NIT Kurukshetra Cutoff 2026: Round 5 Opening & Closing Ranks

NIT Kurukshetra Round 5 2026 cutoff: OPEN category

NIT Kurukshetra (National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra) is in Haryana. 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 Architecture, closing at CRL 968. 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 Kurukshetra

Overview

NIT Kurukshetra (National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra) is in Kurukshetra, Haryana. The college dates back to 1963. A Haryana institute with strong North India demand, especially for CSE and electronics, and a large Home State pool.

How hard is it to get in?

Using the JoSAA 2026 data, we place NIT Kurukshetra in the upper tier band. The hardest OPEN gender-neutral seat was Computer Science and Engineering, which closed at CRL 8,701. The easiest OPEN seat was Civil Engineering, closing at CRL 40,535. So a candidate with an OPEN rank near 8,701 or better could aim for any branch, while a rank near 40,535 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 20 programmes at NIT Kurukshetra: 14 four-year B.Tech and 5 five-year or dual-degree programmes. The most competitive three are Computer Science and Engineering; Computer Science and Engineering; Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. NIT Kurukshetra also lists 1 architecture or planning programme. These are filled on the JEE Main Paper 2 rank list, so we keep them out of the rank comparison here.

Home State vs Other State

At NIT Kurukshetra, 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 9,766 against CRL 8,701 for Other State. That means candidates from Haryana 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 360 seat-level cutoffs for NIT Kurukshetra, including 139 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 Kurukshetra?

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 Kurukshetra website, because we only use JoSAA rank data here.
• Use the predictor to see Safe, Moderate and Dream seats at NIT Kurukshetra 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 Kurukshetra. EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST seats use category rank, and PwD seats use PwD rank.

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