NIT Jalandhar Admission 2026: Cutoff, Fees, Eligibility & Selection, Application

Seats for MBA at NIT Jalandhar are 76. At the time of admission, the seat are given based on factors such as category, cutoff marks, and intake. This info is taken from official sanctioning body and may change. 

No, admission to BTech at NIT Jalandhar is only through JEE Main. Aspirants fulfilling the eligibility requirements can fill out the JEE application form by visiting the NTA website (nta.ac.in). Candidates shortlisted on JEE score must take part in JoSAA counselling for seat allotment. If seats are left vacant after JoSAA, then those are filled through CSAB counselling. There is no other provision for admission to BTech.

For last year, the closing rank for BTech in Mechanical Engineering was 43133 which is very close to this range. This was for the General category under the All India quota. Unless the candidate belongs to some other category or domicile, one cannot afford to score less than this. With this rank, there is a probability of getting admission however since, the cut-offs keep changing year on year, it is advisable to try to score better ranks to increase your chances of getting admission to NIT Jalandhar BTech in Mechanical Engineering.

The cutoff trend for BTech at NIT Jalandhar has been increased in the recent years. In 2021, the closing rank for BTech under General category for AIQ was 10169. In 2022, it increased to 11547.

Similarly, the cut off changed from 14659 to 16506 for OBC, 65643 to 40521 for SC, 86192 to 67395 for ST, 11756 to 13749 for EWS and 349 to 262 for PWD. This is likely to continue, as the demand grows for engineering education in India. Similar cut off trend can be seen for female candidates under all categories however the ranks are slightly different.

Environment is good. Seniors are always friendly. No ragging. Ragging is prohibited strictly. Punjabi food is nice. So, obviously mess food is average. Various events. There are various clubs like LADS, MADS etc. For co-curricular activities. You will get exposure to brilliant minds (I am talking about seniors and not faculty). Placements for all branches are good. If you are in top 10% of your branch, than there are more opportunities. Training and placement cell works in a better way. Its not cumbersome to get NOCs, training letters. They always give their best to increase placement records. Campus's greenery is beneficial. Campus is clean most of the times. Technical and cultural events Techniti and Utkansh attracts 3040 colleges every year and you get more exposure. You will get exposure to various international conferences, workshops. New short term courses are launched under GIAN (Global Initiative of Academic Networks) initiative of MHRD which can be attended by students as well as faculty members. Infrastructure is improving a lot. New lectures theatres are built. New department buildings are in process of building.

NIT Jalandhar offers M.Tech course across 16 specialisations. The total seat intake for all M.Tech courses is 494. The lowest seat intake is 14 and the highest is 40 . Find below the speciallisation-wise seat intake for some of the popular NIT Jalandhar M.Tech course:

MTech Specialisation	Seat Intake
Biotechnology	20
	25
Power Systems and Reliability	15
Artificial Intelligence	40
Structural Science	30
Electric Vehicle Design	30
Manufacturing Technology and Machine Learning	35
Biotechnology	20
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering	15
Structural and Construction Engineering	40
Chemical Engineering	15
Renewable Energy	15
Computer Science and Engineering (Information Security)	15
Biotechnology	20
	40
VLSI Design	40

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. 

Yes, you can get admission to NIT Jalandhar if you belong to the General AI category. For this category, the round 1 count ranged from 12693 to 58726. Hence, getting admission with this rank is possible in a few branches.

But admission to the core branches, like CSE, ECE, and Civil Engineering, would not be possible. See the table below to know the available courses. 

Course	NIT Jalandhar Cuoff 2026 (Round 1)
B.Tech. in Industrial and Production Engineering	50541
B.Tech. in Biotechnology	54108
B.Tech. in Textile Technology	58726

_{Other rounds, categories, quotas, etc, will have different cutoffs.}

NIT Jalandhar JEE Main Round 6 cutoff for Computer Science Engineering is 11017 which is very close to this range. This was for general category under All India quota. Unless the candidate belongs to some other category or domicile, one can not afford to score less than this. With this rank, there is a probability of getting admission however since, the cut offs keep changing from round to round, better ranks definitely increases your chances of getting admission in NIT Jalandhar. 

CCMT Counselling registration process is conducted in an online mode. Candidates have to register for the counselling process by filling their name and GATE related details such as year of exam, registration ID, exam paper and score to generate the login details. Check below detailed step to apply for CCMT Counselling process:

1. After registration, candidates need to log in to the official website and enter their details such as parent’s name, date of birth, gender, nationality, academic qualification, bank account information and others.
2. Candidates will also be required to upload a scanned copy of the GATE scorecard. The format of the scorecard should be GIF/PNG/JPG/JPEG/BMP and the size should be between 50 KB to 200 KB.
3. Before the CCMT registrations, candidates must generate passwords. Submission of the application form will be done after all submitted details are reviewed. After the completion of registration, a unique registration number will be generated.'
4. Candidates have to pay the required registration fee through online mode (net banking/credit card/debit card) or offline mode (e-challan at any branch of SBI).

Category	Registration Fee
General or Open Category (OC)	Rs 3,000
Other Backward Class (OBC)	Rs 3,000
SC/ST/PwD	Rs 2,500

Step 6 - Choice Filling and Locking: Candidates have to select their choice of colleges and courses during the allotted time. Change, re-order and deletion of choices could be done within the choice-filling period. Candidates must fill the choice in the order of their preference. Editing of selected choices cannot be done after locking. A printout of the filled choices must be taken for future reference.

NIT Jalandhar - Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology will release 6-8 rounds of JEE Main cutoffs for admission to B.Tech. The cutoffs will be released on a rolling basis, and the seats will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The cutoffs will be based on the following factors:

The JEE Main score of the candidate
The category of the candidate
The number of seats available in the course

Candidates must visit the official website of entrance exam to read clear instructions on how to proceed with the counselling process, once the round is released.

The opening and closing rank depends on the category and quota of candidates. NIT Jalandhar cutoff 2023 for Round 2 was released on July 16. For the General category under All India, the opening rank was 31978 and the closing rank was 47996 for NIT Jalandhar. The cut offs are different when it comes to other categories or female candidates and even the domicile of the home state. In All India, the opening and closing rank for female candidates was 44726 and 45366. Admission to NIT Jalandhar BTech in Biotechnology is based on the scores obtained in the JEE Main entrance exam. Applicants are advised to confirm what category are they applying while checking for cut offs.