IIT Madras Cutoff 2016: Check Category-wise JEE Advanced Cutoff Ranks
IIT Madras cutoff 2016 was released for admission to several BTech and Integrated BTech courses. The JEE Advanced cutoff 2016 for IIT Madras was released by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) in the form of opening and closing ranks. As per the IIT Madras CSE cutoff 2016, the Last Round closing rank was 173 for the General AI category students. For other categories cutoff, candidates can refer to the tables given below.
| IIT Madras Cutoff 2025 | IIT Madras Cutoff 2017 |
- IIT Madras Cutoff 2016 For General All India Category
- IIT Madras Cutoff 2016 For OBC All India Category
- IIT Madras Cutoff 2016 For SC All India Category
- IIT Madras Cutoff 2016 For ST All India Category
- IIT Madras Cutoff 2016 For PWD All India Category
IIT Madras Cutoff 2016 For General All India Category
For the General category candidates, the Last Round closing ranks ranged between 173 and 6368. Considering the closing rank for the Last Round, BTech in CSE was the most competitive speciation for the General category. The least competitive course was Biological Engineering (Dual Degree). Candidates can refer to the table below to check out the cutoff ranks for all the BTech and Integrated BTech courses offered at this institute for the General category students under the AI Quota.
| Course Name |
Round 1 |
Last Round |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering |
2998 |
3242 |
| Aerospace Engineering(Dual Degree) |
3168 |
3251 |
| Biological Engineering(Dual Degree) |
6171 |
6368 |
| Chemical Engineering |
2775 |
3012 |
| Chemical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
3121 |
3258 |
| Civil Engineering |
3116 |
3703 |
| Civil Engineering(Dual Degree) |
4088 |
4573 |
| Computer Science and Engineering |
171 |
173 |
| Computer Science and Engineering(Dual Degree) |
278 |
278 |
| Electrical Engineering |
606 |
606 |
| Electrical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
1212 |
1212 |
| Engineering Design(Dual Degree) |
4401 |
5127 |
| Engineering Physics |
2177 |
2274 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
1195 |
1246 |
| Mechanical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
2042 |
2194 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
3981 |
4391 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering(Dual Degree) |
4391 |
5280 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering |
4871 |
5319 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering(Dual Degree) |
5356 |
5870 |
IIT Madras Cutoff 2016 For OBC All India Category
As per the IIT Madras 2016 cutoff for the OBC category, the Last Round closing rank ranged between 93 and 3312. Considering the Last Round closing rank, BTech in CSE was the most competitive specialisation. The least competitive specialisation for the OBC category was Biological Engineering (Dual Degree). Check out the Round 1 and Last Round cutoff details for all the BTech courses offered at IIT Madras in the table below:
| Course Name |
Round 1 |
Last Round |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering |
1335 |
1364 |
| Aerospace Engineering(Dual Degree) |
1550 |
1582 |
| Biological Engineering(Dual Degree) |
3106 |
3312 |
| Chemical Engineering |
1425 |
1465 |
| Chemical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
1598 |
1742 |
| Civil Engineering |
1342 |
1374 |
| Civil Engineering(Dual Degree) |
1664 |
1733 |
| Computer Science and Engineering |
93 |
93 |
| Computer Science and Engineering(Dual Degree) |
153 |
153 |
| Electrical Engineering |
338 |
344 |
| Electrical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
593 |
677 |
| Engineering Design(Dual Degree) |
1956 |
2052 |
| Engineering Physics |
1314 |
1399 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
508 |
512 |
| Mechanical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
871 |
897 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
2010 |
2010 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering(Dual Degree) |
2257 |
2411 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering |
2388 |
2475 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering(Dual Degree) |
2578 |
2644 |
IIT Madras Cutoff 2016 For SC All India Category
For the SC category students, the Round 1 and the Last Round closing rank for BTech in Computer Science and Engineering was 58 under the AII India Quota. For the rest of the courses, refer to the table below:
| Course Name |
Round 1 |
Last Round |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering |
683 |
795 |
| Aerospace Engineering(Dual Degree) |
128 |
887 |
| Biological Engineering(Dual Degree) |
1880 |
2109 |
| Chemical Engineering |
891 |
940 |
| Chemical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
933 |
1028 |
| Civil Engineering |
619 |
619 |
| Civil Engineering(Dual Degree) |
833 |
885 |
| Computer Science and Engineering |
58 |
58 |
| Computer Science and Engineering(Dual Degree) |
108 |
108 |
| Electrical Engineering |
196 |
196 |
| Electrical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
504 |
552 |
| Engineering Design(Dual Degree) |
1352 |
1476 |
| Engineering Physics |
993 |
1008 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
248 |
248 |
| Mechanical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
503 |
503 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
1232 |
1283 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering(Dual Degree) |
1338 |
1730 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering |
1356 |
1835 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering(Dual Degree) |
1665 |
1864 |
IIT Madras Cutoff 2016 For ST All India Category
As compared to the General, OBC and SC categories, the competition was higher for the ST category students to get admission at IIT Madras. For the OBC category, the Round 1 and the Last Round closing cutoff for BTech in CSE were 22 and 23, respectively.
| Course Name |
Round 1 |
Last Round |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering |
324 |
324 |
| Aerospace Engineering(Dual Degree) |
34 |
34 |
| Biological Engineering(Dual Degree) |
1100 |
1103 |
| Chemical Engineering |
442 |
442 |
| Chemical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
456 |
456 |
| Civil Engineering |
178 |
178 |
| Civil Engineering(Dual Degree) |
327 |
327 |
| Computer Science and Engineering |
22 |
23 |
| Computer Science and Engineering(Dual Degree) |
55 |
67 |
| Electrical Engineering |
113 |
113 |
| Electrical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
206 |
206 |
| Engineering Design(Dual Degree) |
780 |
866 |
| Engineering Physics |
618 |
910 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
158 |
158 |
| Mechanical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
311 |
311 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
689 |
689 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering(Dual Degree) |
699 |
699 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering |
677 |
799 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering(Dual Degree) |
799 |
846 |
IIT Madras Cutoff 2016 For PWD All India Category
For the PWD category students, the Round 1 and the Last Round cutoff for BTech in Computer Science & Engineering was 1 which was the lowest as compared to other BTech specialisations offered at IIT Madras.
| Course Name |
Round 1 |
Last Round |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering(Dual Degree) |
125 |
125 |
| Chemical Engineering |
81 |
81 |
| Chemical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
186 |
186 |
| Civil Engineering |
45 |
45 |
| Civil Engineering(Dual Degree) |
86 |
86 |
| Computer Science and Engineering |
1 |
1 |
| Computer Science and Engineering(Dual Degree) |
4 |
4 |
| Electrical Engineering |
22 |
22 |
| Electrical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
80 |
80 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
30 |
30 |
| Mechanical Engineering(Dual Degree) |
68 |
100 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
171 |
64 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering(Dual Degree) |
120 |
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