IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2016: Category-wise JEE Advanced Cutoff Ranks

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Janki H Gajjar
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4 mins readUpdated on Apr 2, 2024 16:56 IST

IIT Palakkad cutoff 2016 for the various BTech specialisations is released based on JEE Advanced scores followed by the JoSAA Counselling. The institute offers BTech in CSE, Data Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering and more. Every year JoSAA conducts the round-wise JoSAA Counselling after the release of JEE Advanced scores for the final admissions to IITs including IIT Palakkad. Every round releases cutoffs for various categories including General, SC, ST OBC and EWS. Interested candidates can check the category-wise IIT Palakkad cutoff for BTech courses for the current and previous years from the table:

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2025

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2017

Table of content
  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2016 For General All India Category
  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2016 For OBC All India Category
  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2016 For SC All India Category
  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2016 For ST All India Category
  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2016 For Person with Disability (PWD) All India Category
  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2016 FAQs

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2016 For General All India Category

IIT Palakkad JEE Advanced cutoff 2016 has been released in the form of opening and closing ranks for all the BTech courses during the JoSAA Counselling. As per Round, 1 closing ranks for the BTech ranged between 4496 and 7068, where the highest competitive ranks were of BTech CSE. Candidates can check the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad cutoff 2016 for the JEE Advanced courses for General category candidates:   

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

7068

8648

Computer Science and Engineering

4496

4981

Electrical Engineering

5911

6737

Mechanical Engineering

6244

7381

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2016 For OBC All India Category

IIT Palakkad cutoff 2016 has also been released for various courses for the OBC category. As per the JEE Advanced cutoff 2016, the Round 1 closing ranks ranged between 1632 and 2825, while the last round closing ranks ranged between 1679 and 2978. To check out the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad cutoff 2016 based on JEE Advanced scores for the OBC category refer to the table mentioned below:

Q:   How many JEE Advanced cutoffs will be released for admission to BTech at IIT Palakkad?
Q:   What is the opening and closing rank for BTech in Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Palakkad?
Q:   What is the cutoff for BTech at IIT Palakkad for other than general categories?

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

2825

2978

Computer Science and Engineering

1632

1679

Electrical Engineering

2410

2584

Mechanical Engineering

2434

2722

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2016 For SC All India Category

IIT Palakkad BTech CSE can be considered the most popular course because of the competitive ranks scored by the candidates. The Round 1 and the last round closing ranks for BTech CSE stood at 960 and 1076, respectively for the SC All India Quota. Tabulated below are the Round 1 and the Last Round JEE Advanced closing ranks for IIT Palakkad BTech admissions for the SC All India category candidates: 

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

1428

1645

Computer Science and Engineering

960

1076

Electrical Engineering

1326

1387

Mechanical Engineering

1377

1487

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2016 For ST All India Category

For the IIT Palakkad JEE Advanced cutoff, the closing ranks for the most competitive BTech CSE course stood at 663 and 664 for Round 1 and the Last Round, respectively. There are various factors which lead to the final determination of IIT Palakkad JEE Advanced cutoff including the number of candidates, how many candidates have passed the exam, previous year cutoff trends and more. Tabulated below are the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2016 for ST All India Category:

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

482

588

Computer Science and Engineering

663

664

Electrical Engineering

664

714

Mechanical Engineering

643

728

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2016 For Person with Disability (PWD) All India Category

The next category for which JoSAA released IIT Palakkad BTech cutoff 2016 is the PwD category. Of all the specialisations, the most competitive rank is for BTech CSE as always. BTech CSE has the closing ranks at for the last round. Also, tabulated below are the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad cutoff 2016 for the Person with disability(PWD) All India Category:

Q:   What is the cutoff for IIT Palakkad?
Q:   What impact does the number of available seats have on JEE Advanced cut-offs?

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Electrical Engineering

179

73

Mechanical Engineering

187

187

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2016 FAQs

Q. What is IIT Palakkad cutoff 2016?

A. Candidates can check the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad cutoff 2016 for the JEE Advanced courses for General category candidates:   

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

7068

8648

Computer Science and Engineering

4496

4981

Electrical Engineering

5911

6737

Mechanical Engineering

6244

7381

Q. What is IIT Palakkad cutoff 2016 for OBC category?

A. To check out the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad cutoff 2016 based on JEE Advanced scores for the OBC category refer to the table mentioned below:

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

2825

2978

Computer Science and Engineering

1632

1679

Electrical Engineering

2410

2584

Mechanical Engineering

2434

2722

Q. What is IIT Palakkad cutoff 2016 for SC category?

A. Tabulated below are the Round 1 and the Last Round JEE Advanced closing ranks for IIT Palakkad BTech cutoff 2016 for the SC All India category candidates: 

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

1428

1645

Computer Science and Engineering

960

1076

Electrical Engineering

1326

1387

Mechanical Engineering

1377

1487

Q. What is IIT Palakkad cutoff 2016 for ST category?

A. Tabulated below are the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2016 for ST All India Category:

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

482

588

Computer Science and Engineering

663

664

Electrical Engineering

664

714

Mechanical Engineering

643

728

Q. What is IIT Palakkad cutoff 2016 for PwD category?

A. Tabulated below are the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad cutoff 2017 for the Person with disability(PWD) All India Category:

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Electrical Engineering

179

73

Mechanical Engineering

187

187

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Answered 2 weeks ago

Yes if your rank 540 you can secure seat in most engineering programs of IIT Palakkad.

Computer Science and Engineering: 6199

- Data Science and Engineering: The cutoff was around 8084.
- Electrical Engineering: The cutoff was about 9766.
- Civil Engineering: The cutoff was as high as 16487.

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Rakshit Prabhakar

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Answered a month ago

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Rashmi Sinha

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Answered a month ago

Yes, you will get CSE at IIT Palakkad with a JEE Advanced cutoff rank of 6000 if you belong to the General AI quota. However, you have to wait till the last round, as the cutoff ranks are generally higher in the initial rounds. For the unreserved category, the IIT Palakkad CSE cutoff 2025 was 5736 i

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Rashmi Sinha

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Answered a month ago

In 2025, the IIT Palakkad CSE cutoff was relatively less competitive for admission as compared to that of IIT Tirupati and IIT Goa for students belonging to the General AI quota. The CSE cutoff ranged between 4620 and 5034 for IIT Tirupati, while for IIT Goa, it ranged from 5626 to 6242. For IIT Pal

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Rashmi Sinha

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

IIT Palakkad accepts the IIT JAM entrance exam for admission to the MSc course across different categories belonging to the AI quota. The cutoff ranks vary for different rounds and categories. Considering the IIT JAM last-round cutoff 2025, the closing ranks varied between 556 and 745 for the Genera

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Rashmi Sinha

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

For students belonging to the OBC AI quota, a cutoff rank between 652 and 1185 is considered to be a safe rank for MSc admission at IIT Palakkad. The better (lower) your rank, the higher the probability of securing a seat at IIT Palakkad for MSc. This is the overall cutoff range for MSc admission, i

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Rashmi Sinha

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 3 months ago

The branch-wise placement rate recorded during IIT Palakkad BTech placements 2024 is presented below:

BTech Branch

Students Registered (2024)

Students Placed (2024)

Placement Percentage (2024)

CSE

43

40

93.02%

Electrical

36

25

69.44%

Mechanical

30

24

80%

Civil

19

16

84.21%

In addition, the branch-wise salary package offered during IIT Palakkad BTech placements 2024 is presented below:

BTech Branch

the highest Package (2024)

Average Package (2024)

CSE

INR 41.61 LPA

INR 19.09 LPA

Electrical

INR 36.72 LPA

INR 16.7 LPA

Mechanical

INR 20 LPA

INR 11.52 LPA

Civil

INR 20 LPA

INR 9.01 LPA

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Manashjyoti Piplani

Contributor-Level 9

Answered 3 months ago

The key highlights of IIT Palakkad M.Tech placements 2024 in terms of placement rate is presented below:

MTech Branch

Students Registered (2024)

Students Placed (2024)

Placement Percentage (2024)

Data Science

14

11

78.57%

Computing and Mathematics

8

8

100%

System on Chip Design

15

11

73.33%

Power Electronics and Power Systems

7

6

85.71%

Manufacturing and Materials

14

6

42.86%

Geotechnical

10

3

30%

In addition, the branch-wise salary package offered during IIT Palakkad M.Tech placements 2024 is presented below:

MTech Branch

the highest Package (2024)

Average Package (2024)

Data Science

INR 19.29 LPA

INR 13.04 LPA

Computing and Mathematics

INR 16 LPA

INR 10.6 LPA

System on Chip Design

INR 20 LPA

INR 14.3 LPA

Power Electronics and Power Systems

INR 19.29 LPA

INR 8.86 LPA

Manufacturing and Materials

INR 19.29 LPA

INR 7.94 LPA

Geotechnical

INR 6.5 LPA

INR 6.57 LPA

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Pooja Divya

Contributor-Level 9