JEE Main 2026 — General / OPEN

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

A JEE rank of 2,000 in the General (OPEN) category puts you in a highly competitive zone. You can target non-CSE branches at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, and IIT Madras, and safely secure CSE or ECE at newer IITs and top NITs like NIT Trichy or NIT Warangal.

95 Safe7 Target4 Reach
General / OPEN: No reservation — ranks compared directly against OPEN Other-State (OS) closing ranks. 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

95
1

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~2,876

2

Electronics Engineering

General OS close

~2,891

3

Electrical Engineering

General OS close

~3,201

4

Electrical Engineering

General OS close

~3,456

5

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~3,500

6

Electrical Engineering

General OS close

~3,678

7

Mechanical Engineering

General OS close

~3,890

8

Information Technology

General OS close

~3,901

9

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~4,021

10

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~4,123

11

Electrical & Electronics Engg

General OS close

~4,231

12

Mechanical Engineering

General OS close

~4,321

13

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~4,500

14

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~4,800

15

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~5,200

16

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~5,432

17

Mechanical Engineering

General OS close

~5,678

18

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~5,800

19

Information Technology

General OS close

~5,800

20

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~5,890

21

Electrical & Electronics

General OS close

~6,234

22

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~6,500

23

Mechanical Engineering

General OS close

~6,543

24

Electrical Engineering

General OS close

~6,789

25

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~6,789

26

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~7,500

27

Information Technology

General OS close

~7,800

28

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~7,890

29

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~8,200

30

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~8,200

31

Electrical Engineering

General OS close

~8,900

32

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~8,900

33

Chemical Engineering

General OS close

~8,921

34

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~9,000

35

Mechanical Engineering

General OS close

~9,012

36

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~9,100

37

Electrical Engineering

General OS close

~9,456

38

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~9,500

39

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~9,800

40

Civil Engineering

General OS close

~9,876

41

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~10,200

42

Civil Engineering

General OS close

~10,213

43

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~10,500

44

Computer Science & Applied Maths

General OS close

~10,500

45

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~11,000

46

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~11,200

47

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~11,500

48

Mechanical Engineering

General OS close

~12,000

49

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~12,000

50

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~12,500

51

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~13,000

52

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~13,100

53

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~13,500

54

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~14,000

55

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~14,000

56

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~14,500

57

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~15,000

58

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~15,000

59

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~15,000

60

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~15,200

61

Mechanical Engineering

General OS close

~15,600

62

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~16,000

63

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~16,200

64

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~16,800

65

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~17,000

66

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~17,500

67

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~17,500

68

Mechanical Engineering

General OS close

~17,800

69

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~18,000

70

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~18,900

71

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~19,000

72

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~19,000

73

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~19,000

74

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~19,800

75

Mechanical Engineering

General OS close

~20,100

76

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~21,200

77

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~21,500

78

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~22,000

79

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~22,000

80

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~22,000

81

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~24,000

82

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~24,600

83

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~25,000

84

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~25,000

85

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~27,800

86

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~28,000

87

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~28,900

88

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~29,800

89

Mechanical Engineering

General OS close

~32,000

90

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~32,000

91

Computer Science

General OS close

~32,000

92

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~38,000

93

Electronics & Tele-Communication

General OS close

~40,000

94

Mechanical Engineering

General OS close

~45,000

95

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~45,000

Target Options

7
1

Chemical Engineering

General OS close

~1,932

2

Civil Engineering

General OS close

~2,021

3

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~2,134

4

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~2,234

5

Mechanical & Aerospace

General OS close

~2,312

6

Electronics & Communication

General OS close

~2,456

7

Civil Engineering

General OS close

~2,511

Reach Options

4
1

Mechanical Engineering

General OS close

~1,812

2

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~1,823

3

Civil Engineering

General OS close

~1,876

4

Computer Science & Engineering

General OS close

~1,891

Strategy for Rank 2,000 (General)

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

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