IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018: Category-wise JEE Advanced Cutoff Ranks

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Janki H Gajjar
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7 mins readUpdated on Apr 2, 2024 16:08 IST

IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018 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:

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  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For General All India Category
  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For Female General All India Category
  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For OBC All India Category
  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For Female OBC All India Category
  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For SC All India Category
  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For Female SC All India Category
  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For ST All India Category
  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For Female ST All India Category
  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For Person with Disability (PWD) All India Category
  • IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 FAQs
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IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For General All India Category

IIT Palakkad JEE Advanced cutoff 2018 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 4370 and 8321, 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 2018 for the JEE Advanced courses for General category candidates:   

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

8321

9252

Computer Science and Engineering

4370

4933

Electrical Engineering

6463

7449

Mechanical Engineering

7231

7987

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For Female General All India Category

For a seat in BTech at IIT Palakkad, candidates must meet the JEE Advanced cutoff criteria. Only candidates with the most competitive ranks get IIT Palakkad admission. Also, JoSAA Counselling releases cutoffs for the Female General category separately. As per the IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018 for the Female candidates, the two most competitive ranks were of courses BTech CSE and BTech Electrical Engineering for both Round 1 and the Last Round. Mentioned below are the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018 for the BTech courses for Female General category candidates:  

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

12126

12126

Computer Science and Engineering

7169

7628

Electrical Engineering

10395

10547

Mechanical Engineering

10903

10903

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For OBC All India Category

IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018 has also been released for various courses for the OBC category. As per the JEE Advanced cutoff 2018, the Round 1 closing ranks ranged between 1876 and 3096, while the last round closing ranks ranged between 1889 and 3416. To check out the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018 based on JEE Advanced scores for the OBC category refer to the table mentioned below:

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

3096

3416

Computer Science and Engineering

1876

1889

Electrical Engineering

2761

2771

Mechanical Engineering

2901

2982

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For Female OBC All India Category

For the OBC Category, IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018 is released separately for the female candidates as well for four courses. JoSAA Counselling is the final step for IIT Palakkad cutoff to BTech courses after the release of JEE Advanced scores. Mentioned below are the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018 for the Female OBC All India category based on JEE Advanced scores:

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

4338

4338

Computer Science and Engineering

3263

3263

Electrical Engineering

3803

3803

Mechanical Engineering

5437

5517

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 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 1061 and 1631, 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 cutoff 2018 for the SC All India category candidates: 

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

Civil Engineering

1631

1749

Computer Science and Engineering

1061

1202

Electrical Engineering

1616

1728

Mechanical Engineering

1610

1783

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For Female SC All India Category

The following section gives information regarding the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 for the Female SC All India Category. As per the IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018, the most competitive rank was of BTech CSE and the least competitive was of BTech Mechanical Engineering. Check out the course-wise cutoff for IIT Palakkad as per JEE Advanced scores from the table mentioned below for all the BTech specialisations:

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

2314

2917

Computer Science and Engineering

1977

1977

Electrical Engineering

2756

2775

Mechanical Engineering

2775

2939

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For ST All India Category

For the IIT Palakkad JEE Advanced cutoff, the closing ranks for the most competitive BTech CSE course stood at 611 for both Round 1 and the Last Round. 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 2018 for ST All India Category:

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

501

501

Computer Science and Engineering

611

611

Electrical Engineering

631

715

Mechanical Engineering

678

776

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For Female ST All India Category

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 for the Female ST All India Category has been released in the form of round-wise seat allotment of JoSAA Counselling up to Round 6 based on JEE Advanced scores. These cutoffs have been released separately for the female category for the one course, which is BTech CSE. Tabulated below are the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018 for Female ST All India Category:

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

84

84

Computer Science and Engineering

123

123

Electrical Engineering

458

458

Mechanical Engineering

338

338

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 For Person with Disability (PWD) All India Category

The next category for which JoSAA released IIT Palakkad BTech cutoff 2018 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 31 for the last round. Also, tabulated below are the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018 for the Person with disability(PWD) All India Category:

Course Name

Last Round

Computer Science and Engineering

31

IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 FAQs

Q. What is IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018?

A. Candidates can check the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018 for the JEE Advanced courses for General category candidates:   

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

8321

9252

Computer Science and Engineering

4370

4933

Electrical Engineering

6463

7449

Mechanical Engineering

7231

7987

Q. What is IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018 for OBC candidates?

A. To check out the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018 based on JEE Advanced scores for the OBC category refer to the table mentioned below:

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

3096

3416

Computer Science and Engineering

1876

1889

Electrical Engineering

2761

2771

Mechanical Engineering

2901

2982

Q. At what rank did IIT Palakkad ranks closed for OBC Female category candidates?

A. To check out the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018 based on JEE Advanced scores for the OBC category refer to the table mentioned below:

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

3096

3416

Computer Science and Engineering

1876

1889

Electrical Engineering

2761

2771

Mechanical Engineering

2901

2982

Q. What was the IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018 for SC category candidates?

A. Tabulated below are the Round 1 and the Last Round JEE Advanced closing ranks for IIT Palakkad BTech cutoff 2018 for the SC All India category candidates: 

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

1631

1749

Computer Science and Engineering

1061

1202

Electrical Engineering

1616

1728

Mechanical Engineering

1610

1783

Q. What was the IIT Palakkad cutoff 2018 for ST category candidates?

A. Tabulated below are the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks for IIT Palakkad Cutoff 2018 for ST All India Category:

Course Name

Round 1

Last Round

Civil Engineering

501

501

Computer Science and Engineering

611

611

Electrical Engineering

631

715

Mechanical Engineering

678

776

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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.
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- Civil Engineering: The cutoff was as high as 16487.

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Answered a month ago

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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