National Institute of Technology Agartala

What are the cutoffs for National Institute of Technology Agartala in 2026?

National Institute of Technology Agartala admits B.Tech students through JEE Main followed by JoSAA/CSAB counselling, so your JEE Main All India Rank (AIR) is the single number that decides your seat. For the 2024 admission cycle, the headline JoSAA Round 1 General-category (Other State) closing rank for the flagship Computer Science and Engineering branch at NIT Agartala was 63,432, while branches such as Production Engineering closed as high as 222,937. The 2026 JoSAA closing ranks for NIT Agartala will only be published after each round of 2026 counselling concludes, so the most reliable guide right now is the verified 2024 and 2025 closing-rank data below.

NIT Agartala is a centrally funded government Institute of National Importance in Jirania, Tripura, ranked in the 101-150 band in NIRF Engineering 2025 (after being placed 82nd in NIRF 2024). It reports a highest package of around Rs 52 LPA and an average package of about Rs 10.19 LPA (2024), with B.Tech tuition of roughly Rs 62,500 per semester and a total course cost of about Rs 5.57-5.73 Lakh, which is why its closing ranks stay competitive year on year.

Year-Wise Cutoff Trends (2024-2026)

The table below tracks the JoSAA Round 1 closing rank (Other State, Gender-Neutral) for the most-demanded branch, Computer Science and Engineering, across categories, so you can see how the bar has shifted at NIT Agartala. It answers the core question: "how has my required rank changed between 2024 and 2025, and what should I expect in 2026?" Read each row as the worst rank that still secured a CSE seat in that category and year. 2026 figures are marked "To be released" because JoSAA 2026 counselling has not yet published closing ranks.

The clear takeaway is that NIT Agartala CSE became marginally harder to enter: the General closing rank slipped from 63,432 in 2024 to 66,895 in 2025, meaning even a slightly higher (numerically larger) rank was accepted in 2025 across early rounds. Reserved-category aspirants enjoy a dramatically lower bar, with ST candidates securing CSE as far back as rank 1,312 (2024). For 2026, plan as if the General CSE cutoff will hover near 65,000-75,000 in Round 1 and relax in later rounds.

Course-Wise Cutoff at National Institute of Technology Agartala

NIT Agartala offers around seven core B.Tech branches, and the gap between the most and least competitive is wide. The table below lists the JoSAA Round 1 General-category (Other State, Gender-Neutral) closing ranks for each branch in both 2024 and 2025, so you can match your expected rank to a realistic branch. Read it top to bottom: CSE sits at the top of demand (lowest closing rank) and Production Engineering at the bottom (highest, most accessible closing rank). Use the 2025 column as your primary benchmark since it is the most recent confirmed cycle.

The pattern is consistent: at NIT Agartala, CSE and ECE are the toughest seats while Civil, Chemical and Production Engineering remain reachable for General-category students ranked between 1.8 lakh and 2.6 lakh. Notice that every branch's closing rank moved to a higher number in 2025 versus 2024 (for example Mechanical loosened from 149,692 to 169,546), meaning the circuit branches actually became easier to enter even as CSE tightened slightly. If your AIR is above 1,50,000 in the General category, target Mechanical, Civil, Chemical or Production rather than CSE/ECE.

Cutoff Trend Analysis

Is the cutoff at NIT Agartala rising or falling? It is split: the premium branches (CSE) are tightening while the non-circuit branches are easing. CSE's General closing rank moved from 63,432 (2024) to 66,895 (2025), and ECE from 89,175 to 93,804 - a small numerical rise that, in JEE Main terms, reflects steady-to-stronger demand driven by strong placements (CSE average around Rs 14.71 LPA, ECE around Rs 13.83 LPA in 2024). Meanwhile Mechanical, Civil, Chemical and Production all saw their closing ranks climb in 2025, meaning candidates with higher ranks were admitted, i.e. those branches got easier.

Realistically, to be confident of a CSE seat at NIT Agartala in 2026, a General-category Other-State candidate should aim for an AIR under 60,000-65,000; ECE under roughly 85,000-90,000; and Electrical under about 110,000. For Mechanical, Civil, Chemical or Production, a General rank up to 1.7-2.6 lakh is workable, especially in later JoSAA rounds. Home-State (Tripura) candidates and reserved categories should expect substantially lower required ranks - reserved-category CSE ranks have historically run from the low hundreds (ST) to a few thousand (SC/OBC). Always treat Round 1 ranks as the strictest and expect closing ranks to relax across Rounds 2 to 6 and CSAB special rounds.