IIT Patna - Indian Institute of Technology (IITP) Cutoff

IIT Patna’s 2026 Round 5 reference

JoSAA’s official opening-and-closing-rank page lets applicants filter by counselling year, round, institute group, institute, programme and seat type. The saved evidence for this page is the rendered 2026 Round 5 table filtered to Indian Institute of Technology Patna. It contains 246 institution rows across programmes, categories and gender pools. The table is an exact-cycle reference for 2026-27 admissions, not a current 2027-28 cutoff. JoSAA is the controlling source for these allotment values; applicants should use the live opening and closing rank portal and the relevant year’s official counselling notices.

A few rows show why a cutoff must retain all its labels. In Round 5, the four-year B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering under All India OPEN seats had opening and closing ranks of 2,184 and 3,635 in the Gender-Neutral pool. The same programme and seat type had 6,105 and 9,393 in the “Female-only (including Supernumerary)” pool. These are different seat pools, so neither range can stand in for the other. For Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, the corresponding OPEN All India rows were 3,491 to 4,574 for Gender-Neutral and 9,494 to 9,919 for Female-only (including Supernumerary). These are prior-cycle examples, not an admission guarantee or prediction.

The exact programme names in JoSAA include duration and degree labels, such as “Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)” and “Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology).” Use the complete title in the current matrix rather than shortening different programmes into a single “computer” category. IIT Patna’s own undergraduate catalogue helps identify academic options, but the JoSAA table controls the programme spelling, seat category and rank for that allocation round.

Rank lists and seat labels are not interchangeable

JoSAA’s rank legend distinguishes the rank list used for each seat type. OPEN seats use Common Rank List (CRL) ranks. EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST seats use the respective category ranks. PwD ranks are within the respective categories, and a “P” suffix identifies a Preparatory Rank List. A smaller-looking number from one rank list is not directly comparable with a number from another. Do not report a category rank as an AIR or compare a PwD row with a non-PwD row as if the metric were the same.

The quota and gender pool also matter. The official Patna subset includes All India quota rows and separate gender-neutral and female-only (including supernumerary) pools. A single closing rank without the quota, category, gender pool, programme, round and year strips away the conditions that determine who could use that seat. Before making any comparison, capture the full row and identify whether it is the opening or closing boundary. An opening rank is the better (lower numerical) rank at which an allotment was made in that pool; a closing rank is the last allotted rank in that same pool for that round. Neither is a qualifying threshold for the exam.

How to read the 246-row table

The archived source extract contains the complete institution-name subset from the rendered official JoSAA table. It is not a hand-picked list of “popular” branches. The examples above were selected only to demonstrate how the same programme changes across gender pools, while the full extract contains many more category, programme and PwD combinations. Read the table with filters set to the exact institute and round, and do not omit programme duration or the degree title when reproducing a value.

A cutoff table describes seats allocated in a completed round. It does not establish the number of applicants who wanted a course, the chance that a new applicant will receive an offer, or the result of a later counselling cycle. Closing ranks can move when seat availability, choices and candidate allocation change. No cause for a future movement can be inferred from a prior year’s final row alone. Use the official business rules and seat matrix for the current year, and follow the live portal’s instructions during counselling.

The source captured here is Round 5 in 2026. Do not call it the final round unless the counselling authority identifies it as such; the capture is explicitly labelled Round 5 and is used only under that designation. Nor should a 2026 Round 5 figure be called a 2027 cutoff. When the 2027-28 process opens, select the relevant round and compare the exact same programme, quota, seat type and rank list. A prior row can provide context but cannot predict the new closing rank.

Practical comparison steps

1. Confirm the exact IIT Patna programme title, duration and degree label in the current JoSAA choices.
2. Select the correct year and round in the official opening-and-closing-rank page.
3. Match the seat category, quota and gender pool to the candidate’s eligibility and choice.
4. Read the rank type from the official legend. Keep CRL, category and preparatory ranks separate.
5. Record both opening and closing rank with the complete row scope; never detach a number from its category or programme.
6. Use the current seat matrix and business rules for actual choices. Treat the 2026 values as historical context only.

This method avoids a common but misleading shortcut: taking a single “IIT Patna cutoff” number from a ranking site without the programme and seat labels. The official 2026 data provides a precise reference when all fields remain attached. For an applicant, its main value is to show how allocation differed across programme and pool in that round, while the next cycle’s official portal remains the authority for the next decision.