Official source data · Round-5 release 2026-09-04 · Movement study 2026-09-10
JoSAA 2026 Cutoffs for JEE Main College Prediction
Across 1,043 matched OPEN, gender-neutral JoSAA 2026 profiles with AI, HS or OS quota, the median round-1-to-5 closing-rank increase was 5,539 CRL positions. Some profiles in other seat pools became more selective, so a later round is not a guaranteed improvement. Use the exact profile comparisons and source files below, not the average change as an admission prediction.
What are JoSAA cutoffs?
JoSAA cutoffs are the opening and closing ranks recorded for an institute-programme, quota, seat type and gender pool in a specific allocation round. These dimensions matter because one college can have many different cutoff profiles. The same numerical rank can mean different things on CRL, category and PwD rank lists.
- 9,230 official round-5 Paper 1 rows.
- 103 mapped NIT, IIIT and GFTI institutes.
- 180 exact published programme labels.
- 10 seat types and 6 quota codes preserved.
- CSV and hash manifest available without sign-in.
- CSAB, B.Arch and B.Planning are deliberately excluded.
Match each cutoff row with the correct rank list
The most important calculation rule is simple: the selected seat type decides which rank belongs in the comparison. A reserved candidate may be eligible for more than one lane, but each lane must be evaluated with its own official rank.
| JoSAA row | Rank to use | Do not substitute |
|---|---|---|
| OPEN | Common Rank List (CRL) | Category rank |
| GEN-EWS / OBC-NCL / SC / ST | Matching category rank | CRL |
| OPEN (PwD) | CRL-PwD rank | CRL |
| Reserved category (PwD) | Matching category-PwD rank | CRL or parent-category rank |
How closing ranks moved from JoSAA round 1 to round 5
We matched 9,230 seat-pool records across the same institute, exact programme label, quota, seat type, gender pool and rank list. A seat pool is one allocation profile, not a count of seats or students. Of the matched profiles, 7,268 closed at a larger rank number in round 5, 1,948 were unchanged and 14 closed at a smaller number.
A larger closing rank means the last recorded allotment was further down that rank list. It does not mean that every student between the two ranks received a seat. We compare rank distances only within the same rank list; CRL, category ranks and PwD ranks are not interchangeable units.
OPEN, gender-neutral pools by quota
The CRL-only comparison below covers 1,043 OPEN, gender-neutral profiles with All India, Home State or Other State quota. Its median closing-rank increase was 5,539 CRL positions; the median individual percentage change was 16.55%. 97.79% closed at a larger numerical rank, and the 10th to 90th percentile span was 1,050 to 24,071 CRL positions. Each quota group contains different colleges and programmes, so the table does not establish that quota itself caused the difference.
The programme-code sensitivity check retained 1,034 exact-label profiles. Its median was 5,568.5 CRL positions, close to the full headline cohort; this checks one mapping ambiguity, not every possible source error.
Later cutoffs do not always get looser
National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Bio Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology), OS, OPEN, female-only: the closing rank changed from 42,645 in round 1 to 39,685 in round 5. This source-backed counterexample is why a later round should not be presented as an automatic improvement in a student's options.
Use the comparison as context, not as a rank adjustment. Use this finding in your shortlist →
What was excluded or left missing?
The CSV retains 9,504 observed profiles. Of these, 274 round-1 profiles had no round-5 record and were excluded from endpoint comparisons. Missing records are not zero cutoffs, and we do not infer why they disappeared. 1 matched profile lacks an intermediate round; the download leaves that value empty. Removing 47 profiles with ambiguous internal programme-code mappings leaves 9,183 exact-label endpoint comparisons, including 14 smaller closing ranks.
Movement method and limits
The median is the middle observed change, or the mean of the two middle changes. Percentage changes are calculated for each profile before taking their median. The downloadable manifest specifies the nearest-rank method for the 10th and 90th percentiles. These summaries describe this release, not next year's cutoffs, admission probabilities or a percentage to add to your personal rank.
The exact join uses 7 fields: source_year, institute_code, academic_program_name, quota, seat_type, gender_pool, rank_basis. Review the official JoSAA OR-CR release and its opening and closing rank service alongside this derived comparison.
- Movement CSV SHA-256
8607a1a62f054f1385c792759fce7e63d1ca861b5aa17a95dac95db72bbd8f28- Normalized source SHA-256
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These hashes verify supplied files. Full source-to-output reproduction also needs the archived normalized source, its source manifest and five raw round snapshots described in the movement manifest.
How to compare your rank with a cutoff
- Choose your exact programme and confirm its admission requirements. The Paper 1 release includes integrated science and other eligible degree labels, not only B.E./B.Tech. NTA's 2026 bulletin, Note 1.3, explains this scope. Architecture and Planning use separate papers and are excluded here.
- Select the seat type and read the corresponding official rank from your result. Do not substitute CRL for OBC-NCL, EWS, SC, ST or PwD ranks.
- Check quota and gender-pool eligibility. Home State and Other State depend on the applicable JoSAA state-code rules, not simply your preferred college location.
- Compare the same profile across rounds, then use the current official rules, seat availability and your preference order to prepare choices. A historical cutoff match is evidence, not an allotment offer.
Selected official cutoff rows
These examples are sampled across the OPEN, gender-neutral closing-rank distribution. They show data shape and range; they are not a college ranking or recommendation.
| Institute | Programme | Quota | Opening | Closing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliCode 226 · Gender-neutral | Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | OS | 103 | 1,373 |
| National Institute of Technology CalicutCode 206 · Gender-neutral | B. Tech. (Mathematics & Computing) M. Tech. in (Mathematics & Computing) (5 Years, B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS (Dual Degree)) | OS | 5,354 | 7,870 |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, SuratCode 229 · Gender-neutral | Mathematics and Computing (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | OS | 10,142 | 11,626 |
| National Institute of Technology, RourkelaCode 223 · Gender-neutral | Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | HS | 12,449 | 14,796 |
| National Institute of Technology, KurukshetraCode 220 · Gender-neutral | Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | HS | 14,382 | 18,218 |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, NagpurCode 230 · Gender-neutral | Engineering Physics (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | OS | 19,189 | 21,741 |
| Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, RanchiCode 402 · Gender-neutral | Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | AI | 10,675 | 24,247 |
| National Institute of Technology, RourkelaCode 223 · Gender-neutral | Industrial Design (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | OS | 16,844 | 27,104 |
| Punjab Engineering College, ChandigarhCode 422 · Gender-neutral | Computer Science Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.)) | HS | 11,930 | 30,382 |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)Kota, RajasthanCode 302 · Gender-neutral | Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | AI | 29,932 | 33,638 |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Una, Himachal PradeshCode 306 · Gender-neutral | Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | AI | 24,800 | 36,689 |
| National Institute of Technology, WarangalCode 228 · Gender-neutral | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) | HS | 36,927 | 39,968 |
| National Institute of Technology, ManipurCode 221 · Gender-neutral | Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | OS | 31,394 | 43,239 |
| National Institute of Technology GoaCode 209 · Gender-neutral | Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | OS | 20,868 | 46,260 |
| International Institute of Information Technology, BhubaneswarCode 424 · Gender-neutral | Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | AI | 42,041 | 50,414 |
| National Institute of Technology AgartalaCode 205 · Gender-neutral | Engineering Physics (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) | OS | 37,768 | 54,125 |
| Birla Institute of Technology, Patna Off-CampusCode 441 · Gender-neutral | Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | AI | 45,683 | 60,379 |
| National Institute of Technology PuducherryCode 215 · Gender-neutral | Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | HS | 35,405 | 65,630 |
| Puducherry Technological University, PuducherryCode 426 · Gender-neutral | Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | AI | 71,296 | 73,259 |
| Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dr. H. S. Gour University. Sagar (A Central University)Code 438 · Gender-neutral | Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | AI | 58,192 | 84,762 |
| Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, VadodaraCode 443 · Gender-neutral | Maritime Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | AI | 77,011 | 97,171 |
| School of Studies of Engineering and Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, BilaspurCode 406 · Gender-neutral | Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | AI | 88,829 | 1,13,603 |
| Assam University, SilcharCode 401 · Gender-neutral | Agricultural Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | HS | 1,72,908 | 2,02,908 |
| National Institute of Technology, MizoramCode 222 · Gender-neutral | Chemical Science and Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | HS | 11,73,808 | 13,90,116 |
Twenty-four OPEN, gender-neutral AI/HS/OS rows sampled at even positions across the closing-rank distribution; examples are descriptive, not a ranking.
Method, exclusions and common mistakes
Round-5 publication method
- 1Retain official JoSAA 2026 round-5 rows for exactly mapped NIT+ institutes.
- 2Keep JEE Main Paper 1 rank-based NIT+ programmes, including published integrated science and design programmes; exclude B.Arch and B.Planning.
- 3Preserve quota, seat type, gender pool, rank basis, opening rank and closing rank without aggregation.
- 4Exclude Admission Guardian database IDs from the public artifact.
Limits and exclusions
- • This is a cutoff evidence release, not a seat-allotment guarantee.
- • Eight institutes in the official 2026 NIT+ list remain unmapped and are excluded.
- • CSAB special-round cutoffs are not included.
- • Programme restrictions and candidate eligibility must be checked separately.
- • Some official programme labels map to more than one internal programme code; those rows remain identified by the exact published label.
Download and verify the release
The CSV is 2.7 MB. Its SHA-256 is published in the manifest so researchers can verify that a local copy has not changed.
ff486432e6c34e9286cdb5025bc289057f87652da52a37036c56cdddfe0a41a2JoSAA 2026 cutoff questions
Which rank should I compare with JoSAA cutoffs?
Match the rank to the seat-type row. OPEN uses CRL. GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST rows use the corresponding category rank, while PwD rows use the corresponding PwD rank list. Do not compare every row with CRL.
Do JoSAA closing ranks always increase in later rounds?
No. Some matched JoSAA 2026 profiles closed at smaller rank numbers in round 5 than in round 1. Compare the same programme, quota, seat type, gender pool and rank list across rounds; do not assume that waiting automatically improves your options.
Why does the Paper 1 release cover 103 institutes rather than all 114 NIT+ institutes?
103 mapped institutes have Paper 1 rows in the final-round release. The broader all-paper map covers 106 of 114 official NIT+ institutes. 8 unresolved institute identities are quarantined instead of being guessed.
Can I download the JoSAA 2026 cutoff data?
Yes. The 9,230-row Paper 1 round-5 CSV and a separate round-by-round movement CSV are available without sign-in. Each release has a manifest with file hashes, scope, method and exclusions. Neither file includes CSAB special rounds.
Does a closing-rank match guarantee a JoSAA seat?
No. A cutoff match is evidence from a completed allocation round, not a promise. Candidate eligibility, current seat availability, choice order, document verification and later official decisions remain decisive.
Use the data in context
For the separate Special rounds, read the CSAB 2026 CRL examples and Paper 1 source data. CSAB's reserved-category rows use CRL, not the category-rank convention in this JoSAA release.