Can I get NIT Goa with 80 percentile?

At 80 percentile, getting NIT Goa will be extremely difficult for general category.

With 80 percentile:

• Your rank would be around 1.8 lakh to 2 lakh.
• NIT Goa cutoffs for most branches generally stay above 95 percentile.

Exceptions:

• If you're from a reserved category (SC/ST/PwD), sometimes cutoffs drop.
• Certain lower-demand branches in state quota may go lower — but rarely below 90 percentile.

 Real talk:

• At 80 percentile, it’s better to:
  • Aim for state-level engineering colleges.
  • Try private deemed universities.
  • Appear again to improve percentile.

Conclusion:

• NIT Goa almost certainly requires at least 95+ percentile in most cases.
• Focus on raising your score if NIT Goa is your goal.