JEE Advanced 2026 IIT Madras Cutoff: Branch-Wise Opening and Closing Ranks

JEE Advanced 2026 cutoff for IIT Madras will be declared after JoSAA 2026 counselling concludes; based on JoSAA 2024 Round 5 (final round) data, the General category closing rank for CSE at IIT Madras was 159 and for Electrical Engineering was 838.

IIT Madras is consistently ranked among India’s top two IITs and records some of the most competitive closing ranks across all JoSAA rounds. With JEE Advanced 2026 results expected on July 22, 2026, JoSAA counselling will begin shortly after. Students can use the branch-wise JoSAA 2024 data below to gauge admission chances at IIT Madras and plan their choice filling strategy before counselling opens.

• JEE Advanced 2026 result is expected on July 22, 2026; JoSAA counselling registration opens within days of the result.
• CSE at IIT Madras closed at rank 159 in the General (CRL) category in JoSAA 2024 Round 5 — the final round.
• AI and Data Analytics, launched in 2023, closed at rank 419 in the General category; this branch has seen steadily tightening cutoffs.
• Electrical Engineering closed at rank 838 and Engineering Physics at rank 1,858 in the General category (JoSAA 2024 Round 5).
• Reserved category students benefit from significantly lower closing ranks — CSE under OBC-NCL closed at 82, SC at 72, and ST at 29 (JoSAA 2024 Round 4 data).

What Are Opening and Closing Ranks at IIT Madras?

In JoSAA counselling, the opening rank is the JEE Advanced CRL (Common Rank List) of the first student allotted a seat in a given branch at IIT Madras during that round. The closing rank is the CRL of the last student allotted that branch in the final round. A lower rank number means higher merit — a closing rank of 159 for CSE means you need a JEE Advanced CRL of 159 or better to have qualified for that seat in 2024. These ranks are published separately for each category: General (CRL), OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and EWS, and also for gender-neutral and female-only supernumerary pools.

JEE Advanced 2024 IIT Madras Cutoff: General Category

The table below shows JoSAA 2024 Round 5 (final round) opening and closing ranks for IIT Madras in the General (CRL) gender-neutral pool. These are the most recent confirmed cutoffs and serve as the primary reference for estimating JEE Advanced 2026 cutoffs for IIT Madras.

JEE Advanced 2024 IIT Madras Cutoff: Reserved Categories

The table below shows JoSAA 2024 Round 4 closing ranks for key IIT Madras branches across OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and EWS categories. Reserved category students benefit from considerably lower closing ranks relative to the General pool.

Expected JEE Advanced 2026 IIT Madras Cutoff

The official JEE Advanced 2026 cutoffs for IIT Madras will be published after JoSAA 2026 counselling concludes. Based on 2023–2024 trends, expected 2026 closing ranks are likely to remain within a narrow band of the 2024 figures for most branches. Key expectations are outlined below:

• CSE expected closing rank (General): 145–175 — demand has remained consistent and the closing rank has stayed near 150–165 range for two years.
• AI and Data Analytics: expected closing rank 380–450 — this branch has tightened steadily since its launch in 2023 and the trend is expected to continue.
• Electrical Engineering: expected closing rank 820–870 in the General category based on 2024 trends.
• Naval Architecture and Biological Science are expected to retain closing ranks above 7,000 and 10,000 respectively in the General category.
• Reserved category closing ranks are expected to remain roughly proportional to 2024 levels, with minor variation based on total seat intake and the number of JoSAA rounds.

Factors Affecting JEE Advanced 2026 IIT Madras Cutoff

Several variables shape how the 2026 IIT Madras cutoffs will differ from previous years:

• Seat matrix and intake changes: Any revision in branch-level B.Tech seats at IIT Madras directly expands the closing rank window and can ease admission chances for mid-tier branches.
• Paper difficulty and rank distribution: A harder JEE Advanced 2026 paper compresses the CRL in the top 5,000 range, which can tighten or loosen cutoffs for branches with closing ranks in the 500–2,000 band.
• Branch popularity trends: Sustained high demand for CSE and AI branches from top-ranked students keeps closing ranks for these programmes tight year over year.
• Number of JoSAA rounds: JoSAA 2025 moved to 6 rounds from 5 rounds in 2024; a sixth round typically raises closing ranks marginally as more seats fill before the vacancy round.
• Seat withdrawal and upgrades: Students who lock a lower-preference branch and later upgrade vacate seats, allowing students with higher closing ranks to secure those branches in subsequent rounds.