NCHMCT JEE Cut off 2026: Opening & Closing Ranks, Previous Years Cut off & Reservation Criteria

The cutoff marks of NCHMT JEE 2026 will be published only after the test is conducted. Students can understand the cutoff pattern by following last year's cutoff score. NCHMCT JEE cutoff is influenced by various factors including exam difficulty level, answer key modifications, change in seat intake of IHMs, etc.

Candidates can check the cutoff for NCHMCT JEE exam below:

NCHMCT JEE is a hotel management entrance exam that is conducted by National Testing Agency. Based on NCHMCT JEE scores, aspirants are offered admission at 21 Central Institutes of Hotel Management, 25 State Government Institutes of Hotel Management, one Public Sector Undertaking and 24 Private Institutes of Hotel Management. Apart from these, 14 Food Craft Institutes are also affiliated to NCHMT, these are located in different parts of the country and offer Diploma programmes in core operational areas.

For admissions through the exam, four counselling rounds are conducted as part of the seat allotment process conducted by NCHMCT. All candidates who make it to NCHMCT JEE merit list need to take part in the counselling round to get admission in colleges accepting NCHMCT JEE scores/ranks for admission. For NCHMCT JEE 2026 seat allotment, candidates need to carry all their important documents on the date and time when they are called for the counselling round. 

Important Documents for NCHMCT JEE 2026 Seat Allotment

The list of documents that candidates need to carry for NCHMCT JEE seat allotment are mentioned below:

• Class 12 exam certificate
• Reservation certificate (Category certificate/ PwD certificate/ KM certificate)
• Class 10/ Date of Birth certificate
• NCHMCT JEE admit card
• NCHMCT JEE result/scorecard
• NCHMCT JEE application form
• Medical Certificate

In NCHMCT JEE exam, aspirants are offered admission to fill the below-mentioned seats:

NCHMCT JEE 2026 reservation policy has not been released yet. Until it is announced, students can refer to the reservation criteria used for NCHMCT JEE 2025. These rules ensure that candidates from various categories get fair chances for admission to hotel management institutes. As per government norms, certain seats are reserved for OBC, SC, ST, EWS, and PwD categories. In addition, a special seat is available for Kashmiri Migrant students in every state and central government IHM. Reservation system aims to provide equal opportunities for students of all backgrounds to study and build a successful career in the hospitality industry.

For now, candidates can check the reservation categories for NCHMCT JEE 2025 in the table below:

Candidates can refer to the NCHMCT JEE 2025 cutoffs from various counselling rounds below to understand the selection pattern. The NCHM 2026 cutoffs will be updated here shortly after their release.

The NCHMCT JEE cutoff 2026 mostly depends on a few things that matter a lot. One big thing is how many seats are there in all the colleges? When the number of seats is fewer, the cutoff is usually higher. If the exam is hard, then the marks needed for passing can go down a little bit. Also, when more students take the exam, the competition gets tougher, and the cutoff can rise. All these small things together decide what will be the final NCHMCT JEE cutoff marks for hotel management admission in 2026. Every year it change little because of these reasons and how students perform too.

Candidates can check the cutoff as per the counselling rounds for NCHMCT JEE 2023 below. Candidates can also check NCHMCT JEE cutoff for 2022, 2021 too in the table below.

Also Read: List of colleges accepting NCHMCT JEE scores for admissions & seats available

A few important FAQs about the NCHMCT JEE 2026 cutoff are listed below.