NIT Trichy Admission 2026: Cutoff, Application, Courses, Eligibility & Selection

NIT Trichy offers two-year M.Tech programmes in 23 specialisations. The course is available in specialisations, including Energy Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Power Electronics, Data Analytics, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Systems, etc. Admission to all these courses is entrance-based. For details around the admission process for all courses, click here.

For last year, the closing rank for BTech in Civil Engineering was 22809 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. 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 Trichy - National Institute of Technology.

Aspirants with a BTech degree with at least 60% aggregate can apply for M.Tech at NIT Trichy. For admission to MTech, candidates must have a valid score of GATE, which shall be equal to or higher than the cutoff. Selected candidates further are called for CCMT Counselling. Interested candidates must apply for the GATE exam and counselling within the due date.

If you belong to the General AI quota, the maximum required JEE Main cutoff rank in round 1 was 1317 in 2026. Candidates who want admission to the BTech course in the first round are advised to secure a cutoff below 1317 if they belong to the General AI category.

Tabulated below are the NIT Trichy JEE Main cutoff 2026 for the first round for various All India and Home State quota categories.

Category (All India)	NIT Trichy JEE Main cutoff 2026
General	1317
OBC	436
SC	154
ST	95
PWD	37
EWS	248
Category (Home State)	NIT Trichy JEE Main cutoff 2026
General	3812
OBC	1219
SC	737
ST	500
PWD	124
EWS	2470

The opening and closing rank depends on the category and quota of candidates. For BE/BTech, the JEE Mains Round 5 cutoff for General-All India, ranged from 1373 to 20111. In round 5, the most competitive BE/BTech was BTech in Computer Science and Engineering, with a closing rank of 1373. The least competitive specialisation was BTech Civil Engineering.

Aspirants must pass BE/ BTech degree with at least 60% aggregate or CGPA of 6.5 or above (55% aggregate or 6.0 CGPA or above for SC/ ST/ PwD) to apply for MS (Research) course at NIT Trichy.

As per the last year ranking released on the official website of NIRF, NIT Trichy was ranked on number 9 in 2025. The institute has managed to be in the list of top 10 institutes for BTech across India.

In terms of placements, the top branches such as CSE, Civil, Production, Instrumentation and Control Engineering, etc., are offered by the institute. Overall, NIT Trichy is a good choice for BTech aspirants.

Check below for more facts around the NIT Trichy BTech course from the perspective of campus students:

 

According to the past three years' round 1 cutoff data, we can say that the competition for the General AI category has been fluctuating.

The NIT Trichy CSE cutoff 2026 was 1219. In 2025 and 2024, the cutoff for the same course and round was 1620 and 1501, respectively. Tabulated below are the year-wise round 1 cutoff ranks for the General AI category. 

BTech CSE cutoff 2024	BTech CSE cutoff 2025	BTech CSE cutoff 2026
1501	1620	1219

Yes, NIT Trichy does have an HS quota. For the OBC AI category, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 103 to 7219, according to the NIT Trichy JEE Main cutoff 2026. 

For the OBC HS quota, the round 1 cutoff varied from 312 to 8794 for BArch and BTech course branches. Considering the cutoff range for both quotas, we can say that the OBC HS quota had slightly more lenient ranks.

See below for more information.

Course	OBC AI	OBC HS
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering	8794	6376
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering	5222	4602
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering	1219	436
B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering	2097	2323
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering	4203	3514
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)	312	103
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering	1601	1085
B.Tech. in Instrumentation and Control Engineering	3587	3539
B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	7607	7219
B.Tech. in Production Engineering	6535	6929

You can get CSE in GFTI as per the JoSSA counselling cutoff last year. You cannot get any branch, like CSE, ECE in NIT at this rank.

Candidates securing zero or negative marks either in Mathematics or in Total Marks in NIMCET test are going to be disqualified. Based on the marks obtained by a qualified candidate in NIMCET test, a rank will be allotted by adopting the following criteria.

• The marks obtained in Mathematics, Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning, Computer Awareness, and English will be summed up. Thus, the maximum weighted marks will be 1000.
• Ranking will be based on the total weighted marks a candidate obtains.

Once the CAT application form is submitted, candidates are not allowed to make changes in it. In case, you've made errors, you need to fill a fresh CAT application form and pay the fees again. However, editing of certain fields such as photo, signature and test city preference is allowed during form correction process which starts 2-3 days after the CAT registration process concludes. The form correction window is opened for 3-4 days during which candidates can edit only these three fields. If they have made a mistake in any other field, they cannot edit it. No request for changes is accepted by the examination authorities. Thus, it is very important to fill the CAT application form correctly with valid details. Candidates must keep the important documents such as Aadhaar card, class 10, class 12, graduation certificates, birth Certificate address proof, work experience documents, etc. To cross check the information while filling the form. They must also be very careful in selecting Iims and courses as they will be eligible for only those Iims and courses which they shall have selected in the CAT form.

Till 2014, there were only two sections in CAT. Quantitative Aptitude was clubbed with Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning was clubbed with Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension. In 2015, the Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning were clubbed together and Quantitative Aptitude and Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension made two individual sections. Since 2015, the sectional segregation has remained the same but the number of questions have come down from 100 to 66. The exam duration has also been reduced. Until 2019, the CAT exam was of 180 minutes and the total number of questions were 100. However, in 2020, the question paper structure was revised due to COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the total number of questions came down to 76. In 2021 and 2022, the number of questions were further lowered to 66. For the last two years, CAT is conducted for 2 hours, and the number of questions is 66. In CAT 2024 however, the number of questions were increased to 68. 

The latest CAT question paper structure is: Total questions: 68 Number of sections: 3 Order of sections - 1. VARC 2. DILR 3. Quantitative Aptitude Sectional time limit: 40 minutes VARC questions: 24 DILR questions: 22 Quantitative Aptitude questions: 22.

 

For 2022, the cut off was 7307 for General category candidates in All India quota for BTech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in NIT Trichy - National Institute of Technology. For female candidates in the General category under All India quota 8324 was the closing rank. The BTech cut off varies depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicant.

For last year, the closing rank for BTech in Production Engineering was 29121 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. 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 Trichy - National Institute of Technology.