NITJoSAA 2026 Data Included

National Institute of Technology Puducherry

Branch-wise JEE Main closing ranks from official JoSAA 2026 and 2025 counselling data.5 programmes · 94 cutoff entries · 5 categories.

Best OPEN Rank

19869

Computer Science and Engineering

Accessible OPEN

248297

Civil Engineering

CSE Closing

65630

OPEN · GN · 2026

Data Source

JoSAA 2026

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Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Quota	Category	Gender	2025 Opening	2025 Closing	2026 Opening	2026 Closing
HS	OBC-NCL	Neutral	73863	78906	87653	96684
HS	OPEN	Female-only	116333	142541	135154	158623
HS	OPEN	Neutral	142870	205593	88184	248297
HS	SC	Female-only	27899	27899	29994	29994
HS	SC	Neutral	35722	39501	30126	34033
HS	ST	Neutral	—	—	11393	11393
OS	EWS	Female-only	8800	8800	9210	9210
OS	EWS	Neutral	7284	7690	7943	8197
OS	OBC-NCL	Female-only	18650	18650	18201	18201
OS	OBC-NCL	Neutral	15326	15994	16439	17100
OS	OPEN	Female-only	54989	59514	57713	58328
OS	OPEN	Neutral	47255	49922	44895	52613
OS	OPEN (PwD)	Neutral	919	919	1441	1441
OS	SC	Neutral	7329	7644	5661	7850
OS	ST	Neutral	2728	2728	2567	2567

Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Quota	Category	Gender	2025 Opening	2025 Closing	2026 Opening	2026 Closing
HS	EWS	Female-only	20007	20007	—	—
HS	EWS	Neutral	20222	33632	10216	19760
HS	OBC-NCL	Female-only	28405	28405	24632	24632
HS	OBC-NCL	Neutral	20562	24651	20830	33400
HS	OPEN	Female-only	65403	77925	48498	53903
HS	OPEN	Neutral	23787	64692	35405	65630
HS	OPEN (PwD)	Female-only	3074	3074	1082	1082
HS	SC	Female-only	6379	6379	7055	7055
HS	SC	Neutral	8848	13433	4921	9065
HS	ST	Neutral	3976	11523	—	—
OS	EWS	Neutral	2710	2872	3228	3513
OS	OBC-NCL	Female-only	8776	8947	11841	11967
OS	OBC-NCL	Neutral	5771	7077	7200	7576
OS	OBC-NCL (PwD)	Neutral	104	104	397	397
OS	OPEN	Female-only	20899	20899	23445	23445
OS	OPEN	Neutral	11429	19758	9167	19869
OS	OPEN (PwD)	Female-only	420	420	722	722
OS	SC	Female-only	4457	4457	3027	3027
OS	SC	Neutral	2402	2537	1780	2965
OS	ST	Female-only	1469	1469	1974	1974
OS	ST	Neutral	1196	1216	915	1086

Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Quota	Category	Gender	2025 Opening	2025 Closing	2026 Opening	2026 Closing
HS	EWS	Neutral	—	—	142030	142030
HS	OBC-NCL	Female-only	43261	43261	43109	43109
HS	OBC-NCL	Neutral	39284	48452	43241	48597
HS	OPEN	Female-only	111199	115035	114052	122208
HS	OPEN	Neutral	84221	116492	98093	127886
HS	OPEN (PwD)	Neutral	3255	3255	—	—
HS	SC	Female-only	24360	24360	18116	18116
HS	SC	Neutral	16149	25630	14175	18895
HS	ST	Neutral	13087	13087	—	—
OS	EWS	Neutral	4748	4775	5415	5590
OS	EWS (PwD)	Neutral	237	237	225	225
OS	OBC-NCL	Female-only	14101	15796	13404	14065
OS	OBC-NCL	Neutral	10047	10711	9722	10949
OS	OPEN	Female-only	35210	35672	41752	42589
OS	OPEN	Neutral	25456	33769	27663	34254
OS	OPEN (PwD)	Neutral	1111	1111	1549	1549
OS	SC	Female-only	5455	5455	6419	6419
OS	SC	Neutral	4530	5327	4216	5246
OS	ST	Female-only	2601	2601	3301	3301
OS	ST	Neutral	1566	1566	1592	1592
OS	ST (PwD)	Neutral	103	103	56	56

Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Quota	Category	Gender	2025 Opening	2025 Closing	2026 Opening	2026 Closing
HS	EWS	Female-only	40777	40777	—	—
HS	EWS	Neutral	75957	121199	26309	55025
HS	OBC-NCL	Female-only	32882	33664	33401	36808
HS	OBC-NCL	Neutral	28550	36973	29884	38342
HS	OPEN	Female-only	94509	97477	87289	95694
HS	OPEN	Neutral	33724	86567	62666	87306
HS	OPEN (PwD)	Neutral	1272	1272	1294	1294
HS	SC	Female-only	23296	23296	12159	12159
HS	SC	Neutral	7128	15263	11517	14183
HS	ST	Neutral	11177	13032	—	—
OS	EWS	Female-only	5192	5192	5672	5672
OS	EWS	Neutral	3474	3479	3883	3930
OS	OBC-NCL	Female-only	10152	10152	11507	11507
OS	OBC-NCL	Neutral	6677	7517	8299	8998
OS	OBC-NCL (PwD)	Neutral	311	311	439	439
OS	OPEN	Female-only	21201	23443	28218	32580
OS	OPEN	Neutral	14005	24078	18045	26110
OS	SC	Female-only	4897	4897	4605	4605
OS	SC	Neutral	4010	4131	3609	4102
OS	SC (PwD)	Neutral	116	116	112	112
OS	ST	Neutral	1692	1787	1544	1852

Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Quota	Category	Gender	2025 Opening	2025 Closing	2026 Opening	2026 Closing
HS	OBC-NCL	Female-only	70269	70269	67173	67173
HS	OBC-NCL	Neutral	60415	68664	58276	73870
HS	OPEN	Female-only	167588	169672	91678	126894
HS	OPEN	Neutral	31635	167788	110694	169669
HS	SC	Neutral	14821	30217	21663	29037
HS	ST	Neutral	18797	18797	8578	8578
OS	EWS	Neutral	6338	6461	6604	6866
OS	OBC-NCL	Female-only	16309	17841	15014	16212
OS	OBC-NCL	Neutral	12541	13587	12051	13036
OS	OBC-NCL (PwD)	Neutral	778	778	751	751
OS	OPEN	Female-only	51896	52093	44190	48232
OS	OPEN	Neutral	37440	42881	33342	40048
OS	SC	Female-only	6612	6612	8043	8043
OS	SC	Neutral	6299	6354	4225	5597
OS	SC (PwD)	Neutral	310	310	—	—
OS	ST	Neutral	2199	2261	2565	2575

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.

OPEN↓ easier

87,168

was 81,154 in 2025 (±7%)

EWS↓ easier

30,614

was 25,730 in 2025 (±19%)

OBC-NCL↓ easier

34,855

was 31,253 in 2025 (±12%)

SC↑ harder

13,097

was 15,004 in 2025 (±13%)

ST↑ harder

4,235

was 7,333 in 2025 (±42%)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the JEE Main 2026 cutoff for National Institute of Technology Puducherry?

The JoSAA 2026 closing ranks for National Institute of Technology Puducherry (OPEN Gender-Neutral) range from 19869 for Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) (most competitive) to 248297 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 Puducherry has the lowest JEE Main cutoff?

Based on JoSAA 2026 data, Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) has the highest closing rank of 248297 (OPEN Gender-Neutral), making it the most accessible programme at National Institute of Technology Puducherry by rank requirement.

What is the Computer Science Engineering cutoff at National Institute of Technology Puducherry?

The JoSAA 2026 closing rank for Computer Science and Engineering at National Institute of Technology Puducherry (OPEN, Gender-Neutral) is 65630. In 2025 it was 64692.

Did JEE Main cutoffs at National Institute of Technology Puducherry increase or decrease in 2026 compared to 2025?

Cutoffs relaxed by ~7% — the average OPEN General-Neutral closing rank moved from ~81154 in 2025 to ~87168 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 Puducherry through JoSAA?

National Institute of Technology Puducherry 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 Puducherry

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

Puducherry

Programmes

Quotas

HS, OS

Admission Route

JEE Main → JoSAA Counselling (AI + HS + OS quotas)

EWSOBC-NCLOPENSCST+ PwD variants

Category-wise Best Branches at National Institute of Technology Puducherry

Top 5 programmes by lowest closing rank per category (Gender-Neutral, JoSAA 2026)

General (OPEN)

Computer Science and Engineering

CR 19,869 · was 19758 in 2025

Electronics and Communication Engineering

CR 26,110 · was 24078 in 2025

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

CR 34,254 · was 33769 in 2025

Mechanical Engineering

CR 40,048 · was 42881 in 2025

Civil Engineering

CR 52,613 · was 49922 in 2025

EWS

Computer Science and Engineering

CR 3,513 · was 2872 in 2025

Electronics and Communication Engineering

CR 3,930 · was 3479 in 2025

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

CR 5,590 · was 4775 in 2025

Mechanical Engineering

CR 6,866 · was 6461 in 2025

Civil Engineering

CR 8,197 · was 7690 in 2025

OBC-NCL

Computer Science and Engineering

CR 7,576 · was 7077 in 2025

Electronics and Communication Engineering

CR 8,998 · was 7517 in 2025

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

CR 10,949 · was 10711 in 2025

Mechanical Engineering

CR 13,036 · was 13587 in 2025

Civil Engineering

CR 17,100 · was 15994 in 2025

Computer Science and Engineering

CR 2,965 · was 2537 in 2025

Electronics and Communication Engineering

CR 4,102 · was 4131 in 2025

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

CR 5,246 · was 5327 in 2025

Mechanical Engineering

CR 5,597 · was 6354 in 2025

Civil Engineering

CR 7,850 · was 7644 in 2025

Computer Science and Engineering

CR 1,086 · was 1216 in 2025

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

CR 1,592 · was 1566 in 2025

Electronics and Communication Engineering

CR 1,852 · was 1787 in 2025

Civil Engineering

CR 2,567 · was 2728 in 2025

Mechanical Engineering

CR 2,575 · was 2261 in 2025

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