JoSAA 2026 Round 1 Cutoff OUT , Check Now @josaa.nic.in

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) released the Round 1 Opening and Closing Ranks (OR-CR) for 2026 on June 13, 2026, alongside the seat allotment result. Cutoff data covers all 138 participating institutes: IITs, IISc Bengaluru, NITs, IIITs, IIEST Shibpur, and GFTIs. IIT cutoffs are based on JEE Advanced 2026 All India Rank (AIR); NIT, IIIT, and GFTI cutoffs are based on JEE Main 2026 Common Rank List (CRL). Round 1 closing ranks are always the most competitive of all five rounds; expect NIT and IIIT cutoffs to relax by 8 to 15% by the final round as IIT-allotted candidates vacate lower-preference choices.

JoSAA 2026 Round 1 Cutoff

The table below summarises the structural highlights of the JoSAA 2026 Round 1 cutoff release. The opening rank (OR) is the rank of the best-ranked candidate allotted a seat in a given institute, branch, category, and quota combination. The closing rank (CR) is the last rank allotted and serves as the functional admission cutoff for that round. Candidates whose rank is equal to or better than the closing rank were eligible for allotment in Round 1.

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JoSAA 2026 Round 1 College-wise Cutoff

The tables below present Round 1 opening and closing ranks for top IITs, NITs, and IIITs across the most competitive branches. All IIT figures are JEE Advanced 2026 All India Ranks. All NIT and IIIT figures are JEE Main 2026 CRL positions. Unless noted, all figures are for the Open category, Gender-Neutral pool. The complete OR-CR dataset for all 138 institutes, branches, categories, and quotas is downloadable from josaa.admissions.nic.in.

IIT Round 1 Cutoffs 2026

The table covers the Round 1 OR-CR for eight major IITs across CSE, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and selected high-demand programmes. IIT Bombay CSE remains the most competitive programme in the country, closing at AIR 65 in the Open Gender-Neutral pool. IIT Bombay's Female-Only pool for CSE closes at AIR 395, reflecting the supernumerary seat advantage for female candidates. All figures below are for the Open Gender-Neutral pool unless otherwise specified; individual category and quota sub-pools must be verified at josaa.nic.in.

NIT Round 1 Cutoffs 2026

NIT cutoffs below are for the Other State (OS) quota, Open category, Gender-Neutral pool — the most competitive combination at every NIT. Home State quota closing ranks are significantly more relaxed, typically by 300 to 2,000 ranks, and Tamil Nadu candidates at NIT Trichy or Telangana candidates at NIT Warangal can secure CSE seats at ranks well above the OS quota cutoff. NIT Trichy CSE leads all NITs with a Round 1 closing rank of CRL 1,317, holding within its expected early-round threshold; this figure will relax toward the CRL 1,400 to 1,500 range by Round 5 as IIT-allotted candidates vacate their NIT preferences. Always verify your specific quota and category combination on josaa.nic.in.

IIIT Round 1 Cutoffs 2026

IIIT cutoffs are based on JEE Main 2026 CRL. Among the top IIITs, IIIT Allahabad's Information Technology programme closes near CRL 4,900, while ABV-IIITM Gwalior CSE closes at 8,073 and IIIT Delhi CSE (JoSAA allocation pool) closes near CRL 9,150. Newer IIITs such as IIIT Guwahati and IIIT Kota show substantially more relaxed closing ranks, reflecting smaller applicant preference share. Note that IIIT Hyderabad admits the majority of its students through its own UGEE exam, not JoSAA; candidates targeting IIIT Hyderabad should consult the UGEE process separately.

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JoSAA 2026 Round 1 Opening and Closing Ranks 

JoSAA publishes separate OR-CR rows for every combination of institute, branch, seat type, category, gender pool, and quota. A single branch at a single NIT can generate more than 20 distinct cutoff rows on the portal. The most commonly referenced combination for NITs is Open category, Gender-Neutral, Other State quota, and for IITs it is Open category, Gender-Neutral. These represent the most competitive pathways; reserved category and Home State quota rows are always more relaxed. The interactive OR-CR search tool at josaa.nic.in lets candidates filter by all parameters to retrieve the exact cutoff row relevant to their profile, which is the only reliable way to assess admission chances accurately.

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Category-Wise JoSAA 2026 Cut-Off Analysis

JoSAA publishes separate opening and closing ranks for Open (General), OBC-NCL, EWS, SC, ST, and PwD sub-categories, as well as separate gender-neutral and female-only pools at IITs. A critical point many candidates miss: reserved category closing ranks are expressed in category-specific rank lists, not CRL. An OBC-NCL closing rank of 2,000 at NIT Trichy CSE means the last OBC-NCL candidate admitted held OBC category rank 2,000 — which may correspond to a substantially higher CRL rank. Always compare your category rank, not your CRL, against the relevant reserved category OR-CR row. EWS closing ranks typically fall between OBC-NCL and Open figures. IIT female-only seats are supernumerary, and the female-only closing rank for IIT Bombay CSE (AIR 395) is substantially more relaxed than the gender-neutral cutoff (AIR 65).

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JoSAA 2026 Round 1 Cut-Off vs Previous Years

The tables below place 2026 Round 1 closing ranks alongside the final round closing ranks of 2023, 2024, and 2025. Since Round 1 is always tighter than the final round, the 2026 Round 1 figure is a directional reference, not a like-for-like comparison against previous-year final rounds. For realistic planning, treat the 2025 final round closing rank as your primary benchmark and add a 10 to 15% buffer for NIT and IIIT choices. IIT demand is stable enough that Round 1 figures closely mirror final round figures across all years.

IIT: Year-on-Year Closing Rank Comparison

Top NIT CSE: Year-on-Year Closing Rank Comparison

JoSAA 2026 Round 1 Cutoff: Conclusion

JoSAA 2026 Round 1 cutoff gives students a clear idea of the opening and closing ranks required for admission into IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Top choices such as IIT Bombay CSE, IIT Delhi CSE, IIT Madras CSE and NIT Trichy CSE continue to remain highly competitive, while several NITs and IIITs may see relaxation in later rounds.

Candidates should not judge admission chances only through Round 1 closing ranks. They must check their exact category, gender pool, quota and rank type before making decisions. For a realistic choice-filling strategy, students should compare JoSAA 2026 Round 1 cutoff with previous year final round cutoffs and keep a safe rank buffer.