JEE Advanced College Predictor Category-Wise 2026

JoSAA allots IIT seats through category-specific rank lists, not a single merit order. Seats are divided as roughly General/Open (unreserved) 50.5%, OBC-NCL 27%, EWS 10%, SC 15%, and ST 7.5% of the total intake, with a further horizontal reservation for PwD candidates across all categories. This means two candidates with identical CRL can land very different institutes if one of them qualifies under a reserved category rank list.

A category-wise predictor compares your category rank against each category's own opening and closing ranks for every institute-branch combination, instead of using a single General cutoff for everyone. This is the only way to get a realistic prediction if you belong to EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, or PwD.

Open our JEE Advanced College Predictor, enter your JEE Advanced rank and select your category (General/EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST) along with gender and PwD status if applicable. The tool matches your category rank against historical opening-closing ranks for every IIT-branch combination and returns a ranked list of institutes you have a realistic chance at.

For branch-specific predictions after narrowing by category, check CSE predictions or ECE predictions. Once you have a shortlist, plan your choice order using our JoSAA choice filling guide.