School of Planning and Architecture

What are the cutoffs for School of Planning and Architecture in 2026?

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi admits B.Arch and B.Plan students through the JEE Main Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Planning) rank, with seats allotted via JoSAA counselling, so your JEE Main Paper 2 All India Rank is the single number that decides your chances. For the most recent completed cycle (2025), the B.Arch General-category closing rank settled at 207 by the final JoSAA round, while the B.Plan General closing rank was 233. Because the 2026 JoSAA rounds run after JEE Main 2026 results, aspirants should treat the 2025 figures as the live benchmark: a JEE Main Paper 2 rank inside roughly the top 200 keeps a General-category B.Arch seat at SPA Delhi realistic. SPA Delhi is a centrally funded Institute of National Importance and ranked among the top architecture schools in India (NIRF Architecture rank 5 in 2024 and 8 in 2025), which is exactly why its closing ranks stay so tight. The sections below give the exact category-wise and year-wise numbers you need.

Year-Wise Cutoff Trends (2024-2026)

The table below tracks SPA Delhi's JoSAA final-round closing ranks for B.Arch and B.Plan across the 2024 and 2025 admission cycles, broken down by every reservation category (General, EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST). It answers the core question an aspirant asks: "What rank actually closed a seat in my category last year, and is it getting harder?" Read each row as the worst (highest) rank that still received an allotment in that category, since once your rank is below the closing number your seat is secure. The 2026 column is shown as "To be announced" because those ranks are only published after JEE Main 2026 and the JoSAA 2026 rounds conclude; use 2025 as your working target.

The clear takeaway is that SPA Delhi became harder to enter between 2024 and 2025: the B.Arch General closing rank tightened from 238 to 207, and the B.Plan General closing rank tightened sharply from 435 to 233. Reserved categories moved the same way, with B.Arch OBC-NCL falling from 380 to 229 and SC from 172 to 118. The single most striking trend is B.Plan, where the General closing rank improved by roughly 200 ranks in one year, signalling rising demand for SPA Delhi's planning programme. For 2026 planning purposes, assume the bar will be at least as competitive as 2025, not the looser 2024 numbers.

Course-Wise Cutoff at School of Planning and Architecture

SPA Delhi runs two undergraduate programmes through JoSAA, and their cutoffs behave differently, so it pays to read them side by side. The table below contrasts the 2025 JoSAA opening (Round 1) and closing (final round) ranks for B.Arch and B.Plan in the General category, which tells you both the sharpest rank that grabbed an early seat and the last rank that still made it in. It answers the practical question: "Which SPA Delhi course gives me a slightly better chance at my rank?" The opening rank is the best (lowest) allotted rank in Round 1, while the closing rank is the cutoff after all rounds of upgrades and withdrawals.

The course-wise split shows that B.Arch holds the tighter General closing rank (207) than B.Plan (233), making B.Plan marginally the more accessible route into SPA Delhi for a General-category aspirant in 2025. The gap between opening and closing ranks is also revealing: B.Arch General moved only from 158 to 207 across all rounds, meaning seats fill within a narrow band and there is little late-round slack, while B.Plan OBC-NCL stretched widely from 106 to 319 as upgrades freed seats. ST candidates enjoy by far the most room, with B.Arch closing at just 46 and B.Plan at 64.

Cutoff Trend Analysis

SPA Delhi's cutoff is rising in competitiveness, meaning closing ranks are falling (a lower rank number is harder to achieve). Grounded in the table above, B.Arch General tightened from 238 in 2024 to 207 in 2025, and B.Plan General compressed dramatically from 435 to 233 over the same period. The likeliest drivers are SPA Delhi's status as a centrally funded Institute of National Importance, its low tuition (B.Arch fees are roughly Rs 1.22 lakh per year, about Rs 5.22 lakh for the full programme), and its consistent NIRF Architecture standing (5th in 2024, 8th in 2025), all of which keep applicant pressure high relative to its small intake. Placement strength reinforces the demand, with 47 B.Arch students placed in 2024 at a median package near Rs 7.5 LPA. Realistically, a General-category aspirant should target a JEE Main Paper 2 (B.Arch) All India Rank inside the top 200 to be confident of a B.Arch seat, ideally under 160 to be allotted in early rounds. For B.Plan, a General rank under 230 is the working target. EWS and OBC-NCL candidates should aim under roughly 200 and 230 respectively for B.Arch, while SC aspirants need a rank near 120 and ST aspirants near 46, based on the 2025 closing figures.