JEE Main Cutoff for Mechanical Engineering 2026

JoSAA 2026 closing ranks for Mechanical Engineering at 50 colleges, by category and quota: General, EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST.

50 colleges · JoSAA 2026 round 5 closing ranks

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.

Mechanical Engineering: JEE Main closing ranks, 2026 round 5
CollegeQuotaGeneralEWSOBC-NCLSCST
National Institute of Technology - [NIT Trichy], ThiruchirapalliOther State8,7541,5883,7691,573595
National Institute of Technology - [NIT], SurathkalOther State12,3071,9354,8982,379884
National Institute of Technology - [NIT Trichy], ThiruchirapalliHome State14,01516,4564,3892,1473,251
National Institute of Technology - [NIT], WarangalOther State14,0492,0875,2342,795888
National Institute of Technology - [NIT], RourkelaOther State14,5932,2775,5692,844825
National Institute of Technology - [NIT], SurathkalHome State14,9973,0696,9203,8231,422
National Institute of Technology - [NIT], WarangalHome State17,4622,8016,0343,790896
National Institute of Technology - [NIT], CalicutOther State18,6522,8686,5293,9111,125
Malaviya National Institute of Technology - [MNIT], JaipurOther State18,9653,2997,8574,2091,429
National Institute of Technology DelhiOther State20,1323,5937,7773,3461,260
Malaviya National Institute of Technology - [MNIT], JaipurHome State20,6243,1807,0023,3561,115
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, AllahabadOther State22,2893,5147,7304,5781,536
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology - [VNIT], NagpurHome State22,7243,5988,5184,0592,684
National Institute of Technology - [NIT], CalicutHome State23,35418,8737,42510,65015,811
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology - [VNIT], NagpurOther State23,4493,5927,9284,2311,395
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, AllahabadHome State23,9433,6478,4864,1804,583
National Institute of Technology - [NIT], RourkelaHome State24,4974,44010,8215,0232,054
National Institute of Technology KurukshetraOther State25,9433,9349,3774,7181,715
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, SuratOther State28,9054,56910,3725,3972,073
National Institute of Technology JamshedpurOther State28,9094,65010,3354,9622,070
National Institute of Technology GoaOther State31,1385,96011,5984,4582,647
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, BhopalOther State31,2904,74110,5135,6882,038
National Institute of Technology DurgapurOther State31,4514,71610,4225,6301,931
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, JalandharOther State32,2424,92610,8445,5492,259
National Institute of Technology KurukshetraHome State32,5924,82011,3635,8906,000
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, SuratHome State32,6735,63816,2928,0022,742
National Institute of Technology DelhiHome State33,0577,38515,4455,9073,862
National Institute of Technology DurgapurHome State33,19415,32524,3734,7864,423
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, BhopalHome State33,2675,07912,1926,3402,953
National Institute of Technology HamirpurOther State33,7665,03511,4075,9602,549
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, ShibpurHome State33,93316,48127,9845,0535,373
National Institute of Technology JamshedpurHome State33,9606,78211,2697,2682,867
National Institute of Technology - [NIT], SilcharOther State35,8975,60112,0506,2512,344
National Institute of Technology RaipurOther State37,6445,62612,3736,2352,601
National Institute of Technology PatnaOther State37,7795,90812,3605,9912,404
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, ShibpurOther State39,9006,03314,0706,7552,877
National Institute of Technology PuducherryOther State40,0486,86613,0365,5972,575
PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, JabalpurAll India41,2756,35717,1727,6142,789
Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), ChandigarhOther State41,5056,83413,4897,7063,644
National Institute of Technology PatnaHome State42,4956,40313,7667,5326,765
National Institute of Technology UttarakhandOther State42,5256,42113,6616,3172,695
National Institute of Technology Andhra PradeshHome State43,4136,51014,3555,7763,380
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, JalandharHome State43,9218,09337,8648,32422,159
National Institute of Technology Andhra PradeshOther State44,0886,50314,3906,2092,741
National Institute of Technology AgartalaOther State44,4276,93415,8537,3712,967
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, KancheepuramAll India45,9848,01716,8558,2513,346
National Institute of Technology SrinagarOther State47,9177,17316,4717,0952,942
National Institute of Technology MeghalayaOther State50,9477,58416,8997,0332,610
National Institute of Technology SikkimOther State52,017–16,5736,9293,076
Birla Institute of Technology - [BIT Mesra], RanchiAll India53,6949,02322,03812,3226,513
National Institute of Technology Arunachal PradeshOther State54,6358,31917,9037,3883,190
National Institute of Technology ManipurOther State54,8118,87018,6148,4903,110
Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, IndoreAll India55,918––––
National Institute of Technology MizoramOther State57,3678,99318,8998,397–
National Institute of Technology NagalandOther State59,0289,12119,0847,874–
National Institute of Technology UttarakhandHome State62,18010,89333,68810,4656,577
National Institute of Technology RaipurHome State66,38513,59524,87410,5524,228
National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, RanchiAll India67,44811,36026,61913,2026,423
National Institute of Technology - [NIT], SilcharHome State67,75113,06639,12611,3862,526
Puducherry Technological UniversityAll India70,29411,45125,3179,445–
Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management, AhmedabadAll India71,21911,16330,54013,9876,814
National Institute of Technology HamirpurHome State71,91213,49383,4099,7313,442
National Institute of Technology GoaHome State77,482–51,55015,976–
Birla Institute of Technology Extension Centre - [BIT], DeogharAll India81,51312,92331,44515,9178,610
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, BhopalAll India84,17915,53936,73415,8255,053
Tezpur UniversityAll India84,68314,98233,56114,5145,116
Birla Institute of Technology, Patna CampusAll India84,91613,10332,74514,7187,640
Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), ChandigarhHome State85,26173,25933,20718,968–
Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering and Technology, MaldaOther State95,42416,50140,88714,2558,263
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, KatraAll India95,62316,28938,77116,1708,315
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and TechnologyAll India1,02,05317,43639,84416,4568,500
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, BilaspurAll India1,11,51217,90540,96217,4548,572
Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, HaridwarAll India1,15,45718,32241,79317,8008,648
Birla Institute of Technology, Patna CampusHome State1,25,31820,197–30,7879,943
Birla Institute of Technology Extension Centre - [BIT], DeogharHome State1,42,80729,027–27,86523,291
National Institute of Technology PuducherryHome State1,69,669–73,87029,0378,578
National Institute of Technology Arunachal PradeshHome State2,05,289–94,11474,28920,693
National Institute of Technology MeghalayaHome State2,26,660–––24,195
National Institute of Technology AgartalaHome State2,53,44875,999–29,98431,222
National Institute of Technology SikkimHome State2,69,257–1,13,9561,02,87011,084
Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering and Technology, MaldaHome State3,34,49383,3232,27,88428,5859,755
National Institute of Technology ManipurHome State4,79,380–3,55,819–36,629
National Institute of Technology MizoramHome State8,81,407––––
North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and TechnologyAll India–15,015–15,796–
National Institute of Technology NagalandHome State––––33,222

Questions students ask

What is the JEE Main cutoff for Mechanical Engineering?

In JoSAA 2026's final round, Mechanical Engineering closed for General candidates between rank 8,754 at National Institute of Technology - [NIT Trichy], Thiruchirapalli and 1,15,457 at Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, across 50 colleges.

Which college has the highest closing rank for Mechanical Engineering?

Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, where General All India seats closed at 1,15,457: the easiest of the 50 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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