Rank-Band Analysis
JEE Mains ST Gender-Neutral JoSAA 2026 Rank 2,500–5,000

Colleges for JEE Mains Rank 2,500–5,000 in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (ST) — JoSAA 2026

If your JEE Mains ST rank falls between 2,500 and 5,000, you have a realistic shot at 31 Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering program(s) in JoSAA 2026. 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.

48 programs listed
29 OS / AI quota
19 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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Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Programs for ST Rank 2,500–5,000 — JoSAA 2026

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 2,500–5,000

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 Hamirpur
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 210
2,194 2,549 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −20.0%
2
🎓 NIT Puducherry
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 215
2,565 2,575 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −13.9%
3
🎓 NIT Raipur
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 216
2,345 2,601 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −25.3%
4
🎓 NIT Meghalaya
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 212
2,610 2,610 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +15.1%
5
🎓 NIT Goa
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 209
2,647 2,647 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −17.2%
6
🎓 NIT , Uttarakhand
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 227
2,695 2,695 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −26.3%
7
🎓 NIT , Andhra Pradesh
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 231
2,616 2,741 ⚡ Borderline → 0.9%
8
🎓 NIT Patna
↳ Mechanical Engineering with Specialization in Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering
JoSAA 214
2,784 2,784 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +3.4%
9
🎓 Pt. Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacture Jabalpur
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 311
2,524 2,789 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +12.0%
10
🎓 Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 232
2,336 2,877 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −2.1%
11
🎓 NIT , Srinagar
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 225
2,701 2,942 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −9.9%
12
🎓 NIT Agartala
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 205
2,864 2,967 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −3.8%
13
🎓 NIT Sikkim
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 217
3,076 3,076 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −2.2%
14
🎓 NIT , Manipur
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 221
3,110 3,110 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −1.1%
15
🎓 NIT , Kurukshetra
↳ Production and Industrial Engineering
JoSAA 220
2,484 3,133 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −11.7%
16
🎓 Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar
↳ Industrial and Production Engineering
JoSAA 201
2,811 3,140 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +4.4%
17
🎓 Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
↳ Industrial Chemistry
JoSAA 229
3,178 3,178 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −1.9%
18
🎓 NIT Arunachal Pradesh
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 218
3,039 3,190 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −9.6%
19
🎓 IIIT Design & Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
↳ Electronics and Communication Engineering with specialization in Design and Manufacturing
JoSAA 317
3,141 3,294 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −5.7%
20
🎓 IIIT , Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 310
2,937 3,346 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +4.3%
21
🎓 Pt. Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacture Jabalpur
↳ Smart Manufacturing
JoSAA 311
2,925 3,636 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −3.6%
22
🎓 Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 422
3,056 3,644 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +6.5%
23
🎓 NIT Agartala
↳ Production Engineering
JoSAA 205
3,302 3,645 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −6.4%
24
🎓 IIIT , Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram
↳ B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering and M.Tech in AI and Robotics
JoSAA 310
3,252 3,700 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −1.1%
25
🎓 IIIT Design & Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
↳ Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Design and Manufacturing
JoSAA 317
3,458 3,981 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −18.2%
26
🎓 IIIT Design & Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
↳ Mechanical Engineering
JoSAA 317
3,989 3,989 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −8.7%
27
🎓 Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh
↳ Production and Industrial Engineering
JoSAA 422
4,020 4,020 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +13.7%
28
🎓 IIIT , Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram
↳ Smart Manufacturing
JoSAA 310
3,666 4,053 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −9.4%
29
🎓 National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research Bhopal
↳ ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION
JoSAA 452
4,584 4,827 ⚡ Borderline → 0.0%

Home State (HS) Quota — ST Rank 2,500–5,000

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 2,500–5,000 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
🏛️ NIT , Silchar
↳ Mechanical Engineering
Domicile Only
1,672 2,526 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +7.0%
2
🏛️ NIT , Rourkela
↳ Industrial Design
Domicile Only
2,663 2,663 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +10.8%
3
🏛️ Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
↳ Mechanical Engineering
Domicile Only
2,270 2,684 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −9.6%
4
🏛️ Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
↳ Mechanical Engineering
Domicile Only
1,476 2,742 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +6.7%
5
🏛️ MANIT Bhopal
↳ B. Tech. and M. Tech. in Engineering and Computational Mechanics (Dual Degree)
Domicile Only
2,771 2,771 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +6.6%
6
🏛️ NIT , Jamshedpur
↳ Mechanical Engineering
Domicile Only
2,107 2,867 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −27.9%
7
🏛️ MANIT Bhopal
↳ Mechanical Engineering
Domicile Only
2,166 2,953 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −3.7%
8
🏛️ NIT , Tiruchirappalli
↳ Mechanical Engineering
Domicile Only
2,656 3,251 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +35.2%
9
🏛️ MNNIT Allahabad
↳ Engineering and Computational Mechanics
Domicile Only
3,352 3,352 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −1.2%
10
🏛️ NIT , Andhra Pradesh
↳ Mechanical Engineering
Domicile Only
3,304 3,380 ⚡ Borderline → 0.0%
11
🏛️ NIT Hamirpur
↳ Mechanical Engineering
Domicile Only
2,720 3,442 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +15.2%
12
🏛️ NIT Delhi
↳ Mechanical Engineering
Domicile Only
3,862 3,862 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −29.5%
13
🏛️ NIT Raipur
↳ Mechanical Engineering
Domicile Only
3,750 4,228 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −30.8%
14
🏛️ Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
↳ Industrial Chemistry
Domicile Only
4,289 4,289 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −25.7%
15
🏛️ NIT Durgapur
↳ Mechanical Engineering
Domicile Only
3,030 4,423 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −1.8%
16
🏛️ NIT Patna
↳ Electronics and Communication Engineering with Specialization in Microelectronics and VLSI System Design
Domicile Only
4,473 4,473 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −7.4%
17
🏛️ MNNIT Allahabad
↳ Mechanical Engineering
Domicile Only
2,710 4,583 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −62.1%
18
🏛️ NIT , Jamshedpur
↳ Production and Industrial Engineering
Domicile Only
4,065 4,589 ⚡ Borderline ↓ −35.8%
19
🏛️ NIT , Tiruchirappalli
↳ Production Engineering
Domicile Only
4,693 4,925 ⚡ Borderline ↑ +34.6%

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Which of These Colleges Is Safest for Rank 2,500–5,000?

Tier boundaries computed against your band midpoint (3,750) 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 2,500–5,000 (OS)

Colleges where the final closing rank is at least 400+ above the band midpoint (3,750) under OS/AI quota

No colleges in the 2,500–5,000 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 (3,750) falls within ±400 of the final closing rank under OS/AI quota

NIT Hamirpur NIT Puducherry NIT Raipur NIT Meghalaya NIT Goa NIT , Uttarakhand NIT , Andhra Pradesh NIT Patna Pt. Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacture Jabalpur Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur NIT , Srinagar NIT Agartala NIT Sikkim NIT , Manipur NIT , Kurukshetra Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat NIT Arunachal Pradesh IIIT Design & Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh IIIT , Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram Pt. Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacture Jabalpur Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh NIT Agartala IIIT , Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram IIIT Design & Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh IIIT Design & Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh IIIT , Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research Bhopal

NIT Hamirpur, NIT Puducherry, NIT Raipur, NIT Meghalaya, NIT Goa, NIT , Uttarakhand, NIT , Andhra Pradesh, NIT Patna, Pt. Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacture Jabalpur, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, NIT , Srinagar, NIT Agartala, NIT Sikkim, NIT , Manipur, NIT , Kurukshetra, Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, NIT Arunachal Pradesh, IIIT Design & Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, IIIT , Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram, Pt. Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacture Jabalpur, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, NIT Agartala, IIIT , Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram, IIIT Design & Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, IIIT Design & Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, IIIT , Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research Bhopal are where most candidates in the 2,500–5,000 range will be competing under OS/AI quota for Mechanical & Manufacturing 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 (3,750)

No colleges are in the Reach zone for the 2,500–5,000 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 2,500–5,000 band.

NIT , Silchar under HS quota (final closing rank 2,526) is within this rank band for Assam domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. NIT , Rourkela under HS quota (final closing rank 2,663) is within this rank band for Odisha domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur under HS quota (final closing rank 2,684) is within this rank band for Maharashtra domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. If you are a Gujarat domicile, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat under HS quota (final closing rank 2,742) is 436 ranks more accessible than its OS counterpart (final closing rank 3,178), representing a tier shift: Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS). MANIT Bhopal under HS quota (final closing rank 2,771) is within this rank band for Madhya Pradesh domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. NIT , Jamshedpur under HS quota (final closing rank 2,867) is within this rank band for Jharkhand domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. MANIT Bhopal under HS quota (final closing rank 2,953) is within this rank band for Madhya Pradesh domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. NIT , Tiruchirappalli under HS quota (final closing rank 3,251) is within this rank band for Tamil Nadu domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. MNNIT Allahabad under HS quota (final closing rank 3,352) is within this rank band for Uttar Pradesh domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. NIT , Andhra Pradesh under HS quota (final closing rank 3,380) is within this rank band for Andhra Pradesh domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. NIT Hamirpur under HS quota (final closing rank 3,442) is within this rank band for Himachal Pradesh domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. NIT Delhi under HS quota (final closing rank 3,862) is within this rank band for Delhi domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. NIT Raipur under HS quota (final closing rank 4,228) is within this rank band for Chhattisgarh domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat under HS quota (final closing rank 4,289) is within this rank band for Gujarat domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. NIT Durgapur under HS quota (final closing rank 4,423) is within this rank band for West Bengal domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. NIT Patna under HS quota (final closing rank 4,473) is within this rank band for Bihar domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. MNNIT Allahabad under HS quota (final closing rank 4,583) is within this rank band for Uttar Pradesh domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. NIT , Jamshedpur under HS quota (final closing rank 4,589) is within this rank band for Jharkhand domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely. NIT , Tiruchirappalli under HS quota (final closing rank 4,925) is within this rank band for Tamil Nadu domiciles, even though its OS closing rank falls outside this range entirely.

NIT , Silchar Assam Domicile
OS Rank
—
HS Rank
2,526
Outside Band (OS) → Borderline (HS)
NIT , Rourkela Odisha Domicile
OS Rank
—
HS Rank
2,663
Outside Band (OS) → Borderline (HS)
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur Maharashtra Domicile
OS Rank
—
HS Rank
2,684
Outside Band (OS) → Borderline (HS)
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat Gujarat Domicile
OS Rank
3,178
HS Rank
2,742
Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS)
Advantage: +436
MANIT Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Domicile
OS Rank
—
HS Rank
2,771
Outside Band (OS) → Borderline (HS)
NIT , Jamshedpur Jharkhand Domicile
OS Rank
—
HS Rank
2,867
Outside Band (OS) → Borderline (HS)
MANIT Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Domicile
OS Rank
—
HS Rank
2,953
Outside Band (OS) → Borderline (HS)
NIT , Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu Domicile
OS Rank
—
HS Rank
3,251
Outside Band (OS) → Borderline (HS)
MNNIT Allahabad Uttar Pradesh Domicile
OS Rank
—
HS Rank
3,352
Outside Band (OS) → Borderline (HS)
NIT , Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Domicile
OS Rank
2,741
HS Rank
3,380
Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS)
Advantage: +-639
NIT Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh Domicile
OS Rank
2,549
HS Rank
3,442
Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS)
Advantage: +-893
NIT Delhi Delhi Domicile
OS Rank
—
HS Rank
3,862
Outside Band (OS) → Borderline (HS)
NIT Raipur Chhattisgarh Domicile
OS Rank
2,601
HS Rank
4,228
Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS)
Advantage: +-1,627
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat Gujarat Domicile
OS Rank
3,178
HS Rank
4,289
Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS)
Advantage: +-1,111
NIT Durgapur West Bengal Domicile
OS Rank
—
HS Rank
4,423
Outside Band (OS) → Borderline (HS)
NIT Patna Bihar Domicile
OS Rank
2,784
HS Rank
4,473
Borderline (OS) → Borderline (HS)
Advantage: +-1,689
MNNIT Allahabad Uttar Pradesh Domicile
OS Rank
—
HS Rank
4,583
Outside Band (OS) → Borderline (HS)
NIT , Jamshedpur Jharkhand Domicile
OS Rank
—
HS Rank
4,589
Outside Band (OS) → Borderline (HS)
NIT , Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu Domicile
OS Rank
—
HS Rank
4,925
Outside Band (OS) → Borderline (HS)

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 Hamirpur — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 2,549 · OS Quota · Himachal Pradesh | HS Final Closing Rank 2026: 3,442 · HS Quota (Himachal Pradesh domiciles)
All Engineering Colleges in Himachal Pradesh
NIT Puducherry — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 2,575 · Puducherry
All Engineering Colleges in Puducherry
NIT Raipur — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 2,601 · OS Quota · Chhattisgarh | HS Final Closing Rank 2026: 4,228 · HS Quota (Chhattisgarh domiciles)
All Engineering Colleges in Chhattisgarh
NIT Meghalaya — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 2,610 · Meghalaya
All Engineering Colleges in Meghalaya
NIT Goa — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 2,647 · Goa
All Engineering Colleges in Goa
NIT , Uttarakhand — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 2,695 · Uttarakhand
All Engineering Colleges in Uttarakhand
NIT , Andhra Pradesh — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 2,741 · OS Quota · Andhra Pradesh | HS Final Closing Rank 2026: 3,380 · HS Quota (Andhra Pradesh domiciles)
All Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh
NIT Patna — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering with Specialization in Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 2,784 · OS Quota · Bihar | HS Final Closing Rank 2026: 4,473 · HS Quota (Bihar domiciles)
All Engineering Colleges in Bihar
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 2,877 · West Bengal
All Engineering Colleges in West Bengal
NIT , Srinagar — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 2,942 · Jammu & Kashmir
All Engineering Colleges in Jammu & Kashmir
NIT Sikkim — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 3,076 · Sikkim
All Engineering Colleges in Sikkim
NIT , Manipur — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 3,110 · Manipur
All Engineering Colleges in Manipur
NIT , Kurukshetra — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Production and Industrial Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 3,133 · Haryana
All Engineering Colleges in Haryana
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Industrial and Production Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 3,140 · Punjab
All Engineering Colleges in Punjab
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Industrial Chemistry OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 3,178 · OS Quota · Gujarat | HS Final Closing Rank 2026: 4,289 · HS Quota (Gujarat domiciles)
All Engineering Colleges in Gujarat
NIT Arunachal Pradesh — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 3,190 · Himachal Pradesh
All Engineering Colleges in Himachal Pradesh
Pt. Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacture Jabalpur — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Smart Manufacturing AI Final Closing Rank 2026: 3,636 · Madhya Pradesh
All Engineering Colleges in Madhya Pradesh
NIT Agartala — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Production Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 3,645 · Tripura
All Engineering Colleges in Tripura
IIIT Design & Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering AI Final Closing Rank 2026: 3,989 · Andhra Pradesh
All Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Production and Industrial Engineering OS Final Closing Rank 2026: 4,020 · Chandigarh
All Engineering Colleges in Chandigarh
IIIT , Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Smart Manufacturing AI Final Closing Rank 2026: 4,053 · Tamil Nadu
All Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research Bhopal — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION AI Final Closing Rank 2026: 4,827 · Madhya Pradesh
All Engineering Colleges in Madhya Pradesh
NIT , Silchar — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering HS Final Closing Rank 2026: 2,526 · Assam · Home State Only
All Engineering Colleges in Assam
NIT , Rourkela — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Industrial Design HS Final Closing Rank 2026: 2,663 · Odisha · Home State Only
All Engineering Colleges in Odisha
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering HS Final Closing Rank 2026: 2,684 · Maharashtra · Home State Only
All Engineering Colleges in Maharashtra
MANIT Bhopal — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering HS Final Closing Rank 2026: 2,953 · Madhya Pradesh · Home State Only
All Engineering Colleges in Madhya Pradesh
NIT Delhi — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering HS Final Closing Rank 2026: 3,862 · Delhi · Home State Only
All Engineering Colleges in Delhi
NIT Durgapur — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering HS Final Closing Rank 2026: 4,423 · West Bengal · Home State Only
All Engineering Colleges in West Bengal
MNNIT Allahabad — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Mechanical Engineering HS Final Closing Rank 2026: 4,583 · Uttar Pradesh · Home State Only
All Engineering Colleges in Uttar Pradesh
NIT , Jamshedpur — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Production and Industrial Engineering HS Final Closing Rank 2026: 4,589 · Jharkhand · Home State Only
All Engineering Colleges in Jharkhand
NIT , Tiruchirappalli — Complete Cutoff Data, Placements & Campus Guide
ST Production Engineering HS Final Closing Rank 2026: 4,925 · Tamil Nadu · Home State Only
All Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu

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 2027: NIT Meghalaya, NIT Patna, Pt. Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacture Jabalpur, Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, IIIT , Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh have been tightening — plan with additional rank buffer beyond the listed closing rank. NIT Hamirpur, NIT Puducherry, NIT Raipur, NIT Goa, NIT , Uttarakhand, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, NIT , Srinagar, NIT Agartala, NIT Sikkim, NIT , Manipur, NIT , Kurukshetra, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, NIT Arunachal Pradesh, IIIT Design & Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, Pt. Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacture Jabalpur, NIT Agartala, IIIT , Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram, IIIT Design & Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, IIIT Design & Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, IIIT , Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram have been easing — a favourable trajectory for candidates in this band. NIT , Andhra Pradesh, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research Bhopal 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.

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About Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering admissions for ST rank 2,500–5,000 candidates.

For ST ranks in the 2,500–5,000 range under OS quota, NIT Hamirpur Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (final closing rank 2,549 in 2026) and NIT Puducherry (final closing rank 2,575) are the most realistic national-pool targets. If you are a Assam domicile, NIT , Silchar under HS quota (final closing rank 2,526) becomes a safer option in this band. See the full tiered breakdown above.

A rank of 3,750 is in the borderline zone for NIT Hamirpur Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering under OS quota (final closing rank: 2,549 in 2026). Its year-on-year trend is easing (–20.0%), 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 Hamirpur is easing (–20.0% YoY); NIT Puducherry is easing (–13.9% YoY); NIT Raipur is easing (–25.3% YoY); NIT Meghalaya is tightening (+15.1% YoY). See the year-on-year trend charts above, split by quota type, for a complete visual comparison.

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