Rank-Band Analysis
JEE Mains ST Gender-Neutral JoSAA 2025 Rank 1–2,500

Colleges for JEE Mains Rank 1–2,500 in Civil & Infrastructure Engineering (ST) — JoSAA 2025

If your JEE Mains ST rank falls between 1 and 2,500, you have a realistic shot at 22 Civil & Infrastructure Engineering program(s) in JoSAA 2025. This page consolidates the complete opening and final closing rank data for every program in this band — split by All India / Other State quota and Home State quota — identifies your safe vs. borderline options, and links to detailed profiles for each college.

29 programs listed
22 OS / AI quota
7 Home State quota
6 Data through Round

Warning: These are Options, Not a Strategy

The tables below show which colleges you can clear. They do NOT tell you the correct order to fill them in JoSAA. Every year, students in this rank band lose a better college due to incorrect choice ordering.

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Civil & Infrastructure Engineering Programs for ST Rank 1–2,500 — JoSAA 2025

Showing final closing ranks from Round 6 (the most predictive round) · Category: ST · Gender: Gender-Neutral

All India / Other State (OS/AI) Quota — ST Rank 1–2,500

These cutoffs apply to candidates who are NOT domiciled in the institute's home state, and to all candidates for IITs (AI quota). If you do not qualify for Home State quota at a listed NIT, the OS closing rank is the benchmark for your eligibility.

# Institute Opening Closing (R6) Tier YoY Trend Profile
1
🎓 NIT Delhi
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 207
641 641 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −69.1%
2
🎓 NIT , Tiruchirappalli
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 226
533 695 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +2.4%
3
🎓 NIT Karnataka, Surathkal
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 211
407 859 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +15.0%
4
🎓 MNNIT Allahabad
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 204
675 978 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +20.6%
5
🎓 NIT , Rourkela
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 223
914 1,025 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +9.2%
6
🎓 NIT , Warangal
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 228
541 1,187 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −17.1%
7
🎓 NIT , Kurukshetra
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 220
622 1,255 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −9.5%
8
🎓 Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 201
670 1,292 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +1.1%
9
🎓 Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 230
798 1,415 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −14.9%
10
🎓 NIT Calicut
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 206
1,203 1,422 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +6.1%
11
🎓 NIT , Uttarakhand
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 227
1,435 1,435 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +32.7%
12
🎓 NIT Durgapur
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 208
1,497 1,510 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +4.7%
13
🎓 Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 229
1,436 1,527 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +8.8%
14
🎓 MANIT Bhopal
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 203
1,417 1,768 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −4.4%
15
🎓 MNIT Jaipur
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 202
1,371 1,907 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −28.9%
16
🎓 NIT Hamirpur
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 210
1,810 1,926 ⚡ Borderline → 0.8%
17
🎓 NIT Patna
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 214
1,709 1,960 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +6.9%
18
🎓 NIT Goa
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 209
2,150 2,150 ⚡ Borderline → 0.6%
19
🎓 NIT Raipur
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 216
1,981 2,203 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +6.4%
20
🎓 NIT , Silchar
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 224
1,613 2,227 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −9.3%
21
🎓 NIT , Andhra Pradesh
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 231
2,324 2,377 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +3.8%
22
🎓 NIT , Jamshedpur
↳ Civil Engineering
JoSAA 219
2,031 2,446 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −18.7%

Home State (HS) Quota — ST Rank 1–2,500

These cutoffs apply ONLY to candidates who are domiciles of the state where the NIT is located. HS closing ranks are consistently more accessible than OS closing ranks at the same institute. If you qualify for HS quota at any NIT listed here, your effective eligibility is significantly wider.

How it works: JoSAA reserves approximately 50% of NIT seats under Home State quota for candidates domiciled in the institute's state. A candidate with a ST rank at the upper end of the 1–2,500 band may be out of contention under OS quota but comfortably inside the HS closing rank at the same NIT. Always include both the HS and OS entries for the same college in your choice list.

# Institute Opening Closing (R6) Tier YoY Trend Profile
1
🏛️ MNIT Jaipur
↳ Civil Engineering
Domicile Only
307 484 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −85.4%
2
🏛️ NIT , Warangal
↳ Civil Engineering
Domicile Only
498 1,006 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +6.9%
3
🏛️ MANIT Bhopal
↳ Civil Engineering
Domicile Only
946 1,641 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +50.3%
4
🏛️ NIT Karnataka, Surathkal
↳ Civil Engineering
Domicile Only
1,032 1,854 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −2.6%
5
🏛️ Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
↳ Civil Engineering
Domicile Only
1,551 2,279 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +32.7%
6
🏛️ NIT , Jamshedpur
↳ Civil Engineering
Domicile Only
1,825 2,309 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +10.4%
7
🏛️ NIT , Rourkela
↳ Civil Engineering
Domicile Only
2,209 2,344 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +35.1%

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Which of These Colleges Is Safest for Rank 1–2,500?

Tier boundaries computed against your band midpoint (1,250) using Round 6 final closing rank data. Lower rank number = more competitive.

National / Other State Quota — Tier Analysis

This analysis applies to candidates competing under OS (Other State) or AI (All India) quota — the benchmark for any candidate who is not a domicile of the listed institute's home state.

Safe Allotment (High Probability)

Tier 1 — High Probability Colleges for Rank 1–2,500 (OS)

Colleges where the final closing rank is at least 400+ above the band midpoint (1,250) under OS/AI quota

No colleges in the 1–2,500 band have a historical closing rank that makes them definitively safe for the full range under OS/AI quota. Candidates at the lower end of this band may find borderline programs accessible with a comfortable margin.

Borderline (Coin-Flip Zone)

Tier 2 — Borderline Colleges (Your Rank is In the Mix) (OS)

Colleges where the band midpoint (1,250) falls within ±400 of the final closing rank under OS/AI quota

NIT Delhi NIT , Tiruchirappalli NIT Karnataka, Surathkal MNNIT Allahabad NIT , Rourkela NIT , Warangal NIT , Kurukshetra Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur NIT Calicut NIT , Uttarakhand NIT Durgapur Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat MANIT Bhopal MNIT Jaipur NIT Hamirpur NIT Patna NIT Goa NIT Raipur NIT , Silchar NIT , Andhra Pradesh NIT , Jamshedpur

NIT Delhi, NIT , Tiruchirappalli, NIT Karnataka, Surathkal, MNNIT Allahabad, NIT , Rourkela, NIT , Warangal, NIT , Kurukshetra, Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, NIT Calicut, NIT , Uttarakhand, NIT Durgapur, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, MANIT Bhopal, MNIT Jaipur, NIT Hamirpur, NIT Patna, NIT Goa, NIT Raipur, NIT , Silchar, NIT , Andhra Pradesh, NIT , Jamshedpur are where most candidates in the 1–2,500 range will be competing under OS/AI quota for Civil & Infrastructure Engineering. The final-round closing rank is the most predictive indicator for this zone — always plan against final-round data rather than Round 1. Your choice-filling order is decisive here.

Reach (Lower Probability, Worth Including)

Tier 3 — Reach Colleges (Include But Don't Anchor On) (OS)

Colleges where the opening rank under OS/AI quota is above the band midpoint (1,250)

No colleges are in the Reach zone for the 1–2,500 band. All listed programs sit within the Safe or Borderline range.

Home State Quota — Where Domicile Creates a Strategic Advantage

For candidates domiciled in the state of a listed NIT, the HS quota unlocks a more accessible tier of cutoffs at the same institute. This section highlights where Home State status changes the tier classification within the 1–2,500 band.

If you are a Rajasthan domicile, MNIT Jaipur under HS quota (final closing rank 484) is 1,423 ranks more accessible than its OS counterpart (final closing rank 1,907), representing a tier shift: Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS). If you are a Telangana domicile, NIT , Warangal under HS quota (final closing rank 1,006) is 181 ranks more accessible than its OS counterpart (final closing rank 1,187), representing a tier shift: Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS). If you are a Madhya Pradesh domicile, MANIT Bhopal under HS quota (final closing rank 1,641) is 127 ranks more accessible than its OS counterpart (final closing rank 1,768), representing a tier shift: Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS). NIT Karnataka, Surathkal under HS quota (final closing rank 1,854) is within this rank band for Karnataka domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur under HS quota (final closing rank 2,279) is within this rank band for Maharashtra domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. If you are a Jharkhand domicile, NIT , Jamshedpur under HS quota (final closing rank 2,309) is 137 ranks more accessible than its OS counterpart (final closing rank 2,446), representing a tier shift: Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS). NIT , Rourkela under HS quota (final closing rank 2,344) is within this rank band for Odisha domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely.

MNIT Jaipur Rajasthan Domicile
OS Rank
1,907
HS Rank
484
Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS)
Advantage: +1,423
NIT , Warangal Telangana Domicile
OS Rank
1,187
HS Rank
1,006
Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS)
Advantage: +181
MANIT Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Domicile
OS Rank
1,768
HS Rank
1,641
Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS)
Advantage: +127
NIT Karnataka, Surathkal Karnataka Domicile
OS Rank
859
HS Rank
1,854
Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS)
Advantage: +-995
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur Maharashtra Domicile
OS Rank
1,415
HS Rank
2,279
Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS)
Advantage: +-864
NIT , Jamshedpur Jharkhand Domicile
OS Rank
2,446
HS Rank
2,309
Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS)
Advantage: +137
NIT , Rourkela Odisha Domicile
OS Rank
1,025
HS Rank
2,344
Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS)
Advantage: +-1,319

Detailed Cutoff Profiles

For complete historical cutoff data, seat matrices, placement records, and campus information for every college on this page, visit their dedicated profiles:

NIT Delhi — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 641 · Delhi
All Engineering Colleges in Delhi
NIT , Tiruchirappalli — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 695 · Tamil Nadu
All Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu
NIT Karnataka, Surathkal — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 859 · OS Quota · Karnataka | HS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,854 · HS Quota (Karnataka domiciles)
All Engineering Colleges in Karnataka
MNNIT Allahabad — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 978 · Uttar Pradesh
All Engineering Colleges in Uttar Pradesh
NIT , Rourkela — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,025 · OS Quota · Odisha | HS Final Closing Rank 2025: 2,344 · HS Quota (Odisha domiciles)
All Engineering Colleges in Odisha
NIT , Warangal — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,187 · OS Quota · Telangana | HS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,006 · HS Quota (Telangana domiciles)
All Engineering Colleges in Telangana
NIT , Kurukshetra — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,255 · Haryana
All Engineering Colleges in Haryana
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,292 · Punjab
All Engineering Colleges in Punjab
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,415 · OS Quota · Maharashtra | HS Final Closing Rank 2025: 2,279 · HS Quota (Maharashtra domiciles)
All Engineering Colleges in Maharashtra
NIT Calicut — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,422 · Kerala
All Engineering Colleges in Kerala
NIT , Uttarakhand — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,435 · Uttarakhand
All Engineering Colleges in Uttarakhand
NIT Durgapur — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,510 · West Bengal
All Engineering Colleges in West Bengal
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,527 · Gujarat
All Engineering Colleges in Gujarat
MANIT Bhopal — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,768 · OS Quota · Madhya Pradesh | HS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,641 · HS Quota (Madhya Pradesh domiciles)
All Engineering Colleges in Madhya Pradesh
MNIT Jaipur — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,907 · OS Quota · Rajasthan | HS Final Closing Rank 2025: 484 · HS Quota (Rajasthan domiciles)
All Engineering Colleges in Rajasthan
NIT Hamirpur — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,926 · Himachal Pradesh
All Engineering Colleges in Himachal Pradesh
NIT Patna — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 1,960 · Bihar
All Engineering Colleges in Bihar
NIT Goa — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 2,150 · Goa
All Engineering Colleges in Goa
NIT Raipur — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 2,203 · Chhattisgarh
All Engineering Colleges in Chhattisgarh
NIT , Silchar — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 2,227 · Assam
All Engineering Colleges in Assam
NIT , Andhra Pradesh — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 2,377 · Andhra Pradesh
All Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh
NIT , Jamshedpur — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Civil Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2025: 2,446 · OS Quota · Jharkhand | HS Final Closing Rank 2025: 2,309 · HS Quota (Jharkhand domiciles)
All Engineering Colleges in Jharkhand

Have These Cutoffs Been Rising or Falling? (Year-on-Year Trend)

Lower rank number = more competitive (fewer candidates ranked above you)

Planning Note for JoSAA 2026: NIT , Tiruchirappalli, NIT Karnataka, Surathkal, MNNIT Allahabad, NIT , Rourkela, Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, NIT Calicut, NIT , Uttarakhand, NIT Durgapur, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, NIT Patna, NIT Raipur, NIT , Andhra Pradesh have been tightening — plan with additional rank buffer beyond the listed closing rank. NIT Delhi, NIT , Warangal, NIT , Kurukshetra, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, MANIT Bhopal, MNIT Jaipur, NIT , Silchar, NIT , Jamshedpur have been easing — a favourable trajectory for candidates in this band. NIT Hamirpur, NIT Goa are near-stable — the most predictable planning signal(s) on this page.

Other State / All India (OS/AI) Quota — Final Closing Rank Trend

Home State (HS) Quota — Final Closing Rank Trend

HS closing ranks are plotted separately to prevent conflating the two quota pools. The gap between HS and OS lines for the same institute visually validates the home state advantage magnitude.

Frequently Asked Questions

About Civil & Infrastructure Engineering admissions for ST rank 1–2,500 candidates.

For ST ranks in the 1–2,500 range under OS quota, NIT Delhi Civil & Infrastructure Engineering (final closing rank 641 in 2025) and NIT , Tiruchirappalli (final closing rank 695) are the most realistic national-pool targets. If you are a Rajasthan domicile, MNIT Jaipur under HS quota (final closing rank 484) becomes a safer option in this band. See the full tiered breakdown above.

A rank of 1,250 is in the borderline zone for NIT Delhi Civil & Infrastructure Engineering under OS quota (final closing rank: 641 in 2025). Its year-on-year trend is easing (–69.1%), which is a positive signal for candidates near the band midpoint. This rank is not definitively safe — your choice-filling order matters significantly for borderline positions.

JoSAA splits NIT seats into two quota pools: Other State (OS) — open to all candidates nationwide — and Home State (HS) — reserved for candidates who are domiciles of the state where the NIT is located. Approximately 50% of seats fall under HS quota. HS closing ranks are consistently more accessible (higher rank number) than OS closing ranks at the same college and category, often by several hundred to over a thousand ranks. If you qualify for HS quota at any NIT in your shortlist, always add both the HS and OS entries for that college to your choice list — list the HS entry above the OS entry for the same programme.

The optimal strategy for borderline ranks is to list choices in descending order of preference (best college first), not in ascending order of probability. JoSAA's allotment algorithm guarantees you the highest-ranked choice you qualify for — which means listing aspirational choices first is never 'risky.' The mistake is omitting them, listing them too low, or failing to include both HS and OS entries for the same NIT. justcutoffs.com's expert system automates this entire ordering correctly.

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Trends vary by institute. Under OS quota: NIT Delhi is easing (–69.1% YoY); NIT , Tiruchirappalli is tightening (+2.4% YoY); NIT Karnataka, Surathkal is tightening (+15.0% YoY); MNNIT Allahabad is tightening (+20.6% YoY). See the year-on-year trend charts above, split by quota type, for a complete visual comparison.

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