Bracket Intelligence

Strategic Analysis for JoSAA Rank 5001–10000

In-depth analysis of engineering seats closing between 5,001 and 10,000.

Total Seat Options
137 Branches
Found across 40 different colleges
Toughest Seat to Get
Rank 5050
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Home State Advantage
35%
Of these colleges use HS Quotas
Software vs Core
30% Tech
41 of 137 options are CS/IT/AI
College Strategy for Rank 5,001–10,000

The Ultimate Trade-off

In the 5001–10000 bracket, choices are binary: Secure the prestige of an old institute tag or the future-proofing of a technology branch at a tier-2 campus.

Rank Volatility

Historical movement shows an average relaxation of 428 ranks for seats in this bracket between Round 1 and the final round.

Top Tech Options (Multi-Quota)
Institute Program Ranks (HS/OS/AI) Action
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
Rajasthan
Computer Science and Engineering 5,876 HS 5,179 OS Analyze
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
Information Technology 5,474 AI Analyze
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
Information Technology-Business Informatics 5,623 AI Analyze
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
Rajasthan
Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering 6,393 HS 5,700 OS Analyze
Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
Kerala
Computer Science and Engineering 5,811 AI Analyze
Indian Institute of Technology Goa
Goa
Computer Science and Engineering 5,878 AI Analyze
Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
Jammu & Kashmir
Computer Science and Engineering 5,988 AI Analyze
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
Maharashtra
Computer Science and Engineering 6,747 HS 6,085 OS Analyze
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad
Karnataka
Computer Science and Engineering 6,439 AI Analyze
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
Computer Science and Engineering 6,484 HS Analyze
Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai
Chhattisgarh
Computer Science and Engineering 6,549 AI Analyze
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
Haryana
Computer Science and Engineering 8,198 HS 6,562 OS Analyze
Indian Institute of Technology Goa
Goa
Mathematics and Computing 6,569 AI Analyze
National Institute of Technology Delhi
Delhi
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science 6,896 OS Analyze
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad
Karnataka
Mathematics and Computing 7,208 AI Analyze
National Institute of Technology Delhi
Delhi
Computer Science and Engineering 9,839 HS 7,366 OS Analyze
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
Gujarat
Computer Science and Engineering 7,582 HS 7,664 OS Analyze
Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai
Chhattisgarh
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence 7,616 AI Analyze
Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
Kerala
Data Science and Engineering 7,810 AI Analyze
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
Odisha
Computer Science and Engineering 7,853 HS Analyze
Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
Jammu & Kashmir
Mathematics and Computing 7,987 AI Analyze
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
Haryana
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science 8,107 OS Analyze
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
Haryana
Information Technology 8,130 OS Analyze
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur
Jharkhand
Computer Science and Engineering 8,203 OS Analyze
National Institute of Technology Calicut
Kerala
Computer Science and Engineering 8,428 HS Analyze
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
Haryana
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 8,521 OS Analyze
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management Gwalior
Madhya Pradesh
Computer Science and Engineering 8,728 AI Analyze
Indian Institute of Information Technology Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
Computer Science 8,890 AI Analyze
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
Computer Science and Engineering 8,960 OS Analyze
National Institute of Technology Durgapur
West Bengal
Computer Science and Engineering 9,010 OS Analyze
Indian Institute of Information Technology Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence 9,070 AI Analyze
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
Odisha
Artificial Intelligence 9,099 HS Analyze
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
Gujarat
Mathematics and Computing 9,506 HS Analyze
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
Gujarat
Artificial Intelligence 9,664 OS Analyze
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
Haryana
Mathematics and Computing 9,806 OS Analyze
All Branches Closing Strictly Within Rank 5,001–10,000
Note on College Eligibility: This table only lists branches whose final closing ranks fall exactly inside this bracket. It does not mean these are your only options. If you qualify for a branch on this list, you also mathematically qualify for lower-demand branches (like Civil or Metallurgy) at the same college, which simply close at higher ranks outside this window.
Institute Branches Closing in this Bracket Action
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
Odisha
Electronics and Communication Engineering 5,585 AI
Electrical Engineering 7,432 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Maharashtra
Chemistry 7,081 AI
Applied Geophysics 7,847 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Himachal Pradesh
B.Tech in Microelectronics & VLSI 6,095 AI
Electrical Engineering 6,620 AI
Mechanical Engineering 9,414 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Delhi
Abu Dhabi Campus - Energy Engineering 5,590 AI
Textile Technology 5,608 AI
Abu Dhabi Campus - Chemical Engineering 5,712 AI
Chemistry 8,107 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Madhya Pradesh
Mechanical Engineering 6,966 AI
Space Science and Engineering 6,996 AI
Engineering Physics 7,471 AI
Chemical Engineering 7,826 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
West Bengal
Economics 5,845 AI
Manufacturing Science and Engineering 6,117 AI
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 7,078 AI
Civil Engineering 7,254 AI
Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering 8,148 AI
Physics 9,336 AI
Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture 9,371 AI
Mining Engineering 9,821 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Telangana
Chemical Engineering 5,480 AI
Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering 7,543 AI
Biomedical Engineering 7,641 AI
Civil Engineering 8,139 AI
Biotechnology and Bioinformatics 8,358 AI
Industrial Chemistry 9,411 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
Rajasthan
Electronics Engineering 5,637 AI
Electrical Engineering 6,402 AI
Mechanical Engineering 9,177 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh
Physics 5,370 AI
Civil Engineering 5,844 AI
Materials Science and Engineering 6,012 AI
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering 6,614 AI
Earth Sciences 9,700 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Tamil Nadu
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 5,050 AI
Biological Engineering 5,217 AI
Civil Engineering 5,639 AI
Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering 6,993 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Gujarat
Mechanical Engineering 6,622 AI
Chemical Engineering 8,033 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Bihar
Electronics and Communication Engineering 5,705 AI
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 6,599 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Uttarakhand
Production and Industrial Engineering 5,303 AI
Civil Engineering 6,532 AI
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 6,831 AI
Biosciences and Bioengineering 7,291 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad
Jharkhand
Electronics and Communication Engineering 5,584 AI
Electrical Engineering 7,127 AI
Mechanical Engineering 9,563 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Punjab
Electrical Engineering 5,526 AI
Mechanical Engineering 8,196 AI
Engineering Physics 8,446 AI
Chemical Engineering 9,594 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
Mechanical Engineering 6,815 AI
Chemical Engineering 7,586 AI
Engineering Physics 7,714 AI
Civil Engineering 9,412 AI
Materials Science and Technology 9,976 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Assam
Chemical Engineering 5,253 AI
Energy Engineering 5,865 AI
Engineering Physics 6,216 AI
Chemical Science and Technology 7,332 AI
Civil Engineering 8,115 AI
Biosciences and Bioengineering 9,243 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai
Chhattisgarh
Computer Science and Engineering 6,549 AI
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence 7,616 AI
Electronics and Communication Engineering 8,542 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Goa
Goa
Computer Science and Engineering 5,878 AI
Mathematics and Computing 6,569 AI
Electrical Engineering 9,486 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
Kerala
Computer Science and Engineering 5,811 AI
Data Science and Engineering 7,810 AI
Electrical Engineering 9,321 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati
Andhra Pradesh
Electrical Engineering 8,165 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
Jammu & Kashmir
Computer Science and Engineering 5,988 AI
Mathematics and Computing 7,987 AI
Electrical Engineering 9,759 AI
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Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad
Karnataka
Computer Science and Engineering 6,439 AI
Mathematics and Computing 7,208 AI
Electronics and Communication Engineering 8,413 AI
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 9,476 AI
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Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
Rajasthan
Computer Science and Engineering 5,876 HS 5,179 OS
Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering 6,393 HS 5,700 OS
Electronics and Communication Engineering 8,990 OS
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Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
Computer Science and Engineering 8,960 OS
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Rank Bracket FAQ
Are Computer Science (CSE) seats available within this rank bracket?
Historically, there were 41 unique programs offering CSE or allied technology branches that closed within the 5,001 to 10,000 range.
Is the Home State quota applicable to all college types in this rank bracket?
No. The Home State quota primarily applies to NITs and GFTIs. IITs and IIITs typically allocate seats strictly on an All India (AI) basis.
Which college in this rank bracket recorded the most competitive cutoff?
Based on historical JoSAA data for the 5,001 to 10,000 range, Indian Institute of Technology Madras held the most competitive closing rank. Its Metallurgical and Materials Engineering program was the highest-ranked seat to fall within this specific bracket.
Should I choose a lower branch at a top college or a top branch (like CSE) at a newer college?
This depends on your career goals. Students in the 5,001 range often choose between the prestige of an IIT/NIT tag vs. the immediate job-readiness of a CSE degree at a newer IIIT.
What percentage of seats in this rank range require a Home State quota?
In the previous counseling cycle, approximately 35% of the programs appearing in this rank bracket were allocated under the Home State (HS) quota.
What was the average rank movement between Round 1 and the Final Round for this bracket?
Historically, programs that close in this range saw an average rank relaxation of 428 ranks between the first and final rounds.
How do 5-Year Dual Degree cutoffs compare to 4-Year B.Tech programs in this range?
Data shows that 5-Year Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) programs often have a more relaxed closing rank compared to the 4-Year B.Tech version of the same branch, allowing for a better college tag.
How are seats allocated for reserved categories (OBC/SC/ST/EWS) in this range?
The ranks on this page are for General CRL. Reserved category seats are allocated using Category Ranks, which are significantly more relaxed than these CRL numbers.