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NITs Cutoff for Mechanical Engineering 2026 - Aspirants will be able to check the NIT cutoff 2026 for ME on the website, josaa.nic.in. The NIT BTech cutoff 2026 for Mechanical Engineering will be available as opening and closing ranks for various categories. NIT Mechanical Engineering cutoff 2026 will be updated after each round of the JoSAA 2026 counselling process. Candidates can check the NIT ME cutoff to know the minimum rank required for admission. Moreover, the cutoff will vary for each category. Admission to NIT will be based on the rank of JEE Main. Candidates qualifying the JEE Mains 2026 exam have to apply for admission through the JoSAA portal.
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Candidates can also check the previous year NITs cutoff for Mechanical Engineering to get an idea about the ranks within which institutes offered admission in past years. More information about NITs cutoff for Mechanical Engineering is provided in the article below.
Cut-off percentiles for JEE Main decide whether a candidate is eligible for admission. The table for JEE Main Mechanical cutoff for NITs will be provided here. Until then, check the data below given for the previous year JEE Main ME cutoff for reference.
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Reviewing previous years' JEE Main cut-off trends helps aspirants get insights into future expectations and make informed decisions. Below is a comparison of JEE Main exam qualifying cut-offs for Mechanical Engineering over the past year.
| College Name | Category | Closing Rank |
| Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar | Open | 42155 |
| EWS | 7506 | |
| OBC-NCL | 33874 | |
| SC | 8542 | |
| ST | 15704 | |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur | Open | 19096 |
| EWS | 2842 | |
| OBC-NCL | 7080 | |
| SC | 3551 | |
| ST | 1051 | |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal | Open | 31264 |
| EWS | 4648 | |
| OBC-NCL | 10924 | |
| SC | 5703 | |
| ST | 2660 | |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad Prayagraj | Open | 18750 |
| EWS | 2906 | |
| OBC-NCL | 6757 | |
| SC | 3359 | |
| ST | 2822 | |
| National Institute of Technology Agartala | Open | 169546 |
| EWS | 49366 | |
| SC | 23091 | |
| ST | 21381 | |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut | Open | 18480 |
| EWS | 22430 | |
| OBC-NCL | 5764 | |
| SC | 11022 | |
| ST | 14784 | |
| National Institute of Technology Delhi | Open | 19493 |
| EWS | 4501 | |
| OBC-NCL | 10988 | |
| SC | 3908 | |
| ST | 2943 | |
| National Institute of Technology Durgapur | Open | 26998 |
| EWS | 7615 | |
| OBC-NCL | 19448 | |
| SC | 4205 | |
| ST | 4171 | |
| National Institute of Technology Goa | EWS | 32637 |
| OBC-NCL | 110256 | |
| ST | 5673 | |
| Open | 64851 | |
| SC | 25879 | |
| National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | Open | 66968 |
| EWS | 12679 | |
| OBC-NCL | 94161 | |
| SC | 12678 | |
| ST | 4045 | |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal | Open | 11166 |
| EWS | 2339 | |
| OBC-NCL | 6091 | |
| SC | 3065 | |
| ST | 1312 | |
| National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | Open | 136427 |
| SC | 53040 | |
| ST | 13487 | |
| National Institute of Technology Nagaland | ST | 16975 |
| National Institute of Technology Patna | Open | 35292 |
| EWS | 5165 | |
| OBC-NCL | 10962 | |
| SC | 8053 | |
| ST | 5781 | |
| National Institute of Technology Puducherry Karaikal | Open | 116492 |
| EWS | 121199 | |
| OBC-NCL | 50115 | |
| SC | 24185 | |
| ST | 18797 | |
| National Institute of Technology Raipur | Open | 52957 |
| EWS | 10151 | |
| OBC-NCL | 18812 | |
| SC | 9814 | |
| ST | 3030 | |
| National Institute of Technology Sikkim | Open | 504723 |
| OBC-NCL | 331218 | |
| SC | 56381 | |
| ST | 14424 | |
| National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh | Open | 170231 |
| OBC-NCL | 66207 | |
| SC | 97830 | |
| ST | 44669 | |
| National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra | Open | 27319 |
| EWS | 3955 | |
| OBC-NCL | 11131 | |
| SC | 5016 | |
| ST | 20337 | |
| National Institute of Technology Manipur | Open | 288637 |
| OBC-NCL | 190210 | |
| ST | 24039 | |
| National Institute of Technology Mizoram | Open | 840727 |
| ST | 25443 | |
| National Institute of Technology Rourkela | Open | 20378 |
| EWS | 5801 | |
| OBC-NCL | 9365 | |
| SC | 3869 | |
| ST | 1670 | |
| National Institute of Technology Silchar | Open | 60412 |
| EWS | 10406 | |
| OBC-NCL | 33331 | |
| SC | 9582 | |
| ST | 2312 | |
| National Institute of Technology Srinagar | Open | 75558 |
| EWS | 67845 | |
| OBC-NCL | 241593 | |
| SC | 19145 | |
| ST | 4089 | |
| National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | Open | 13628 |
| EWS | 10589 | |
| OBC-NCL | 3839 | |
| SC | 2368 | |
| ST | 4667 | |
| National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand | Open | 48910 |
| EWS | 7005 | |
| OBC-NCL | 19591 | |
| SC | 8889 | |
| ST | 3343 | |
| National Institute of Technology Warangal | Open | 15240 |
| EWS | 2333 | |
| OBC-NCL | 5613 | |
| SC | 3235 | |
| ST | 844 | |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat | Open | 29083 |
| EWS | 4696 | |
| OBC-NCL | 15991 | |
| SC | 8746 | |
| ST | 2386 | |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur | Open | 18271 |
| EWS | 3424 | |
| OBC-NCL | 7499 | |
| SC | 4064 | |
| ST | 2098 | |
| National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh | Open | 39188 |
| EWS | 5665 | |
| OBC-NCL | 12177 | |
| SC | 6835 | |
| ST | 2754 | |
| Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar | Open | 48452 |
| EWS | 9003 | |
| OBC-NCL | 52625 | |
| SC | 13786 | |
| ST | 22446 | |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur | Open | 26463 |
| EWS | 4915 | |
| OBC-NCL | 12497 | |
| SC | 7041 | |
| ST | 1731 | |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal | Open | 44629 |
| EWS | 6577 | |
| OBC-NCL | 21435 | |
| SC | 9677 | |
| ST | 3881 | |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad Prayagraj | Open | 29232 |
| EWS | 4170 | |
| OBC-NCL | 13806 | |
| SC | 4639 | |
| ST | 3912 | |
| National Institute of Technology Agartala | Open | 187374 |
| EWS | 73441 | |
| SC | 23685 | |
| ST | 22937 | |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut | Open | 30652 |
| EWS | 25148 | |
| OBC-NCL | 10425 | |
| SC | 11022 | |
| ST | 25909 | |
| National Institute of Technology Delhi | Open | 37988 |
| EWS | 4501 | |
| OBC-NCL | 19260 | |
| SC | 3908 | |
| ST | 4585 | |
| National Institute of Technology Durgapur | Open | 38036 |
| EWS | 15100 | |
| OBC-NCL | 29103 | |
| SC | 7756 | |
| ST | 9529 | |
| National Institute of Technology Goa | EWS | 32637 |
| OBC-NCL | 110256 | |
| ST | 5673 | |
| Open | 113370 | |
| SC | 25879 | |
| National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | Open | 117712 |
| EWS | 21226 | |
| OBC-NCL | 171453 | |
| SC | 12952 | |
| ST | 4716 | |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal | Open | 22672 |
| EWS | 8621 | |
| OBC-NCL | 11507 | |
| SC | 5086 | |
| ST | 1312 | |
| National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | Open | 247266 |
| SC | 53040 | |
| ST | 13487 | |
| National Institute of Technology Nagaland | ST | 23735 |
| National Institute of Technology Patna | Open | 52384 |
| EWS | 7427 | |
| OBC-NCL | 19562 | |
| SC | 11996 | |
| ST | 6454 | |
| National Institute of Technology Puducherry Karaikal | Open | 116492 |
| EWS | 121199 | |
| OBC-NCL | 50115 | |
| SC | 24185 | |
| ST | 18797 | |
| National Institute of Technology Raipur | Open | 68892 |
| EWS | 16149 | |
| OBC-NCL | 26875 | |
| SC | 11914 | |
| ST | 5207 | |
| National Institute of Technology Sikkim | Open | 504723 |
| OBC-NCL | 331218 | |
| SC | 56381 | |
| ST | 14918 | |
| National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh | Open | 170231 |
| OBC-NCL | 66207 | |
| SC | 97830 | |
| ST | 44669 | |
| National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra | Open | 37992 |
| EWS | 5413 | |
| OBC-NCL | 17698 | |
| SC | 8028 | |
| ST | 20337 | |
| National Institute of Technology Manipur | Open | 632369 |
| OBC-NCL | 190210 | |
| ST | 24039 | |
| National Institute of Technology Mizoram | Open | 840727 |
| ST | 25443 | |
| National Institute of Technology Rourkela | Open | 31244 |
| EWS | 7660 | |
| OBC-NCL | 21673 | |
| SC | 6241 | |
| ST | 1670 | |
| National Institute of Technology Silchar | Open | 75820 |
| EWS | 15284 | |
| OBC-NCL | 65380 | |
| SC | 10525 | |
| ST | 2312 | |
| National Institute of Technology Srinagar | Open | 120565 |
| EWS | 67845 | |
| OBC-NCL | 241593 | |
| SC | 38507 | |
| ST | 6946 | |
| National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | Open | 25413 |
| EWS | 15249 | |
| OBC-NCL | 8274 | |
| SC | 3592 | |
| ST | 5143 | |
| National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand | Open | 56396 |
| EWS | 10681 | |
| OBC-NCL | 37270 | |
| SC | 8889 | |
| ST | 3343 | |
| National Institute of Technology Warangal | Open | 23476 |
| EWS | 3778 | |
| OBC-NCL | 10156 | |
| SC | 3443 | |
| ST | 1616 | |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat | Open | 43645 |
| EWS | 8185 | |
| OBC-NCL | 40136 | |
| SC | 13328 | |
| ST | 7290 | |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur | Open | 30642 |
| EWS | 6201 | |
| OBC-NCL | 13349 | |
| SC | 6045 | |
| ST | 3742 | |
| National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh | Open | 50537 |
| EWS | 7259 | |
| OBC-NCL | 16075 | |
| SC | 8032 | |
| ST | 2754 |
Follow these steps to check your JEE Main cut-off PDF:
Visit the JoSAA official website at josaa.ac.in.
Search the site for the 'closing and open ranks' or OR-CR section.
Choose the year, institute, course for which you want to see the cut-off scores.
The cut-off scores are normally available in table format.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
In the general category, a score in the 70 percentile of JEE Mains is regarded as average or even below average depending on the competition.
NIT Rourkela is among the top choices for ME. Its department's modern labs and equipment promote research and creativity.
The average salary for a mechanical engineer is Rs 5 to 9 lakhs.
On Question asked by student community
Dear Student,
The category rank with an 81 percentile depends on your specific category. You can check your category rank here:
You can get the following colleges:
You can check the complete list from here - https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/list-of-engineering-colleges-accepting-98-percentile-in-jee-main
Dear Student,
With 56 marks in JEE Mains 2026 April 5, the chances of result in a lower percentile than 80. But with normalisation you can expect a good percentile if your specific shift was very hard.
For your reference, check: JEE Mains 2026 April 5 Marks vs Percentile: Shift-Wise
Dear Student,
Normalization can boost your score and percentile if your specific shift was very hard.
You can check your percentile and rank here: JEE Mains 2026 April 5 Marks vs Percentile: Shift-Wise Expected Score Analysis
Dear Student,
88.3 percentile can help you get into NITs and other colleges but it also depends on your specific category. You can check cutoff and college list based on your JEE Main 2026 percentile here: JEE Main 2026 Colleges vs Percentile
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