NIT Puducherry Cutoff 2026: Round 5 Opening & Closing Ranks

NIT Puducherry Round 5 2026 cutoff: OPEN category

NIT Puducherry (National Institute of Technology Puducherry) is in Puducherry. 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 19,869. 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 Puducherry

Overview

NIT Puducherry (National Institute of Technology Puducherry) is in Karaikal, Puducherry. The college dates back to 2010. A newer NIT whose campus is in Karaikal, Puducherry. It has a compact branch list and its own Home State pool.

How hard is it to get in?

Using the JoSAA 2026 data, we place NIT Puducherry in the mid tier band. The hardest OPEN gender-neutral seat was Computer Science and Engineering, which closed at CRL 19,869. The easiest OPEN seat was Civil Engineering, closing at CRL 52,613. So a candidate with an OPEN rank near 19,869 or better could aim for any branch, while a rank near 52,613 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 5 programmes at NIT Puducherry: 5 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 and Electronics Engineering.

Home State vs Other State

At NIT Puducherry, 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 65,630 against CRL 19,869 for Other State. That means candidates from Puducherry 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 92 seat-level cutoffs for NIT Puducherry, including 34 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 Puducherry?

It suits students with a good-but-not-top rank who prefer a core or well-chosen branch over a famous name. 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 Puducherry website, because we only use JoSAA rank data here.
• Use the predictor to see Safe, Moderate and Dream seats at NIT Puducherry 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 Puducherry. EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST seats use category rank, and PwD seats use PwD rank.

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