JOSAA 2026 Round 2 cut-off is released online on June 30 at josaa.admissions.nic.in. After comparing Round 2 closing ranks with 2025, we analysed that admission to some IITs, including IIT Indore, IIT Delhi and IIT Madras, has become easier this year. One of the main reasons could be the introduction of new academic programmes. The highest closing rank for admission to an IIT in JOSAA 2026 Round 2 is 17059 for the Chemical Science (5-Year Integrated BS-MS) programme at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. Read the article to know which IITs have less competition in 2026.
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IIT | Last Closing Rank 2025 | Last Closing Rank 2026 |
IIT Bombay | 7847 | 7360 |
IIT Delhi | 10036 | 12244 |
IIT Madras | 9555 | 11166 |
10018 | 10552 | |
IIT Kharagpur | 12758 | 13588 |
IIT Roorkee | 10549 | 11126 |
IIT Guwahati | 9243 | 10732 |
IIT (BHU) Varanasi | 13225 | 14204 |
IIT Indore | 10576 | 13934 |
IIT Gandhinagar | 10521 | 11393 |
IIT Hyderabad | 9220 | 8675 |
IIT Bhubaneswar | 14422 | 15329 |
IIT Mandi | 16040 | 16572 |
IIT Jodhpur | 15488 | 16414 |
IIT Patna | 14662 | 16003 |
IIT Ropar | 13148 | 13786 |
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | 16082 | 17059 |
IIT Dharwad | 16642 | 16248 |
IIT Goa | 11509 | 12529 |
IIT Bhilai | 15160 | 15957 |
IIT Palakkad | 15349 | 16562 |
IIT Tirupati | 14809 | 15586 |
IIT Jammu | 15917 | 16661 |
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Below is the institute-wise IIT closing rank 2026 for open category candidates
Institute | Last Closing Rank 2026 | Course |
IIT Bhubaneswar | 15329 | Civil Engineering |
IIT Bombay | 7360 | Chemistry (4 Years Bachelor of Science) |
12244 | Design | |
IIT Indore | 13934 | Applied and Industrial Chemistry (4 Years Bachelor of Science) |
IIT Kharagpur | 13588 | Applied Geology (4 Years Bachelor of Science) |
IIT Hyderabad | 8675 | Biotechnology and Bioinformatics |
IIT Jodhpur | 16414 | Engineering Chemistry (4 Years Bachelor of Science) |
IIT Kanpur | 10552 | Earth Sciences (4 Years Bachelor of Science) |
IIT Madras | 11166 | Biological Science (4 Years Bachelor of Science) |
IIT Gandhinagar | 11393 | Materials Engineering |
IIT Patna | 16003 | B.Tech in CE – M.Tech in Geotechnical Engineering (5-Year Dual Degree) |
IIT Roorkee | 11126 | Chemical Sciences (5 Years BS-MS Dual Degree) |
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | 17059 | Chemical Science (5 Years Integrated BS-MS) |
IIT Ropar | 13786 | Digital Agriculture |
IIT (BHU) Varanasi | 14204 | Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology |
IIT Guwahati | 10732 | Biosciences and Bioengineering |
IIT Bhilai | 15957 | Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering |
IIT Goa | 12529 | Mechanical Engineering |
IIT Palakkad | 16562 | Materials Engineering |
IIT Tirupati | 15586 | Civil Engineering |
IIT Jammu | 16661 | Materials and Metallurgical Engineering |
IIT Dharwad | 16248 | Civil and Infrastructure Engineering |
Below is the list of IITs that recorded the highest closing rank in 2026. IIT Indore closing rank 2026 in round 2 is 13934 whereas the last rank in 2025 round 2 allotment was 10576.
S.No | IIT | Increase |
1 | +3358 | |
2 | IIT Delhi | +2208 |
3 | +1611 | |
4 | IIT Guwahati | +1489 |
5 | IIT Patna | +1341 |
6 | IIT Palakkad | +1213 |
7 | IIT Goa | +1020 |
8 | IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | +977 |
9 | IIT (BHU) Varanasi | +979 |
10 | IIT Jodhpur | +926 |
Around 16 new courses are added by different IITs. Below is the list of new courses
Institute | New Courses |
IIT Indore |
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IIT Delhi | Abu Dhabi Campus Electrical Engineering |
IIT Mandi |
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IIT Kanpur | Intelligent Systems |
IIT Madras | BS in Mathematics |
IIT Dharwad |
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IIT Jammu | Unified Engineering |
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Yes, in 2026, the last rank for IIT Gandhinagar is 11393.
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