IIT cutoffs are the opening and closing ranks required for admissions to 23 IITs in India. These category wise cutoffs are released by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) for admissions to various programmes offered by IITs including BTech, BS, BArch, Dual Degree (BTech, MTech, BS, MS) and 5-year Integrated Masters (MTech, MSc, Dual Degree).
Engineering aspirants interested in admissions to the above programmes are required to meet the minimum IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) cut off for that year. In this article, you will read about the following:
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- Factors determining IIT Cut off for JEE Advanced
- IIT Cut off for admissions to courses offered by IITs
- IIT Admission Process
- Factors determining IIT Cut off for JEE Advanced
- IIT Cut off for BTech courses
- IIT Admission Process
Factors determining IIT Cut off for JEE Advanced
Given below are the factors that determine IIT cutoffs for admissions to courses offered through JEE Advanced:
- Number of aspirants appearing for the exam
- Performance of candidates in JEE Advanced exam
- The difficulty level of the exam
- Total number of seats available
IIT Cut off for BTech courses
JoSAA declares IIT cut off i.e. the category and course wise opening and closing ranks for 100 institutes participating in the joint counselling process. These include 23 IITs, 31 NITs, 23 IIITs and 23 Other-GFTIs. Aspirants meeting the JoSAA cutoffs are required to participate in the counselling process for admissions to these institutes.
To be eligible for the JoSAA counselling process, candidates should have qualified the JEE Main and JEE Advanced. Take a look at the detailed JoSAA eligibility criteria here!
IIT cut offs for JEE Advanced 2019 will be released soon. Till then, take a look at the cut-offs for 2018 for reference below.
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IIT Admission Process
Admission to IITs is a three stage process:
Stage 1: The first stage is to qualify JEE Main. Top 2.45 lakh students who clear JEE Main will be eligible for JEE Advanced.
Stage 2: After meeting the minimum JEE Main cutoff, candidates will be required to appear for JEE Advanced. Admissions will be based on the rank acquired in JEE Advanced.
Stage 3: After JEE Advanced results are declared, students need to appear for JoSAA online counselling.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
The JEE Advanced last round closing rank was 1434. Students with a valid JEE Advanced rank need to participate in the JoSAA round for admission to BTech in CSE course.
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Answered 4 days ago
No, you can get admission at IIT Goa with a rank of 20,000 if you belong to the General AI category. For this category, the maximum rank accepted was 14290 for the BTech in Mechanical Engineering course. Hence, General AI category students need a rank of at least 14290 to be eligble for admission. C
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Answered 2 weeks ago
IIT Tirupati BTech cutoff 2026 for the BTech course ranged from 6030 (CSE) to 17682 (Civil Engineering) in the last round (Round 5) for the General AI category. To know the IIT Tirupati cutoff category-wise for 2026 for the BTech course, see the table below. Please note that these are closing rank
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Answered a month ago
You are not eligible for JEE (Advanced) 2027 because your first appearance for Class 12 was in 2025. For JEE (Advanced) 2027 candidates must have taken their Class 12 (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2026 or 2027. Since your first appearance was in 2025 you fall outside this
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, Indian students can apply for TU Munich Admissions directly after Class 12th, provided they meet the minimum qualifying JEE Advanced score requirement and other program-specific entry requirements.
Students without a JEE Advanced score, will either have to enroll in the Studienkolleg or complete
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Answered a month ago
Technical University of Munich generally accepts a JEE Advanced score only for the immediate academic intake to the year the exam was passed (usually within one year).
Universities like TU Munich assess students based on current admission rules, and hence using a scorecard older than admission year i
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Answered a month ago
No, the Technical University of Munich does not accept JEE Advanced scores for Master's programs. For entry to PG programs, students need to have completed a UG degree from a recognised Indian college or university, submit relevant documents, and meet the program-specific criteria.
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Answered a month ago
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Answered 2 months ago
The IIT GANDHINAGAR JEE Advanced closing ranksfor the General (open) female only category in 2026 ranked from roughly 5,437 for computer Science and engineering up to 20270 for civil engineering.
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Answered 2 months ago
IIT BHU CSE cutoff 2026 ranged from 1436 in the first round to 1439 in the last round for the General category under the All India quota. Hence, a rank of at least 1439 is needed to qualify for admission to the CSE course. Check the table below to know the overall cutoff range for other categories.
| Category | IIT BHU CSE cutoff 2026 |
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| General | 1436 - 1439 |
| OBC | 601 - 601 (R1) |
| SC | 313 - 373 |
| ST | 161 - 170 |
| EWS | 245 - 245 (R1) |
| PWD | 66 - 66 (R1) |
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