Colleges for JEE Advanced Rank 17,500

9 colleges and 15 programmes a General candidate with JEE Advanced rank 17,500 could get, from JoSAA 2026 final round (round 5) closing ranks.

JoSAA 2026 · round 5 closing ranks · All India seats

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9 colleges, 15 programmes

Every programme whose General closing rank in JoSAA 2026's final round was 17,500 or later, in All India seats, gender-neutral. Most competitive first. Female candidates had 95 more programmes open through female-only seats.

  1. #1

    Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati

    Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

  2. #2

    Indian Institute of Technology - [IIT ISM], Dhanbad

    Dhanbad, Jharkhand

    • Environmental EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 17,683
    • Geological EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 17,791
    • Chemical Science (B.Sc + M.Sc Integrated)All Indiaclosed at 18,977

  3. #3

    Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad

    Dharwad, Karnataka

    • Chemical and Biochemical EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 17,789
    • Civil and Infrastructure EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 17,968
    • Major in Physics (Bachelor of Science)All Indiaclosed at 18,223

  4. #4

    Indian Institute of Technology Patna

    Patna, Bihar

    • CE. - M. Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering (B.Tech + M.Tech Dual Degree)All Indiaclosed at 17,820

  5. #5

    Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai

    Durg, Chhattisgarh

    • Materials Science and Metallurgical EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 17,880

  6. #6

    Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad

    Palakkad, Kerala

  7. #7

    Indian Institute of Technology Jammu

    Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir

    • Civil EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 18,245
    • Materials and Metallurgical EngineeringAll Indiaclosed at 18,637

  8. #8

    Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

    Jodhpur, Rajasthan

    • Engineering Chemistry (Bachelor of Science)All Indiaclosed at 18,643

  9. #9

    Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

    Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

    • Chemical Sciences (Bachelor of Science)All Indiaclosed at 18,835

Questions students ask

Which colleges can I get with JEE Advanced rank 17,500 in the General category?

Going by JoSAA 2026 final round (round 5) closing ranks, 9 colleges had at least one programme that closed at or after rank 17,500 for General candidates in All India seats. The most competitive of them were Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (Civil Engineering, closed at 17,682), Indian Institute of Technology - [IIT ISM], Dhanbad (Environmental Engineering, closed at 17,683) and Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad (Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, closed at 17,789).

Can I get Computer Science (CSE) with JEE Advanced rank 17,500?

No college's CSE closed at or after rank 17,500 in last year's final round. Related branches such as IT or ECE often close later.

Will these cutoffs be the same this year?

No list can promise a seat: closing ranks move a little every year with the number of candidates and seats. These are JoSAA 2026 final round (round 5) closing ranks; female candidates also had 95 more programmes open through female-only seats. Use them to shortlist, and fill your choices widely during counselling.

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