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IIT Kharagpur cutoff means the opening and closing JEE Advanced rank of each programme in a JoSAA round. The closing rank is the rank of the last candidate who got a seat. A lower rank number is a better rank. The IIT Kharagpur cutoff changes with every round. All figures here are from Round 5, the last round, unless the text names another year.
24
UG Programmes
17 B.Tech, 6 B.S. and 1 B.Arch
5
JoSAA Rounds in 2026
Round 5 was the last
509 to 24,582
Open Closing Rank Range
CSE to Architecture, gender-neutral seats
IIT Kharagpur cutoff marks 2026 do not exist for the B.Tech, because JoSAA seats follow ranks. Use the IIT Kharagpur course wise cutoff below to match your rank with a branch. IIT Kharagpur cutoff marks 2026 for the ITEP and the MBA follow their own exams. The IIT Kharagpur admission cutoff for PG courses is a score or a test result, and it is not on this page.
Yes, for the top branches. The IIT Kharagpur cutoff for the 24 programmes ranges from 509 in CSE to 24,582 in Architecture for Open gender-neutral seats. You need a JEE Advanced rank, and that needs a place in the top 2,50,000 of JEE Main. The branch you choose decides how good your rank must be.
IIT Kharagpur sets no JEE Main cutoff for the B.Tech. JEE Main only decides if you can sit JEE Advanced. The IIT Kharagpur JEE Advanced cut off is the closing rank in the tables below.
The IIT Kharagpur admission cutoff for Class 12 is 75% marks, or 65% for SC, ST and PwD candidates. You can also qualify with a place in your board's top 20 percentile. The rank tables below apply on top of this.
The IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2026 for Open gender-neutral seats ran from a closing rank of 509 in CSE to 24,582 in Architecture. The table is the IIT Kharagpur course wise cut off for 2026. It gives the opening and closing rank of each programme in Round 5, sorted by closing rank. The opening rank is the best rank allotted a seat in that round. The IIT Kharagpur cut off moves a little in each round. B.S. and B.Arch programmes are marked.
| Programme | Opening rank | Closing rank |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 217 | 509 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 693 | 1,043 |
| Mathematics and Computing (B.S.) | 1,101 | 1,428 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication | 773 | 1,660 |
| Electrical | 840 | 2,190 |
| Instrumentation | 2,130 | 2,600 |
| Mechanical | 2,941 | 4,588 |
| Industrial and Systems | 3,267 | 4,699 |
| Aerospace | 3,710 | 5,297 |
| Chemical | 3,467 | 5,803 |
| Economics (B.S.) | 4,140 | 6,450 |
| Manufacturing Science | 5,767 | 6,984 |
| Metallurgical and Materials | 6,590 | 8,502 |
| Civil | 6,645 | 8,816 |
| Physics (B.S.) | 6,686 | 9,572 |
| Biomedical | 7,833 | 10,089 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical | 8,188 | 10,683 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture | 6,120 | 11,219 |
| Mining | 8,842 | 11,962 |
| Agricultural and Food | 9,016 | 12,603 |
| Chemistry (B.S.) | 10,041 | 14,760 |
| Exploration Geophysics (B.S.) | 9,495 | 14,923 |
| Applied Geology (B.S.) | 11,122 | 15,872 |
| Architecture (B.Arch) | 18,615 | 24,582 |
These Are Open Category Ranks
Your category rank can be better than your all-India rank. Read the IIT Kharagpur cutoff in the category tables further down if you are in EWS, OBC-NCL, SC or ST.
The IIT Kharagpur cutoff for CSE in 2026 was 217 to 509 for Open gender-neutral seats. It is the lowest closing rank of the 24 programmes, so it has the toughest IIT Kharagpur cutoff. Artificial Intelligence is next at 1,043, and the first B.S. programme, Mathematics and Computing, closed at 1,428.
Yes, in most programmes, but not in the top six. The IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2026 shows that a rank of 3,000 was outside the closing rank for CSE, AI, Mathematics and Computing, Electronics, Electrical and Instrumentation. Mechanical closed at 4,588. Check the IIT Kharagpur cutoff of your own category too. A rank of 3,000 therefore stayed inside Mechanical and every programme below it in the IIT Kharagpur course wise cutoff table.
Yes, in eight B.Tech and B.S. programmes. The IIT Kharagpur course wise cutoff shows that a rank of 10,000 stayed inside Biomedical, Biotechnology and Biochemical, Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture, Mining and Agricultural and Food Engineering. It also stayed inside Chemistry, Exploration Geophysics and Applied Geology. Physics closed at 9,572, which just missed. Architecture closed at 24,582 but uses a separate aptitude test. These are Open category ranks, and your category rank can be better than your all-India rank.
The IIT Kharagpur JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 has two Open pools, gender-neutral and female-only, and the female-only pool closes at higher rank numbers. Women compete in both pools. The IIT Kharagpur cutoff for the female-only pool is a separate list. The table shows the female-only Open pool in Round 5. The gender-neutral ranks are in the table above.
| Programme | Opening rank | Closing rank |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 1,004 | 1,906 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2,767 | 2,844 |
| Mathematics and Computing (B.S.) | 3,043 | 4,199 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication | 2,014 | 4,462 |
| Electrical | 4,764 | 5,181 |
| Instrumentation | 6,142 | 6,257 |
| Industrial and Systems | 6,412 | 10,078 |
| Mechanical | 8,395 | 10,951 |
| Aerospace | 10,221 | 11,886 |
| Chemical | 10,374 | 11,910 |
| Economics (B.S.) | 11,689 | 13,559 |
| Manufacturing Science | 11,986 | 14,895 |
| Metallurgical and Materials | 12,913 | 14,925 |
| Physics (B.S.) | 9,523 | 16,544 |
| Civil | 13,567 | 16,843 |
| Biomedical | 15,666 | 17,087 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical | 16,961 | 18,417 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture | 17,642 | 20,000 |
| Agricultural and Food | 17,171 | 21,256 |
| Mining | 17,326 | 21,709 |
| Chemistry (B.S.) | 16,528 | 22,088 |
| Exploration Geophysics (B.S.) | 20,976 | 24,145 |
| Applied Geology (B.S.) | 24,689 | 25,766 |
| Architecture (B.Arch) | 25,469 | 28,398 |
1,906
CSE Female-Only Closing Rank
Round 5 of 2026
2,844
AI Female-Only Closing Rank
Round 5 of 2026
4,199
Mathematics and Computing Female-Only
Round 5 of 2026
Yes, in the sense of a higher rank number. CSE closed at 509 for gender-neutral seats and at 1,906 for the female-only pool. Electronics and Electrical Communication closed at 1,660 and 4,462. The IIT Kharagpur course wise cutoff for girls closes at a higher rank number in every programme, so check the female-only column before you rule a branch out.
The IIT Kharagpur category wise cutoff 2026 is a category rank, so the number is smaller than your all-India rank for the same seat. This IIT Kharagpur category wise cut off lists the closing rank in Round 5. The first table shows gender-neutral EWS and OBC-NCL seats, and the second shows SC and ST seats. Use the IIT Kharagpur cutoff of your own category, not the Open one.
| Programme | EWS | OBC-NCL |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 74 | 258 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 143 | 432 |
| Mathematics and Computing (B.S.) | 221 | 709 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication | 266 | 735 |
| Electrical | 350 | 946 |
| Instrumentation | 443 | 1,348 |
| Mechanical | 733 | 1,875 |
| Industrial and Systems | 848 | 2,278 |
| Aerospace | 946 | 2,423 |
| Chemical | 989 | 2,501 |
| Economics (B.S.) | 1,004 | 3,213 |
| Manufacturing Science | 1,327 | 3,361 |
| Metallurgical and Materials | 1,455 | 3,584 |
| Civil | 1,334 | 3,271 |
| Physics (B.S.) | 1,759 | 5,182 |
| Biomedical | 1,720 | 4,171 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical | 1,589 | 3,928 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture | 1,867 | 4,173 |
| Mining | 1,719 | 4,047 |
| Agricultural and Food | 1,974 | 4,671 |
| Chemistry (B.S.) | 2,305 | 5,798 |
| Exploration Geophysics (B.S.) | 2,348 | 5,548 |
| Applied Geology (B.S.) | 2,370 | 5,803 |
| Architecture (B.Arch) | 4,217 | 7,973 |
| Programme | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 146 | 73 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 263 | 118 |
| Mathematics and Computing (B.S.) | 492 | 245 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication | 417 | 232 |
| Electrical | 623 | 293 |
| Instrumentation | 994 | 637 |
| Mechanical | 1,052 | 595 |
| Industrial and Systems | 1,281 | 775 |
| Aerospace | 1,411 | 630 |
| Chemical | 1,498 | 840 |
| Economics (B.S.) | 2,119 | 1,077 |
| Manufacturing Science | 2,015 | 1,160 |
| Metallurgical and Materials | 2,086 | 1,117 |
| Civil | 1,878 | 661 |
| Physics (B.S.) | 2,984 | 1,515 |
| Biomedical | 2,498 | 1,372 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical | 2,385 | 1,271 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture | 2,572 | 1,208 |
| Mining | 2,338 | 1,275 |
| Agricultural and Food | 2,790 | 1,311 |
| Chemistry (B.S.) | 3,155 | 1,588 |
| Exploration Geophysics (B.S.) | 3,123 | 1,599 |
| Applied Geology (B.S.) | 3,283 | 1,604 |
| Architecture (B.Arch) | 3,437 | 1,709 |
Ranks That End in P Are Preparatory Ranks
They come from the preparatory course for SC, ST and PwD candidates and are not regular ranks.
The IIT Kharagpur category wise cutoff for OBC-NCL in CSE was a closing rank of 258 in 2026. It reached 7,973 in Architecture. Your OBC-NCL category rank in JEE Advanced is the rank that counts here, not your all-India rank.
The IIT Kharagpur category wise cutoff for SC candidates was a category rank of 146 in CSE, and for ST candidates it was 73. The SC closing rank stayed under 3,500 in every programme, and the ST closing rank stayed under 1,800. Your SC or ST category rank is the one that counts.
The IIT Kharagpur expected cutoff for 2027 entry is only a guide, because 21 of the 23 programmes with a 2025 rank closed at higher rank numbers in 2026 than in 2025. Check jeeadv.ac.in for JEE Advanced 2027. The IIT Kharagpur previous year cutoff table below shows the last round of 2025 and 2024 for Open gender-neutral seats. Use it as an IIT Kharagpur expected cut off guide, not a promise. Compare it with the 2026 table above for the three-year trend. The next IIT Kharagpur cutoff appears with Round 1 of JoSAA 2027.
| Programme | 2025 closing (Round 6) | 2024 closing (Round 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 466 | 415 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 953 | 898 |
| Mathematics and Computing (B.S.) | 1,336 | 1,329 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication | 1,485 | 1,448 |
| Electrical | 1,985 | 2,016 |
| Instrumentation | 2,741 | 2,481 |
| Mechanical | 4,016 | 3,613 |
| Industrial and Systems | 4,329 | 4,364 |
| Aerospace | 4,872 | 4,745 |
| Chemical | 5,222 | 4,848 |
| Economics (B.S.) | 6,063 | 5,263 |
| Manufacturing Science | 6,547 | 6,067 |
| Metallurgical and Materials | 7,708 | 7,104 |
| Civil | 7,774 | 6,992 |
| Physics (B.S.) | 10,939 | 9,672 |
| Biomedical | New | New |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical | 9,224 | 7,972 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture | 10,074 | 9,098 |
| Mining | 10,765 | 10,218 |
| Agricultural and Food | 11,111 | 10,770 |
| Chemistry (B.S.) | 12,321 | 12,488 |
| Exploration Geophysics (B.S.) | 12,443 | 12,413 |
| Applied Geology (B.S.) | 13,685 | 12,893 |
| Architecture (B.Arch) | 19,141 | 20,427 |
21 of 23
Programmes Closing Higher in 2026
Compared with 2025
6% to 28%
Rise in Closing Rank Number
Across those 21 programmes
The IIT Kharagpur previous year cutoff for CSE was a closing rank of 466 in 2025. The IIT Kharagpur previous year cut off for CSE was 415 in 2024. In 2026 it closed at 509, which is a rise of about 9% over 2025.
The IIT Kharagpur cutoff changes every year with the JEE Advanced result, the seats offered and the choices of candidates. A harder paper changes how ranks spread, and the IIT Kharagpur cutoff moves with it. A branch with more seats closes at a higher rank number, and a branch with fewer seats closes at a lower one.
🔒Since 2024-25No Branch ChangeThe institute scrapped branch change from 2024-25. The branch you take at JoSAA is the branch you keep, unless you choose a double major or a dual degree later. This makes candidates more careful with their choice list.🆕2026New ProgrammesNew programmes shift demand. Biomedical Engineering appeared in 2026 and closed at 10,089, so it has no IIT Kharagpur previous year cutoff to compare.🎯ReservationYour CategoryThe IIT Kharagpur category wise cutoff for a reserved category closes at a smaller category rank than Open for the same branch.🔁JoSAAFive RoundsCandidates move between IITs and branches through the five rounds, so a branch can change from round to round. Compare your rank with the IIT Kharagpur cutoff of three or four branches, not one.Yes. Between 2025 and 2026, 21 of 23 programmes closed 6% to 28% higher in rank number. Chemistry (12,321 to 14,760), Biotechnology and Biochemical (9,224 to 10,683) and Mechanical (4,016 to 4,588) were among the larger rises. Physics (10,939 to 9,572) and Instrumentation (2,741 to 2,600) closed lower. Treat the 2026 closing rank as a guide. Check the live ranks on the JoSAA page when the 2027 rounds start, and update your IIT Kharagpur expected cutoff. Next year, the 2026 table becomes the IIT Kharagpur previous year cutoff, and it will show the true trend.
Answers to what readers ask most often.
On the JoSAA opening and closing rank page, under Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (institute code 106). IIT Kharagpur cutoff marks are not published for the B.Tech, only ranks. Data Sources: JoSAA 2026 opening and closing ranks.
Architecture has the highest IIT Kharagpur cutoff rank number, at 24,582 for Open gender-neutral seats. Among the B.Tech and B.S. programmes, Applied Geology is highest at 15,872. Data Sources: JoSAA 2026 opening and closing ranks.
Yes. A P next to an IIT Kharagpur cutoff rank marks a preparatory rank, which comes from the one-year preparatory course. It is not a regular rank. Data Sources: JoSAA 2026 opening and closing ranks.
The IIT Kharagpur cutoff for Open PwD candidates in CSE was a category rank of 32 in 2026. The closing rank was 22 in both 2025 and 2024. Data Sources: JoSAA 2026, 2025 and 2024 opening and closing ranks.
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