NIT Puducherry JEE Main 2026 Cutoff: Previous Year Category-Wise Opening & Closing Ranks
Anjani Shrivastava27 Mar, 2026
NIT Puducherry Cutoff JEE Main 2026: JoSAA will release the round-wise NIT Puducherry cutoff 2026 after the JEE Main 2026 results. The cutoff will be applicable for both BTech and MTech courses and will be published in multiple rounds, listing opening and closing ranks for each category.
Previous Years NIT Puducherry Cutoff JEE Main- Opening & Closing Ranks
To get an idea of the admission trends, students can look at the previous years' NIT Puducherry Cutoff JEE Main. The opening and closing ranks vary each year depending on the branch, category, and quota. These previous years JEE Main cutoffs help students interested in NIT Puducherry BTech courses to understand how much rank is usually needed for different branches like Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering.
NIT Puducherry Cutoff JEE Main 2025
Find the category-wise JEE Main 2025 cutoff ranks for NIT Puducherry for Home State and Other State quota students across all B.Tech branches in the table below. These ranks help understand the admission trends for different categories.
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Category-Wise NIT Puducherry JEE Main Cutoff 2025 |
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B.Tech in Program |
Category |
(Opening Rank) |
(Closing Rank) |
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Home State |
Other State |
Home State |
Other State |
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B.Tech in Civil Engineering |
Open |
51743 |
38092 |
160125 |
43223 |
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EWS |
NA |
6459 |
NA |
6461 |
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OBC-NCL |
53799 |
13037 |
57213 |
13552 |
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|
SC |
25630 |
5426 |
29004 |
5949 |
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|
ST |
23430 |
2498 |
23430 |
2498 |
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B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering |
Open |
23787 |
8103 |
50932 |
14207 |
|
EWS |
20007 |
2044 |
20222 |
2417 |
|
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OBC-NCL |
15612 |
3691 |
20207 |
5686 |
|
|
SC |
4106 |
2402 |
9754 |
2537 |
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|
ST |
3976 |
1196 |
11523 |
1216 |
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B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering |
Open |
33724 |
14005 |
67546 |
21232 |
|
EWS |
75189 |
3017 |
75957 |
3099 |
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OBC-NCL |
21045 |
5750 |
24651 |
7031 |
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|
SC |
7128 |
2989 |
12543 |
3496 |
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|
ST |
11177 |
1118 |
13032 |
1468 |
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B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering |
Open |
31635 |
29965 |
116492 |
33709 |
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EWS |
121199 |
4697 |
121199 |
5575 |
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OBC-NCL |
39284 |
10596 |
50115 |
11540 |
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|
SC |
14821 |
5006 |
24185 |
5284 |
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|
ST |
18797 |
2199 |
18797 |
2261 |
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B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
Open |
79544 |
18384 |
90397 |
27169 |
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EWS |
79381 |
4593 |
79381 |
4600 |
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OBC-NCL |
29932 |
7460 |
35815 |
8553 |
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SC |
15184 |
3356 |
17859 |
4661 |
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|
ST |
13087 |
1566 |
13087 |
1566 |
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JEE Main Cutoff 2024 for NIT Puducherry
Students can look at the opening and closing ranks for NIT Puducherry from Round 1 of JoSAA counselling 2024. The table below shows the NIT Puducherry cutoff ranks for the Open category (gender-neutral) under the Home State quota.
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JEE Main Cutoff 2024 for NIT Puducherry |
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Program |
Opening Rank |
Closing Rank |
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BTech Computer Science and Engineering |
23727 |
56934 |
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BTech Civil Engineering |
138928 |
179397 |
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BTech Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
84453 |
103999 |
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BTech Mechanical Engineering |
55842 |
123203 |
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BTech Electronics and Communication Engineering |
50168 |
71116 |
NIT Puducherry Cutoff JEE Main 2023
In 2023, admission to the BTech Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) course at NIT Puducherry closed around AIR 48127 for Open category students. This gives a rough idea of how competitive the cutoffs can be for top branches. Students who are looking for cutoff ranks of other BTech courses like ECE, EEE, Mechanical, and Civil can check the opening and closing ranks in the table below.
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NIT Puducherry Cutoff JEE Main 2023 |
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BTech Branches |
Opening Rank |
Closing Rank |
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BTech Computer Science and Engineering |
26713 |
48127 |
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BTech Civil Engineering |
101304 |
159343 |
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BTech Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
78818 |
110479 |
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BTech Mechanical Engineering |
29175 |
32924 |
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BTech Electronics and Communication Engineering |
48618 |
85315 |
JEE Main NIT Puducherry Cutoff for Home State & All India 2022
In 2022, the JEE Main cutoff for NIT Puducherry was different for students applying from the Home State (Puducherry) and those applying from other states. The cutoff also changed based on category and gender. For example, students from outside Puducherry needed a General rank around 16,549 for BTech in CSE. Interested students can check the course-wise and category-wise NIT Puducherry Cutoff 2022 for both Home State and All India here:
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JEE Main NIT Puducherry Cutoff for Home State & All India 2022 |
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BTech Branch |
Quota |
Gender |
OBC |
EWS |
General |
SC |
ST |
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BTech Computer Science and Engineering |
All India |
Male |
5582 |
2699 |
16549 |
1661 |
654 |
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Female |
5881 |
3811 |
19950 |
1661 |
654 |
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Puducherry |
Male |
32464 |
16403 |
72816 |
19562 |
18623 |
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Female |
37870 |
16403 |
72816 |
19562 |
18623 |
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BTech Electronics and Communication Engineering |
All India |
Male |
7493 |
4225 |
25219 |
3359 |
945 |
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Female |
9991 |
4858 |
28271 |
3788 |
945 |
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Puducherry |
Male |
42445 |
52429 |
117656 |
20440 |
NA |
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Female |
43076 |
52429 |
117656 |
20440 |
NA |
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BTech Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
All India |
Male |
11219 |
6088 |
35794 |
5422 |
1231 |
|
Female |
12393 |
NA |
37638 |
5903 |
2658 |
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Puducherry |
Male |
55740 |
NA |
162861 |
27821 |
NA |
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|
Female |
55740 |
NA |
162861 |
27821 |
NA |
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BTech Mechanical Engineering |
All India |
Male |
13852 |
6296 |
40903 |
6054 |
1970 |
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Female |
19257 |
6296 |
47158 |
6054 |
3109 |
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Puducherry |
Male |
80001 |
NA |
190610 |
34801 |
NA |
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Female |
80001 |
NA |
218338 |
34801 |
NA |
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BTech Civil Engineering |
All India |
Male |
15215 |
7643 |
48027 |
6111 |
1537 |
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Female |
20129 |
7643 |
51485 |
6111 |
1537 |
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Puducherry |
Male |
88245 |
NA |
234438 |
35514 |
NA |
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Female |
88245 |
NA |
234438 |
35514 |
NA |
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Category-Wise NIT Puducherry Cutoff JEE Main 2021
The table outlined below presents the JEE Main NIT Puducherry Cutoff 2021 ranks, category-wise and gender-wise, for both All India and Home State (Puducherry) quotas in all BTech branches.
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Category-Wise NIT Puducherry Cutoff JEE Main 2021 |
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BTech Branch |
Quota |
Gender |
OBC |
EWS |
General |
SC |
ST |
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BTech Computer Science and Engineering |
All India |
Male |
4554 |
2004 |
13155 |
2554 |
962 |
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Female |
6389 |
2004 |
20587 |
3009 |
962 |
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Puducherry |
Male |
16083 |
34360 |
51754 |
9022 |
2860 |
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Female |
39697 |
34360 |
109089 |
9022 |
9098 |
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BTech Electronics and Communication Engineering |
All India |
Male |
6480 |
2846 |
18486 |
3737 |
1566 |
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Female |
6558 |
3424 |
23708 |
3737 |
1566 |
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Puducherry |
Male |
32861 |
46642 |
97297 |
13963 |
14829 |
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Female |
43325 |
46642 |
135725 |
13963 |
14829 |
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BTech Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
All India |
Male |
8358 |
4281 |
24597 |
4558 |
2002 |
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Female |
11684 |
4940 |
28415 |
4558 |
2141 |
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Puducherry |
Male |
42446 |
55047 |
124758 |
17190 |
6826 |
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Female |
49847 |
55047 |
158546 |
17190 |
6826 |
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BTech Mechanical Engineering |
All India |
Male |
9436 |
4161 |
26431 |
6005 |
2170 |
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Female |
13177 |
4161 |
30021 |
6996 |
2170 |
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Puducherry |
Male |
44333 |
NA |
135358 |
17721 |
NA |
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|
Female |
56350 |
NA |
176079 |
17721 |
NA |
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BTech Civil Engineering |
All India |
Male |
10554 |
5309 |
35359 |
6655 |
NA |
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Female |
11689 |
5309 |
35359 |
6655 |
2424 |
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Puducherry |
Male |
53037 |
77571 |
161607 |
17846 |
NA |
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Female |
58429 |
77571 |
167088 |
30826 |
NA |
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JEE Main Cutoff for NIT Puducherry 2020
Find the category-wise closing ranks for BTech admission at NIT Puducherry released in 2020. Cutoffs are listed separately for male and female applicants under both Home State and Other State quotas.
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JEE Main Cutoff for NIT Puducherry 2020 |
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BTech Branch |
Category |
Male (HS) |
Male (OS) |
Female (HS) |
Female (OS) |
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BTech in Computer Science and Engineering |
OBC |
44042 |
5044 |
44042 |
6891 |
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EWS |
83715 |
2575 |
83715 |
2575 |
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General |
94424 |
15467 |
115146 |
16811 |
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SC |
15449 |
2751 |
15449 |
2751 |
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|
ST |
6903 |
483 |
6903 |
2646 |
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BTech in Civil Engineering |
OBC |
76199 |
12187 |
76199 |
16199 |
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EWS |
NA |
6721 |
NA |
7437 |
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|
General |
217750 |
40644 |
217750 |
40912 |
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SC |
26091 |
6271 |
26091 |
6271 |
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|
ST |
19863 |
1843 |
NA |
1843 |
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BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering |
OBC |
50948 |
6684 |
50948 |
10397 |
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EWS |
57429 |
3493 |
73283 |
3493 |
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|
General |
137920 |
20722 |
137920 |
25349 |
|
|
SC |
24060 |
4166 |
24060 |
4166 |
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|
ST |
12608 |
1385 |
12608 |
1385 |
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BTech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
OBC |
62707 |
8730 |
62707 |
12085 |
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EWS |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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General |
169815 |
29855 |
169815 |
30451 |
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|
SC |
27792 |
5144 |
27792 |
5366 |
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|
ST |
NA |
1741 |
NA |
2721 |
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BTech in Mechanical Engineering |
OBC |
64028 |
9626 |
78662 |
14518 |
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EWS |
NA |
5635 |
NA |
5635 |
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General |
185733 |
31275 |
230512 |
38947 |
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SC |
32180 |
5420 |
32180 |
7544 |
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|
ST |
NA |
2132 |
NA |
2132 |
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What Factors Affect the NIT Puducherry Cutoff JEE Main 2026?
The JEE Main Cutoff for NIT Puducherry depends on many factors. Every year, these factors change slightly, which is why cutoff ranks also change. Below are the important factors that will decide the JEE Main 2026 cutoff for NIT Puducherry:
- Number of Applicants: If more students apply for a particular branch, the competition increases, and the cutoff becomes stricter.
- Difficulty Level of JEE Main 2026 : If the exam is tough, cutoff ranks may go slightly lower. If it’s easier, cutoffs may go higher.
- Seat Availability at NIT Puducherry: The number of seats in each branch affects the closing rank. Fewer seats lead to higher closing ranks.
- Home State vs. Other State Quota: Students from Puducherry (home state) usually have a different cutoff than students from other states.
- Category of the Applicant: Cutoffs vary for General, OBC, SC, ST, and EWS categories due to reservation policies.
- Previous Year Cutoff Trends: The cutoffs of earlier years give an idea of what to expect, and they also influence the current year’s opening and closing ranks.
- Branch Preference: Branches like BTech in Computer Science or ECE are more popular and usually have higher cutoffs compared to Civil or Mechanical.
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