IIT Bhilai - Indian Institute of Technology (IITB) Cutoff

What the 2026 table says

For IIT Bhilai, JoSAA’s Round 5 opening and closing ranks are useful as a historical planning reference, not as a promise about a future allotment. The official table is scoped to 2026-27 and lists ranks by programme, seat category and gender pool. The rows below retain the All India quota (AI) and the exact pool labels used by JoSAA. They do not combine category ranks or treat an opening rank as a likely cutoff.

Among the OPEN, Gender-Neutral rows, Computer Science and Engineering closed at 8,886 and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at 9,400. Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering closed at 17,880, Mechanical Engineering at 15,260, and Mechatronics Engineering at 12,519 in the same OPEN, Gender-Neutral pool. Electronics and Communication Engineering and Electrical Engineering have their own separate programme rows in the source table. These values describe one category and one pool only.

The order of these examples is not a quality ranking. A closing rank is the last rank at which a seat was allotted in the specified table cell. It is affected by the number of seats, applicant preferences, category and pool rules, and the sequence of choices in that cycle. A lower numerical closing rank does not mean a course is a better personal fit, and the numbers cannot be compared across category-rank scales.

Read a row before comparing ranks

The table contains OPEN, EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST rows, with PwD subcategories where the data reports them. For OPEN seats, rank is the Common Rank List (CRL) rank. Reserved-category rows use the relevant category rank. A rank in an EWS row therefore cannot be directly compared with the CRL rank printed for an OPEN row. PwD rows use the applicable PwD rank within the category. Check both the seat type and its rank scale before using any number to estimate competitiveness.

JoSAA also distinguishes Gender-Neutral seats from “Female-only (including Supernumerary)” seats. These are separate pools, not alternative labels for one common closing rank. A candidate should use the row that matches the seat pool for which they are eligible. The table’s “AI” quota is the All India quota used in the allotment data; it does not mean the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence programme. Programme name and quota are independent columns.

Some rows carry a P suffix, such as 9P or 85P. The source legend identifies P as a Preparatory Rank List rank. Keep that marker intact: it is not an ordinary numeric rank and should not be stripped, sorted as a plain number, or compared with an unsuffixed closing rank. Where the same opening and closing preparatory rank appears, it indicates the displayed preparatory-list row, not a normal-round range.

Selected OPEN, Gender-Neutral examples

The following figures are from JoSAA 2026 Round 5 for IIT Bhilai, quota AI, OPEN, Gender-Neutral. They are closing ranks, not all-category cutoffs.

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B.Tech programme	Opening rank	Closing rank
Computer Science and Engineering	6,201	8,886
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence	7,368	9,400
Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering	15,101	17,880
Mechanical Engineering	12,106	15,260
Mechatronics Engineering	10,843	12,519

These selected rows show why a single “IIT Bhilai cutoff” is misleading: each degree has its own allotment range, and every category and gender pool creates further distinct rows. This compact comparison deliberately does not substitute for the full table. Electronics and Communication Engineering and Electrical Engineering should be checked in the linked institute-specific results rather than inferred from neighbouring programmes. The complete saved evidence includes 71 exact IIT Bhilai programme/category/pool rows.

Opening rank marks the first rank represented in the row and closing rank marks the last rank represented. Neither value is an admission guarantee. In particular, a closing rank from Round 5 does not tell you how many candidates accepted, withdrew or changed choices, and it is not a forecast for a later year. Use the figures to form a range of options, then reassess when the next cycle’s official table appears.

How to use this for a future application

First identify the programme and the rank type that apply to you. Then match category, PwD status where applicable, and gender pool exactly. Compare your own rank only with the same rank scale and row dimensions. If you are near an older closing rank, treat that as uncertainty rather than a threshold: yearly seat counts and preferences can change the outcome. If you are far from one programme’s past range, review other disciplines you would genuinely be willing to study instead of filling a choice list with options you would decline.

The source is the official JoSAA opening and closing rank table for 2026, captured for Round 5. Round 5 is the scope of this evidence; this page does not assert that it was the final possible allotment round or that later notices did not alter process details. JoSAA’s current portal identifies the 2026 counselling cycle as academic year 2026-27. The 2027-28 publication edition does not make these 2026 ranks current for a 2027 applicant.

Before choice filling, confirm the active cycle’s official business rules, seat matrix, programme restrictions, schedule, and opening/closing ranks through the JoSAA portal. Check that the institute and programme names match exactly. The rank table answers one question, where allotments ended in a particular round and pool; it does not establish current eligibility, guarantee a seat, or replace the live counselling instructions.