JEE Main 2026 — EWS

JEE Rank 2,000 (EWS) — Best Colleges 2026

As an EWS candidate with rank 2,000, you get approximately 15% relaxation over the OPEN category. Your effective OPEN-equivalent rank is ~2,353. Options overlap heavily with OPEN, but with slightly better chances.

93 Safe5 Target4 Reach
EWS: EWS seats carry approximately 15% relaxation over OPEN. An EWS rank of 10,000 effectively competes against an OPEN cutoff of ~11,750. Closing ranks shown are OS (Other State). NIT home state candidates enjoy ~60% relaxation — use the College Predictor to see your HS options.

Safe Options

93
1

Electrical Engineering

EWS OS close

~2,721

2

Electrical Engineering

EWS OS close

~2,938

3

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~2,975

4

Electrical Engineering

EWS OS close

~3,126

5

Mechanical Engineering

EWS OS close

~3,307

6

Information Technology

EWS OS close

~3,316

7

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~3,418

8

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~3,505

9

Electrical & Electronics Engg

EWS OS close

~3,596

10

Mechanical Engineering

EWS OS close

~3,673

11

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~3,825

12

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~4,080

13

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~4,420

14

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~4,617

15

Mechanical Engineering

EWS OS close

~4,826

16

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~4,930

17

Information Technology

EWS OS close

~4,930

18

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~5,007

19

Electrical & Electronics

EWS OS close

~5,299

20

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~5,525

21

Mechanical Engineering

EWS OS close

~5,562

22

Electrical Engineering

EWS OS close

~5,771

23

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~5,771

24

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~6,375

25

Information Technology

EWS OS close

~6,630

26

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~6,707

27

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~6,970

28

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~6,970

29

Electrical Engineering

EWS OS close

~7,565

30

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~7,565

31

Chemical Engineering

EWS OS close

~7,583

32

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~7,650

33

Mechanical Engineering

EWS OS close

~7,660

34

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~7,735

35

Electrical Engineering

EWS OS close

~8,038

36

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~8,075

37

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~8,330

38

Civil Engineering

EWS OS close

~8,395

39

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~8,670

40

Civil Engineering

EWS OS close

~8,681

41

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~8,925

42

Computer Science & Applied Maths

EWS OS close

~8,925

43

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~9,350

44

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~9,520

45

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~9,775

46

Mechanical Engineering

EWS OS close

~10,200

47

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~10,200

48

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~10,625

49

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~11,050

50

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~11,135

51

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~11,475

52

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~11,900

53

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~11,900

54

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~12,325

55

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~12,750

56

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~12,750

57

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~12,750

58

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~12,920

59

Mechanical Engineering

EWS OS close

~13,260

60

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~13,600

61

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~13,770

62

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~14,280

63

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~14,450

64

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~14,875

65

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~14,875

66

Mechanical Engineering

EWS OS close

~15,130

67

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~15,300

68

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~16,065

69

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~16,150

70

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~16,150

71

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~16,150

72

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~16,830

73

Mechanical Engineering

EWS OS close

~17,085

74

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~18,020

75

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~18,275

76

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~18,700

77

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~18,700

78

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~18,700

79

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~20,400

80

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~20,910

81

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~21,250

82

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~21,250

83

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~23,630

84

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~23,800

85

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~24,565

86

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~25,330

87

Mechanical Engineering

EWS OS close

~27,200

88

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~27,200

89

Computer Science

EWS OS close

~27,200

90

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~32,300

91

Electronics & Tele-Communication

EWS OS close

~34,000

92

Mechanical Engineering

EWS OS close

~38,250

93

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~38,250

Target Options

5
1

Mechanical & Aerospace

EWS OS close

~1,965

2

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~2,088

3

Civil Engineering

EWS OS close

~2,134

4

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~2,445

5

Electronics Engineering

EWS OS close

~2,457

Reach Options

4
1

Chemical Engineering

EWS OS close

~1,642

2

Civil Engineering

EWS OS close

~1,718

3

Computer Science & Engineering

EWS OS close

~1,814

4

Electronics & Communication

EWS OS close

~1,899

Strategy for Rank 2,000 (EWS)

  • 1Your EWS category rank gives you category-specific seats — always fill choices in all categories you qualify for.
  • 2NITs in the top tier (Trichy, Warangal, Surathkal) should be your primary focus for Safe options.
  • 3Always include home state NIT choices — HS quota is ~60% more relaxed than OS and can get you a better branch.
  • 4Fill a minimum of 30–50 choice combinations. Most students who miss out filled fewer than 20 choices.
  • 5Do NOT freeze until Round 5 or 6. Float and Slide options often yield better seats in later rounds.

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