Tier 1 — Elite IITs (Closing Rank Below 6,224)
These elite IITs — IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, and IIT Roorkee and others — offer Other Engineering Programs (Gender-Neutral) accessible only to candidates with JEE Advanced Category Ranks at or below 6,224. Competition here is among the most intense in Indian engineering admissions. IIT Bombay and IIT Madras are showing tightening competition year-over-year — meaning these seats are becoming progressively harder to secure.