JoSAA 2026 Round 1 Opening and Closing Cutoff Ranks Released; Check IIT, NIT, IIIT Cutoffs

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) has released the Round 1 opening and closing ranks for the JoSAA Counselling 2026. The cutoffs are published after the declaration of seat allotment result on June 13, 2026, on the official portal at josaa.nic.in.

The opening rank (OR) and closing rank (CR) lists cover all participating institutes. These include 23 IITs, IISc Bangalore, 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs and 40 Other-GFTIs. Cutoffs for IIT seats are based on JEE Advanced 2026 ranks. NIT, IIIT and GFTI cutoffs are based on JEE Main 2026 ranks.

Candidates can use these ranks to plan their Freeze, Float or Slide choices. The cutoffs also help unallotted candidates target the right institutes in later rounds.

Also Read: JoSAA 2026 Round 1 Seat Allotment Result Out at josaa.nic.in; Check Steps to Confirm Seat

What Are Opening and Closing Ranks?

The opening rank is the rank of the first candidate allotted a seat in a programme. The closing rank is the rank of the last candidate allotted a seat in that programme. Together they show the rank range admitted in Round 1.

Cutoffs are released for every combination of institute, branch, category, gender and quota. Quotas include All India (AI) for IITs, Home State (HS) and Other State (OS) for NITs.

JoSAA IIT CSE 2026 Cutoff Round 1

The opening and closing ranks for B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at all 23 IITs are listed below. All ranks are for the OPEN category, Gender-Neutral pool, AI quota.

IIT Bombay CSE remains the most competitive programme with a closing rank of 65. IIT Bhilai CSE recorded the highest closing rank at 7981 among all IITs this round.

JoSAA 2026 Round 1 Cutoffs for IISc Bangalore

IISc Bangalore offers four B.Tech programmes through JoSAA. The opening and closing ranks for OPEN category, Gender-Neutral, AI quota are shown below.

JoSAA NIT CSE 2026 Cutoff Round 1

The cutoffs for B.Tech CSE at top NITs are listed below. Ranks are for OPEN category, Gender-Neutral, Other State (OS) quota.

NIT Trichy CSE recorded the lowest closing rank at 1317 in the OS quota. NIT Surathkal and NIT Warangal followed at 1605 and 2238 respectively.

JoSAA IIIT CSE 2026 Cutoff Round 1

The cutoffs for B.Tech CSE at IIITs are listed below. Ranks are for OPEN category, Gender-Neutral, AI quota.

How to Check JoSAA 2026 Opening and Closing Ranks?

The full OR and CR list is open to all candidates without login. The steps below explain how to access it.

1. Visit the official JoSAA portal at josaa.nic.in.
2. Click on the Current Opening and Closing Ranks link on the homepage.
3. Select the institute type, institute name and academic programme.
4. Choose the seat type, gender and quota from the dropdowns.
5. Click on Submit to view the OR and CR for that combination.
6. Download or save the page for future reference.

JoSAA 2026 Round Wise Cutoff Schedule

The opening and closing ranks will be published after every round. The full schedule for the remaining rounds is given below.

Action Plan for Candidates

1. Visit josaa.nic.in and open the Current OR-CR link.
2. Filter by your preferred institute, branch, category and quota.
3. Note the closing rank and compare it with your JEE rank.
4. Shortlist programmes where your rank is within the closing rank.
5. Use Round 1 cutoffs to decide on Freeze, Float or Slide.
6. Track Round 2 cutoffs on June 30 for upgrade chances.