NIT Pondicherry closed at a JEE Main rank of 19,869 for Computer Science and Engineering (OPEN, Other State) and 65,630 for Home State (Puducherry) seats in round 5, the final round of JoSAA 2026. Below are the opening and closing ranks for all 5 branches, category and female-only cut offs, and the 2024 to 2026 trend.
NIT Pondicherry Cut Off 2026
JoSAA 2026 final-round ranks for NIT Pondicherry, from the official JoSAA opening and closing rank report.
NIT Pondicherry Cut Off 2026: OPEN Closing Ranks
These are the opening and closing JEE Main ranks (Common Rank List) for OPEN seats in round 5, the final round of JoSAA 2026, for gender-neutral seats, for the Home State (Puducherry) and Other State quotas. Programmes are listed from the hardest to the easiest to get.
| Branch | Home State opening | Home State closing | Other State opening | Other State closing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 35,405 | 65,630 | 9,167 | 19,869 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 62,666 | 87,306 | 18,045 | 26,110 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 98,093 | 1,27,886 | 27,663 | 34,254 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1,10,694 | 1,69,669 | 33,342 | 40,048 |
| Civil Engineering | 88,184 | 2,48,297 | 44,895 | 52,613 |
How has the NIT Pondicherry cut off changed from 2024 to 2026?
Final-round OPEN closing ranks for the Other State quota over three years. Computer Science and Engineering closed at 19,869 in 2026, against 19,758 in 2025: a larger rank, so it was a little easier to get.
| Branch | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 18,515 | 19,758 | 19,869 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 24,073 | 24,078 | 26,110 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 29,032 | 33,769 | 34,254 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 42,247 | 42,881 | 40,048 |
| Civil Engineering | 47,854 | 49,922 | 52,613 |
NIT Pondicherry Category-wise Cut Off 2026
Closing ranks in round 5 of JoSAA 2026 for reserved categories (gender-neutral seats). These are category ranks, not Common Rank List ranks, so compare them only with your own category rank.
Home State (Puducherry) Quota
| Branch | EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 19,760 | 33,400 | 9,065 | – |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 55,025 | 38,342 | 14,183 | – |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 1,42,030 | 48,597 | 18,895 | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | – | 73,870 | 29,037 | 8,578 |
| Civil Engineering | – | 96,684 | 34,033 | 11,393 |
Other State Quota
| Branch | EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 3,513 | 7,576 | 2,965 | 1,086 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 3,930 | 8,998 | 4,102 | 1,852 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 5,590 | 10,949 | 5,246 | 1,592 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 6,866 | 13,036 | 5,597 | 2,575 |
| Civil Engineering | 8,197 | 17,100 | 7,850 | 2,567 |
NIT Pondicherry Cut Off 2026 for Female-only Seats
JoSAA keeps supernumerary female-only seats in every branch. Closing ranks for OPEN female-only seats in round 5:
| Branch | Home State closing | Other State closing |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 53,903 | 23,445 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 95,694 | 32,580 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 1,22,208 | 42,589 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1,26,894 | 48,232 |
| Civil Engineering | 1,58,623 | 58,328 |
How to Read the NIT Pondicherry Cut Off
- Half of the B.Tech seats at NIT Pondicherry are filled under the Home State quota, for candidates who passed Class 12 from Puducherry; the other half go to Other State candidates. Each quota has its own closing rank, which is why the tables show both.
- OPEN seats use your JEE Main Common Rank List (CRL) rank. EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST seats use your category rank.
- A closing rank is the last rank admitted in the final round. If your rank is at or below it, you were in range last year; cut offs move every year.
- Ranks marked P are from the preparatory rank list.
Round-wise Ranks and College Predictor
This page shows the final round. For every round of 2024 to 2026, PwD seats and all quotas, see NIT Pondicherry round-wise cut off on JEEPrep. To check which NITs, IIITs and GFTIs your rank or percentile could get, use the JEE Main College Predictor.
Seats are filled through JoSAA counselling. See the JoSAA cut off for all colleges and JEE Main 2027 for exam dates.