The IIT Madras cutoff for Computer Science and Engineering in 2026 was JEE Advanced rank 151 (OPEN category, gender-neutral, final round of JoSAA 2026). Among other key branches, Electrical Engineering closed at 749, Mechanical Engineering at 2,619 and Civil Engineering at 6,225.
In 2026, every IIT Madras program had closed by JEE Advanced rank 12,204 for OPEN gender-neutral seats. All IIT seats are All India quota, so there is no home-state advantage. Below is the IIT Madras branch-wise cutoff for all 18 programs and every category, from the official JoSAA opening and closing ranks, with the trend since 2023.
These are the final-round (Round 5) closing ranks from JoSAA 2026: the last JEE Advanced rank that got a seat in each program. Programs are sorted from hardest to easiest.
| Program | OPEN (gender-neutral) | OPEN (female-only) |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 151 | 539 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics | 226 | 1,119 |
| Electrical Engineering | 749 | 2,457 |
| Computational Engineering and Mechanics | 1,314 | 4,625 |
| Engineering Physics | 1,316 | 5,286 |
| BS in Mathematics (BS) | 1,804 | 5,348 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 2,619 | 7,362 |
| Engineering Design (5-yr dual/integrated) | 3,093 | 8,063 |
| Aerospace Engineering | 3,278 | 7,578 |
| Aerospace Engineering (5-yr dual/integrated) | 3,389 | 7,868 |
| Physics (BS) | 3,918 | 9,072 |
| Instrumentation and Biomedical Engg | 4,011 | 9,294 |
| Chemical Engineering | 4,162 | 8,479 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 5,398 | 10,053 |
| Civil Engineering | 6,225 | 13,648 |
| Biological Engineering | 6,440 | 9,103 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering | 8,354 | 12,499 |
| Biological Science (BS) | 12,204 | 18,453 |
Source: JoSAA 2026 Opening and Closing Ranks, Round 5 (final), josaa.admissions.nic.in. Ranks are JEE Advanced 2026 Common Rank List (CRL) ranks. Female-only seats include supernumerary seats.
Female-only seats are easier. IIT Madras CSE closed at 539 in the female-only pool against 151 gender-neutral. Girls are considered for both pools, so include both in your list.
For reserved categories, JoSAA uses your category rank, not your CRL rank. These are gender-neutral seats in the final round.
| Program | OBC-NCL | EWS | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 96 | 31 | 61 | 27 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics | 161 | 65 | 163 | 60 |
| Electrical Engineering | 377 | 164 | 259 | 128 |
| Computational Engineering and Mechanics | 645 | 319 | 552 | 354 |
| Engineering Physics | 756 | 594 | 705 | 685 |
| BS in Mathematics (BS) | 1,211 | 360 | 1,397 | 954 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1,218 | 496 | 771 | 444 |
| Engineering Design (5-yr dual/integrated) | 1,322 | 1,087 | 1,421 | 948 |
| Aerospace Engineering | 1,868 | 835 | 1,034 | 481 |
| Aerospace Engineering (5-yr dual/integrated) | 1,456 | 859 | 1,129 | 507 |
| Physics (BS) | 2,327 | 1,376 | 1,821 | 1,173 |
| Instrumentation and Biomedical Engg | 2,096 | 1,189 | 1,445 | 898 |
| Chemical Engineering | 1,944 | 829 | 1,269 | 688 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 2,499 | 1,121 | 1,455 | 754 |
| Civil Engineering | 2,644 | 1,015 | 1,351 | 559 |
| Biological Engineering | 3,111 | 1,355 | 2,141 | 1,010 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering | 3,215 | 1,446 | 2,034 | 1,066 |
| Biological Science (BS) | 4,969 | 2,010 | 2,665 | 1,392 |
Source: JoSAA 2026, Round 5 (final). PwD closing ranks are not shown because a handful of seats make them swing widely.
Final-round closing ranks for OPEN gender-neutral seats. A smaller number means the program got harder to enter.
| Program | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 148 | 159 | 171 | 151 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics | – | 419 | 306 | 226 |
| Electrical Engineering | 964 | 838 | 849 | 749 |
| Computational Engineering and Mechanics | – | – | 1,309 | 1,314 |
| Engineering Physics | 1,877 | 1,858 | 1,441 | 1,316 |
| BS in Mathematics (BS) | – | – | – | 1,804 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 2,572 | 2,310 | 2,468 | 2,619 |
| Engineering Design (5-yr dual/integrated) | 4,436 | 3,656 | 3,380 | 3,093 |
| Aerospace Engineering | 3,237 | 2,815 | 3,211 | 3,278 |
| Aerospace Engineering (5-yr dual/integrated) | 3,293 | 2,984 | 2,808 | 3,389 |
| Physics (BS) | – | – | 3,804 | 3,918 |
| Instrumentation and Biomedical Engg | – | – | 4,366 | 4,011 |
| Chemical Engineering | 4,439 | 3,972 | 4,116 | 4,162 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 6,169 | 4,748 | 5,499 | 5,398 |
| Civil Engineering | 6,132 | 5,688 | 6,112 | 6,225 |
| Biological Engineering | 7,967 | 5,755 | 5,261 | 6,440 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering | 7,996 | 7,404 | 7,433 | 8,354 |
| Biological Science (BS) | 11,185 | 10,682 | 10,290 | 12,204 |
Source: JoSAA final-round Opening and Closing Ranks 2023, 2024, 2025 (Round 6) and 2026 (Round 5). "–" means the program was not offered that year.
How far IIT Madras closing ranks moved between Round 1 and the final round of JoSAA 2026 (OPEN, gender-neutral).
| Program | Round 1 | Round 5 (final) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 149 | 151 | +2 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics | 226 | 226 | No change |
| Electrical Engineering | 742 | 749 | +7 |
| Computational Engineering and Mechanics | 1,313 | 1,314 | +1 |
| Engineering Physics | 1,316 | 1,316 | No change |
| BS in Mathematics (BS) | 1,470 | 1,804 | +334 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 2,445 | 2,619 | +174 |
| Engineering Design (5-yr dual/integrated) | 3,078 | 3,093 | +15 |
| Aerospace Engineering | 3,125 | 3,278 | +153 |
| Aerospace Engineering (5-yr dual/integrated) | 3,175 | 3,389 | +214 |
| Physics (BS) | 2,603 | 3,918 | +1,315 |
| Instrumentation and Biomedical Engg | 3,884 | 4,011 | +127 |
| Chemical Engineering | 4,131 | 4,162 | +31 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 5,137 | 5,398 | +261 |
| Civil Engineering | 5,970 | 6,225 | +255 |
| Biological Engineering | 5,940 | 6,440 | +500 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering | 7,648 | 8,354 | +706 |
| Biological Science (BS) | 10,990 | 12,204 | +1,214 |
Source: JoSAA 2026 Round 1 and Round 5 Opening and Closing Ranks.
The biggest moves were Physics (BS) (from 2,603 to 3,918), Biological Science (BS) (from 10,990 to 12,204) and Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (from 7,648 to 8,354). If your rank is just outside a program that moved a lot, choosing Float or Slide and waiting for later rounds can pay off. If it barely moved, a later round is unlikely to change your result.
| JEE Advanced 2026 ranks | Joined IIT Madras |
|---|---|
| Top 100 | 11 |
| Top 200 | 41 |
| Top 500 | 78 |
| Top 1,000 | 153 |
| Top 2,000 | 248 |
| Top 5,000 | 477 |
Source: JEE (Advanced) 2026 Report, Volume I, section 13.6 (p. 501).
IIT Madras had 1,118 seats in 2026 and allotted 1,122 in the final round, 237 of them (21.12%) to women.
Source: JEE (Advanced) 2026 Report, section 4.4 (p. 8).
Based on the 2026 final-round closing ranks (OPEN, gender-neutral). Find your rank's row: you could get each program in it whose closing rank is larger than your rank, plus every program in the rows below.
| Your JEE Advanced rank (CRL) | Programs that closed in this range in 2026 |
|---|---|
| 1 to 749 | Computer Science and Engineering (151), Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (226), Electrical Engineering (749) |
| 750 to 1,804 | Computational Engineering and Mechanics (1,314), Engineering Physics (1,316), BS in Mathematics (BS) (1,804) |
| 1,805 to 3,278 | Mechanical Engineering (2,619), Engineering Design (5-yr dual/integrated) (3,093), Aerospace Engineering (3,278) |
| 3,279 to 4,011 | Aerospace Engineering (5-yr dual/integrated) (3,389), Physics (BS) (3,918), Instrumentation and Biomedical Engg (4,011) |
| 4,012 to 6,225 | Chemical Engineering (4,162), Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (5,398), Civil Engineering (6,225) |
| 6,226 to 12,204 | Biological Engineering (6,440), Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (8,354), Biological Science (BS) (12,204) |
| Beyond 12,204 | No OPEN gender-neutral seat in 2026. |
Cutoffs change every year, so treat a rank within about 5% of a closing rank as borderline. Our Smart List marks every option as Safe, Likely or Reach, tested on four years of official JoSAA results.
Which rank counts: It is your JEE Advanced rank that counts, not your JEE Main rank or percentile. JEE Main only decides whether you can sit JEE Advanced.
IIT Madras Computer Science and Engineering closed at JEE Advanced rank 151 for OPEN gender-neutral seats in the final round of JoSAA 2026. The female-only seats closed at 539, OBC-NCL at category rank 96, EWS at 31, SC at 61 and ST at 27.
In 2026, OPEN gender-neutral seats at IIT Madras closed between JEE Advanced rank 151 (Computer Science and Engineering) and 12,204 (Biological Science (BS)).
Electrical Engineering closed at JEE Advanced rank 749 for OPEN gender-neutral seats and 2,457 for female-only seats in the 2026 final round. It closed at 964 in 2023.
Mechanical Engineering closed at JEE Advanced rank 2,619 for OPEN gender-neutral seats and 7,362 for female-only seats in the 2026 final round. It closed at 2,572 in 2023.
Civil Engineering closed at JEE Advanced rank 6,225 for OPEN gender-neutral seats and 13,648 for female-only seats in the 2026 final round. It closed at 6,132 in 2023.
No. IIT seats are allotted on JEE Advanced ranks. JEE Main decides whether you can sit JEE Advanced; in 2026 that needed 93.4123549 percentile in the OPEN category.
In 2026, Biological Science (BS) closed last, at JEE Advanced rank 12,204 (OPEN, gender-neutral).
Sources: Joint Seat Allocation Authority, Opening and Closing Ranks 2023 to 2026 (josaa.admissions.nic.in); Joint Implementation Committee, JEE (Advanced) 2026 Report, Volume I. Cutoffs for 2027 will be different; use these as a guide.
