IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology (IITR) Cutoff

A cutoff is a specific JoSAA row, not one college-wide number

For IIT Roorkee, the relevant admission cutoff is the JoSAA opening and closing rank for one programme, seat category, gender pool and counselling round. There is no single institute-wide cutoff. The official JoSAA OR-CR interface publishes 2026 ranks and its archive links to 2025. These are completed-cycle records, not 2027 forecasts. Choose the institute and programme first, then confirm the exact seat category and pool before comparing a rank. A closing rank is the least competitive rank among candidates allotted that seat in that round under the displayed definition; it does not guarantee an allotment to another candidate with the same number because preferences, seat availability, category, eligibility and tie/rule details matter.

JoSAA’s current result guidance says that opening/closing ranks and institute-wise allotment results are published after each round. A rank from Round 1 is not interchangeable with the last round’s closing rank. Seats can be accepted, upgraded or vacated, and subsequent allocation rounds may change the boundary. A rounded or copied cutoff table can lose the category and pool labels that make it meaningful. Preserve the official row context whenever quoting a number; if it lacks a programme, year, round, category or gender pool, it is not a usable cutoff claim.

Use the correct rank list for the seat category

The OR-CR table’s rank type matters. JoSAA uses the Common Rank List (CRL) rank for open seats and the relevant category rank for reserved-category seats. PwD seats use the applicable PwD rank list. Those numbers are not on a common scale, so comparing an OBC-NCL or SC closing rank directly against a CRL number can lead to a false conclusion. Read the table legend and the category attached to the exact programme row. The seat matrix also distinguishes seat pools, including gender-neutral and female-only seats; compare only the pool for which the candidate is eligible.

Category and subcategory certificates must satisfy the current counselling rules. A rank table does not establish that a candidate’s certificate, PwD status, nationality or programme eligibility has been accepted. Check the JoSAA business rules and the IIT Roorkee admission/academic restrictions for the year. The institute may list programme-level restrictions or requirements; an apparently reachable rank cannot override those conditions. If your rank is near a previous closing value, use more than one year and more than one round as context, but keep the cycles separate. The purpose is to shape a sensible preference list, not to turn a past closing number into a promised threshold.

A practical way to use the 2026 and 2025 tables

Start with the official 2026 OR-CR data, select IIT Roorkee, the exact programme and the candidate’s seat category, then note each round’s opening and closing ranks. Repeat the same selection for 2025 in the official previous-year archive. Compare like with like: identical programme name, category, gender pool, rank list and round. If a programme’s intake or seat-category count changed between years, that is a reason the rank may shift; the old boundary is not a stable target. Prefer the latest completed cycle, but retain the prior cycle as a range check rather than averaging different rows or rounds.

For your own rank, determine whether it is CRL, category rank or PwD rank before using the table. Then put realistic and aspirational choices in your preference order. JoSAA allocates based on the candidate’s submitted preferences and seat availability, so order matters: do not omit a programme you would genuinely accept just because an earlier choice appears unlikely. Keep backup choices within your actual preference set. Review the current seat matrix, programme restrictions, category documents and schedule as well as the cutoff. A rank alone does not show whether seats remain available when a later round runs or whether a programme is a good academic fit.

What 2027 applicants can know now

As of 27 October 2026, JoSAA’s archive lists 2026 and 2025 opening/closing-rank data; the 2027 admission-year table has not been announced on the cited official page. Therefore this guide does not publish a projected 2027 IIT Roorkee cutoff. The date of the 2027 schedule, number of rounds, programmes, seat matrix, rules and rank boundaries are all future cycle facts. Use the 2026/2025 tables to understand how the official interface is structured and how rank categories behave, not to claim a future admission result.

After the new cycle begins, check JoSAA’s official opening-and-closing-rank portal after each round. Confirm whether the display shows a current round or archived data and retain the exact selection filters. The candidate’s allotment letter and dashboard instructions govern their personal seat. If a seat is allotted, complete document upload, willingness and acceptance-fee steps by the stated deadline; the JoSAA instructions state non-payment cancels the seat. These steps are related to a cutoff decision but are not contained in the rank itself. For ambiguous category or programme restrictions, use the official business rules and IIT Roorkee office contacts rather than an aggregator’s label.