Delhi Technological University

What are the cutoffs for Delhi Technological University in 2026?

Delhi Technological University (DTU), New Delhi admits B.Tech students purely on JEE Main ranks, with seats allotted through JAC Delhi (Joint Admission Counselling) Delhi rounds, not JoSAA. For 2026, the official JAC Delhi cutoffs are still awaited because counselling typically runs in July after JEE Main results; the best benchmark therefore remains the 2025 closing ranks. In 2025, DTU's most competitive branch, Computer Science & Engineering (CSE), closed at a General-category rank of 11,352 (Round 5) after opening near rank 6,200 in Round 1. Reserved categories closed far wider: CSE shut at 42,250 (OBC), 80,206 (SC) and 304,203 (ST) in 2025. DTU also reserves 85% of seats for Delhi-region candidates and 15% for outside-Delhi applicants, so the rank you need depends heavily on your region and category.

A few headline facts frame any DTU admission decision: B.Tech first-year fees are roughly Rs 2.47 lakh (about Rs 6-6.5 lakh for the four-year tuition), the 2025 average package was around 15.75 LPA with a median of 15 LPA, and the highest 2025 domestic package touched 85 LPA (Software Engineering), with an international offer of Rs 1.8 Crore. These outcomes are exactly why CSE, IT and Software Engineering cutoffs at DTU stay so tight.

Year-Wise Cutoff Trends (2024-2026)

The table below tracks DTU's General-category JEE Main closing ranks (final round) for its flagship branches across 2024 and 2025, with 2026 marked as awaited since JAC Delhi counselling has not yet concluded for the new cycle. It answers the core question every aspirant asks: is my rank likely to be enough at DTU this year? Read each row as the worst rank that still secured a seat in that branch and category in the final counselling round, so a rank comfortably below the number gives you a realistic chance.

The trend is clear: DTU's General CSE closing rank tightened from 13,567 (2024) to 11,352 (2025), and IT followed the same downward path from 15,893 to 14,561, meaning the computing branches got slightly harder to enter. Core branches like Electrical, Mechanical and Civil sit much wider (31,589 to 56,161 in 2025), so a candidate outside the top 15,000 should treat these as the realistic entry points. Expect 2026 General CSE to land in a similar 11,000-13,000 band unless seat intake changes.

Course-Wise Cutoff at Delhi Technological University

This table breaks DTU's 2025 JEE Main closing ranks down by individual programme and category, since the gap between branches is enormous, the question it answers is which specific DTU branch your rank actually qualifies for. Branches are listed from most to least competitive; read across each row to compare how far the cutoff relaxes from General to OBC, SC and ST. Computing and IT programmes dominate the top of the list, while core and interdisciplinary branches offer the widest entry ranks.

The key takeaway is the steep drop-off after the computing cluster: a General-category candidate needs roughly a sub-10,000 rank for CSE, IT, ECE or Mathematics & Computing, but a rank up to 56,161 can still secure Civil Engineering. For reserved categories the spread is far larger, OBC CSE closes near 42,250 while OBC Civil extends past 236,000, and ST candidates see five- and six-figure ranks across core branches. This means students should map their exact category rank to the right tier rather than fixating only on CSE.

Cutoff Trend Analysis

DTU's cutoffs are slowly tightening at the top and staying wide at the bottom. General-category CSE moved from a 13,567 closing rank in 2024 to 11,352 in 2025, a clear sign of rising demand for computing seats, while IT similarly firmed up from 15,893 to 14,561. The driver is straightforward: DTU's 2025 placements (average 15.75 LPA, CSE/COE around 19.85 LPA, highest 85 LPA domestic) keep pulling top JEE Main rankers toward its computing branches, compressing those ranks year after year. Core branches such as Mechanical (44,365) and Civil (56,161) have not seen the same pressure, so their cutoffs remain comparatively relaxed.

Realistically, a General-category Delhi-region aspirant should target a JEE Main rank under 11,000-12,000 to be confident of CSE or IT, under roughly 20,000 for Software Engineering or Mathematics & Computing, and under 55,000-60,000 for guaranteed core-branch admission. OBC candidates have meaningful CSE chances up to about 45,000, SC candidates up to roughly 1.1 lakh, and ST candidates up to around 3 lakh. Because DTU runs multiple JAC Delhi rounds, closing ranks loosen as counselling progresses, so applicants just outside these bands should still participate in later rounds and spot rounds.