The National Testing Agency (NTA) has wrapped up its JEE MAINS 2025. The exam was conducted in 2 different sessions. A total of 15,39,848 candidates appeared for the JEE MAINS 2025 Exams combined in session 1 and session 2. Out of which 14,75,103 candidates took the JEE MAINS exam overall. The January session’s exam was conducted on 22, 23, 24, 28, and 29 January 2025. The April session’s exam was conducted on 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9 April 2025. The results for both sessions of JEE MAINS have been declared. Candidates can check their JEE MAINS result on the official website – jeemain.nta.nic.in. JEE MAINS helps candidates to get admission into India’s top IITs, NITs, and top B.Tech Colleges. JEE MAINS is considered one of the top 10 toughest exams in India.
Candidates who did not get the desired rank or weren’t able to appear for the NTA JEE MAINS exam 2025 often miss the chance to get admission into IITs. Apart from JEE MAINS, there are other exams through which candidates can get admissions into B.Tech courses. Some universities conduct their entrance exams or allow students to get admission via management quota or on a merit basis. Candidates just have to visit the university’s website, or may have to pay a physical visit to the university for the enquiry. More than 180 private colleges/universities are offering a B.Tech degree without JEE MAINS. Also, a few state-owned colleges offer admission into B.Tech courses without JEE MAINS. The only requirement is to meet the eligibility criteria set by the respective private or state-owned college/university. Candidates to remember that taking admission without JEE MAINS can be costly.
B.Tech Admission 2025 Without JEE – Eligibility
IITs always require JEE rank and scorecard for admission in any B.Tech course. Unlike IITs and NITs, some private institutes offer B.Tech courses under management quota or according to merit list. Private universities always have some seats reserved for them as management seats. These seats are allotted on the basis of merit or marks secured in class 12th. The eligibility can be as low as getting just 50% in the 12th standard with PCM, or it can be as high as securing at least 90-92% in both the 10th and 12th standard, depending upon the college/university.
B.Tech Admission 2025 Without JEE – Alternative Entrance Exams
Apart from JEE, there are some other engineering entrance exams conducted by the state. The rank and score secured in these exams are accepted by various renowned colleges and universities. The list of JEE alternate exams is given along with their official web address and a brief overview of the entrance exam in the table below:
| State-level JEE Alternative Engineering Entrance Exam | ||
| Exam Name | Website | Overview |
| Common University Entrance Test (CUET) | cuet.nta.nic.in | Conducts various exams for candidates who are ready for college-level education. |
| GGSIPU Common Entrance Test (CET) | ipu.ac.in | Conducted by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprasth University for the courses offered by the affiliated colleges across Delhi-NCR. |
| KEAM | cee.kerala.gov.in | Conducted by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) for admission in Engineering, Architecture, and Medical courses for Kerala residents and other indian residents in Kerala state-owned government colleges. |
| WBJEE | wbjee.nic.in | WBJEE is for admission to private and government engineering colleges in West Bengal. |
| TS EAMCET | eapcet.tgche.in tgeapcet.nic.in | Conducted for admission in UG engineering, Pharmacy, and Agriculture courses. |
| AP EAMCET | vets.apsche.ap.gov.in | Conducted by the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) for admission in engineering courses offered by private and government colleges across Andhra Pradesh. |
| MHT CET | cetcell.mahacet.org | The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, conducts MHT CET for students who want to get admission in B.Tech or B.Arch courses for private and government colleges. |
| KCET | cetonline.karnataka.gov.in | Karnataka Common Entrance Test is conducted for admission in top B.Tech and B.Arch like courses across private and government colleges in Karnataka. |
| OJEE | ojee.nic.in | For admission in Odisha’s B.Tech colleges, candidates must qualify for the OJEE. |
| COMEDK | comedk.org | The COMEDK is conducted for admission in Medical, Engineering, and Dental Colleges. |
| JEE Alternate Engineering Entrance Exam Conducted By Private Institutions | ||
| Exam Name | Website | NIRF Ranking |
| BITSAT | bitsadmission.com | BITS Pilani is ranked 20 according to NIRF’s 2024 Report in the engineering category. |
| VITEE | viteee.vit.ac.in | The NIRF ranked VIT Vellore 11th in the engineering category. |
| SRMJEEE | srmist.edu.in | SRMIST ranked 13th for its engineering course by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) |
| AEEE | aeee.amrita.edu | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has secured the 23rd rank by NIRF in 2024. |
| KIITEE | kiitee.kiit.ac.in | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Deemed to be a University, every year, conducts its entrance examination for admission to its B.Tech programmes. KIIT ranked 37th among engineering colleges category by the NIRF ranking 2024. |
B.Tech Admission Without JEE – List of Government Colleges
Candidates who weren’t able to appear for the JEE exam or couldn’t score well enough to get to the top IITs or NITs can apply to the given list of state-owned government colleges:
| List of Government B.Tech Colleges | |
| Veermata Jijabai Technology Institute, Mumbai | Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai |
| Maharaja Sayajirao Technology, Baroda | Lalbhai Dalpat College of Engineering, Ahmedabad |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University College of Engineering, Hyderabad | Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University College of Engineering, Kakinada |
| Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam | Government College of Engineering, Karad |
| Jadav University, Kolkata | Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana |
| Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore | Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Berhmapur |
| College of Engineering, Trivandrum | Sri Venkateshwara University College of Engineering, Tirupati |
| College of Engineering Pune (COEP) | HBTU, Kakinada |
B.Tech Admission Without JEE – List of Private Colleges
Candidates who were unable to get to the government college or aim to get admitted to the top private B.Tech college, can check the list of the top 10 best B.Tech private colleges:
| List of Private B.Tech Colleges | |
| Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) | Vellore Institute of Technology |
| SRM Institute of Science and Technology | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) | Manipal Institute of Technology |
| Amity University | Symbiosis Institute of Technology |
| UPES, Dehradun | Manav Rachna University |
B.Tech Admission Without JEE – Application Process
Candidates who wish to get admission into B.Tech Courses without the JEE exam are notified that there is no centralised process for that. Candidates are to follow the given standard process for application for admission in any college or University.
- Registration Process
- Visit the website of the college/university.
- Click on new registration and enter the required details.
- Create a password and note it down.
- After successful registration, candidates will receive a unique registration/application number generated by the system.
- Application Form
- Login using the unique system-generated registration ID and password created during registration.
- Fill in the required details. (name of the candidate, 10th and 12th marksheet, date of birth etc.)
- Upload all the necessary documents to complete the application form.
- Pay the application fees
- Pay the application fees; fees are subject to vary according to different colleges and student categories.
- Take a printout of the fees receipt for future reference.
- When the College/university releases the admit card for the exam, download it.
- Make sure to adhere to all the guidelines for exam day.
