NIT Jamshedpur Cutoff 2026: Round 5 Opening & Closing Ranks

NIT Jamshedpur Round 5 2026 cutoff: OPEN category

NIT Jamshedpur (National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur) is in Jharkhand. This page lists its JoSAA 2026 Round 5 opening and closing ranks for every branch and seat category. The hardest OPEN seat to get was Computer Science and Engineering, closing at CRL 9,574. Use the predictor to check which of these seats your rank can reach.

Ranks are CRL (Common Rank List) for gender-neutral OPEN seats. Format: opening – closing. Updated 2026-10-11.

Our detailed review of NIT Jamshedpur

Overview

NIT Jamshedpur (National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur) is in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. The college dates back to 1960. Located in the steel city of Jharkhand, with a long-standing core-engineering focus and a strong industrial setting.

How hard is it to get in?

Using the JoSAA 2026 data, we place NIT Jamshedpur in the upper tier band. The hardest OPEN gender-neutral seat was Computer Science and Engineering, which closed at CRL 9,574. The easiest OPEN seat was Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, closing at CRL 45,018. So a candidate with an OPEN rank near 9,574 or better could aim for any branch, while a rank near 45,018 is only enough for the last branches. Remember that closing ranks can still move in the last rounds, so a rank slightly beyond these numbers can still get a seat.

Branches and programmes

The data lists 8 programmes at NIT Jamshedpur: 8 four-year B.Tech and 0 five-year or dual-degree programmes. The most competitive three are Computer Science and Engineering; Electronics and Communication Engineering; Electrical Engineering.

Home State vs Other State

At NIT Jamshedpur, Home State seats close at a higher rank than Other State seats for most branches. For Computer Science and Engineering, Home State closed at CRL 11,833 against CRL 9,574 for Other State. That means candidates from Jharkhand usually get in with a weaker rank than outside candidates. Read our quota guide if you are unsure which quota applies to you.

Seats for different categories

The data covers 10 seat categories and 179 seat-level cutoffs for NIT Jamshedpur, including 75 female-only seat listings. Use the category explorer on this page to see EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD ranks, which are separate from the OPEN ranks above.

Who should consider NIT Jamshedpur?

It suits students with a strong rank who want a well-known NIT and are flexible about branch. If your priority is a particular branch, compare it across institutes first with the branch pages for CSE, ECE and Mechanical.

Things to check before you fill your choices

• Compare your own category rank with the closing rank, not only the opening rank.
• Use the Round 5 cutoff as your main guide. The last rounds can still move closing ranks slightly.
• Check placement, faculty and campus facts on the official NIT Jamshedpur website, because we only use JoSAA rank data here.
• Use the predictor to see Safe, Moderate and Dream seats at NIT Jamshedpur and other NITs together.

Reviewed by the JEEonGo team from official JoSAA 2026 Round 5 data. Updated 2026-10-11. This is our own analysis, not an official ranking.

Explore every category

Switch category, quota or gender to see all Round 5 cutoffs for NIT Jamshedpur. EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST seats use category rank, and PwD seats use PwD rank.

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