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Which BTech branches are actually gaining popularity? Candidates are searching for options other than CSE that can offer long-term career stability and strong growth opportunities. Since this is the age of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, selecting the right branch has become even more challenging. Today, students must evaluate factors such as job security, Al's impact on future roles, industry demand, salary potential, and career flexibility before making such a critical decision. No doubt, CSE and related courses like AI&ML are still some of the most in-demand courses. However, other branches like Computational and Data Science, Mathematics and Computing are rapidly emerging options.
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Electrical Engineering, ECE etc are regaining their popularity among students as well. Understanding the strengths and future prospects of these programs can help students make an informed choice.
Are students bothered by changing trends in course popularity? Are they looking for options other than CSE? Then this article is a perfect source to clear such doubts. The following trends are based on the lowest rank in JEE Main and JEE Advanced. Meaning, the lowest closing rank translates into highest in-demand branch. Here are some of the top selected courses by candidates who appeared for JoSAA counselling. Check the table below to see which courses had the lowest closing rank as compared to others. Candidates can also know which of the following colleges were chosen by top rankers. Students have more or less opted for computer-related courses. There has been a rise in integrated BTech-MTech admissions as well.
Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
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It has been observed across all IITs that the most popular BTech branch is CSE. Its last rank has ranged between 60 and 8300 as per the latest JoSAA cutoff. The demand for courses also varies with the colleges. For instance, IIT Bombay is known for an excellent CSE program, hence its cutoff is very high.
| Institute | Program Name | Closing Rank |
|---|---|---|
Computer Science and Engineering | 66 | |
Electrical Engineering | 405 | |
Electrical Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) | 844 | |
BS in Mathematics (4 Years, Bachelor of Science) | 1042 | |
Engineering Physics | 1479 | |
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research | 834 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 128 | |
Computer Science and Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) | 212 | |
Mathematics and Computing | 320 | |
Mathematics and Computing (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) | 390 | |
Electrical Engineering | 599 | |
Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation) | 815 | |
Engineering and Computational Mechanics | 1088 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 276 | |
Intelligent Systems | 1134 | |
Electrical Engineering | 1160 | |
Mathematics and Scientific Computing (4 Years, Bachelor of Science) | 1260 | |
Statistics and Data Science (4 Years, Bachelor of Science) | 1299 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 509 | |
Artificial Intelligence | 1026 | |
Mathematics and Computing (4 Years, Bachelor of Science) | 1409 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 647 | |
Artificial Intelligence | 917 | |
Mathematics and Computing | 916 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 150 | |
Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics | 226 | |
Electrical Engineering | 742 | |
Computational Engineering and Mechanics | 1313 | |
Engineering Physics | 1316 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 582 | |
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 829 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 1436 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 810 | |
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 1262 | |
Mathematics and Computing | 1325 |
Go through the data given below to figure out which are the most in-demand courses in NITs. As can be seen below, Computer Science and Engineering, ECE, Computational and Data Science and Artificial Engineering are the famous choices among BTech aspirants. Their closing rank has ranged between 3800 and 5300.
Institute | Academic Program Name | Closing Rank |
Computer Science and Engineering | 3812 | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 5142 | |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 7782 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 3314 | |
Computational and Data Science | 4529 | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 5288 | |
Artificial Intelligence | 5300 | |
Information Technology | 5557 | |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 7754 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 3857 | |
Computer Science and Engineering ( Artificial Intelligence & Data Science) | 4674 | |
Mathematics and Computing | 5623 | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 6349 | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology) | 7096 | |
Planning (4 Years, Bachelor of Planning) | 2018 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 6071 | |
Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering | 7257 | |
Mathematics and Computing | 8286 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 6402 | |
Mathematics and Computing | 6729 | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 9727 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 7941 | |
Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) | 9757 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 8761 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 9471 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 9635 | |
Computer Science and Engineering | 9165 |
IIITM Gwalior, IIIT Allahabad and IIIT Lucknow are three of the colleges that offer admission under a 10,000 JEE Main rank. Since these institutes are known for Information Technology and related fields, most students select those courses alone. Check the table for better information.
Institute | Academic Program Name | Closing Rank |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior | Computer Science and Engineering | 8336 |
Information Technology-Business Informatics | 4786 | |
Information Technology | 5098 | |
Information Technology (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) | 6101 | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 7074 | |
B. Tech. Information Technology-Business Informatics (IT- BIn) - Master of Business Administration (MBA) (5 Years, Bachelor of Technology and MBA (Dual Degree)) | 7598 | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) | 8104 | |
Computer Science | 8323 | |
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence | 8564 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, CSE has been quite a popular course for several years.
The most popular BTech Branch is CSE in NITs, followed by, AI, EE etc.
Yes, Information Technology is definitely one of the fine options apart from CSE, AI, DS etc. Its cutoff usually goes high but is lesser than that of CSE or related branches.
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