home State seats in JoSAA 2026: Production Engineering at NIT Tiruchirappalli (closed at 22,363); Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at NIT Tiruchirappalli (closed at 26,564); Civil Engineering at NIT Tiruchirappalli (closed at 29,391). Home State seats are for students whose state of eligibility is Tamil Nadu.

Which JoSAA colleges in Tamil Nadu can I get at JEE Main rank 20,000 from another state?

In JoSAA 2026 (OPEN, gender-neutral, final round): Civil Engineering at NIT Tiruchirappalli (20,111, Other State); Computer Science and Engineering at IIITDM Kancheepuram (20,654, All India); Computer Science and Engineering with Major in Artificial Intelligence at IIITDM Kancheepuram (23,095, All India); B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering and M.Tech. in Microelectronics and VLSI Systems at IIITDM Kancheepuram (26,909, All India); Electronics and Communication Engineering at IIITDM Kancheepuram (27,102, All India); and 13 more in the table.

Tamil Nadu at other ranks: 5,00010,00015,00030,000

Rank 20,000 in other states: Andhra PradeshAssamBiharChhattisgarhGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJammu and KashmirJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMizoramOdishaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanTelanganaTripuraUttar PradeshUttarakhandWest Bengal

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Source: JoSAA counselling results (josaa.admissions.nic.in). A later closing rank means easier to get.