JoSAA 2025 - Check List for Expected NITs Under 20,000 Ranks

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) is the responsible body for the conduction of JoSAA Counselling 2025. All the students who have qualified the JEE Main and JEE Advanced exams will now be waiting for the JoSAA Counselling window so that they can apply for admission into their aspired institution and course.

The process for admission into the National Institute of Technology (NITs) goes through the JoSAA Counselling process. Before registering for the counselling process, the aspirants can now check the list of expected NITs under 20,000 Ranks in the article below.

What is JoSAA?

JoSAA or Joint Seat Allocation Authority is a centralized body responsible for the conduction of the counselling process for admission to the top engineering institutions like the IITs, NITs, IIITs, GFTIs (Government Funded Technical Institutes), etc. This body is responsible for the management of the whole counselling process, starting from the choice filling to the seat allocation based on student’s rankings in the JEE Main or JEE Advanced exams, gender, category, state quota, etc.

NITs with Rank Under 20000

Getting JEE Main All India Rank (AIR) under 20,000 opens ways for the students to get admission into some of the most prestigious and top ranked engineering institutions like the NITs. Students even get the opportunity to choose their aspired courses like the CSE, ECE, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical, etc.

The allotment of seats for the students after they have filled in their choices depends on multiple factors like the availability of seats, the number of applicants, the minimum cut off mark, etc.

Expected NITs Under 20,000 Ranks for HS Quota

The table below shows the expected list of NITs under 20,000 Ranks for HS Quota, along with the program being offered in these rankings. All the aspirants can check the table to analyse and plan their strategy for the counselling and choice submission rounds. Check the table:

Expected NITs Under 20,000 Ranks for HS Quota
Institute	Academic Program Name	Expected Opening Rank	Expected Closing Rank
NIT Surathkal	Chemical Engineering	9400 to 9600	19000 to 19300
NIT Durgapur	B.Tech in Mathematics and Computing	12800 to 13100	19100 to 19400
NIT Durgapur	Electronics and Communication Engineering	12000 to 12300	19200 to 19500
NIT Rourkela	Electrical Engineering	14000 to 14300	19200 to 19500
NIT Delhi	Aerospace Engineering	17200 to 17500	19400 to 19700
MNNIT Allahabad	Mechanical Engineering	10800 to 11000	19600 to 19900
NIT Kurukshetra	Industrial Internet of Things	17100 to 17400	19900 to 20200
NIT Jamshedpur	Electrical Engineering	19000 to 19300	24400 to 24700
NIT Patna	Computer Science and Engineering with Specialisation in Data Science (Integrated)	19000 to 19300	20600 to 20900
NIT Trichy	Civil Engineering	19100 to 19400	36100 to 36400
NIT Calicut	Chemical Engineering	19200 to 19500	30900 to 31200
NIT Trichy	Production Engineering	19500 to 19800	24900 to 25200
MNIT Jaipur	Chemical Engineering	19700 to 20000	27300 to 27600

Expected NITs Under 20,000 Ranks for OS Quota

For all the students who aspire admission to a certain NIT under the Other State (OS) Quota it is required that they plan things properly to ensure that they are offerd admission into the course of their interest. The table below shares the expected NITs under 20,000 Ranks for OS Quota so that they can plan properly for the JoSAA Counselling 2025:

Expected NITs Under 20,000 Ranks for OS Quota
Institute	Academic Program Name	Expected Opening Rank	Expected Closing Rank
NIT Jamshedpur	Engineering and Computational Mechanics	15000 to 15300	19200 to 19500
SVNIT Surat	Electrical Engineering	15800 to 16100	19400 to 19700
NIT Durgapur	Electrical Engineering	14700 to 15000	19500 to 19800
MNNIT Allahabad	Mechanical Engineering	14100 to 14400	19700 to 20000
NIT Hamirpur	Electronics and Communication Engineering (Integrated)	18600 to 18900	19900 to 20200
NIT Meghalaya	Computer Science and Engineering	14600 to 14900	20000 to 20300
NIT Silchar	Electrical Engineering	19000 to 19300	24300 to 24600
NIT Andhra Pradesh	Electronics and Communication Engineering	19400 to 19700	25700 to 26000
NIT Warangal	Mathematics (Integrated M.Sc)	19500 to 19800	23100 to 23400
NIT Warangal	Civil Engineering	19900 to 20200	25800 to 26100

Key Factors Affecting Chances in NITs

Every year, lakhs of students appear in the JEE Main and JEE Advanced exams with the aspiration to get admission in the NITs in courses of their interest, but there are several conditions other than their scores that affect their chances for admission to NITs. Some of the key factors affection chances in NITs are listed below:

Home State Quota Advantage – Candidates applying to NITs in their home state generally get admission at comparatively lower ranks.
Category Rank – Candidates from OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and EWS categories have separate cutoffs that are usually more relaxed than the general category.
Branch Flexibility – If you are open to branches beyond CSE and ECE, you will have more options with a rank under 20000.
Previous Year Trends – Referring to past year’s opening and closing ranks gives a realistic picture of where you can land.
Gender-Based Reservation – Some NITs offer female-only seats, which can help improve chances for female candidates.