NIT Trichy JEE Main cutoff will be released on the official website of JoSAA after session 2 is over. NIT Trichy is one of the tier-1 engineering institutes that requires a high cutoff percentile to get admission in popular branches such as CSE, EE nd ME.

• To get admission in NIT Trichy ME branch, a general category candidate should score a JEE Main cutoff of 98 to 99.5+ percentile.

• Based on previous-year trends, NIT Trichy JEE Main cutoff in 2026 for the Mechanical Engineering branch of the general category is expected to be around 3000-9000 for the Other State Quota.
• According to the JEE Main 2025 cutoff, NIT Trichy Mechanical Engineering cutoff (round 6, closing rank) for the Other State quota was around 8,000, and for the Home State quota, it was around 14,000.

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NIT Trichy JEE Main 2026 Expected ME Cutoff

NIT Trichy is one of the most popular NITs, which requires a high JEE Main cutoff percentile to get admission in the Mechanical Engineering programme. The expected NIT Trichy cutoff of the general category candidates in JEE Main 2026 is tabulated below:

Note: For other categories and Home State quota, JEE Main percentile is lower compared to Other State quota.

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Ques. Can I get NIT Trichy Mechanical Engineering with a 98 percentile in JEE Mains?

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NIT Trichy Previous Year JEE Main Cutoff Trends

NIT Trichy cutoffs for the Mechanical Engineering branch are released based on the Home State Quota and Other State Quota. You can check the previous year trend of JEE Main cutoff for various categories discussed below.

NIT Trichy ME JEE Main Previous Year Cutoff: General Category

The table shows the JEE Main cutoff (final round closing rank) for the Other State quota of general category candidates:

The table shows the JEE Main cutoff (final round closing rank) for general category candidates of Home State quota for NIT Trichy Mechanical Engineering branch:

NIT Trichy ME JEE Main Previous Year Cutoff: SC Category

The table shows the JEE Main cutoff (final round closing rank) for the Other State quota of SC category candidates:

The table shows the JEE Main cutoff (final round closing rank) for SC category candidates of Home State quota for NIT Trichy Mechanical Engineering branch:

NIT Trichy ME JEE Main Previous Year Cutoff: ST Category

The table shows the JEE Main cutoff (final round closing rank) for the Other State quota of ST category candidates:

The table shows the JEE Main cutoff (final round closing rank) for ST category candidates of Home State quota for NIT Trichy Mechanical Engineering branch:

NIT Trichy ME JEE Main Previous Year Cutoff: OBCNCL Category

The table shows the JEE Main cutoff (final round closing rank) for the Other State quota of OBCNCL category candidates:

The table shows the JEE Main cutoff (final round closing rank) for OBCNCL category candidates of Home State quota for NIT Trichy Mechanical Engineering branch:

NIT Trichy ME JEE Main Previous Year Cutoff: EWS Category

The table shows the JEE Main cutoff (final round closing rank) for the Other State quota of EWS category candidates:

The table shows the JEE Main cutoff (final round closing rank) for EWS category candidates of Home State quota for NIT Trichy Mechanical Engineering branch:

Source: JoSAA Official Data

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Factors Affecting JEE Main Cutoff

There are several factors that may affect the JEE Main cutoff. The details are described below:

• Multiple Rounds- The JEE Main cutoff can vary across various rounds. High-scoring candidates get admission in the earlier rounds. In some cases, candidates with lower cutoffs may also be admitted because candidates sometimes opt out of the admission process in search of other institutions.
• Spot Rounds- To fill the vacant seat, sometimes NITs, IITs release the cutoff, which is usually lower than the round 1 cutoffs.
• High Competition- The intense competition among candidates increases the JEE Main cutoff, which varies from year to year.
• Difficulty level of JEE Main examination- The JEE Main cutoff can increase or decrease slightly because the level of the examination that affects admission to NITs ot IITs.

According to Reddit users, the difficulty level in JEE Main examination in all shifts, intense competition, lack of consistency among candidates and fear of scoring less causes low performance among students, which impacts their JEE Main cutoff.

Source: Reddit

FAQs

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