CUSAT CAT 2026 Cutoff: Closing Ranks Across Counselling Rounds

CUSAT CAT 2026 B.Tech option entry closes on June 28, 2026, with Round 1 seat allotment expected in the last week of June — closing ranks will be published after each allotment round on admissions.cusat.ac.in.

The Cochin University of Science and Technology Common Admission Test (CUSAT CAT) determines B.Tech admissions at the School of Engineering (SOE) Thrikkakkara and affiliated colleges including Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad (CUCEK). Cutoffs are expressed as closing ranks — the last rank at which a seat was allotted in a given round for a specific branch, campus and category. Tracking how these ranks shifted across rounds in 2024 and 2025 gives you a realistic benchmark for 2026.

• CUSAT CAT 2025 General AI closing rank for CSE at CUCEK Kuttanad was 728 and at SOE Thrikkakkara was 1055.
• ECE at SOE Thrikkakkara had a closing rank of 943 — tighter than CSE at the same campus, reflecting strong demand for the programme.
• Closing ranks typically ease by 10–20% from Round 1 to the final round as upgrade-driven vacancies are redistributed.
• CUSAT CAT 2026 result was released on June 11, 2026; Round 1 B.Tech allotment is expected by end of June 2026.

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What Is CUSAT CAT Closing Rank

CUSAT CAT does not publish a single qualifying score as a cutoff. After each allotment round the university releases an opening rank (the best rank allotted in that branch-campus-category combination) and a closing rank (the last rank allotted). Your CUSAT CAT rank must be equal to or lower in number than the closing rank to have a realistic chance at that seat.

Closing ranks are published separately for the All India (AI) quota and the Home State (HS) quota and within each for General, OBC, SC and ST categories. AI and HS closing ranks come from the same CUSAT CAT rank list but represent seats in different pools — comparing them directly is not meaningful. Always check the closing rank for your own quota and category.

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CUSAT CAT 2025 Branch-wise Closing Ranks

The table below shows General AI quota final closing ranks from CUSAT CAT 2025 for key B.Tech branches at SOE Thrikkakkara and CUCEK Kuttanad.

CSE at CUCEK Kuttanad (closing rank 728) was the most competitive branch-campus combination in 2025. ECE at SOE (943) closed tighter than CSE at SOE (1055), indicating stronger demand for SOE’s ECE programme relative to its seat count. The same branch can show very different closing ranks at different campuses — IT at CUCEK closed at 1570 while IT at SOE closed at 3797 — so always evaluate each campus separately.

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How Closing Ranks Move Across Rounds

Closing ranks ease — numerically increase — from Round 1 to the final round. In Round 1, only the highest-ranked students receive their preferred allotments. Students who accept a lower-priority allotment in Round 1 can upgrade to a better branch or campus in Round 2, vacating their earlier seat. Those vacated seats then become available to lower-ranked students, relaxing the closing rank for that branch. The same mechanism repeats in Round 3.

Based on CUSAT CAT historical data, closing ranks for branches like CSE and ECE ease by roughly 10–20% between Round 1 and Round 3. For Civil and Mechanical, the easing is smaller because fewer students upgrade into those branches from other options. Students who do not receive a preferred seat in Round 1 do not need to take any additional action — they are automatically considered in subsequent rounds. Exiting the process voluntarily forfeits those later chances.

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Category-wise Cutoff Variation

CUSAT CAT maintains separate closing ranks for each category and quota combination. The 2025 data below illustrates the range across category-quota groups.

The large gap between AI General ranks (728–1055 for CSE) and HS OBC ranks (11,609 for CSE) reflects different seat pool sizes and applicant bases for each quota — not a direct comparison of merit or difficulty. SC and ST categories have even more relaxed closing ranks within each quota. Always use the closing rank that matches your own quota and category as your admission benchmark.

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Expected CUSAT CAT 2026 Cutoff Trends

The official 2026 closing ranks will be published by CUSAT after each allotment round on admissions.cusat.ac.in. Based on 2025 data, the following trends are expected for 2026 — these are projections and actual cutoffs depend on 2026 applicant numbers, seat intake and exam difficulty.

• CSE and IT at CUCEK and SOE are expected to remain the most competitive. General AI closing ranks for CSE are likely in the 700–1,200 range based on 2025 trends.
• ECE at SOE may again close tighter than CSE at the same campus, as seen in 2025 when ECE closed at 943 vs CSE at 1055 at SOE.
• Mechanical and Civil are expected to have more relaxed closing ranks — likely above 2000 for General AI at SOE — consistent with the 2025 pattern.
• The Round 1 cutoff will be the tightest. Students ranked near the 2025 final closing rank for a branch have a good chance of receiving a seat by Round 3 if they stay in the process through all rounds.
• A higher 2026 registration count or a more difficult paper that compresses top ranks could tighten cutoffs compared to 2025.