NIRF 2026 Ranking: Top 10 IITs and Their JEE Advanced Cutoff
The IIT Bombay CSE closing around rank this year was in the range of 18 to 35 for SC/ST/OBC-NCL categories. The cutoff for General was 67. IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee CSE cutoff was in the range of 500 to 550.
NIRF 2026 Ranking: Top 10 IITs and Their JEE Advanced Cutoff
NIRF 2026 ranking is expected anytime soon. Candidates who are planning admission to engineering courses in 2027 through JEE Advanced must know which IIT they can get basis their rank and previous year cutoff.
IITs are the dream college for every engineering aspirants. Not only they're top engineering colleges of India, they offer best educational infrastructre, labs, faculties and placement opportunities. Below is a comparison between the top 10 IITs ranked based on the NIRF Engineering ranking and closing ranking of JEE Advanced 2026 in the fifth round of JoSAA.
Top 10 IITs by NIRF 2025 Engineering Ranking
| NIRF Ranking |
College Name |
| 1 |
IIT Madras |
| 2 |
IIT Delhi |
| 3 |
IIT Bombay |
| 4 |
IIT Kanpur |
| 5 |
IIT Kharagpur |
| 6 |
IIT Roorkee |
| 7 |
IIT Hyderabad |
| 8 |
IIT Guwahati |
| 10 |
IIT (BHU) Varanasi |
| 12 |
IIT Indore |
JEE Advanced 2026 Cutoffs (CSE, Open Category, Final Round)
Below are the final Computer Science closing ranks, the toughest branch to crack at every IIT.
| Institute |
CSE Closing Rank Range (Open, Round 5 Final) |
| IIT Madras |
67 |
| IIT Delhi |
128 |
| IIT Bombay |
151 |
| IIT Kanpur |
283 |
| IIT Kharagpur |
509 |
| IIT Roorkee |
550 |
| IIT Hyderabad |
700 |
| IIT Guwahati |
1500 |
| IIT (BHU) Varanasi |
2000 |
| IIT Indore |
2500 |
How to Shortlist IIT Basis NIRF Ranking and JEE Advanced Rank
Choosing the right IIT is not just about finding out the institution with the best overall ranking. It is equally important to find out which IITs will be feasible considering the JEE Advanced rank of the candidate.
Here’s how to shortlist the IITs in a few steps:
- Check your JEE Advanced rank from the result card
- Compare the same with the closing ranks of all IITs, taking into account the category and desired branches
- Shortlist those IITs in which the rank lies close to or above the cut-off for the chosen branches
- Rank the shortlisted IITs according to NIRF ranking and location preferences
Also Check: NIRF 2026 Ranking Live Updates
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