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NITs Cutoff for B.Tech Mechanical Engineering - The JoSAA will release the NIT Mechanical Engineering cutoff 2026 on the official website, josaa.nic.in. The NIT BTech cutoff for mechanical engineering will help candidates to know the minimum rank required for admission. The NIT cutoffs 2026 will be available as opening and closing ranks. Admission to NIT B.Tech Mechanical Engineering is based on the rank obtained in the JEE Main exam. Applicants who will have a valid score in JEE Man 2026 exam will be further eligible for the JoSAA counselling. The cutoff percentile for BTech Mechanical Engineering will vary by course and category.
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The authority will soon release the NIT Mechanical Engineering cutoff 2026 on the official website. The authority releases the NIT cut-offs round wise. Candidates can find the same here once released. The cut-offs are released for all the NITs and student' categories. Until then, candidates can check the previous year NIT cutoff for B.Tech Mechanical Engineering.
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Candidates can refer to the previous year's NIT Mechanical Engineering cutoff to get an idea of the cutoff trends over the years. The information is based on the OPEN category, gender-neutral, and home state quota. This will help students to find their chances of admission to their preferred colleges and courses.
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| Institute | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | 27135 | 44935 |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur | 11118 | 19545 |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal | 22945 | 33181 |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad | 12888 | 19046 |
| National Institute of Technology Agartala | 120041 | 183084 |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut | 13760 | 19948 |
| National Institute of Technology Delhi | 15878 | 22008 |
| National Institute of Technology Durgapur | 20231 | 29960 |
| National Institute of Technology Goa | 44999 | 44999 |
| National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | 52785 | 73552 |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | 3588 | 11806 |
| National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | 136427 | 136427 |
| National Institute of Technology Patna | 31299 | 38355 |
| National Institute of Technology Puducherry | 31635 | 160125 |
| National Institute of Technology Raipur | 45916 | 58013 |
| National Institute of Technology Sikkim | 295129 | 626461 |
| National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh | 152525 | 170231 |
| National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | 23470 | 33105 |
| National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra | 23285 | 27581 |
| National Institute of Technology, Manipur | 262448 | 520954 |
| National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | 840727 | 1314967 |
| National Institute of Technology, Rourkela | 16016 | 20771 |
| National Institute of Technology, Silchar | 33832 | 64880 |
| National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | 9004 | 14173 |
| National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand | 40050 | 50206 |
| National Institute of Technology, Warangal | 11204 | 16772 |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat | 18691 | 30645 |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | 11111 | 18393 |
| National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh | 25661 | 43546 |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | 22893 | 34817 |
| Institute | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | 27135 | 44568 |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur | 11118 | 19423 |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal | 22945 | 33181 |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad | 12888 | 19046 |
| National Institute of Technology Agartala | 120041 | 183084 |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut | 13760 | 19948 |
| National Institute of Technology Delhi | 15878 | 22008 |
| National Institute of Technology Durgapur | 20231 | 29960 |
| National Institute of Technology Goa | 44999 | 44999 |
| National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | 52785 | 73552 |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | 3588 | 11806 |
| National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | 136427 | 136427 |
| National Institute of Technology Patna | 31299 | 38310 |
| National Institute of Technology Puducherry | 31635 | 160125 |
| National Institute of Technology Raipur | 45916 | 58013 |
| National Institute of Technology Sikkim | 295129 | 626461 |
| National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh | 152525 | 170231 |
| National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | 23470 | 33105 |
| National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra | 23285 | 27581 |
| National Institute of Technology, Manipur | 262448 | 440057 |
| National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | 840727 | 1314967 |
| National Institute of Technology, Rourkela | 16016 | 20771 |
| National Institute of Technology, Silchar | 33832 | 64880 |
| National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | 9004 | 14173 |
| National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand | 40050 | 50206 |
| National Institute of Technology, Warangal | 11204 | 16772 |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat | 18691 | 30645 |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | 11111 | 18393 |
| National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh | 25661 | 43546 |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | 22893 | 34817 |
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| Institute | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | 27135 | 44568 |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur | 11118 | 19423 |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal | 22945 | 33181 |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad | 12888 | 19046 |
| National Institute of Technology Agartala | 120041 | 183084 |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut | 13760 | 19929 |
| National Institute of Technology Delhi | 15878 | 22008 |
| National Institute of Technology Durgapur | 20231 | 29515 |
| National Institute of Technology Goa | 44999 | 44999 |
| National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | 52785 | 72419 |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | 3588 | 11666 |
| National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | 136427 | 136427 |
| National Institute of Technology Patna | 31299 | 38064 |
| National Institute of Technology Puducherry | 31635 | 156557 |
| National Institute of Technology Raipur | 45916 | 57409 |
| National Institute of Technology Sikkim | 295129 | 598816 |
| National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh | 152525 | 170231 |
| National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | 23470 | 33105 |
| National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra | 23285 | 27581 |
| National Institute of Technology, Manipur | 262448 | 392387 |
| National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | 840727 | 1314967 |
| National Institute of Technology, Rourkela | 16016 | 20771 |
| National Institute of Technology, Silchar | 33832 | 63304 |
| National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | 9004 | 14173 |
| National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand | 40050 | 50206 |
| National Institute of Technology, Warangal | 11204 | 16712 |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat | 18691 | 30645 |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | 11111 | 18337 |
| National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh | 25661 | 43406 |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | 22893 | 32688 |
| Institute | Seat Type | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | OPEN | 29862 | 42155 |
| EWS | 5929 | 7506 | |
| OBC-NCL | 25447 | 33874 | |
| SC | 7886 | 8542 | |
| ST | 10439 | 15704 | |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur | OPEN | 11118 | 19096 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 1308 | 1308 | |
| EWS | 2642 | 2842 | |
| OBC-NCL | 5156 | 7080 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 547 | 547 | |
| SC | 2976 | 3551 | |
| ST | 908 | 1051 | |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal | OPEN | 22945 | 31264 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 807 | 1682 | |
| EWS | 4523 | 4648 | |
| EWS (PwD) | 389 | 389 | |
| OBC-NCL | 8600 | 10924 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 1154 | 1154 | |
| SC | 4167 | 5703 | |
| ST | 2059 | 2660 | |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad | OPEN | 12888 | 18750 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 343 | 343 | |
| EWS | 2568 | 2906 | |
| EWS (PwD) | 172 | 172 | |
| OBC-NCL | 5311 | 6757 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 514 | 514 | |
| SC | 2481 | 3359 | |
| ST | 2390 | 2822 | |
| OPEN | 11335 | 17056 | |
| National Institute of Technology Agartala | OPEN | 118648 | 169546 |
| EWS | 30160 | 49366 | |
| SC | 20959 | 23091 | |
| ST | 14945 | 21381 | |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut | OPEN | 12742 | 18480 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 1136 | 1249 | |
| EWS | 13054 | 22430 | |
| OBC-NCL | 4714 | 5764 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 848 | 848 | |
| SC | 6660 | 11022 | |
| ST | 2304 | 14784 | |
| National Institute of Technology Delhi | OPEN | 15647 | 19493 |
| EWS | 3616 | 4501 | |
| OBC-NCL | 10025 | 10988 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 768 | 768 | |
| SC | 3645 | 3908 | |
| ST | 2943 | 2943 | |
| National Institute of Technology Durgapur | OPEN | 15235 | 26998 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 1296 | 1296 | |
| EWS | 6606 | 7615 | |
| EWS (PwD) | 361 | 361 | |
| OBC-NCL | 14137 | 19448 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 1385 | 1385 | |
| SC | 2894 | 4205 | |
| ST | 2834 | 4171 | |
| National Institute of Technology Goa | OPEN | 44999 | 44999 |
| SC | 19831 | 19831 | |
| National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | OPEN | 48183 | 66968 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 2324 | 2324 | |
| EWS | 12131 | 12679 | |
| OBC-NCL | 24435 | 94161 | |
| SC | 9401 | 12678 | |
| ST | 3093 | 4045 | |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | OPEN | 3588 | 11166 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 466 | 466 | |
| EWS | 2000 | 2339 | |
| EWS (PwD) | 227 | 227 | |
| OBC-NCL | 4401 | 6091 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 260 | 260 | |
| SC | 1078 | 3065 | |
| SC (PwD) | 137 | 137 | |
| ST | 971 | 1312 | |
| National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | OPEN | 136427 | 136427 |
| SC | 53040 | 53040 | |
| ST | 7843 | 13487 | |
| National Institute of Technology Nagaland | ST | 7529 | 16975 |
| National Institute of Technology Patna | OPEN | 31299 | 35292 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 1105 | 2280 | |
| EWS | 5027 | 5165 | |
| OBC-NCL | 9886 | 10962 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 1019 | 1019 | |
| SC | 6260 | 8053 | |
| ST | 5410 | 5781 | |
| National Institute of Technology Puducherry | OPEN | 31635 | 116492 |
| EWS | 121199 | 121199 | |
| OBC-NCL | 39284 | 50115 | |
| SC | 14821 | 24185 | |
| ST | 18797 | 18797 | |
| National Institute of Technology Raipur | OPEN | 42784 | 52957 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 2258 | 2258 | |
| EWS | 7576 | 10151 | |
| OBC-NCL | 17139 | 18812 | |
| SC | 4859 | 9814 | |
| ST | 2860 | 3030 | |
| National Institute of Technology Sikkim | OPEN | 295129 | 504723 |
| OBC-NCL | 295354 | 331218 | |
| SC | 42389 | 56381 | |
| ST | 14424 | 14424 | |
| National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh | OPEN | 152525 | 170231 |
| OBC-NCL | 66207 | 66207 | |
| SC | 97830 | 97830 | |
| ST | 12227 | 44669 | |
| OPEN | 34535 | 43137 | |
| National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | OPEN | 7733 | 32236 |
| EWS | 5056 | 6482 | |
| OBC-NCL | 9137 | 10880 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 1009 | 1009 | |
| SC | 6420 | 7815 | |
| ST | 1842 | 2241 | |
| National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra | OPEN | 23285 | 27319 |
| EWS | 3775 | 3955 | |
| OBC-NCL | 8575 | 11131 | |
| SC | 4375 | 5016 | |
| ST | 3684 | 20337 | |
| National Institute of Technology, Manipur | OPEN | 234181 | 288637 |
| OBC-NCL | 149402 | 190210 | |
| ST | 16298 | 24039 | |
| National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | OPEN | 309288 | 840727 |
| ST | 25443 | 25443 | |
| National Institute of Technology, Rourkela | OPEN | 15797 | 20378 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 637 | 637 | |
| EWS | 3885 | 5801 | |
| OBC-NCL | 7218 | 9365 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 587 | 587 | |
| SC | 1825 | 3869 | |
| ST | 1520 | 1670 | |
| National Institute of Technology, Silchar | OPEN | 33832 | 60412 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 1959 | 1959 | |
| EWS | 8991 | 10406 | |
| OBC-NCL | 25796 | 33331 | |
| SC | 7868 | 9582 | |
| ST | 1573 | 2312 | |
| National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | OPEN | 9004 | 13628 |
| EWS | 8828 | 10589 | |
| OBC-NCL | 3208 | 3839 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 258 | 258 | |
| SC | 833 | 2368 | |
| SC (PwD) | 185 | 185 | |
| ST | 3910 | 4667 | |
| National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand | OPEN | 40050 | 48910 |
| EWS | 7005 | 7005 | |
| OBC-NCL | 18764 | 19591 | |
| SC | 7316 | 8889 | |
| ST | 3343 | 3343 | |
| National Institute of Technology, Warangal | OPEN | 11204 | 15240 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 548 | 548 | |
| EWS | 2184 | 2333 | |
| OBC-NCL | 4096 | 5613 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 413 | 413 | |
| SC | 2626 | 3235 | |
| SC (PwD) | 120 | 120 | |
| ST | 472 | 844 | |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat | OPEN | 18691 | 29083 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 959 | 959 | |
| EWS | 4094 | 4696 | |
| OBC-NCL | 9083 | 15991 | |
| SC | 4697 | 8746 | |
| ST | 1858 | 2386 | |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | OPEN | 11111 | 18271 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 864 | 864 | |
| EWS | 3028 | 3424 | |
| OBC-NCL | 5737 | 7499 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 567 | 567 | |
| SC | 2646 | 4064 | |
| ST | 1848 | 2098 | |
| National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh | OPEN | 25661 | 39188 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 1166 | 1166 | |
| EWS | 5569 | 5665 | |
| OBC-NCL | 11516 | 12177 | |
| SC | 6357 | 6835 | |
| SC (PwD) | 222 | 222 | |
| ST | 2618 | 2754 | |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | OPEN | 22893 | 30378 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 334 | 334 | |
| EWS | 7022 | 8397 | |
| OBC-NCL | 18673 | 23102 | |
| SC | 4285 | 5146 | |
| ST | 5588 | 5872 |
| Institutes | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| NIT Jalandhar | 29363 | 44615 |
| MNIT Jaipur | 11382 | 19469 |
| MANIT Bhopal | 22235 | 30710 |
| MNNIT Allahabad | 10836 | 18473 |
| NIT Agartala | 92131 | 149692 |
| NIT Calicut | 15470 | 21214 |
| NIT Delhi | 8622 | 22753 |
| NIT Durgapur | 16861 | 30279 |
| NIT Goa | 46614 | 46614 |
| NIT Hamirpur | 47706 | 72971 |
| NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | 3340 | 12856 |
| NIT Meghalaya | 58302 | 58302 |
| NIT Patna | 30464 | 37123 |
| NIT Puducherry | 55842 | 123203 |
| NIT Raipur | 30103 | 52428 |
| NIT Sikkim | 267456 | 652905 |
| NIT Arunachal Pradesh | 156476 | 156476 |
| NIT Jamshedpur | 23712 | 32142 |
| NIT Kurukshetra | 11141 | 25875 |
| NIT Manipur | 142448 | 400339 |
| NIT Mizoram | 313293 | 475217 |
| NIT Rourkela | 9600 | 21690 |
| NIT Silchar | 49948 | 65869 |
| NIT Tiruchirappalli | 9290 | 14173 |
| NIT Uttarakhand | 40057 | 50302 |
| NIT Warangal | 10328 | 15135 |
| SVNIT Surat | 11061 | 27355 |
| VNIT Nagpur | 15223 | 19781 |
| NIT Andhra Pradesh | 30478 | 39224 |
| IIEST Shibpur | 24108 | 30655 |
| Institutes | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| NIT Jalandhar | 25038 | 38713 |
| MNIT Jaipur | 5117 | 6121 |
| MANIT Bhopal | 8528 | 10709 |
| MNNIT Allahabad | 5592 | 6793 |
| NIT Agartala | 5535 | 7097 |
| NIT Calicut | 10347 | 11436 |
| NIT Delhi | 13392 | 19109 |
| NIT Durgapur | 41961 | 88466 |
| NIT Hamirpur | 3605 | 7676 |
| NIT Patna | 10551 | 12429 |
| NIT Puducherry | 40867 | 50765 |
| NIT Raipur | 17598 | 20424 |
| NIT Sikkim | 261339 | 382115 |
| NIT Arunachal Pradesh | 66568 | 66568 |
| NIT Jamshedpur | 8953 | 11368 |
| NIT Kurukshetra | 9444 | 11901 |
| NIT Manipur | 152728 | 177663 |
| NIT Rourkela | 8027 | 11520 |
| NIT Silchar | 23829 | 37804 |
| NIT Tiruchirappalli | 3479 | 4412 |
| NIT Uttarakhand | 24446 | 24682 |
| NIT Warangal | 3732 | 5312 |
| SVNIT Surat | 7782 | 14956 |
| VNIT Nagpur | 5534 | 7743 |
| NIT Andhra Pradesh | 11528 | 12645 |
| IIEST Shibpur | 10172 | 21671 |
| Institutes | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| NIT Jalandhar | 7420 | 8273 |
| MNIT Jaipur | 3151 | 3346 |
| MANIT Bhopal | 4920 | 5494 |
| MNNIT Allahabad | 2890 | 3248 |
| NIT Agartala | 36207 | 57542 |
| NIT Calicut | 16111 | 22874 |
| NIT Delhi | 3963 | 4132 |
| NIT Durgapur | 5951 | 6472 |
| NIT Hamirpur | 14926 | 16082 |
| NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | 2487 | 3599 |
| NIT Patna | 5977 | 6248 |
| NIT Puducherry | 113620 | 113620 |
| NIT Raipur | 8796 | 9336 |
| NIT Arunachal Pradesh | 87948 | 87948 |
| NIT Jamshedpur | 5740 | 6600 |
| NIT Kurukshetra | 4167 | 4526 |
| NIT Rourkela | 3800 | 6722 |
| NIT Silchar | 11122 | 11687 |
| NIT Tiruchirappalli | 6326 | 13140 |
| NIT Uttarakhand | 8254 | 8550 |
| NIT Warangal | 2295 | 2765 |
| SVNIT Surat | 4328 | 4761 |
| VNIT Nagpur | 3136 | 3725 |
| NIT Andhra Pradesh | 6316 | 6387 |
| IIEST Shibpur | 5904 | 7144 |
| Institutes | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| NIT Jalandhar | 6917 | 8810 |
| MNIT Jaipur | 1154 | 3717 |
| MANIT Bhopal | 4791 | 5825 |
| MNNIT Allahabad | 2935 | 3403 |
| NIT Agartala | 12724 | 18062 |
| NIT Calicut | 4815 | 10770 |
| NIT Delhi | 3842 | 4555 |
| NIT Durgapur | 2996 | 4742 |
| NIT Goa | 17887 | 17887 |
| NIT Hamirpur | 3906 | 8289 |
| NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | 926 | 4114 |
| NIT Meghalaya | 39038 | 39038 |
| NIT Patna | 6138 | 7224 |
| NIT Puducherry | 9712 | 23746 |
| NIT Raipur | 8400 | 10632 |
| NIT Arunachal Pradesh | 44024 | 44024 |
| NIT Jamshedpur | 4842 | 6733 |
| NIT Kurukshetra | 4840 | 5725 |
| NIT Manipur | 28687 | 32207 |
| NIT Rourkela | 4411 | 6300 |
| NIT Silchar | 2711 | 10765 |
| NIT Tiruchirappalli | 1720 | 2748 |
| NIT Uttarakhand | 2204 | 7772 |
| NIT Warangal | 1855 | 3351 |
| SVNIT Surat | 7697 | 10733 |
| VNIT Nagpur | 2874 | 4724 |
| NIT Andhra Pradesh | 5169 | 6117 |
| IIEST Shibpur | 3983 | 5214 |
| Institutes | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| NIT Jalandhar | 26070 | 26070 |
| MNIT Jaipur | 744 | 1070 |
| MANIT Bhopal | 1833 | 3287 |
| MNNIT Allahabad | 1605 | 2423 |
| NIT Agartala | 2657 | 21611 |
| NIT Calicut | 1301 | 43656 |
| NIT Delhi | 3416 | 3416 |
| NIT Durgapur | 4083 | 4807 |
| NIT Hamirpur | 2918 | 3791 |
| NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | 977 | 1262 |
| NIT Meghalaya | 11165 | 15182 |
| NIT Nagaland | 6358 | 18021 |
| NIT Patna | 3633 | 4153 |
| NIT Raipur | 2147 | 3377 |
| NIT Sikkim | 26211 | 26211 |
| NIT Arunachal Pradesh | 6583 | 11774 |
| NIT Jamshedpur | 1356 | 1891 |
| NIT Kurukshetra | 5323 | 13869 |
| NIT Manipur | 7357 | 7357 |
| NIT Mizoram | 11141 | 11141 |
| NIT Rourkela | 475 | 2037 |
| NIT Silchar | 950 | 2628 |
| NIT Tiruchirappalli | 2873 | 3444 |
| NIT Uttarakhand | 3911 | 3911 |
| NIT Warangal | 1071 | 1117 |
| SVNIT Surat | 1709 | 2715 |
| VNIT Nagpur | 1951 | 2678 |
| NIT Andhra Pradesh | 2461 | 2679 |
| IIEST Shibpur | 3373 | 6584 |
NIT Cutoff for BTech Mechanical Engineering - Round 2
| Institutes | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| NIT Jalandhar | 29363 | 47153 |
| MNIT Jaipur | 11382 | 20341 |
| MANIT Bhopal | 22235 | 32284 |
| MNNIT Allahabad | 10836 | 18734 |
| NIT Agartala | 92131 | 173117 |
| NIT Calicut | 15954 | 21947 |
| NIT Delhi | 8622 | 26186 |
| NIT Durgapur | 22835 | 31944 |
| NIT Goa | 46614 | 46614 |
| NIT Hamirpur | 48580 | 77368 |
| NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | 3340 | 12856 |
| NIT Meghalaya | 162491 | 162491 |
| NIT Patna | 32089 | 39750 |
| NIT Puducherry | 55842 | 152281 |
| NIT Raipur | 30103 | 53645 |
| NIT Sikkim | 439425 | 662775 |
| NIT Arunachal Pradesh | 156476 | 156476 |
| NIT Jamshedpur | 26403 | 32880 |
| NIT Kurukshetra | 11141 | 27700 |
| NIT Manipur | 317560 | 468550 |
| NIT Mizoram | 313293 | 715483 |
| NIT Rourkela | 9600 | 23164 |
| NIT Silchar | 49948 | 71033 |
| NIT Tiruchirappalli | 9290 | 15150 |
| NIT Uttarakhand | 48461 | 53969 |
| NIT Warangal | 10328 | 15409 |
| SVNIT Surat | 11061 | 27930 |
| VNIT Nagpur | 15315 | 20368 |
| NIT Andhra Pradesh | 31092 | 42052 |
| IIEST Shibpur | 26556 | 34075 |
NIT Cutoff for BTech Mechanical Engineering - Round 3
| Institutes | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| NIT Jalandhar | 29363 | 47153 |
| MNIT Jaipur | 11382 | 20341 |
| MANIT Bhopal | 22235 | 32923 |
| MNNIT Allahabad | 10836 | 18838 |
| NIT Agartala | 92131 | 173117 |
| NIT Calicut | 16058 | 22252 |
| NIT Delhi | 8622 | 26186 |
| NIT Durgapur | 22835 | 31976 |
| NIT Goa | 46614 | 46614 |
| NIT Hamirpur | 48580 | 78215 |
| NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | 3340 | 12856 |
| NIT Meghalaya | 162491 | 162491 |
| NIT Patna | 32089 | 40271 |
| NIT Puducherry | 55842 | 152281 |
| NIT Raipur | 30103 | 54225 |
| NIT Sikkim | 439425 | 662775 |
| NIT Arunachal Pradesh | 156476 | 156476 |
| NIT Jamshedpur | 26403 | 33723 |
| NIT Kurukshetra | 11141 | 27816 |
| NIT Manipur | 317560 | 468550 |
| NIT Mizoram | 313293 | 1070169 |
| NIT Rourkela | 9600 | 23164 |
| NIT Silchar | 49948 | 71033 |
| NIT Tiruchirappalli | 9999 | 15410 |
| NIT Uttarakhand | 50356 | 56744 |
| NIT Warangal | 10328 | 15409 |
| SVNIT Surat | 11061 | 28067 |
| VNIT Nagpur | 15315 | 20368 |
| NIT Andhra Pradesh | 31092 | 42306 |
| IIEST Shibpur | 26556 | 34075 |
NIT Cutoff for BTech Mechanical Engineering - Round 4
| Institutes | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| NIT Jalandhar | 29363 | 47419 |
| MNIT Jaipur | 11382 | 20341 |
| MANIT Bhopal | 22235 | 33006 |
| MNNIT Allahabad | 10836 | 18838 |
| NIT Agartala | 92131 | 173117 |
| NIT Calicut | 16058 | 22263 |
| NIT Delhi | 8622 | 26186 |
| NIT Durgapur | 22835 | 32058 |
| NIT Goa | 47110 | 47110 |
| NIT Hamirpur | 48580 | 78215 |
| NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | 3340 | 12867 |
| NIT Meghalaya | 162491 | 162491 |
| NIT Patna | 32089 | 40935 |
| NIT Puducherry | 55842 | 160684 |
| NIT Raipur | 30103 | 54225 |
| NIT Sikkim | 507133 | 663130 |
| NIT Arunachal Pradesh | 156476 | 156476 |
| NIT Jamshedpur | 26403 | 33723 |
| NIT Kurukshetra | 11141 | 28180 |
| NIT Manipur | 317560 | 468550 |
| NIT Mizoram | 313293 | 1228062 |
| NIT Rourkela | 9600 | 23164 |
| NIT Silchar | 49948 | 71033 |
| NIT Tiruchirappalli | 9999 | 15450 |
| NIT Uttarakhand | 50356 | 57577 |
| NIT Warangal | 10328 | 15409 |
| SVNIT Surat | 11061 | 28137 |
| VNIT Nagpur | 15315 | 20368 |
| NIT Andhra Pradesh | 31092 | 42306 |
| IIEST Shibpur | 26556 | 34075 |
NIT Cutoff for BTech Mechanical Engineering - Round 5
| Institutes | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| NIT Jalandhar | 29363 | 48460 |
| MNIT Jaipur | 11382 | 20618 |
| MANIT Bhopal | 22235 | 34634 |
| MNNIT Allahabad | 10836 | 19615 |
| NIT Agartala | 92131 | 173117 |
| NIT Calicut | 16058 | 22280 |
| NIT Delhi | 17066 | 30040 |
| NIT Durgapur | 24328 | 32976 |
| NIT Goa | 58547 | 58547 |
| NIT Hamirpur | 48580 | 79041 |
| NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | 3340 | 14011 |
| NIT Meghalaya | 162491 | 162491 |
| NIT Patna | 32089 | 42589 |
| NIT Puducherry | 55842 | 160684 |
| NIT Raipur | 30103 | 55150 |
| NIT Sikkim | 507133 | 663130 |
| NIT Arunachal Pradesh | 156476 | 156476 |
| NIT Jamshedpur | 26403 | 35978 |
| NIT Kurukshetra | 11141 | 28538 |
| NIT Manipur | 317560 | 476682 |
| NIT Mizoram | 313293 | 1294100 |
| NIT Rourkela | 9600 | 25338 |
| NIT Silchar | 49948 | 72011 |
| NIT Tiruchirappalli | 9999 | 16002 |
| NIT Uttarakhand | 54064 | 59119 |
| NIT Warangal | 10334 | 17079 |
| SVNIT Surat | 11061 | 28844 |
| VNIT Nagpur | 16064 | 23543 |
| NIT Andhra Pradesh | 31092 | 42921 |
| IIEST Shibpur | 26830 | 35986 |
| Institute Name | Category | Male | Female | ||
| Home States | Other State | Home Sate | Other States | ||
| National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | OPEN (N.A.) | 16341 | 10181 | 27023 | 21310 |
| OPEN (PwD) | - | 334 | - | 334 | |
| EWS (N.A.) | 17569 | 1855 | 22363 | 3940 | |
| EWS (PwD) | - | 88 | - | 88 | |
| OBC-NCL (N.A.) | 5740 | 4098 | 9073 | 8730 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 309 | 290 | 572 | 290 | |
| SC (N.A.) | 3698 | 1799 | 5577 | 3994 | |
| SC (PwD) | 93 | - | 93 | - | |
| ST | 5389 | 458 | 7673 | 733 | |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | OPEN (N.A.) | 16161 | 12255 | 33689 | 23709 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 902 | 340 | 1796 | 340 | |
| EWS (N.A.) | 4775 | 2206 | 9484 | 4137 | |
| EWS (PwD) | - | 113 | - | 113 | |
| OBC-NCL (N.A.) | 8995 | 4629 | 16134 | 9710 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 394 | 372 | 394 | 372 | |
| SC (N.A.) | 4781 | 2416 | 8881 | 4116 | |
| ST | 1373 | 717 | 1373 | 1093 | |
| National Institute of Technology Rourkela | OPEN (N.A.) | 20917 | 16717 | 26989 | 24080 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 315 | 510 | 315 | 510 | |
| EWS | 4808 | 2741 | 9590 | 4784 | |
| OBC-NCL (N.A.) | 7059 | 5988 | 13386 | 10223 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 536 | 444 | 536 | 444 | |
| SC | 4720 | 2738 | 8524 | 5121 | |
| ST (N.A.) | 1951 | 850 | 2405 | 850 | |
| ST (PwD) | - | 42 | - | 42 | |
| eers360.com/articles/nits-cutoff-for-btech-mechanical-engineeringNational Institute of Technology Warangal | OPEN (N.A.) | 18206 | 14937 | 25722 | 25909 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 427 | 1063 | 427 | 1063 | |
| EWS (N.A.) | 3270 | 2570 | 4034 | 4737 | |
| OBC-NCL (N.A.) | 5774 | 5648 | 8762 | 10129 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | - | - | - | 868 | |
| SC | 3136 | 2615 | 4925 | 4844 | |
| ST (N.A.) | 730 | 976 | 843 | 1619 | |
| ST (PwD) | - | 19 | - | 19 | |
| National Institute of Technology, Calicut | OPEN (N.A.) | 32212 | 23029 | 40076 | 33078 |
| OPEN (PwD) | - | 1484 | - | 1484 | |
| EWS (N.A.) | 69916 | 3530 | 69916 | 5680 | |
| EWS (PwD) | - | 218 | - | 218 | |
| OBC-NCL (N.A.) | 11802 | 7418 | 14092 | 12124 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 461 | - | 461 | - | |
| SC | 17148 | 3659 | 23903 | 5293 | |
| ST | 16174 | 1063 | 16174 | 1565 | |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | OPEN (N.A.) | 23508 | 1021 | 23541 | 1021 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 1021 | 1280 | 1021 | 1280 | |
| EWS | 4374 | 3706 | 6123 | 5671 | |
| OBC-NCL (N.A.) | 9080 | 8047 | 11264 | 14398 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 523 | 612 | 523 | 612 | |
| SC (N.A.) | 4081 | 3922 | 6921 | 6384 | |
| ST (N.A.) | 2251 | 1206 | 4530 | 1503 | |
| National Institute of Technology Durgapur | OPEN (N.A.) | 31048 | 31045 | 39660 | 44080 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 1492 | 1318 | 2425 | 1318 | |
| EWS (N.A.) | 7596 | 4703 | 25085 | 6910 | |
| EWS (PwD) | 200 | - | 200 | - | |
| OBC-NCL (N.A.) | 21850 | 9937 | 29483 | 16424 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | - | 687 | - | 687 | |
| SC | 4784 | 4740 | 8818 | 6927 | |
| ST | 4493 | 1504 | 11707 | 2173 | |
| National Institute of Technology, Silchar | OPEN (N.A.) | 59377 | 34989 | 76659 | 45036 |
| OPN (PwD) | 1105 | - | 1105 | - | |
| EWS | 9558 | 5732 | 19567 | 7483 | |
| OBC-NCL (N.A.) | 32395 | 11450 | 41315 | 17393 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | - | 670 | - | 670 | |
| SC | 8786 | 5545 | 17359 | 9210 | |
| ST | 2967 | 1957 | 2967 | 3589 | |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur | OPEN (N.A.) | 22831 | 21909 | 35687 | 34957 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 281 | 1153 | 281 | 1153 | |
| EWS (N.A.) | 3688 | 3416 | 6427 | 5391 | |
| EWS (PwD) | - | 207 | - | 207 | |
| OBC-NCL (N.A.) | 7533 | 7877 | 15555 | 14693 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | - | 569 | - | 569 | |
| SC | 3276 | 4240 | 7485 | 7419 | |
| ST | 1283 | 1352 | 1780 | 1352 | |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology | OPEN (N.A.) | 19151 | 20976 | 32244 | 29749 |
| OPEN (PwD) | 582 | 1370 | 582 | 1446 | |
| EWS (N.A.) | 2766 | 3201 | 4918 | 5531 | |
| EWS (PwD) | 106 | - | 106 | - | |
| OBC-NCL (N.A.) | 6566 | 7211 | 10869 | 12581 | |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | 241 | 569 | 241 | 569 | |
| SC | 3317 | 3936 | 6977 | 7970 | |
| ST | 2943 | 1613 | 3251 | 2154 | |
| Course Name | Category | Male | Female | ||
| Home State | Other State | Home State | Other State | ||
| MNNIT Allahabad | OPEN | 20100 | 21791 | 30033 | 32744 |
| EWS | 3110 | 3325 | 4676 | 5331 | |
| OBC NCL | 6961 | 7456 | 13410 | 13664 | |
| SC | 2946 | 3538 | 5396 | 5609 | |
| ST | 2701 | 901 | 4316 | 1390 | |
| MANIT Bhopal | OPEN | 30473 | 28813 | 40275 | 36554 |
| EWS | 4857 | 4387 | 6676 | 6352 | |
| OBC NCL | 11562 | 9164 | 18350 | 15132 | |
| SC | 6285 | 4801 | 7624 | 5765 | |
| ST | 1283 | 1277 | 1283 | 1594 | |
| NIT Calicut | OPEN | 37019 | 24171 | 37019 | 33675 |
| EWS | 60873 | 3693 | 60873 | 5096 | |
| OBC NCL | 11663 | 8012 | 11663 | 12521 | |
| SC | 17347 | 3986 | 17347 | 5504 | |
| ST | 19380 | 1253 | 19380 | 1368 | |
| NIT Surathkal | Open | 23143 | 15587 | 25292 | 24378 |
| EWS | 4418 | 2690 | 8026 | 4074 | |
| OBC-NCL | 8413 | 5965 | 14412 | 10408 | |
| SC | 5953 | 2626 | 5953 | 3555 | |
| ST | 2001 | 506 | 2001 | 506 | |
| MNIT Jaipur | OPEN | 21327 | 23996 | 31095 | 33760 |
| EWS | 3776 | 3695 | 4938 | 6261 | |
| OBC NCL | 7131 | 8422 | 13834 | 14379 | |
| SC | 2841 | 3539 | 3969 | 6223 | |
| ST | 353 | 795 | 631 | 795 | |
| Course Name | Category | Male | Female | ||
| Home State | Other State | Home State | Other State | ||
| MNNIT Allahabad | OPEN | 22404 | 11884 | 38646 | 35353 |
| EWS | 4237 | 3878 | 7662 | 6838 | |
| OBC NCL | 6839 | 5538 | 14924 | 13163 | |
| SC | 3445 | 3344 | 6785 | 5393 | |
| ST | 1814 | 635 | 3560 | 1080 | |
| MANIT Bhopal | OBC | 13335 | 10048 | 23050 | 17198 |
| EWS | 6759 | 5532 | 7529 | 8110 | |
| General | 34967 | 31719 | 44926 | 43993 | |
| SC | 5561 | 5099 | 6967 | 7598 | |
| ST | 1793 | 662 | 1793 | 1771 | |
| NIT Calicut | OBC-NCL | 12433 | 7828 | 12433 | 11536 |
| EWS | 38317 | 4697 | 38317 | 5862 | |
| EWS (PwD) | 148 | 148 | |||
| Open | 36970 | 26286 | 36970 | 34751 | |
| Open (PwD) | 723 | 2342 | |||
| SC | 17041 | 3370 | 17041 | 6552 | |
| SC (PwD) | 185 | 185 | |||
| ST | 11849 | 905 | 11849 | 1403 | |
| NIT Surathkal | OBC | 13621 | 5613 | 21136 | 9307 |
| OBC (PwD) | 250 | 250 | |||
| EWS | 6444 | 3337 | 16291 | 5083 | |
| EWS (PwD) | 136 | 136 | |||
| Open | 29325 | 18602 | 42300 | 24907 | |
| Open (PwD) | 375 | 268 | 1797 | 268 | |
| SC | 4681 | 2476 | 9284 | 3686 | |
| ST | 1010 | 448 | 2657 | 907 | |
| MNIT Jaipur | OPEN | 19845 | 28391 | 32579 | 40417 |
| EWS | 3968 | 5072 | 6943 | 8174 | |
| OBC NCL | 5907 | 8764 | 12818 | 15866 | |
| SC | 3140 | 4255 | 6563 | 6649 | |
| ST | 418 | 1248 | 651 | 1637 | |
| NIT Patna | OPEN | 39776 | 40491 | 52374 | 48202 |
| OBC NCL | 12809 | 12702 | 16401 | 19171 | |
| SC | 6535 | 6274 | 9048 | 7468 | |
| ST | 3234 | 1863 | 3234 | 2677 | |
| NIT Trichy | OBC | 15158 | 4391 | 15158 | 8035 |
| EWS | 72019 | 2808 | 72019 | 3937 | |
| General | 38686 | 13159 | 47261 | 20662 | |
| SC | 5447 | 1679 | 6249 | 1910 | |
| ST | 5096 | 389 | 9169 | 589 | |
| NIT Warangal | OBC | 6191 | 6018 | 6191 | 8303 |
| EWS | 3695 | 3192 | 5325 | 4282 | |
| General | 18565 | 19088 | 20782 | 25044 | |
| SC | 2794 | 2808 | 2794 | 2808 | |
| ST | 550 | 625 | 844 | 1187 | |
| NIT Arunachal Pradesh | OPEN | 138608 | 48956 | 138608 | 57008 |
| OBC NCL | 69651 | 13799 | 69651 | 19879 | |
| SC | - | 7563 | - | 11435 | |
| ST | 5122 | 2213 | 5122 | 2213 | |
| VNIT Nagpur | OBC | 10210 | 7993 | 16427 | 10055 |
| EWS | 6064 | 4984 | 7834 | 6663 | |
| General | 30158 | 27159 | 39076 | 37645 | |
| SC | 4845 | 3826 | 6398 | 6566 | |
| ST | 1649 | 964 | 5218 | 1228 | |
| NIT Durgapur | OBC | 42740 | 9755 | 62382 | 17691 |
| EWS | 13066 | 5742 | 32823 | 8223 | |
| General | 44157 | 34012 | 57403 | 39807 | |
| SC | 6106 | 5037 | 9274 | 7636 | |
| ST | 13106 | 1040 | 13106 | 1978 | |
| SVNIT Surat | OBC | 20828 | 9174 | 51730 | 15990 |
| EWS | 8437 | 5530 | 17287 | 7912 | |
| General | 47263 | 31202 | 63385 | 43639 | |
| SC | 11946 | 4667 | 21005 | 6253 | |
| ST | 952 | 782 | 1166 | 1633 | |
| NIT Meghalaya | OBC | - | 12744 | - | 20752 |
| EWS | - | - | - | - | |
| General | 69624 | 45277 | 213271 | 50772 | |
| SC | - | 6881 | - | 6881 | |
| ST | 10089 | 1464 | 10089 | 1464 | |
| NIT Mizoram | OBC | 361557 | 14730 | - | 21469 |
| EWS | - | - | - | - | |
| General | 465297 | 49757 | 465297 | 58620 | |
| SC | - | 8376 | - | 8376 | |
| ST | 17349 | 2975 | 17349 | 2975 | |
| Course Name | Category | Male | Female | ||
| Home State | Other State | Home State | Other State | ||
| MNNIT Allahabad | OPEN | 15067 | 15190 | 26259 | 25483 |
| EWS | 2386 | 2307 | 4823 | 5565 | |
| OBC NCL | 6013 | 5852 | 12817 | 13059 | |
| SC | 3416 | 3453 | 5568 | 4374 | |
| ST | 3281 | 1475 | 4049 | 2365 | |
| MANIT Bhopal | OPEN | 24473 | 21854 | 35247 | 33416 |
| EWS | 4048 | 3331 | 6699 | 6170 | |
| OBC NCL | 9376 | 7925 | 17961 | 14960 | |
| SC | 6094 | 4675 | 7638 | 6432 | |
| ST | 2723 | 1834 | 2723 | 2495 | |
| NIT Calicut | OPEN | 24763 | 15500 | 27364 | 23636 |
| EWS | 53649 | 2391 | 53649 | 4706 | |
| OBC NCL | 8242 | 5492 | 13447 | 11458 | |
| SC | 23699 | 3756 | 30378 | 5480 | |
| ST | 17628 | 1100 | 17628 | 1729 | |
| NIT Surathkal | Open | 11930 | 9791 | 18637 | 17954 |
| EWS | 4026 | 1473 | 9190 | 3618 | |
| OBC-NCL | 6667 | 4190 | 13423 | 9359 | |
| SC | 5050 | 2128 | 5502 | 3940 | |
| ST | 1292 | 863 | 1665 | 1393 | |
| MNIT Jaipur | OPEN | 16464 | 16577 | 26712 | 25658 |
| EWS | 2720 | 2512 | 4939 | 3781 | |
| OBC NCL | 5914 | 6198 | 11838 | 14372 | |
| SC | 3406 | 3812 | 5888 | 5844 | |
| ST | 1025 | 1238 | 1137 | 2530 | |
| Course Name | Category | Male | Female | ||
| Home State | Other State | Home State | Other State | ||
| MNNIT Allahabad | OPEN | 17143 | 15485 | 32274 | 29702 |
| EWS | 3214 | 2794 | 5355 | 5982 | |
| OBC NCL | 6034 | 5269 | 12597 | 15334 | |
| SC | 3218 | 3589 | 6287 | 6722 | |
| ST | 2942 | 1180 | 6428 | 1897 | |
| MANIT Bhopal | OBC | 10125 | 7918 | 23081 | 16978 |
| EWS | 5480 | 4294 | 9309 | 7784 | |
| General | 26461 | 23421 | 44302 | 40825 | |
| SC | 5460 | 4979 | 9832 | 9157 | |
| ST | 2805 | 1918 | 2805 | 2172 | |
| NIT Calicut | OBC | 9228 | 4598 | 13723 | 27867 |
| OBC PwD) | 499 | 499 | 2404 | ||
| EWS | 30355 | 2955 | 30355 | 5195 | |
| Open | 30715 | 15509 | 37015 | 27867 | |
| Open (PwD) | 820 | ||||
| SC | 15340 | 2923 | 15340 | 5616 | |
| ST | 3909 | 973 | 3909 | 1591 | |
| ST (PwD) | 64 | 64 | |||
| NIT Surathkal | OBC | 8645 | 3371 | 21099 | 9156 |
| OBC (PwD) | 184 | 132 | 184 | 132 | |
| EWS | 3641 | 1675 | 10796 | 3510 | |
| Open | 14004 | 9668 | 19117 | 19546 | |
| Open (PwD) | 374 | 298 | 374 | 298 | |
| SC | 3262 | 1866 | 9367 | 4342 | |
| SC (PwD) | 152 | 43 | 152 | 43 | |
| ST | 1252 | 865 | 2855 | 1266 | |
| MNIT Jaipur | OPEN | 15338 | 17090 | 24172 | 32418 |
| EWS | 3027 | 3358 | 5679 | 6468 | |
| OBC NCL | 4933 | 5736 | 13630 | 15842 | |
| SC | 3226 | 3795 | 6549 | 7016 | |
| ST | 963 | 1421 | 1658 | 2853 | |
| NIT Patna | OPEN | 35449 | 34111 | 55621 | 42579 |
| OBC NCL | 10959 | 10157 | 18821 | 19127 | |
| SC | 7862 | 6192 | 11541 | 10422 | |
| ST | 4068 | 2307 | 4068 | 3186 | |
| NIT Kurukshetra | OBC | 5696 | 3845 | 11263 | 9284 |
| EWS | 2662 | 1978 | 5744 | 3401 | |
| General | 14994 | 11559 | 20721 | 18581 | |
| SC | 4574 | 2584 | 5376 | 5811 | |
| ST | 19669 | 1088 | 19669 | 2197 | |
| NIT Arunachal Pradesh | OPEN | 187138 | 44834 | 187138 | 54131 |
| OBC NCL | 62801 | 12756 | 62801 | 21512 | |
| SC | - | 7919 | - | 11202 | |
| ST | 17763 | 2956 | 17763 | 2956 | |
| VNIT Nagpur | OBC | 6967 | 5330 | 13886 | 10189 |
| EWS | 3645 | 3154 | 5745 | 5574 | |
| General | 17850 | 17283 | 32578 | 26868 | |
| SC | 3265 | 3058 | 3265 | 4641 | |
| ST | 2694 | 1016 | 6518 | 1510 | |
| NIT Durgapur | OBC | 32602 | 7594 | 56134 | 15964 |
| EWS | 10025 | 4408 | 28891 | 6144 | |
| General | 34539 | 25161 | 51416 | 33808 | |
| SC | 5224 | 4749 | 8931 | 10403 | |
| ST | 10306 | 1489 | 27429 | 3082 | |
| NIT Trichy | OBC | 5170 | 2139 | 9567 | 6383 |
| EWS | 18752 | 1250 | 31522 | 2468 | |
| General | 17694 | 6591 | 31522 | 14268 | |
| SC | 3209 | 1068 | 6248 | 2471 | |
| ST | 7527 | 512 | 7527 | 512 | |
| NIT Hamirpur | OBC | 82437 | 8586 | 135487 | 18828 |
| EWS | 19483 | 4739 | 25788 | 8049 | |
| General | 59091 | 26773 | 137644 | 42904 | |
| SC | 9912 | 5448 | 17560 | 10278 | |
| ST | 3571 | 2028 | 3889 | 3506 | |
| NIT Meghalaya | OBC | - | 11718 | - | 21179 |
| EWS | - | - | - | - | |
| General | 147613 | 41558 | 396058 | 50629 | |
| SC | 40349 | 7524 | 40349 | 11620 | |
| ST | 18612 | 2505 | 18612 | 2505 | |
Course | OBC | EWS | General | SC | ST | ||
Mechanical Engineering | All India | Male | 8879 | 4784 | 26295 | 5053 | 1654 |
Female | 15272 | 4784 | 40566 | 5053 | 1654 | ||
Goa | Male | 85406 | 42067 | 92630 | 38902 | 10876 | |
Female | 85406 | 42067 | 92630 | 38902 | 10876 | ||
DAMAN & DIU (UT) DADRA & --GAR HAVELI (UT) LAKSHADWEEP (UT) | Male | - | 32044 | 83783 | - | - | |
Female | - | 32044 | 83783 | - | - |
Course | OBC | EWS | General | SC | ST | ||
National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand | All India | Male | 8126 | - | 26849 | 4740 | 1788 |
Female | - | - | 37361 | - | - | ||
Uttarakhand Only | Male | 14466 | - | 37269 | 4648 | - | |
Female | - | - | 54304 | 10138 | - | ||
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | All India | Male | 6850 | 2710 | 21256 | 4171 | 1763 |
Female | 13020 | - | 35319 | 6592 | - | ||
Jharkhand | Male | 9151 | 4682 | 30665 | 6281 | 2605 | |
Female | 14011 | - | 45169 | 9669 | 6483 | ||
National Institute of Technology Sikkim | All India | Male | 9779 | - | 35772 | 5396 | 4869 |
Female | - | - | 48202 | - | - | ||
Sikkim | Male | - | - | 554203 | - | - | |
Female | - | - | - | - | - | ||
National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | All India | Male | 9121 | - | 32063 | 5569 | 2141 |
Female | 17321 | - | 49493 | - | - | ||
Meghalaya | Male | - | - | 118565 | - | 42081 | |
Female | - | - | 250055 | - | 42081 | ||
National Institute of Technology, Manipur | All India | Male | 10738 | - | 35764 | 5885 | 2377 |
Female | 19416 | - | 51682 | - | - | ||
Manipur | Male | - | - | 961708 | - | - | |
Female | - | - | - | - | - | ||
National Institute of Technology Patna | All India | Male | 8273 | 3692 | 27050 | 4810 | 1936 |
Female | 16199 | 5359 | 41730 | 8040 | 3340 | ||
Home State | Male | 8268 | 4137 | 30010 | 6240 | 3026 | |
Female | 15210 | 6342 | 44912 | 8393 | 9057 | ||
National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | All India | Male | 11781 | - | 39125 | 6566 | 2614 |
Female | 19841 | - | 52408 | - | - | ||
Home State | Male | - | - | 1081509 | - | - | |
Female | - | - | - | - | - | ||
National Institute of Technology Durgapur | All India | Male | 6103 | 2606 | 19908 | 3426 | 1296 |
Female | 11348 | - | 32094 | 8193 | 2087 | ||
Home State | Male | 28474 | 7784 | 34273 | 5674 | 5280 | |
Female | 50888 | 32040 | 46173 | 9607 | 15747 | ||
National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh | All India | Male | 10796 | - | 37919 | 5870 | 2044 |
Female | 17322 | - | 50859 | 9313 | - | ||
Home State | Male | - | - | 527192 | - | 21647 | |
Female | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Maulana Azad National | All India | Male | 6346 | 2387 | 18418 | 3622 | 1431 |
Female | 12167 | 4801 | 31634 | 6783 | 2294 | ||
Home State | Male | 7858 | 2724 | 20625 | 5770 | 2132 | |
Female | 13405 | 5079 | 38109 | 6689 | 4658 | ||
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar | All India | Male | 12249 | 4971 | 38908 | 6973 | 2704 |
Female | 19892 | 6939 | 51995 | 9322 | - | ||
Home State | Male | 311998 | 16159 | 94153 | 23358 | 3560 | |
Female | - | 26919 | 120198 | 44882 | 4880 | ||
National Institute of Technology Puducherry | All India | Male | 8352 | - | 25044 | 3906 | 2099 |
Female | 11656 | - | 34225 | 5637 | - | ||
Home State | Male | 81971 | - | 188436 | 23862 | 4138 | |
Female | 86148 | - | 193653 | - | - | ||
National Institute of Technology Nagaland | All India | Male | 11098 | - | 38476 | 6843 | 2200 |
Female | 20030 | - | 49974 | - | 5368 | ||
Home State | Male | - | - | - | - | 18956 | |
Female | - | - | - | - | 30325 | ||
National Institute of Technology, Silchar | All India | Male | 7710 | 3542 | 25727 | 4500 | 1884 |
Female | 15598 | 5452 | 40936 | 8194 | 3335 | ||
Home State | Male | 38621 | 10480 | 55086 | 8860 | 2960 | |
Female | 58890 | 21134 | 986552 | 14934 | 3952 | ||
National Institute of Technology Goa | All India | Male | 7251 | - | 21230 | 3311 | 1508 |
Female | 13653 | - | 28158 | 6697 | 1508 | ||
Goa | Male | 60750 | - | 74472 | 18378 | 14759 | |
Female | 45845 | - | 74330 | - | - | ||
| DAMAN & DIU (UT) DADRA & --GAR HAVELI (UT) LAKSHADWEEP (UT) | Male | 59816 | - | 79309 | - | - | |
Female | - | - | - | - | - | ||
National Institute of Technology Raipur | All India | Male | 7332 | 3110 | 24080 | 4370 | 1665 |
Female | 12791 | - | 34853 | 5814 | 3099 | ||
Home State | Male | 21394 | 9644 | 52423 | 8400 | 2516 | |
Female | 38025 | 10954 | 64112 | 8086 | 4321 | ||
National Institute of Technology Calicut | All India | Male | 4217 | 1684 | 13855 | 2129 | 936 |
Female | 10465 | 3100 | 24443 | 5001 | 1727 | ||
Home State | Male | 7658 | 6647 | 23778 | 9104 | 15912 | |
Female | 11627 | 11064 | 31832 | 13965 | - | ||
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra | All India | Male | 5712 | 2265 | 16839 | 3152 | 1142 |
Female | 12734 | 4455 | 28744 | 5199 | 3259 | ||
Home State | Male | 8341 | 3009 | 21086 | 5517 | 32837 | |
Female | 18930 | 5347 | 30528 | 8731 | - | ||
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur | All India | Male | 4979 | 2034 | 14776 | 3058 | 1340 |
Female | 12086 | 3851 | 27774 | 4162 | 1719 | ||
Home State | Male | 4769 | 1765 | 13541 | 2204 | 701 | |
Female | 8962 | 4231 | 22246 | 4635 | 1793 | ||
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | All India | Male | 2178 | 749 | 5968 | 842 | 373 |
Female | 4997 | 1849 | 12533 | 2280 | 1155 | ||
Home State | Male | 4388 | 23632 | 14600 | 2933 | 6978 | |
Female | 7108 | - | 25415 | 7459 | - | ||
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad | All India | Male | 4347 | 1655 | 13393 | 2488 | 1013 |
Female | 10551 | 4133 | 23254 | 5904 | 3254 | ||
Home State | Male | 4212 | 1672 | 13139 | 2438 | 1819 | |
Female | 12841 | - | 26808 | 4625 | 4195 | ||
National Institute of Technology Agartala | All India | Male | 9467 | 4289 | 30028 | 5825 | 2160 |
Female | 16630 | - | 49204 | - | - | ||
Home State | Male | - | 28862 | 224062 | 30407 | 28975 | |
Female | - | - | 266654 | 52042 | - | ||
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | All India | Male | 7220 | 2890 | 22026 | 4027 | 1456 |
Female | 14528 | 5181 | 37353 | 6543 | 3291 | ||
Home State | Male | 37443 | 7633 | 35515 | 8523 | 19163 | |
Female | 39499 | 12235 | 52330 | 6196 | - | ||
National Institute of Technology, Warangal | All India | Male | 2964 | 1350 | 9243 | 1109 | 689 |
Female | 7006 | 2668 | 17255 | 2937 | 2944 | ||
ANDHRA PRADESH | Male | 3262 | 1358 | 10680 | 1393 | 714 | |
Female | 7069 | - | 18004 | - | - | ||
TELANGA-- | Male | 3115 | 1506 | 11356 | 1921 | 821 | |
Female | 7116 | 2409 | 18474 | 3435 | 691 | ||
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | All India | Male | 4424 | 1795 | 14304 | 2332 | 1079 |
Female | 8508 | 3923 | 27175 | 4736 | 1461 | ||
Home State | Male | 4794 | 2356 | 13908 | 2793 | 1409 | |
Female | 9665 | 3942 | 26367 | 3215 | 2267 | ||
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | All India | Male | 2844 | 1026 | 8980 | 1683 | 820 |
Female | 8189 | - | 18552 | 2869 | 1398 | ||
Home State | Male | 8502 | 4879 | 14895 | 3893 | 1711 | |
Female | 22948 | 8156 | 27330 | 8081 | 2061 | ||
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | All India | Male | 7124 | 3046 | 22198 | 4244 | 1540 |
Female | 14754 | 5254 | 39404 | 8699 | 3784 | ||
Home State | Male | 87634 | 16257 | 67839 | 7613 | 3511 | |
Female | 272780 | 15969 | 94990 | 14741 | - | ||
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat | All India | Male | 5664 | 2196 | 16856 | 3206 | 1352 |
Female | 12521 | 4055 | 28759 | 6234 | 2443 | ||
Home State | Male | 10988 | 3434 | 20261 | 5411 | 2072 | |
Female | 40134 | 9543 | 41414 | 10040 | 5902 | ||
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela | All India | Male | 3591 | 1425 | 11825 | 1655 | 596 |
Female | 7413 | - | 19459 | 3424 | 1353 | ||
Home State | Male | 9757 | 3171 | 21464 | 4703 | 1612 | |
Female | 28910 | - | 27430 | 3884 | 2711 |
Name of Institute | Category | Home State (Closing Rank) | Other State (closing Rank) |
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | General | 40864 | 31951 |
SC | 11175 | 8302 | |
ST | 15399 | 4351 | |
OBC-NCL | 171110 | 13384 | |
Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur | General | 18857 | 21331 |
OBC-NCL | 10244 | 11837 | |
SC | 2653 | 6414 | |
ST | 1182 | 2323 | |
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal | General | 35442 | 25487 |
OBC-NCL | 13432 | 12889 | |
SC | 6957 | 4235 | |
ST | 1883 | 1843 | |
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad | General | 16296 | 16775 |
OBC-NCL | 9055 | 10837 | |
SC | 6440 | 4698 | |
ST | 9291 | 1913 | |
National Institute of Technology, Agartala | General | 266189 | 37847 |
OBC-NCL | - | 19124 | |
SC | 84488 | 7334 | |
ST | 40471 | 4753 | |
National Institute of Technology, Calicut | General | 19268 | 22286 |
OBC-NCL | 11536 | 9189 | |
SC | 11312 | 3454 | |
ST | 15897 | 1446 | |
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur | General | 45029 | 26479 |
OBC-NCL | 70097 | 10486 | |
SC | 5128 | 6837 | |
ST | 11985 | 1280 | |
National Institute of Technology, Goa | General | 317556 | 20755 |
OBC-NCL | 87806 | 13243 | |
SC | 21954 | 4279 | |
ST | 12618 | 1340 | |
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | General | 106124 | 33811 |
OBC-NCL | 329011 | 13907 | |
SC | 13822 | 4984 | |
ST | 5943 | 1499 | |
National Institute of Technology, Surathkal | General | 17718 | 12280 |
OBC-NCL | 16176 | 7436 | |
SC | 4960 | 2006 | |
ST | 1603 | 893 | |
National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya | General | 279211 | 44956 |
OBC-NCL | - | 20362 | |
SC | 279211 | 6304 | |
ST | 37467 | 2649 | |
National Institute of Technology, Nagaland | General | - | 47765 |
OBC-NCL | - | 11854 | |
SC | - | 7207 | |
ST | 34449 | 5914 | |
National Institute of Technology, Patna | General | 48206 | 34681 |
OBC-NCL | 16071 | 15118 | |
SC | 13286 | 8495 | |
ST | 12036 | 4431 | |
National Institute of Technology, Puducherry | General | 121167 | 25041 |
OBC-NCL | 72207 | 11957 | |
SC | 8453 | 5586 | |
ST | - | 1384 | |
National Institute of Technology, Raipur | General | 93112 | 32479 |
OBC-NCL | 26941 | 13291 | |
SC | 11564 | 5519 | |
ST | 1997 | 3484 | |
National Institute of Technology, Sikkim | General | 1010041 | 39911 |
OBC-NCL | 390062 | 20847 | |
SC | - | 4221 | |
ST | - | 1604 | |
National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh | General | 228528 | 39080 |
OBC-NCL | - | 19415 | |
SC | - | 6023 | |
ST | 28595 | 2561 | |
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | General | 32586 | 30778 |
OBC-NCL | 13951 | 11704 | |
SC | 10279 | 5263 | |
ST | 4274 | 1292 | |
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra | General | 29952 | 22517 |
OBC-NCL | 14984 | 11385 | |
SC | 8349 | 6321 | |
ST | 28580 | 3335 | |
National Institute of Technology, Manipur | General | 753837 | 47753 |
OBC-NCL | 202932 | 20825 | |
SC | 25268 | 5612 | |
ST | - | 3009 | |
National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | General | 1008647 | 47711 |
OBC-NCL | - | 20993 | |
SC | - | 6819 | |
ST | 38739 | 3034 | |
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela | General | 25844 | 15642 |
OBC-NCL | 18791 | 7818 | |
SC | 5688 | 2801 | |
ST | 2219 | 594 | |
National Institute of Technology, Silchar | General | 78773 | 35482 |
OBC-NCL | 53909 | 18163 | |
SC | 7694 | 5516 | |
ST | 5556 | 4145 | |
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar | General | 133547 | 51178 |
OBC-NCL | 277745 | 19274 | |
SC | 34446 | 9726 | |
ST | 9330 | 3011 | |
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli | General | 41869 | 37798 |
OBC-NCL | 31153 | 18243 | |
SC | 7803 | 3878 | |
ST | 17245 | 1914 | |
National Institute of Technology, Warangal | General | 11211 | 8819 |
OBC-NCL | 5294 | 4992 | |
SC | 1613 | 1735 | |
ST | 578 | 626 | |
National Institute of Technology, Surat | General | 36101 | 25033 |
OBC-NCL | 48573 | 11287 | |
SC | 15917 | 7240 | |
ST | 9849 | 2128 | |
National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | General | 17286 | 20264 |
OBC-NCL | 6942 | 6511 | |
SC | 1611 | 2996 | |
ST | 4821 | 1196 | |
National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh | General | 17286 | 20264 |
OBC-NCL | 6942 | 6511 | |
SC | 1611 | 2996 | |
ST | 4821 | 1196 |
Name of the NITs | Closing Rank (2017) | Closing Rank (2016) | Closing Rank (2015) |
7570 | 4539 | 3888 | |
4677 | 3155 | 2667 | |
8292 | 5158 | 3627 | |
10894 | 8240 | 6870 | |
13229 | 9542 | 7575 | |
13321 | 10925 | 7952 | |
13559 | 9870 | 8712 | |
12898 | 11337 | 8964 | |
15790 | 12401 | 10840 | |
16224 | 13251 | 11424 | |
14600 | 11584 | 11697 | |
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | 18316 | 16490 | 14512 |
18241 | 15722 | 14127 | |
17162 | 16577 | 14778 | |
19521 | 17890 | 17690 | |
21056 | 17835 | 17842 | |
24477 | 22377 | 20427 | |
26414 | 24094 | 20558 | |
26808 | 24830 | 22306 | |
25114 | 24976 | 27035 | |
38781 | 32630 | 28735 | |
28786 | 28256 | 31595 | |
32788 | 31782 | 32240 | |
34127 | 30332 | 30512 | |
32067 | 32434 | 36075 | |
35667 | 34152 | 36485 | |
36452 | 36991 | 37200 | |
- | - | - | |
- | - | - | |
37130 | 36437 | - | |
20873 | 18160 | 15825 |
NITs | Closing Rank (2017) | Closing Rank (2016) | Closing Rank (2015) |
National Institute of Technology, Warangal | 12401 | 5566 | 4375 |
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | 11208 | 8986 | 7265 |
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | 17402 | 11871 | 9701 |
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad | 9633 | 8809 | 7018 |
National Institute of Technology Calicut | 17768 | 10109 | 8842 |
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur | 10643 | 8386 | 7391 |
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | 13356 | 8982 | 7849 |
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela | 16679 | 11866 | 11542 |
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal | 17340 | 15653 | 15898 |
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra | 19219 | 16516 | 16038 |
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat | 17004 | 12200 | 12061 |
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | 25213 | 24408 | 21110 |
National Institute of Technology Durgapur | 29862 | 26746 | 24815 |
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | 22363 | 20909 | 17640 |
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | 68511 | 42162 | 47122 |
National Institute of Technology Raipur | 37873 | 38375 | 31974 |
National Institute of Technology Patna | 27385 | 23115 | 23647 |
National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh | 28082 | 23190 | 18356 |
National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand | 46987 | 40998 | 40840 |
National Institute of Technology, Silchar | 45145 | 35805 | 29766 |
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar | 64013 | 48784 | 43419 |
National Institute of Technology Agartala | 152566 | 96499 | 109525 |
National Institute of Technology Sikkim | 319129 | 976150 | 746975 |
National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh | 154414 | 119797 | 313675 |
National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | 89462 | 100751 | 63339 |
National Institute of Technology, Manipur | 901831 | 396944 | 421496 |
National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | 803467 | 864927 | 1090900 |
National Institute of Technology, Delhi | - | - | - |
National Institute of Technology, Goa | - | - | - |
National Institute of Technology, Nagaland | - | - | - |
National Institute of Technology, Puducherry | 116258 | 138852 | 96542 |
The authority shall consider the following conditions to determine the NITs cutoff for ME 2026.
Exam difficulty level.
Total number of candidates taking the JEE Main.
Number of questions asked in the exam.
Candidates opting for ME.
Total seats available at the institute.
Performance of candidates in the exam ( if candidates perform well overall, it will push up the cutoff).
Previous year’s cutoff trend.
The NITs cutoff 2026 will be available for each candidate category. Also, individual institutes will have separate BTech Mechanical Engineering cutoff marks
The authority will announce the official NITs Cutoff for B.Tech ME after completion of the JEE Mains exam.
Only candidates who will be meeting the cutoff rank will be eligible for admission and the seat allotment process.
Scores below the cutoff rank will not be considered for admission.
B.Tech ME cutoff for NITs will be published by coaching institutes as well, but they are unofficial
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
However the best varies from person to person, the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli is said to be the best for pursuing B Tech in ME.
Yes, it is divided into home state and other state quotas.
Not all but 29 NITs offer B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering.
No, it varies according to the state or All India Quota, whatever is applicable.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Devendra,
The National Testing Agency (NTA) primarily provides the official JEE Main syllabus, previous-year question papers, answer keys and mock tests rather than complete chapter-wise preparation notes. You can access these resources through the official JEE Main website.
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JEE Main 2027 will be conducted in two sessions by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The January session is scheduled for January 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28, 2027, while the April session will be held from April 2 to 7, 2027.
You can check the complete
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Check the below resources to access the JEE Main, NDA Physics Sample Papers:
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https://competition.careers360.com/download/nda-sample-papers-previous-years
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Check the link below to find the JEE Main High Scoring Chapters and Topics:
https://engineering.careers360.com/download/ebooks/jee-main-highest-scoring-chapters-and-topics
You may also check the chapterwise weightage by clicking the link below:
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-chapter-wise-weightage
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