OJEE 2026 Category-Wise Qualifying Scores: SC/ST/OBC/EWS

It is expected that the​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ OJEE results 2026 will be announced in June 2026 on the official OJEE website at ojee.nic.in.

• As per the previous year's trends OJEE 2026 category-wise qualifying scores are not released on the official website.
• Candidates should meet 45% aggregate marks in 10+2 for the general category and 40% for the reserved category.
• You will be able to see the cutoff ranks of OJEE 2026 around August 2026 for admission to various colleges based on category-wise candidates.

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Key Summary

• The OJEE cutoff indicates the minimum qualifying score required to be eligible for admission at various colleges through OJEE counselling rounds.
• Among the courses CSE and CSE specializations will have an OJEE closing rank of around 12000- 15000 at top government colleges.
• The various factors such as seat availability number of applicants in each category and difficulty level of the paper will affect the OJEE 2026 cutoff.

OJEE 2026 Category-Wise Qualifying Scores

As per the official information bulletin OJEE 2026 category-wise qualifying scores to be eligible for admission to the BTech programme at various OJEE participating colleges are tabulated below:

Source: OJEE 2026 Information Bulletin

What was the OJEE 2023 Category-Wise Qualifying Score?

OJEE does not publish the category-wise qualifying score for 2023 on the official website. Candidates need to meet the eligibility criteria to get admission to various engineering colleges. A general category must have 45% aggregate marks in 10 +2, and the reserved category candidates should have 40% aggregate marks. You need to meet the category-wise qualifying score to be eligible for OJEE and have the minimum OJEE cutoff rank to get admission to various engineering colleges.

OJEE 2026 Expected Mark vs Rank

The table below shows the expected OJEE 2026 mark vs rank according to the previous years' cutoffs.

• According to the previous year cutoff, candidates with an OJEE 2026 mark of 400 can expect their rank to be around 500, helping them secure top courses.
• You can expect your rank to be between 2000 and 5000 by scoring 350 in OJEE 2026, making you eligible for CSE at private colleges.
• An OJEE 2026 score of less than 250 can correspond to an OJEE rank of around 20000, which is enough to get core branches such as ME and CE.

Note: The OJEE 2026 marks vs rank are expected and are prepared from the previous year's analysis. The 2026 cutoff may vary depending on the number of candidates and the difficulty level of the paper.

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OJEE 2026 Category-Wise Qualifying Scores: BTech Cutoff

The expected OJEE 2026 category-wise cutoff for BTech courses is tabulated below based on the previous year's cutoff trends.

• According to the previous year's cutoff, CSE is the top choice and is expected to have the highest OJEE cutoff rank compared to the core branches across all categories.
• With a rank of around 12000, the OBC and EWS categories will get admission to CSE, as it is a good rank.
• The reserved category candidate, especially SC and ST candidates with an OJEE rank ranging from 30000 to 50000, will get admission to the ECE domain.
• A candidate belonging to the EWS category will get admission in lower branches, such as CE and ME, with an OJEE rank within 30000, based on their previous year's rank.

Note: The expected OJEE 2026 rank is prepared from the previous year's cutoff analysis. The 2026 cutoff may vary depending on the number of candidates and the difficulty level of the paper.

According to a Quora post, the candidate wanted to know the expected OJEE rank based on the JEE AIR of 120000. In the response, it was suggested that OJEE is comparatively easier than JEE and based on personal experience, a JEE rank of around 70000 corresponded to around 964 in OJEE. So it is expected that with a JEE AIR of 120000, he/she will have an OJEE rank of around 500- 1500.

Source: Quora

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OJEE 2026 Category-Wise Qualifying Scores: Cutoff Rank for Top BTech Colleges

The following table shows the OJEE 2026 category-wise qualifying scores/rank of HS quota candidates for admission to top engineering colleges in Odisha based on the previous year's cutoff trends.

• Candidates belonging to the EWS category with an OJEE 2026 rank between 60000 and 80000 will be able to secure admission in CSE at OUTR and VSSUT colleges.
• The SC and ST categories with HS quota have a low OJEE rank of around 250000 for CSE at top colleges because of the reservation criteria.
• The core branches, such as ME and EE, are expected to have an OJEE 2026 rank of around 300000 for reserved category candidates across government colleges for BTech.

Odisha University of Technology and Research

Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela

Silicon University, Bhubaneswar

Parala Maharaja Engineering College

OJEE 2026 Total Marks

The OJEE 2026 total marks for BTech is 480. The details have been tabulated below:

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OJEE 2026 Category-Wise Qualifying Scores: Check Previous Years’ Cutoff

You can download the previous years' OJEE cutoff rank from the table below:

OJEE 2026 Category-Wise Qualifying Scores: Reddit Discussion

According to a Reddit post, a user wanted to know if there is any chance of getting admission in CSE with a rank of around 87000 for a general category female candidate with HS quota in OUTR, NIT Rourkela or IIIT Bhubaneswar.

In the response, it was said that for OUTR, there is a chance of getting admission to CSE, but for NIT Rourkela and IIIT Bhubaneswar, there is a low chance of securing a seat in CSE, and one will get admission in ECE.

Source: Reddit

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