VITEEE Category-wise Cutoff 2026: Vellore Institute of Technology will release the VITEEE 2026 cutoff marks on its official website viteee.vit.ac.in. VITEEE exam allows candidates to pursue undergraduate engineering courses across various campuses of VIT in the country. VITEEE 2026 Cutoff marks are categorized into five categories. Category 1 will have the highest Cutoff, and Category 5 will have the lowest Cutoff. Top rankers will be allotted seats under category 1, and low rankers to Category 2. 3 ,4 and 5. Tuition fee for Category 1 will be less than that of Category 5.
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The total marks of VITEEE 2026 exam is 500 marks. Candidates who crosses 450 marks are expected to get top ranks between 1 to 250. Based on the VITEEE 2026 Opening and Closing ranks category wise cutoff will be released. At the time of VITEEE 2026 counselling, VIT releases the VITEEE Category-wise cutoff 2026. Read the article below to know more details regarding the VITEEE category wise cutoff 2026.
2 Lakhs | 3 Lakhs | 4 Lakhs | 4.4 Lakhs | 5 Lakhs | ||
Campus | Programme | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | Category 4 | Category 5 |
Vellore | CSE | 900- 1000 | 3500- 4000 | 19000- 20000 | 22000- 25000 | 25500- 27000 |
CSE with specialisation | 2800- 3000 | 9000- 9500 | 23000- 24000 | 27000- 28000 | 31000- 32000 | |
Chennai | CSE | 8000- 8500 | 14000-14200 | 25000- 25200 | 29000-29200 | 34000-34200 |
CSE with specialisation | 11500- 116000 | 20500 | 26000 | 32000 | 42000 |
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Below is the VITEEE category-wise cutoff ranks for the year 2024. This is the official data taken from the Vellore Institute of Technology. Top rankers and top branches will be allotted to category 1 in which the tuition fees will also be less compared to the remaining 4 categories. Candidates can predict their chances of getting into a category based on the previous year's data.
2 Lakhs | 3 Lakhs | 4 Lakhs | 4.4 Lakhs | 5 Lakhs | ||
Campus | Programme | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | Category 4 | Category 5 |
Vellore | CSE | 950 | 3500 | 19000 | 22000 | 25500 |
CSE with specialisation | 2800 | 9000 | 23000 | 27000 | 31000 | |
Chennai | CSE | 8000 | 14000 | 25000 | 29000 | 34000 |
CSE with specialisation | 11500 | 20500 | 26000 | 32000 | 42000 |
Candidates who will secure 400 marks in VITEEE 2026 exam are expected to get a rank between 500 to 1000. Below is the data taken from student's reviews and various coaching experts on VITEEE marks vs ranks. All 1000 rankers below may get a seat in category 1, while 30,000 plus rankers could get category 5 seats. Category 1 tuition fees are less than the rest of the 4 categories and Category 5 students need to pay more tuition fees.
| Marks (out of 500) | Expected Rank Range | Likely Category |
|---|---|---|
500-450 | 1 – 250 | Category 1 |
450- 400 | 251 – 500 | Category 1 |
400- 350 | 501 – 1,000 | Category 1 – 2 |
350-300 | 1,001 – 2,500 | Category 2 – 3 |
300- 250 | 2,501 – 5,000 | Category 3 |
250- 240 | 5,001 – 8,000 | Category 3 – 4 |
240-230 | 8,001 – 11,000 | Category 4 |
230-220 | 11,001 – 15,000 | Category 4 – 5 |
220- 210 | 15,001 – 20,000 | Category 5 |
30 – 39 | 20,001 – 30,000 | Category 5 |
Below 30 | 30,000+ | Category 5 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, category 1 will have the lowest tuition fees of only 2 lakh per year.
Rankers under 950 can secure a CSE seat in Vellore campus of VIT.
Candidates who ranked under 3500 may be eligible for category 2 in CSE at vellore campus.
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