What the predictor does
College Predictor compares the ranks you enter with the official JoSAA 2026 Round 5 opening and closing ranks for every NIT seat you are eligible for. Each seat that your rank can plausibly reach is shown, with a label for how likely it is.
Which rank is used for which seat
| Seat type | Rank used |
|---|---|
| OPEN | Common Rank List (CRL) rank |
| EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST | Your rank within that category |
| OPEN (PwD) | Your CRL-PwD rank |
| EWS / OBC-NCL / SC / ST (PwD) | Your PwD rank within that category |
This follows the note printed on the JoSAA opening and closing rank page: OPEN uses CRL, EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST use category ranks, and PwD seats use PwD ranks within the respective categories. Students in a reserved category can also compete for OPEN seats, so enter your CRL as well to include them.
Safe, Moderate and Dream
- Safe: your rank is at or better than the Round 5 closing rank of the seat.
- Moderate: your rank is up to 15% beyond the Round 5 closing rank.
- Dream: your rank is up to 30% beyond the Round 5 closing rank.
Closing ranks can still move in the last rounds, which is why seats slightly beyond the Round 5 closing rank can still be allotted. These bands are a practical guide, not a rule published by JoSAA.
Seat eligibility rules applied
- Home State (HS): shown only at the NIT located in your home state.
- Other State (OS): shown at NITs outside your home state.
- Special quotas: Goa quota at NIT Goa, and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh quotas at NIT Srinagar, shown only to eligible candidates.
- Female-only seats: shown only if you select Female. These include supernumerary seats.
- PwD seats: shown only if you tick the PwD box and enter your PwD rank.
Limits you should know
- Round 5 data for NITs and IIEST Shibpur is used. Seats missing from our Round 5 data show their Round 5 rank, marked †. Rounds after 5 are not included.
- Cutoffs depend on the number of seats, candidate choices and withdrawals each year. A past cutoff does not guarantee a future seat.
- The tool does not model your choice-filling order or seat freezing and sliding decisions.
Data source
All ranks come from the JoSAA 2026 opening and closing rank tables for Round 5 (josaa.nic.in). The data was last updated on 2026-10-11. If you spot a mismatch, please tell us.