National Institute of Technology Goa
Branch-wise JEE Main closing ranks from official JoSAA 2026 and 2025 counselling data.5 programmes · 124 cutoff entries · 5 categories.
Best OPEN Rank
16638
Computer Science and Engineering
Accessible OPEN
97299
Civil Engineering
CSE Closing
37679
OPEN · GN · 2026
Data Source
JoSAA 2026
+ 2025 comparison
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)
| Quota | Category | Gender | 2025 Opening | 2025 Closing | 2026 Opening | 2026 Closing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO | OBC-NCL | Female-only | 208237 | 208237 | 277635 | 277635 |
| GO | OBC-NCL | Neutral | 74228 | 223951 | — | — |
| GO | OPEN | Female-only | 178350 | 178350 | 77674 | 77674 |
| GO | OPEN | Neutral | 108732 | 114549 | 84247 | 97299 |
| GO | SC | Neutral | 24582 | 24582 | 35572 | 35572 |
| GO | ST | Neutral | 11774 | 11774 | 8718 | 8718 |
| HS | OBC-NCL | Neutral | 56200 | 56200 | — | — |
| HS | OPEN | Female-only | 168183 | 168183 | — | — |
| HS | OPEN | Neutral | 108193 | 108193 | 78113 | 78113 |
| HS | SC | Female-only | — | — | 33718 | 33718 |
| HS | SC | Neutral | 22346 | 22346 | 23302 | 23302 |
| OS | EWS | Female-only | — | — | 8895 | 8895 |
| OS | EWS | Neutral | 6519 | 6836 | 7328 | 7328 |
| OS | EWS (PwD) | Neutral | — | — | 351 | 351 |
| OS | OBC-NCL | Female-only | 19159 | 19159 | 17561 | 17561 |
| OS | OBC-NCL | Neutral | 13296 | 15136 | 13892 | 15632 |
| OS | OPEN | Female-only | 48752 | 51638 | 42026 | 53557 |
| OS | OPEN | Neutral | 39991 | 45845 | 20868 | 46260 |
| OS | SC | Female-only | 8639 | 8639 | — | — |
| OS | SC | Neutral | 6604 | 6604 | 5470 | 6629 |
| OS | SC (PwD) | Neutral | 333 | 333 | — | — |
| OS | ST | Neutral | 2150 | 2150 | 1917 | 1917 |
Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)
| Quota | Category | Gender | 2025 Opening | 2025 Closing | 2026 Opening | 2026 Closing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO | EWS | Female-only | — | — | 40280 | 40280 |
| GO | EWS | Neutral | 29251 | 29251 | 10545 | 10545 |
| GO | OBC-NCL | Female-only | 33807 | 33807 | 31751 | 31751 |
| GO | OBC-NCL | Neutral | 10509 | 56604 | 12863 | 24433 |
| GO | OPEN | Female-only | 49649 | 70677 | 52250 | 52250 |
| GO | OPEN | Neutral | 24829 | 27338 | 22520 | 37679 |
| GO | OPEN (PwD) | Neutral | — | — | 370 | 370 |
| GO | SC | Neutral | 16441 | 17678 | 8631 | 9526 |
| GO | ST | Female-only | — | — | 8218 | 8218 |
| GO | ST | Neutral | 3931 | 4022 | 1919 | 1919 |
| HS | EWS | Female-only | 45578 | 45578 | — | — |
| HS | EWS | Neutral | 17059 | 17059 | 4787 | 4787 |
| HS | OBC-NCL | Neutral | 12567 | 12567 | 11369 | 11369 |
| HS | OPEN | Female-only | — | — | 50354 | 50354 |
| HS | OPEN | Neutral | 15961 | 16198 | 26898 | 26898 |
| HS | ST | Neutral | — | — | 2332 | 2332 |
| OS | EWS | Female-only | 3637 | 3637 | — | — |
| OS | EWS | Neutral | 1947 | 1948 | 2317 | 2361 |
| OS | OBC-NCL | Female-only | 8120 | 8120 | 10816 | 11261 |
| OS | OBC-NCL | Neutral | 4021 | 4846 | 4842 | 5730 |
| OS | OBC-NCL (PwD) | Neutral | — | — | 140 | 140 |
| OS | OPEN | Female-only | 16957 | 16957 | 19884 | 20501 |
| OS | OPEN | Neutral | 10279 | 13640 | 10504 | 16638 |
| OS | OPEN (PwD) | Female-only | 747 | 747 | — | — |
| OS | SC | Female-only | 3018 | 3018 | 4214 | 4214 |
| OS | SC | Neutral | 1956 | 2416 | 2447 | 2726 |
| OS | ST | Neutral | 685 | 685 | — | — |
| OS | ST (PwD) | Neutral | — | — | 32 | 32 |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)
| Quota | Category | Gender | 2025 Opening | 2025 Closing | 2026 Opening | 2026 Closing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO | EWS | Neutral | — | — | 71972 | 71972 |
| GO | OBC-NCL | Female-only | 101156 | 101156 | — | — |
| GO | OBC-NCL | Neutral | 88752 | 149441 | 55535 | 92030 |
| GO | OPEN | Female-only | 81421 | 81421 | 59383 | 59778 |
| GO | OPEN | Neutral | 46269 | 90522 | 53423 | 63965 |
| GO | SC | Neutral | 51071 | 79241 | 17382 | 67998 |
| GO | ST | Neutral | 5371 | 5371 | 4578 | 4578 |
| HS | EWS | Neutral | 21619 | 21619 | — | — |
| HS | OBC-NCL | Neutral | 27441 | 27441 | 38332 | 38332 |
| HS | OPEN | Female-only | 81915 | 81915 | — | — |
| HS | OPEN | Neutral | 41813 | 41813 | 78412 | 78646 |
| HS | SC | Neutral | — | — | 16346 | 16346 |
| HS | ST | Neutral | 25884 | 25884 | — | — |
| OS | EWS | Neutral | 3341 | 3656 | 3857 | 4297 |
| OS | OBC-NCL | Female-only | 12560 | 14231 | 13235 | 13235 |
| OS | OBC-NCL | Neutral | 6438 | 8293 | 8538 | 8852 |
| OS | OBC-NCL (PwD) | Neutral | 716 | 716 | — | — |
| OS | OPEN | Female-only | 33040 | 33936 | 23859 | 24863 |
| OS | OPEN | Neutral | 17847 | 23358 | 21319 | 25142 |
| OS | OPEN (PwD) | Neutral | — | — | 754 | 754 |
| OS | SC | Female-only | 5683 | 5683 | 7066 | 7066 |
| OS | SC | Neutral | 3931 | 4710 | 3208 | 4980 |
| OS | ST | Female-only | — | — | 3171 | 3171 |
| OS | ST | Neutral | — | — | 1666 | 2228 |
| OS | ST (PwD) | Neutral | 104 | 104 | — | — |
Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)
| Quota | Category | Gender | 2025 Opening | 2025 Closing | 2026 Opening | 2026 Closing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO | EWS | Neutral | 40634 | 40634 | 68125 | 68125 |
| GO | OBC-NCL | Female-only | — | — | 79126 | 79126 |
| GO | OBC-NCL | Neutral | 66862 | 94815 | 17943 | 50031 |
| GO | OPEN | Female-only | 73683 | 80052 | 53220 | 56013 |
| GO | OPEN | Neutral | 33056 | 45337 | 11361 | 51635 |
| GO | SC | Female-only | 96743 | 96743 | — | — |
| GO | SC | Neutral | 36323 | 40055 | 20824 | 27476 |
| GO | ST | Neutral | 5652 | 5652 | 2778 | 2846 |
| HS | EWS | Neutral | — | — | 11543 | 11543 |
| HS | OBC-NCL | Female-only | — | — | 31617 | 31617 |
| HS | OBC-NCL | Neutral | 20787 | 20787 | 17620 | 17620 |
| HS | OPEN | Neutral | 29059 | 31764 | 29777 | 43967 |
| HS | SC | Neutral | 9024 | 9024 | — | — |
| HS | ST | Female-only | 15019 | 15019 | — | — |
| OS | EWS | Female-only | — | — | 4563 | 4563 |
| OS | EWS | Neutral | 2575 | 2698 | 2872 | 2964 |
| OS | OBC-NCL | Female-only | 11606 | 11606 | 10837 | 10837 |
| OS | OBC-NCL | Neutral | 5218 | 6192 | 6684 | 7399 |
| OS | OPEN | Female-only | 20625 | 20848 | 17645 | 17645 |
| OS | OPEN | Neutral | 15439 | 17673 | 16290 | 20060 |
| OS | OPEN (PwD) | Female-only | — | — | 1693 | 1693 |
| OS | OPEN (PwD) | Neutral | 901 | 901 | — | — |
| OS | SC | Female-only | 4866 | 4866 | 4884 | 4884 |
| OS | SC | Neutral | 2189 | 3148 | 2716 | 4004 |
| OS | ST | Female-only | 2437 | 2437 | — | — |
| OS | ST | Neutral | 1293 | 1474 | 1522 | 1522 |
Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)
| Quota | Category | Gender | 2025 Opening | 2025 Closing | 2026 Opening | 2026 Closing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO | EWS | Neutral | 29538 | 32637 | — | — |
| GO | OBC-NCL | Female-only | 94870 | 94870 | 177804 | 177804 |
| GO | OBC-NCL | Neutral | 102058 | 231075 | 97074 | 127825 |
| GO | OPEN | Female-only | 138584 | 138584 | 69162 | 69162 |
| GO | OPEN | Neutral | 32417 | 64851 | 57942 | 73400 |
| GO | SC | Neutral | 25879 | 25879 | 54096 | 66501 |
| GO | ST | Neutral | 5673 | 5673 | 4785 | 4785 |
| HS | OBC-NCL | Female-only | 43297 | 43297 | — | — |
| HS | OBC-NCL | Neutral | — | — | 51550 | 51550 |
| HS | OPEN | Female-only | — | — | 116225 | 116225 |
| HS | OPEN | Neutral | 44999 | 44999 | 77482 | 77482 |
| HS | SC | Neutral | 19831 | 19831 | 15976 | 15976 |
| OS | EWS | Female-only | 8125 | 8125 | — | — |
| OS | EWS | Neutral | — | — | 5685 | 5960 |
| OS | EWS (PwD) | Neutral | 253 | 253 | — | — |
| OS | OBC-NCL | Female-only | 17602 | 17602 | 15288 | 15288 |
| OS | OBC-NCL | Neutral | 10033 | 10506 | 10992 | 11598 |
| OS | OPEN | Female-only | 48713 | 48713 | 22785 | 27873 |
| OS | OPEN | Neutral | 26157 | 32890 | 27633 | 31138 |
| OS | SC | Neutral | 4827 | 5995 | 4458 | 4458 |
| OS | SC (PwD) | Neutral | — | — | 228 | 228 |
| OS | ST | Female-only | 3459 | 3459 | 3779 | 3779 |
| OS | ST | Neutral | 2259 | 2259 | 2647 | 2647 |
2025 → 2026 Cutoff Trend
Average closing rank trend (OPEN Gender-Neutral basis). A lower rank means higher competition; a higher rank means more students can qualify.
51,221
was 47,931 in 2025 (±7%)
18,988
was 17,371 in 2025 (±9%)
35,569
was 65,561 in 2025 (±46%)
21,961
was 20,116 in 2025 (±9%)
3,349
was 6,494 in 2025 (±48%)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the JEE Main 2026 cutoff for National Institute of Technology Goa?
The JoSAA 2026 closing ranks for National Institute of Technology Goa (OPEN Gender-Neutral) range from 16638 for Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) (most competitive) to 97299 for Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) (most accessible). Check the full table above for all categories and branches.
Which branch at National Institute of Technology Goa has the lowest JEE Main cutoff?
Based on JoSAA 2026 data, Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) has the highest closing rank of 97299 (OPEN Gender-Neutral), making it the most accessible programme at National Institute of Technology Goa by rank requirement.
What is the Computer Science Engineering cutoff at National Institute of Technology Goa?
The JoSAA 2026 closing rank for Computer Science and Engineering at National Institute of Technology Goa (OPEN, Gender-Neutral) is 37679. In 2025 it was 27338.
Did JEE Main cutoffs at National Institute of Technology Goa increase or decrease in 2026 compared to 2025?
Cutoffs relaxed by ~7% — the average OPEN General-Neutral closing rank moved from ~47931 in 2025 to ~51221 in 2026, meaning more students could qualify. Always refer to the branch-level table above for accurate comparisons.
Which seat categories are available at National Institute of Technology Goa through JoSAA?
National Institute of Technology Goa participates in JoSAA counselling under the following categories: EWS, OBC-NCL, OPEN, SC, ST (plus their PwD variants). Both Gender-Neutral and Female-only (including Supernumerary) seats are available in most categories.
About National Institute of Technology Goa
National Institute of Technology (NIT) — a government-funded autonomous institution of national importance. NITs are among the best engineering colleges in India and are administered by the Ministry of Education.
Institute Type
NIT
State
Goa
Programmes
5
Quotas
GO, HS, OS
Admission Route
JEE Main → JoSAA Counselling (AI + HS + OS quotas)
Category-wise Best Branches at National Institute of Technology Goa
Top 5 programmes by lowest closing rank per category (Gender-Neutral, JoSAA 2026)
Computer Science and Engineering
CR 16,638 · was 13640 in 2025
Electronics and Communication Engineering
CR 20,060 · was 17673 in 2025
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
CR 25,142 · was 23358 in 2025
Mechanical Engineering
CR 31,138 · was 32890 in 2025
Civil Engineering
CR 46,260 · was 45845 in 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
CR 2,361 · was 1948 in 2025
Electronics and Communication Engineering
CR 2,964 · was 2698 in 2025
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
CR 4,297 · was 3656 in 2025
Mechanical Engineering
CR 5,960
Civil Engineering
CR 7,328 · was 6836 in 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
CR 5,730 · was 4846 in 2025
Electronics and Communication Engineering
CR 7,399 · was 6192 in 2025
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
CR 8,852 · was 8293 in 2025
Mechanical Engineering
CR 11,598 · was 10506 in 2025
Civil Engineering
CR 15,632 · was 15136 in 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
CR 2,726 · was 2416 in 2025
Electronics and Communication Engineering
CR 4,004 · was 3148 in 2025
Mechanical Engineering
CR 4,458 · was 5995 in 2025
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
CR 4,980 · was 4710 in 2025
Civil Engineering
CR 6,629 · was 6604 in 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
CR 685 · was 685 in 2025
Electronics and Communication Engineering
CR 1,522 · was 1474 in 2025
Civil Engineering
CR 1,917 · was 2150 in 2025
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
CR 2,228
Mechanical Engineering
CR 2,647 · was 2259 in 2025
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