JEE Main Cutoff for Materials Science and Engineering 2026
JoSAA 2026 closing ranks for Materials Science and Engineering at 3 colleges, by category and quota: General, EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST.
Closing ranks by college
Final-round closing ranks for gender-neutral seats, most competitive first. EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST ranks are category ranks.
| College | Quota | General | EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Science - [IISc], Bangalore | All India | 4,912 | 918 | 2,323 | 1,482 | 720 |
| National Institute of Technology - [NIT], Calicut | Other State | 28,850 | 4,880 | 10,337 | 5,286 | 1,769 |
| National Institute of Technology - [NIT], Calicut | Home State | 32,892 | 30,808 | 10,672 | 15,677 | – |
| National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | Other State | 49,526 | 7,440 | 16,963 | 7,503 | 3,247 |
| National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | Home State | 1,15,900 | 20,111 | 1,25,413 | 13,684 | 4,958 |
Questions students ask
What is the JEE Main cutoff for Materials Science and Engineering?
In JoSAA 2026's final round, Materials Science and Engineering closed for General candidates between rank 4,912 at Indian Institute of Science - [IISc], Bangalore and 49,526 at National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, across 3 colleges.
Which college has the highest closing rank for Materials Science and Engineering?
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, where General Other State seats closed at 49,526: the easiest of the 3 to get into for this branch last year.
Why does one college appear more than once?
NITs fill half their seats from their own state (Home State quota) and half from the rest of India (Other State quota), each with its own closing ranks. IITs and IIITs have one All India list.
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