JoSAA College Predictor 2026 – Predict NIT, IIIT, GFTI by Rank

JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) runs the single centralised counselling process for admission to all IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. A JoSAA college predictoris a tool that takes your JEE Main (or JEE Advanced, for IITs) rank, category, gender and home state, and compares it against previous rounds' opening and closing ranks to tell you which institute-branch combinations you have a realistic chance at.

Rather than running a separate, duplicate tool, our JoSAA predictor is simply our full JEE Main College Predictor configured around the JoSAA 2026 seat matrix and cutoff data — covering NIT, IIIT and GFTI seats filled through JEE Main rank, plus IIT seats filled through JEE Advanced rank via our JEE Advanced College Predictor.

This matters because JoSAA runs 6 rounds of seat allotment, and your chances shift round to round as candidates upgrade, withdraw, or freeze their seats. A predictor built on the latest closing ranks for each round gives you a far more realistic shortlist than a generic rank-to-college chart.

Start with your exact JEE Main CRL rank and category rank. Select your reservation category and home state — NITs reserve 50% of seats for home-state candidates, so this single input can change your predicted list significantly. Then review results across rounds: Round 1 results are conservative, while later rounds (as seats vacate) open up options that weren't visible initially.

For category-specific analysis, see our category-wise JoSAA predictor guide. For a round-by-round breakdown, see JoSAA predictor across all rounds. To build a complete choice list strategy, read our choice-filling strategy guide.