NIT BArch Cutoff 2026 Percentile: Category-wise Cutoff

NIT BArch Cutoff 2026 Percentile: Category-wise Cutoff

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Jalla VenkateshUpdated on 24 Feb 2026, 04:41 PM IST

NIT B.Arch Cutoff 2026 Percentile: Candidates can expect the NIT B.Arch 2026 cutoff percentile for the general category to be between 93 and 95 percentile. In order to be accepted in the B.Arch course, one has to clear JEE Main Paper 2, specifically created to allow architecture aspirants. These cutoffs depend on many factors including the difficulty of exams, the number of students taking the exam, the number of vacancies and previous year trends. After the JEE Main B.Arch results are announced, NITs release their respective cutoff percentiles for B.Arch admissions.
Also Check: JEE Main 2026 B.Arch cutoff percentile | JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Marks vs Percentile

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  1. JEE Main 2026 B.Arch Cutoff Percentile
  2. NIT B.Arch 2026 Cutoff Percentile
  3. Factors Affecting NIT B.Arch 2026 Cutoff Percentile
  4. How is the JEE Main B.Arch Cutoff calculated?
NIT BArch Cutoff 2026 Percentile: Category-wise Cutoff
NIT BArch Cutoff 2026 Percentile: Category-wise Cutoff

The JEE Main cutoff percentile is the minimum score that a candidate has to score in order to be admitted in a given NIT. Successful candidates scoring above the cutoff percentile are eligible to attend Joint Seat Allocation (JoSAA) counseling, the seat allocation centralized mechanism of institutes of NITs and other institutes involved.

JEE Main 2026 B.Arch Cutoff Percentile

Candidates can check the expected JEE Main B.Arch cutoff 2026 percentile in the table below.

Category

Percentile

General

85-90

OBC-NCL

70-75

EWS

70-75

SC

50-55

ST

35-40

NIT B.Arch 2026 Cutoff Percentile

The authority will release the NIT B.Arch cutoff 2026 percentile on the official website. Candidates can check the previous year NIT B.Arch cutoff percentile in the table below.

NIT B.Arch 2025 Cutoff Percentile for Round 1

Institute

Academic Program Name

Gender

Opening Rank

Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

638

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

312

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

346

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

251

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

1019

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

467

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

566

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

426

National Institute of Technology Calicut

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

93

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

25

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

2

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

164

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

939

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

197

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

609

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

520

National Institute of Technology Patna

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

1536

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

2438

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

378

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

701

National Institute of Technology Raipur

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

1170

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

3142

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

626

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

652


National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

376

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

978

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

531

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

281

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

643

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

1046

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

316

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

277

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

112

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

163

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

20

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

12





Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur


Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

153

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

3

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

271

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

409


Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

375

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

494

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Gender-Neutral

491

Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture)

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

434

Factors Affecting NIT B.Arch 2026 Cutoff Percentile

The number of applicants, the difficulty of the exam, the availability of seats and category-wise reservations are some of the factors that determine the NIT B.Arch 2026 cutoff percentile. All these factors determine the minimum score that is needed to gain admission to B.Arch programs at NITs.

  • Total Number of students

  • Difficulty level of the exam

  • Number available of seats

  • Previous Year’s cutoff Trends

  • Category of the candidates

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How is the JEE Main B.Arch Cutoff calculated?

The authority calculates the B.Arch cutoff based on the normalisation formula. First, the raw marks of the candidates are obtained and then the percentile cutoff is decided. Below is the normalisation formula used to calculate the B.arch cutoff.

Percentile score = (Number of candidates appearing for the session is equal to or less than the total percentile score / Total number of candidates appeared in the session) x 100.

Note: Raw score refers to the total marks obtained by the candidates after calculating the marks according to the marking scheme.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the cutoff percentile for B.Arch in NIT?
A:

B.Arch admission cutoff percentile in NITs changes every year, depending on the difficulty of the exams, the number of applicants and the number of seats. In the case of 2026, the general category cutoff will be around 93 to 95 percentile.

Q: How many NITs for BArch?
A:

India has 9 NITs which provide the B. Arch course. These NITs are characterized by quality education and great infrastructure in architecture.

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The JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Planning) provisional answer key was released on February 4, 2025 with objections accepted until February 6, 2025.

The final answer key and results were released on February 12, 2025. You can check them on the official NTA website .

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