The registration for JEE Main 2026 is expected to begin on October 15, 2025, at jeemain.nta.nic.in and will remain open until November 2025. The Session 1 of the JEE Main 2026 exam is scheduled for January 2026, while Session 2 will take place in April 2026
The last date to apply for GATE 2026 for M.Tech and research program admissions has been extended to October 13, 2025, with the applicable late fee. The examination will be held on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026, and will be conducted in two sessions daily.
The registration for JEE Main 2026 is set to begin shortly on the official NTA website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The examination will be conducted in two sessions, scheduled for January and April 2026.
The GATE 2026 application deadline for M.Tech and research program admissions has been extended to October 6, 2025, without any late fees. The exam is scheduled for February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026, and will be conducted in two sessions each day.
NIFFT Ranchi admission to BTech is based on JEE Main 2024 score. BTech admission to this institute will start with JoSAA registration from June 10, 2024. NIFFT Ranchi admission to the M.Tech programme is done based on GATE scores.
NIFFT provides B.Tech degree in two different specializations. The Candidates who are seeking admission in NIFFT has to clear both JEE-Main as well as JEE-Advanced. The final Selection shall be based on the candidate 12th result & JEE score followed by the counseling.
Seat Matrix:-
| PROGRAMS | No. of Seats |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 60 |
| Metallurgy and Materials Engineering | 60 |
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NIFFT provides M.Tech degree in four different specializations. Admission to M.Tech degree a candidate must have BE/ B.Tech degree in any relevant discipline from a recognized university/ institute.
Seat Offered:-
| PROGRAMS | No. of Seats |
| Environmental Engineering | 28 |
| Foundry Forge Technology | 28 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 28 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 28 |
GATE Important Dates:-
| S.No. | Events | Dates |
| 1 | GATE 2019 Notification | July 6, 2018 |
| 2 | Application start date of GATE 2019 | September 1, 2018 |
| 3 | End date to fill application form through website | September 21, 2018 |
| 4 | Extended closing date for submission of application through website | October 1, 2018 |
| 4 | Change in category, gender and PwD status | Fourth week of October |
| 5 | Change in exam city in GATE 2019 application form | Second week of November |
| 6 | Availability of GATE mock test 2019 | Third week of November |
| 7 | Release date of GATE 2019 paper schedule | Second week of December |
| 8 | Availability of admit card | January 4, 2019 |
| 9 | GATE 2019 Exam | February 2, 3, 9 & 10, 2019 |
| 10 | Availability of response sheet of GATE 2019 | second week of February |
| 11 | Availability of answer key | Third week of February |
| 12 | Last date to challenge the answer key | Third week of February |
| 13 | Announcement of GATE 2019 result | March 16, 2019 |
| 14 | Availability of scorecard of GATE 2019 | March 20 to May 31, 2018 |
Candidates with First class or 60% (55% marks for SC/ST) marks in B.E./ B.Tech./ B.Sc. (Engineering) .
Candidate having an B.Tech. Degree from IITs and having a CGPA/CPI score of 8.00 (on 0-10 scale) and above are exempted from requirement of GATE qualification. They may be admitted to M.Tech. Programme under TA/RA positions through written test and/or interview.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
Hyderabad (Telangana)
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
Ranchi (Jharkhand)
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)