Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (GNDEC), Bidar News & Updates 2026: Notifications, Notice, Result

The JEE Main 2026 exam conducted on January 22 had two shifts with noticeable differences in difficulty level. Because percentile in JEE Main is calculated using normalization, it becomes important to look at shift-wise marks vs percentile trends rather than raw marks alone. Based on early expert analysis and student feedback, the JEE Main 2026 Jan 22 marks vs percentile pattern shows that Shift 1 and Shift 2 followed different scoring trends.

99.97+ percentile in JEE Mains translates to an expected score ranging from 227.6 - 249.2+, depending on the exam difficulty level. Furthermore, the predicted AIR for such a score can be somewhere around 450. A 99.97th percentile in JEE Mains is considered an exceptional performance, placing the candidates in the top 0.03% of the exam takers. Scoring such a percentile raises chances for the candidates to land in excellent branches like CSE in top NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. Furthermore, even for candidates aiming for state colleges, this score will work in their favour, as it increases their chances of securing admission to more prestigious state institutions. 

KEAM 2026 Application Form Last Date: The Government of Kerala will close the KEAM 2026 application form fill-up process on January 31, 2026 (till 5 PM). Candidates who have yet to fill out the application form should visit the official website- cee.kerala.gov.in and submit the form on or before the last date. After submitting the KEAM application form, the candidates should take a printout of the acknowledgement form for future reference. Candidates are asked not to send the application acknowledgement page or the supporting documents to the Commissioner's office via post. 

The IIT Bombay placement package report 2026 has not been released yet. As per the details, the average package and median packages offered during IIT Bombay placements 2025 were INR 23.5 LPA and INR 17.92 LPA, respectively. In addition, the overall placement rate recorded during IIT Bombay placements 2025 was 74.53%. Other than this, the overall placement rate recorded during BTech and Dual Degree (BTech + MTech) placements 2025 was 83.39% and 79.16%, respectively. Whereas under the MTech course, 415 students were placed out of 497 participating students with a recorded placement rate of 83.5%.

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You are already above the average range if your score in JEE Main 2026 is 140 marks. As per predictions by Mahima Gupta - "140 marks in JEE Mains 2026 means a percentile score of 95.8-98.5, which treanslates to a rank of around 61,750-22,500. At this score, you definitely have a better chance to study at respectable engineering colleges, including some of the newer/ lesser NITs, like NIT Srinagar, NIT Puducherry, NIT Mizoram and others." But, since the introduction of percentiles in JEE exams, scoring above a required point is mandatory, as AIR will correspond to that mark only.