National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

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

Admission to National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur (NIT JSR) is decided almost entirely by your JEE Main rank through JoSAA counselling, so the cutoff that matters for B.Tech 2026 aspirants is the JoSAA closing rank. As a benchmark, in JoSAA 2025 the headline General-category (gender-neutral) closing ranks at NIT Jamshedpur ran from 11,058 for Computer Science and Engineering at the competitive end out to roughly 46,063 for the metallurgical and production branches at the open end. JEE Main is the only accepted entrance for B.Tech; M.Tech admission uses GATE, M.Sc uses IIT JAM, and MBA uses CAT. The 2026 cutoffs will be published round-wise by JoSAA after the JEE Main 2026 results, and the 2024 and 2025 ranks below are the most reliable guide to where they will land.

For Jharkhand-domicile candidates, the Home State (HS) quota and the Other State (OS) quota produce slightly different closing ranks; the figures here reflect the General gender-neutral seats that most applicants chase. The two takeaways for 2026: CSE remains a sub-12,000-rank target, and the core engineering branches (Mechanical, Civil, Metallurgy, Production) stay open well past rank 30,000.

Year-Wise Cutoff Trends (2024-2026)

The table below tracks the JoSAA closing ranks at National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur across the three flagship branches (CSE, ECE, Mechanical) and the four main categories - General, OBC, SC and ST - so you can see how deep into the rank list each category went. It answers the core question an aspirant asks: "with my category and my rank, do I have a realistic shot?" Read each row as the last rank admitted in that branch and category; if your rank is lower (numerically smaller) than the number shown, you were inside the cutoff that year. The 2025 column carries verified General closing ranks; full 2024 category data is shown because it is the most complete year on record, and 2026 figures will be released by JoSAA after the JEE Main 2026 result.

The clearest trend is that General closing ranks tightened from 2024 to 2025 in every branch shown - CSE moved from 13,775 to 11,058, ECE from 18,723 to 17,137, and Mechanical from 35,978 to 32,236. That means seats are getting harder to win, not easier. The reserved-category cushion is large: an ST applicant secured CSE at rank 1,733 in 2024 against the General 13,775, and OBC candidates consistently cleared each branch at roughly half the General closing rank. For 2026, treat the 2025 numbers as your ceiling and aim a few thousand ranks better to stay safe across counselling rounds.

Course-Wise Cutoff at National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur runs seven core B.Tech branches, and their cutoffs span a wide rank band - the gap between the most and least competitive branch is over 35,000 ranks. The table below lists the verified JoSAA 2025 General closing rank for each branch alongside the 2024 General closing rank, so you can pick a branch that matches your expected JEE Main 2026 rank. Use it to build a smart preference order: list CSE and ECE first if your rank is strong, and keep the core branches as realistic backups. Reading tip - a higher closing rank means the branch is easier to enter, because admission extended further down the rank list.

The course-wise spread shows a sharp value ladder at NIT Jamshedpur: Computer Science is roughly four times more competitive than the metallurgical and production branches. CSE, ECE and EEE form the high-demand tier (sub-22,000 General ranks in 2025), driven by stronger placement averages - the institute's CSE average package was around Rs 25.11 LPA in 2025. Mechanical, Civil, Metallurgy and Production stay accessible to candidates ranked between 30,000 and 50,000, and notably every branch closed at a tighter rank in 2025 than in 2024, confirming rising demand across the board.

Cutoff Trend Analysis

The cutoff at National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur is rising - General closing ranks improved (fell numerically) in every branch from 2024 to 2025, meaning you now need a better JEE Main rank than a year ago for the same seat. CSE tightened from 13,775 (2024) to 11,058 (2025), ECE from 18,723 to 17,137, Mechanical from 35,978 to 32,236, and Civil from 47,939 to 43,248. The pressure is driven by the institute's improving profile: NIT Jamshedpur climbed to 82nd in the NIRF 2025 Engineering rankings, and its 2025 placements reported an average package near Rs 13.62 LPA with a highest of around Rs 144 LPA, both of which pull more applicants toward its preference list.

Realistically, for B.Tech 2026 a General-category candidate should target an All India rank under 11,000 for a confident shot at CSE, under 17,000 for ECE, around 21,000 for EEE, and under 32,000-35,000 for Mechanical. A General rank between 40,000 and 50,000 still keeps Civil, Metallurgy and Production within reach. OBC, SC and ST aspirants enjoy substantially deeper cutoffs - in 2024, reserved categories cleared CSE at ranks as favourable as 7,797 (OBC), 5,874 (SC) and 1,733 (ST). Because cutoffs move across JoSAA rounds, apply early and ride all rounds rather than locking a seat in Round 1.