CUSAT CAT 2026 B.Tech Mechanical Engineering Round-Wise Cutoff

CUSAT CAT 2026 cutoff for B.Tech Mechanical Engineering is expected to close at rank 4,000 to 5,500 for General category in the final allotment round, based on closing rank data from 2022 to 2024 published on the official CUSAT admissions portal.

Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) admits students to its B.Tech Mechanical Engineering program at the School of Engineering, Ernakulam, through CUSAT CAT ranks. The official cutoff — called the "last rank" — is released after each allotment phase at admissions.cusat.ac.in. CUSAT CAT 2026 results were declared on June 11, 2026, and option registration for B.Tech closed on June 22, 2026. Allotment rounds are now in progress.

• CUSAT CAT 2026 result was declared on June 11, 2026; B.Tech option registration closed on June 22, 2026.
• Previous year General category final closing ranks: 4,113 (2024), 6,735 (2023) and 3,202 (2022).
• CUSAT CAT cutoffs are published as ranks not raw scores; the exam carries a total of 750 marks (250 questions × 3 marks each).
• General category students scoring approximately 280–380 marks out of 750 are likely to fall within the expected closing rank range for Mechanical Engineering.
• OBC and EWS closing ranks are moderately higher than General; SC and ST cutoffs are substantially more relaxed due to reservation norms.

CUSAT CAT B.Tech Mechanical Engineering: Previous Year Closing Rank Trends (2022–2024)

CUSAT publishes the official "last rank" for each course after all allotment rounds close each year. The table below shows General category final closing ranks for B.Tech Mechanical Engineering at CUSAT’s School of Engineering, Ernakulam, based on data from the official CUSAT admissions portal.

The 2023 closing rank of 6,735 was an outlier driven by higher overall CUSAT CAT registrations and fewer branch upgrades from ME seats in that cycle. The 2024 closing rank corrected to 4,113. Based on the three-year average, the expected General category final closing rank for 2026 is 4,000–5,500.

The table below shows category-wise opening and closing ranks for 2023, the most recent year for which multi-category data is publicly available from the admissions portal.

CUSAT CAT 2026 B.Tech Mechanical Engineering: Expected Category-Wise Cutoff

The figures below are expected closing ranks based on 2022–2024 trends and are not confirmed figures. Official cutoffs will be published on admissions.cusat.ac.in after each allotment round concludes.

EWS category cutoffs mirror General because EWS seats are carved from the General pool. OBC closing ranks are moderately higher than General. SC and ST closing ranks are substantially more relaxed because reserved seats have lower competition per vacancy.

CUSAT CAT 2026 Mechanical Engineering: Round-Wise Expected Closing Rank Pattern

CUSAT conducts seat allotment in multiple phases. Round 1 typically has a tighter cutoff because most seats are allotted fresh from the full seat pool. In later rounds, students who hold ME seats and upgrade to preferred branches such as CSE or ECE vacate those seats, relaxing the cutoff progressively. The Final or Spot round sees the most relaxed closing rank each year.

Students with a General category rank above 2,500 have a strong chance of securing Mechanical Engineering in Round 1. Students ranked between 2,500 and 5,500 (General) should list the branch as an option and monitor vacancy announcements before Round 2 allotment begins.

The table below maps approximate CUSAT CAT scores to expected rank ranges. CUSAT CAT 2026 carries a total of 750 marks (+3 per correct answer, −1 per wrong answer, 250 questions total).

Factors Affecting CUSAT CAT 2026 Mechanical Engineering Cutoff

The factors below determine how the final closing rank shifts from year to year at CUSAT.

• Total applicants and rank distribution: A larger pool of high-scoring applicants pushes the cutoff lower (stricter rank) for General seats.
• Exam difficulty: A tougher CUSAT CAT paper inflates rank numbers (relaxes cutoff) because fewer students score very high in the 750-mark paper.
• Branch intake: The B.Tech Mechanical Engineering program at CUSAT’s School of Engineering has approximately 60 seats. Any regulatory change to total intake directly shifts the cutoff rank.
• Upgrade pattern between rounds: Students who hold ME seats and upgrade to CSE, ECE or other preferred branches in later rounds free up seats for lower-ranked students, relaxing the Round 2 and Final round cutoffs.
• Reservation quotas: CUSAT follows central reservation norms — SC (15%), ST (7.5%), OBC-NCL (27%) and EWS (10%). Category-wise closing ranks depend on how many reserved-category students join in each allotment phase.
• NRI and management quota seats: Seats filled outside the merit list reduce the number of general merit seats, potentially tightening the General category cutoff.