Closing ranks: 5,278 – 8,298
These elite NITs — National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, NIT Karnataka, Surathkal, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, and National Institute of Technology, Rourkela and others — offer Chemical Engineering (Gender-Neutral) accessible only to candidates with JEE Main Category Ranks at or below 8,978. Competition here is among the most intense in Indian engineering admissions. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli and NIT Karnataka, Surathkal and others are showing tightening competition year-over-year — meaning these seats are becoming progressively harder to secure.
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
NIT Karnataka, Surathkal
National Institute of Technology, Warangal
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
Motilal Nehru NIT Allahabad
NIT Calicut
Malaviya NIT Jaipur
Closing ranks: 9,370 – 12,644
The competitive bracket for Chemical Engineering (OBC-NCL, Gender-Neutral) spans NITs including Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, NIT Durgapur, and Maulana Azad NIT Bhopal and others. Candidates with JEE Main Category Ranks in the 8,979–12,678 range should prioritise these institutions. They offer strong placements and research infrastructure. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur and Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat and others are showing tightening competition year-over-year — meaning these seats are becoming progressively harder to secure.
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
NIT Durgapur
Maulana Azad NIT Bhopal
NIT Raipur
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar
NIT Hamirpur
Closing ranks: 13,923 – 16,379
These NITs — NIT Patna, National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh, NIT Agartala, and National Institute of Technology, Srinagar — offer Chemical Engineering (OBC-NCL, Gender-Neutral) to candidates with JEE Main Category Ranks above 12,679. While more accessible, they deliver accredited programmes and solid career pathways in Chemical Engineering. NIT Patna and National Institute of Technology, Srinagar are showing tightening competition year-over-year — meaning these seats are becoming progressively harder to secure.
NIT Patna
National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh
NIT Agartala
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar