NCHMCT JEE Cut off 2025: Opening & Closing Ranks, Previous Years Cut off & Reservation Criteria

National Council of Hotel Management and Catering Technology Joint Entrance Examination 2026 ( NCHMCT JEE )

Porishmita Paul
Updated on Sep 18, 2025 16:40 IST

By Porishmita Paul, Associate Senior Executive

NCHMCT JEE 2025 cutoff: NCHMCT Cutoff means the opening and closing ranks after the NCHM JEE Counselling. NCHMCT JEE 2025 cutoffs are prepared based on the minimum qualifying marks and rank obtained by an aspirant in NCHM JEE Exam. The opening and closing ranks for NCHMCT JEE are released for each college that accepts scores of the hotel management entrance exam. 

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  • NCHMT JEE 2025 Cut off Marks
  • NCHMCT JEE 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
  • NCHMCT Cutoff 2025
  • NCHMCT JEE 2025 Seat Allotment
  • NCHMCT JEE Reservation Criteria 2025
  • Factors affecting NCHMCT JEE 2025 Cutoff
  • NCHMCT JEE - Past Year's Cutoff Marks
  • NCHMCT JEE Cutoff Previous Years' Cutoff
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NCHMT JEE 2025 Cut off Marks

The cutoff marks of NCHMT JEE 2025 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 the exam below:

Category

Expected Cut off Marks

Open 760
Open PWD 620
EWS  600
EWS PWD 600
OBC 600
OBC NCL 611
SC 599
ST 580

NCHMCT JEE is a hotel management entrance exam that is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). 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.

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Bachelor in Hotel Management (BHM) : NCHMCT JEE 2025 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)
College202320242025
Subhas Bose Institute of Hotel Management [SBIHM]– / –66995237
SIHM-Jabalpur (State Government IHM)7886– / –7102
Ras Bihari Bose Subharti University9428– / –– / –
B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration in IHM : NCHMCT JEE 2025 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)Accordion Icon V3
B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration in IHM : NCHMCT JEE 2025 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)
College202320242025
Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Mumbai90313631234
IHM Gangtok - Institute of Hotel Management320663342718
Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore215149394565
IHM Gwalior - Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition1024982634858
Institute of Hotel Management - Shri Shakti990367255837
B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration in Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition : NCHMCT JEE 2025 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)Accordion Icon V3
B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration in Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition : NCHMCT JEE 2025 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)
College202320242025
Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Guwahati878013244391
IHM Jaipur - Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition ,Jaipur1023299744660
IHM Dehradun - Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition1017399626930
Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Kolkata298774977371
IHM Chennai - Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition9656100057384
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B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration in SIHM, NITHM & IHM : NCHMCT JEE 2025 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)
College202320242025
State Institute of Hospitality Management, Kozhikode1024699582895
Institute Of Hotel Management, Rohtak977636403254
State Institute of Hotel Management, Indore982061994323
Pondicherry Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology604292735549
Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Yamuna Nagar758968675676

NCHMCT JEE 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NCHMCT JEE 2026 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates
May ' 26

NCHMCT JEE 2025 answer key (Provisional)

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May ' 26

NCHMCT JEE 2025 answer key (Final)

TENTATIVE
May ' 26

NCHMCT JEE 2026 Result

TENTATIVE
May ' 26

NCHMCT JEE 2026 Registration

TENTATIVE
May ' 26

NCHMCT JEE 2026 First Merit List

TENTATIVE
Jun ' 26

Document uploading and verification by the document verification centre after round 1

TENTATIVE
Jun ' 26

Declaration of vacancy after 1st round

TENTATIVE
DatesPast Exam Dates
Jun ' 25

Document uploading and verification by the document verification centre after round 2

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NCHMCT Cutoff 2025

Candidates can check the cutoff as per the counselling rounds for NCHMCT JEE 2025 below. 

NCHMCT JEE Counselling Round

NCHMCT JEE Cutoff 2025

Round 1

NCHMCT JEE 2025 Round 1 Cutoff

Round 2

NCHMCT JEE 2025 Round 2 Cutoff

Round 3

NCHMCT JEE 2025 Round 3 Cutoff

Round 4

NCHMCT JEE 2025 Round 4 Cutoff

 

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NCHMCT JEE 2025 Seat Allotment

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 secure admission in colleges accepting NCHMCT JEE scores/ranks for admission. For NCHMCT JEE 2025 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 2025 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 2024 result/scorecard
  • NCHMCT JEE application form
  • Medical Certificate

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

Types of Seats

Eligible Candidates

Open

All candidates

Open (PwD)

All PwD candidates

EWS

GEN-EWS candidates

EWS (PwD)

EWS-PwD candidates

SC

All SC candidates

SC (PwD)

All SC-PwD candidates

ST

All ST candidates

ST (PwD)

All ST-PwD candidates

OBC (NCL)

All OBC (NCL) candidates

OBC (PwD)

All OBC-PwD candidates

KM

All KM candidates

 

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NCHMCT JEE Reservation Criteria 2025

Candidates can go through the reservation categories for NCHMCT JEE 2025 in the table below:

Category

Reservation Criteria

Other Backward Classes- Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL)

27%

Scheduled Caste (SC)

15%

Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

10%

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

7.5%

Physically Handicapped/ Disabled (Pwd)

5% in each category

Kashmiri Migrant (KM)

One seat in each state and central government affiliated IHM

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Q:   Are Kashmiri Migrant candidates eligible for reservation?
A: 

Yes. One seat per IHM (state and central government affiliated) is reserved for Kashmiri Migrant (KM) candidates.

Q:   Does the reservation affect NCHMCT JEE cutoff?
A: 

Yes. Opening and closing ranks of NCHMCT JEE can differ for categories. Each category has separate seat allocation based on the reservation percentage.

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Factors affecting NCHMCT JEE 2025 Cutoff

The factors that help determine NCHMCT JEE cutoff 2025 are mentioned below:

  • Total number of seats
  • Difficulty level of exam
  • Number of candidates who took the exam

NCHMCT JEE College Predictor prepared by Shiksha.com helps students to predict the college in which they can get admission on the basis of their expected exam score.

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Q:   Who prepares the NCHMCT JEE cutoff?
A: 

The NCHMCT JEE cutoffs are released by the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT) after counselling rounds.

Q:   Is the cutoff same for all categories?
A: 

No. The opening and closing ranks differ for General, OBC, SC, ST, PwD, and Kashmiri Migrant candidates.

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NCHMCT JEE - Past Year's Cutoff Marks

Candidates can view cutoff for NCHMCT JEE 2021 as well as previous years' NCHMCT JEE cutoff below. 

NCHMCT JEE 2021 Counselling Round

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Round 1

NCHMCT JEE 2021 Cutoff Round 1

Round 2

NCHMCT JEE 2021 cutoff Round 2

Round 3

NCHMCT JEE 2021 cutoff Round 3
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NCHMCT JEE Cutoff Previous Years' Cutoff

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.

NCHMCT JEE Counselling Round

Cutoff 2023

Cutoff 2022

Cutoff 2021

Round 1

NCHMCT JEE 2023 Round 1 Cutoff NCHMCT JEE 2022 Round 1 Cutoff NCHMCT JEE Cutoff Round 1

Round 2

NCHMCT JEE 2023 Round 2 Cutoff NCHMCT JEE 2022 Round 2 Cutoff  NCHMCT JEE cutoff Round 2

Round 3

NCHMCT JEE 2023 Round 3 Cutoff NCHMCT JEE 2022 Round 3 Cutoff NCHMCT JEE cutoff Round 3

Round 4

NCHMCT JEE 2023 Round 4 Cutoff NCHMCT JEE 2022 Round 4 Cutoff Counselling process over

NCHMCT JEE Cutoff 2020

All India Ranks (AIRs) are allotted by NTA to candidates who qualify NCHMCT JEE 2020. Candidates are shortlisted for IHM admissions based on their NCHMCT JEE merit/ rank only.

NCHMCT JEE 2020 Counselling Round

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Round 1 and 2

NCHMCT JEE 2020 Cutoff Round 1 and 2

NCHMCT JEE Cutoff 2019

The cutoffs for NCHMCT JEE 2019 contains the opening and closing ranks for all categories such as Open, Open (PwD), OBC (NCL), OBC-NCL (PwD), ST, ST (PwD), SC, SC (PwD) and Kashmiri Migrants.

Click the links below to view Round 1, Round 2 and Spot counselling cutoffs for NCHMCT JEE 2019.

NCHMCT JEE 2019 Counselling Round

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Round 1

NCHMCT JEE 2019 Round 1 Cutoff

Round 2

NCHMCT JEE 2019 Round 2 Cutoff

Spot Round

NCHMCT JEE 2019 Spot Round Cutoff

NCHMCT JEE Cutoff 2018

The cutoffs for NCHMCT JEE 2018 contains the opening and closing ranks for all categories such as Open, Open (PwD), OBC-NCL, OBC-NCL (PwD), ST, ST (PwD), SC, SC (PwD) and Kashmiri Migrants.

Click the links below to view Round 1, Round 2 and Spot counselling cutoffs for NCHMCT JEE 2018.

NCHMCT JEE 2018 Counselling Round

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Round 1

NCHMCT JEE 2018 Round 1 Cutoff

Round 2

NCHMCT JEE 2018 Round 2 Cutoff

Spot Round

NCHMCT JEE 2018 Spot Round Cutoff

NCHMCT JEE Cutoff 2017

The cutoffs for NCHMCT JEE 2017 contains the opening and closing ranks for all categories such as Open, Open (PwD), OBC-NCL, OBC-NCL (PwD), ST, ST (PwD), SC, SC (PwD) and Kashmiri Migrants.

Click the links below to view Round 1, Round 2 and Spot counselling cutoffs for NCHMCT JEE 2017.

NCHMCT JEE 2017 Counselling Round

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Round 1

NCHMCT JEE 2017 Round 1 Cutoff

Round 2

NCHMCT JEE 2017 Round 2 Cutoff

Spot Round

NCHMCT JEE 2017 Spot Round Cutoff

NCHMCT JEE Cutoff 2016

The cutoffs for NCHMCT JEE 2016 contains the opening and closing ranks for all categories such as Open, Open (PwD), OBC-NCL, OBC-NCL (PwD), ST, ST (PwD), SC, SC (PwD) and Kashmiri Migrants.

Click the links below to view Round 1, Round 2 and Spot counselling cutoffs for NCHMCT JEE 2016.

NCHMCT JEE 2016 Counselling Round

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Round 1

NCHMCT JEE 2016 Round 1 Cutoff

Round 2

NCHMCT JEE 2016 Round 2 Cutoff

Spot Round

NCHMCT JEE 2016 Spot Round Cutoff

NCHMCT JEE Cutoff 2015

The cutoffs for NCHMCT JEE 2015 contains the opening and closing ranks for all categories such as Open, Open (PwD), OBC-NCL, OBC-NCL (PwD), ST, ST (PwD), SC, SC (PwD) and Kashmiri Migrants.

Click the links below to view Round 1 and Round 2 counselling cutoffs for NCHMCT JEE 2015.

NCHMCT JEE 2015 Counselling Round

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Round 1

NCHMCT JEE 2015 Round 1 Cutoff

Round 2

NCHMCT JEE 2015 Round 2 Cutoff

NCHMCT JEE Cutoff 2014

The cutoffs for NCHMCT JEE 2014 contains the opening and closing ranks for all categories such as Open, Open (PwD), OBC-NCL, OBC-NCL (PwD), ST, ST (PwD), SC, SC (PwD) and Kashmiri Migrants.

Click the links below to view Round 1 and Round 2 counselling cutoffs for NCHMCT JEE 2014.

NCHMCT JEE 2014 Counselling Round

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Round 1

NCHMCT JEE 2014 Round 1 Cutoff

Round 2

NCHMCT JEE 2014 Round 2 Cutoff

Also Read: List of colleges accepting NCHMCT JEE 2024 scores for admissions & seats available

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Who releases the NCHMCT JEE cutoff?
A: 

NCHMCT releases the NCHMCT JEE cutoff based on ranks allotted by NTA.

Q:   How many rounds of NCHMCT JEE counselling are there?
A: 

Usually, there are 3–4 rounds of NCHMCT JEE counselling, followed by a spot round if seats remain vacant.

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Answered a week ago

NCHMCT JEE 2026 application correction facility will be available shortly before the issue of admit card by the NTA. Candidates will be notified through the official website and emails.

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Candidates must have passed or be appearing in 12 or equivalent examination with English as a compulsory subject to apply for NCHMCT JEE 2026. The exam has no minimum marks requirement.

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Porishmita Paul

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The age limit for appearing in NCHMCT JEE 2026 is 25 years for General / EWS / OBC candidates and 27 years for SC / ST / PwD students as of July 1, 2026.

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Porishmita Paul

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The application fee for NCHMCT JEE 2026 is INR 1,000 for general (UR) / OBC- (NCL), INR 750 for Gen-EWS, and INR 450 for SC / ST / PwD / Transgender students.

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Porishmita Paul

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There will be a total of 30 questions from the Numerical Ability and Analytical Aptitude. 

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Porishmita Paul

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Answered 3 weeks ago

The NCHMCT JEE 2026 exam pattern includes five sections: Numerical Ability and Analytical Aptitude, Reasoning and Logical Deduction, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, English Language, and Aptitude for Service Sector. There is a total of 200 questions conducted in CBT online.

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The official website of NCHMCT JEE 2026 is nchmjee.nta.nic.in.

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NCHMCT JEE 2026 is accepted by 21 central IHMs, 25 state IHMs,1 PSU IHM, and 27 Private IHMs that are affiliated to NCHMCT.

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Porishmita Paul

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Answered 3 weeks ago

In NCHMCT JEE exam, 4 marks are given for each correct response and -1 for each incorrect response. There are no marks for unattempted questions and negative marking for Non-MCQ questions.

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The NCHMCT JEE exam duration is 3 hours. The exam is conducted as a computer-based test in both English and Hindi languages.

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