Can I get admission at IIT Kharagpur in BTech CSE if my rank is between 0 and 5000?

The cut off rank in Round 6 for B.Tech. (Hons.) in Computer Science and Engineering is 279 which is very close to this range. This was for general category under All India quota. Unless the candidate belongs to some other category or domicile, one can not afford to score less than this. With this ra
Thus, a rank between 1000-5000 in JEE Advanced almost assures you admission into the CSE branch. Though chances of getting CSE in IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur or IIT Kharagpur look dim for you, your destination for CSE branch can be one of the IITs listed below (priority order from
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To get admission to the MSc Physics course (MSc + PhD in Physics) at IIT Kharagpur, a rank of at least 409 is required to be eligible for admission in the General AI category. Students who belong to other categories can see below to know the highest rank acceptable.
| Category | IIT Kharagpur MSc cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| General | 409 |
| OBC | 868 |
| SC | 1990 |
| ST | 3644 |
| EWS | 747 |
Yes, you can get admission to IIT Kharagpur with a rank of 200 in the IIT JAM exam if you belong to the General AI category. For this category, the last round cutoff ranged from 100 to 894. Students can take a look below to know which courses can be availed in the last round with the attained rank.&
The needed rank would differ based on the category, course and branch. For the General AI category, the overall IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2026 ranged from 509 (BTech CSE) in the first round to 24582 (Bachelor of Architecture (BArch Hons) in the last round. Hence, overall, a rank below 24582&nbs
As per the IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2026 for the OBC AI category, the closing ranks ranged from 241 (CSE) in the first round to 7973 (BArch Hons) in the last round. Students can check the table below to see the round 1 and last round closing ranks for various branches.
| Course | Round 1 (Closing Rank) | Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|---|
| B.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering | 2347 | 2423 |
| B.Tech. in Agricultural and Food Engineering | 4467 | 4671 |
| B.Tech. in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | 3842 | 3928 |
| B.Tech. in Civil Engineering | 3102 | 3271 |
| B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering | 2442 | 2501 |
| B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering | 241 | 258 |
| B.Tech. in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering | 703 | 735 |
| B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering | 941 | 946 |
| B.Tech. in Instrumentation Engineering | 1259 | 1348 |
| B.Tech. in Industrial Engineering | 2268 | 2278 |
| B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering | 1840 | 1875 |
| B.Tech. in Manufacturing Science and Engineering | 3173 | 3361 |
| B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 3316 | 3584 |
| B.Tech. in Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture | 4018 | 4173 |
| B.Tech. in Mining Engineering | 3881 | 4047 |
| Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch. Hons.) | 7444 | 7973 |
| B.S. in Chemistry | 5504 | 5798 |
| B.S. in Economics | 3207 | 3213 |
| B.S. in Physics | 4755 | 5182 |
| B.S. in Mathematics and Computing | 709 | 709 |
| B.Sc. in Applied Geology | 5275 | 5803 |
| B.S. in Exploration Geophysics | 5210 | 5548 |
| B.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence | 427 | 432 |
| B.Tech. in Biomedical Engineering | 4057 | 4171 |
IIT Kharagpur JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 ranged between 4182 and 4588 for the Mechanical Engineering branch. This the cutoff range for the General AI category. For the other categories cutoff range, students can check the table below.
| Category | IIT Kharagpur JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| General | 4182 - 4588 |
| OBC | 1840 - 1875 |
| SC | 1037 - 1052 |
| ST | 567 - 595 |
| EWS | 733 - 733 |
| PWD | 277 - 297 |
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