IIT Kharagpur Cutoff 2016: Check Category-wise JEE Advanced Cutoff Ranks
The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur accepts JEE Advanced scores for admission to the Engineering and Architecture courses. IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2016 was released in the form of opening and closing ranks. As per the IIT Kharagpur BTech cutoff 2016, the Last Round closing ranks ranged between 286 and 10310, among which CSE was the most competitive course for the General AI category students. Candidates can scroll down to this page to check out the IIT KGP category-wise cutoff 2016 for all the BTech, Integrated BTech and BArch courses.
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- IIT Kharagpur Cutoff 2016 For General All India Category
- IIT Kharagpur Cutoff 2016 For OBC All India Category
- IIT Kharagpur Cutoff 2016 For SC All India Category
- IIT Kharagpur Cutoff 2016 For ST All India Category
- IIT Kharagpur Cutoff 2016 For PWD All India Category
IIT Kharagpur Cutoff 2016 For General All India Category
During the IIT Kharagpur 2016 cutoff, the Round 1 closing ranks for BTech (Hons.) in Computer Science and Engineering was 272 for the General AI category students. The Last Round cutoff for CSE was 286 making it the most competitive course. For other courses, candidates can refer to the table given below:
| Course Name |
Round 1 |
Last Round |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering |
3247 |
3497 |
| Aerospace Engineering(Dual Degree) |
3458 |
4033 |
| Agricultural and Food Engineering |
5906 |
6312 |
| Architecture |
8778 |
10310 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering |
5060 |
5437 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
5955 |
6904 |
| Chemical Engineering |
2773 |
2965 |
| Chemical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
3519 |
3606 |
| Civil Engineering |
3395 |
3788 |
| Computer Science and Engineering |
272 |
286 |
| Computer Science and Engineering(Dual Degree) |
382 |
389 |
| Electrical Engineering |
1088 |
1190 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering |
885 |
890 |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering |
3386 |
3442 |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering with M.Tech. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Management(Dual Degree) |
4120 |
4563 |
| Instrumentation Engineering |
2326 |
2623 |
| Manufacturing Science and Engineering |
3668 |
3759 |
| Manufacturing Science and Engineering with M.Tech. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Management(Dual Degree) |
4210 |
4436 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
1426 |
1560 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
4043 |
4222 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering(Dual Degree) |
4516 |
4776 |
| Mining Engineering |
5249 |
5502 |
| Mining Engineering(Dual Degree) |
5921 |
6220 |
| Mining Safety Engineering(Dual Degree) |
6463 |
7423 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture |
5123 |
5538 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture(Dual Degree) |
5689 |
6355 |
| Quality Engineering Design and Manufacturing(Dual Degree) |
4606 |
4893 |
| Agricultural and Food Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
6704 |
7455 |
| Electrical Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
1455 |
1556 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
1320 |
1320 |
| Mechanical Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
2172 |
2299 |
| Civil Engineering Specializations(Dual Degree) |
3936 |
4158 |
IIT Kharagpur Cutoff 2016 For OBC All India Category
For the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category candidates, the IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2016 ranged between 149 and 3763 in the Last Round. As per the Last Round closing rank, it is clear that the completion was tough for CSE aspirants as the course has the lowest closing rank of 149. For detailed Round 1 and Last Round closing ranks, refer to the below table:
| Course Name |
Round 1 |
Last Round |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering |
1457 |
1508 |
| Aerospace Engineering (Dual Degree) |
1718 |
1718 |
| Agricultural and Food Engineering |
2900 |
3091 |
| Architecture |
3750 |
3763 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering |
2597 |
2887 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
3048 |
3321 |
| Chemical Engineering |
1469 |
1475 |
| Chemical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
1742 |
1806 |
| Civil Engineering |
1298 |
1349 |
| Computer Science and Engineering |
148 |
149 |
| Computer Science and Engineering(Dual Degree) |
192 |
196 |
| Electrical Engineering |
507 |
516 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering |
416 |
417 |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering |
1741 |
1817 |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering with M.Tech. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Management(Dual Degree) |
2121 |
2144 |
| Instrumentation Engineering |
1149 |
1226 |
| Manufacturing Science and Engineering |
1897 |
1952 |
| Manufacturing Science and Engineering with M.Tech. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Management(Dual Degree) |
2216 |
2245 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
614 |
624 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
2111 |
2141 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering(Dual Degree) |
2471 |
2484 |
| Mining Engineering |
2616 |
2639 |
| Mining Engineering(Dual Degree) |
2842 |
2842 |
| Mining Safety Engineering(Dual Degree) |
3098 |
3160 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture |
2543 |
2619 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture(Dual Degree) |
2786 |
2927 |
| Quality Engineering Design and Manufacturing(Dual Degree) |
2490 |
2490 |
| Agricultural and Food Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
3215 |
3282 |
| Electrical Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
703 |
745 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
672 |
764 |
| Mechanical Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
896 |
976 |
| Civil Engineering Specializations(Dual Degree) |
1601 |
1601 |
IIT Kharagpur Cutoff 2016 For SC All India Category
Candidates can refer to the table below to check out the IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2016 for the SC category students under the AII India Quota. As per the Last Round 2016 closing ranks, BTech in Computer Science and Engineering was the most competitive course.
| Course Name |
Round 1 |
Last Round |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering |
764 |
865 |
| Aerospace Engineering(Dual Degree) |
795 |
857 |
| Agricultural and Food Engineering |
1691 |
1845 |
| Architecture |
2131 |
2347 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering |
1456 |
1456 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
1681 |
1747 |
| Chemical Engineering |
754 |
900 |
| Chemical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
900 |
1093 |
| Civil Engineering |
592 |
671 |
| Computer Science and Engineering |
86 |
86 |
| Computer Science and Engineering(Dual Degree) |
125 |
125 |
| Electrical Engineering |
268 |
273 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering |
240 |
243 |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering |
1142 |
1171 |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering with M.Tech. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Management(Dual Degree) |
1365 |
1365 |
| Instrumentation Engineering |
853 |
853 |
| Manufacturing Science and Engineering |
1306 |
1315 |
| Manufacturing Science and Engineering with M.Tech. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Management(Dual Degree) |
1416 |
1478 |
| Mathematics and Computing(Integrated Course) |
713 |
730 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
275 |
277 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
1201 |
1214 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering(Dual Degree) |
1258 |
1258 |
| Mining Engineering |
1394 |
1560 |
| Mining Engineering(Dual Degree) |
1418 |
1418 |
| Mining Safety Engineering(Dual Degree) |
1638 |
1733 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture |
1498 |
1638 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture(Dual Degree) |
1730 |
1985 |
| Quality Engineering Design and Manufacturing(Dual Degree) |
1478 |
1908 |
| Agricultural and Food Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
1755 |
2065 |
| Electrical Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
418 |
418 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
389 |
389 |
| Mechanical Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
470 |
520 |
| Civil Engineering Specializations(Dual Degree) |
709 |
901 |
IIT Kharagpur Cutoff 2016 For ST All India Category
For the ST AII India category students, the IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2016 for the Last Round ranged between 30 and 1125, among which BTech in CSE was the most competitive course. The least competitive course was Agricultural and Food Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations (Dual Degree). For more details, refer to the table below:
| Course Name |
Round 1 |
Last Round |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering |
391 |
415 |
| Aerospace Engineering(Dual Degree) |
427 |
430 |
| Agricultural and Food Engineering |
804 |
804 |
| Architecture |
1072 |
1072 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering |
862 |
862 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
885 |
1119 |
| Chemical Engineering |
379 |
460 |
| Chemical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
531 |
592 |
| Civil Engineering |
198 |
240 |
| Computer Science and Engineering |
30 |
30 |
| Computer Science and Engineering(Dual Degree) |
106 |
137 |
| Electrical Engineering |
165 |
170 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering |
173 |
173 |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering |
797 |
879 |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering with M.Tech. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Management(Dual Degree) |
580 |
138 |
| Instrumentation Engineering |
592 |
801 |
| Manufacturing Science and Engineering |
767 |
767 |
| Manufacturing Science and Engineering with M.Tech. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Management(Dual Degree) |
869 |
869 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
184 |
198 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
640 |
747 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering(Dual Degree) |
692 |
692 |
| Mining Engineering |
527 |
527 |
| Mining Engineering(Dual Degree) |
494 |
494 |
| Mining Safety Engineering(Dual Degree) |
762 |
762 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture |
747 |
900 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture(Dual Degree) |
900 |
1034 |
| Quality Engineering Design and Manufacturing(Dual Degree) |
864 |
864 |
| Agricultural and Food Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
951 |
1125 |
| Electrical Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
258 |
351 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
304 |
304 |
| Mechanical Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
351 |
360 |
| Civil Engineering Specializations(Dual Degree) |
233 |
355 |
IIT Kharagpur Cutoff 2016 For PWD All India Category
During the IIT Kharagpur 2016 cutoff for BTech, Integrated BTech and Architecture courses, the lowest cutoff was for BTech in CSE making it the most competitive course. The highest cutoff was for Industrial and Systems Engineering with M.Tech. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Management (Dual Degree) with a Last Rround closing rank of 161. For the rest of the courses, refer to the table given below:
| Course Name |
Round 1 |
Last Round |
|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering |
5 |
146 |
| Chemical Engineering |
118 |
118 |
| Chemical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
151 |
151 |
| Civil Engineering |
66 |
123 |
| Computer Science and Engineering |
10 |
10 |
| Computer Science and Engineering(Dual Degree) |
12 |
12 |
| Electrical Engineering |
32 |
32 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering |
21 |
21 |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering with M.Tech. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Management(Dual Degree) |
105 |
161 |
| Instrumentation Engineering |
155 |
155 |
| Manufacturing Science and Engineering |
39 |
39 |
| Manufacturing Science and Engineering with M.Tech. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Management(Dual Degree) |
108 |
0 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
20 |
71 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering(Dual Degree) |
146 |
157 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture |
102 |
105 |
| Agricultural and Food Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
70 |
151 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
55 |
55 |
| Mechanical Engineering with M.Tech. Specializations(Dual Degree) |
67 |
67 |
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Answered 4 weeks ago
Yes, you can get admission to IIT Kharagpur with a rank of 200 in the IIT JAM exam if you belong to the General AI category. For this category, the last round cutoff ranged from 100 to 894. Students can take a look below to know which courses can be availed in the last round with the attained rank.
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Answered 4 weeks ago
The needed rank would differ based on the category, course and branch. For the General AI category, the overall IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2026 ranged from 509 (BTech CSE) in the first round to 24582 (Bachelor of Architecture (BArch Hons) in the last round. Hence, overall, a rank below 24582 could help yo
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Answered 4 weeks ago
As per the IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2026 for the OBC AI category, the closing ranks ranged from 241 (CSE) in the first round to 7973 (BArch Hons) in the last round. Students can check the table below to see the round 1 and last round closing ranks for various branches.
| Course | Round 1 (Closing Rank) | Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|---|
| B.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering | 2347 | 2423 |
| B.Tech. in Agricultural and Food Engineering | 4467 | 4671 |
| B.Tech. in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | 3842 | 3928 |
| B.Tech. in Civil Engineering | 3102 | 3271 |
| B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering | 2442 | 2501 |
| B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering | 241 | 258 |
| B.Tech. in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering | 703 | 735 |
| B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering | 941 | 946 |
| B.Tech. in Instrumentation Engineering | 1259 | 1348 |
| B.Tech. in Industrial Engineering | 2268 | 2278 |
| B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering | 1840 | 1875 |
| B.Tech. in Manufacturing Science and Engineering | 3173 | 3361 |
| B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 3316 | 3584 |
| B.Tech. in Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture | 4018 | 4173 |
| B.Tech. in Mining Engineering | 3881 | 4047 |
| Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch. Hons.) | 7444 | 7973 |
| B.S. in Chemistry | 5504 | 5798 |
| B.S. in Economics | 3207 | 3213 |
| B.S. in Physics | 4755 | 5182 |
| B.S. in Mathematics and Computing | 709 | 709 |
| B.Sc. in Applied Geology | 5275 | 5803 |
| B.S. in Exploration Geophysics | 5210 | 5548 |
| B.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence | 427 | 432 |
| B.Tech. in Biomedical Engineering | 4057 | 4171 |
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Answered 4 weeks ago
IIT Kharagpur JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 ranged between 4182 and 4588 for the Mechanical Engineering branch. This the cutoff range for the General AI category. For the other categories cutoff range, students can check the table below.
| Category | IIT Kharagpur JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| General | 4182 - 4588 |
| OBC | 1840 - 1875 |
| SC | 1037 - 1052 |
| ST | 567 - 595 |
| EWS | 733 - 733 |
| PWD | 277 - 297 |
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Answered 4 weeks ago
To get admission to the MSc Physics course (MSc + PhD in Physics) at IIT Kharagpur, a rank of at least 409 is required to be eligible for admission in the General AI category. Students who belong to other categories can see below to know the highest rank acceptable.
| Category | IIT Kharagpur MSc cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| General | 409 |
| OBC | 868 |
| SC | 1990 |
| ST | 3644 |
| EWS | 747 |
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Answered 2 months ago
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