JEE Main 2026: NIT Delhi cut-offs for BTech courses show ever-increasing demands for AI, computer skills
Vagisha Kaushik | November 14, 2025 | 05:00 PM IST | 2 mins read
JEE Mains 2026: BTech CSE, AI-DS, ECE remain the most competitive engineering branches with lower JoSAA closing ranks at NIT Delhi.
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Try NowThe top BTech programmes at the National Institute of Technology (NITs) remain consistently competitive for engineering aspirants. The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) cut-offs of the computer science, artificial intelligence, and electronics and communication engineering branches range between 6000 and 10000 at the institute.
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Placed at 65 in the engineering category of the National Institutional Ranking Framework ( NIRF ) 2025, the NIT in the national capital offers selective programmes and the lowest Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) closing rank at which a candidate could enter the brand is 59371 for home-state quota in BTech civil engineering.
BTech Artificial Intelligence-Data Science (AI-DS) remains the most sought-after course after BTech CSE, with a sharp increase in cut-offs. The newest course – VLSI Design and Technology – also recorded a jump in competitiveness in the last three years. The core branches including mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering have not been able to beat the demand of trending or industry-aligned courses.
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NIT Delhi will admit students to its BTech programmes through JEE Main 2026 , the registrations for which are underway on jeemain.nta.nic.in. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the first session of JEE Mains 2026 in January.
JEE Main 2026: NIT Delhi cut-offs
Last three years’ JoSAA closing ranks for open-category seats in the BTech courses offered by NIT Delhi are as follows:
|
Name of programme |
Quota |
Gender |
Closing Rank
|
Closing
|
Closing Rank
|
|
Aerospace Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Gender-Neutral |
21452 |
19407 |
- |
|
Aerospace Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
38825 |
32479 |
- |
|
Aerospace Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Gender-Neutral |
13389 |
14243 |
- |
|
Aerospace Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
17050 |
6370 |
- |
|
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Gender-Neutral |
11212 |
12510 |
14598 |
|
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
20642 |
16573 |
21797 |
|
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Gender-Neutral |
6896 |
8572 |
10338 |
|
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
15694 |
13111 |
13291 |
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Gender-Neutral |
36027 |
36329 |
44293 |
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
59371 |
23962 |
44475 |
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Gender-Neutral |
27647 |
27045 |
27574 |
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
30069 |
36193 |
45964 |
|
Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Gender-Neutral |
10165 |
12455 |
13205 |
|
Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
18497 |
16787 |
19318 |
|
Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Gender-Neutral |
7651 |
8018 |
9930 |
|
Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
15361 |
13868 |
12698 |
|
Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Gender-Neutral |
21491 |
25757 |
27970 |
|
Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
40113 |
34150 |
38109 |
|
Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Gender-Neutral |
15718 |
16739 |
20642 |
|
Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
26048 |
25855 |
27093 |
|
Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Gender-Neutral |
15523 |
16179 |
21529 |
|
Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
27834 |
22726 |
26555 |
|
Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Gender-Neutral |
10909 |
12080 |
14481 |
|
Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
18083 |
17923 |
20064 |
|
Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Gender-Neutral |
28430 |
30040 |
37243 |
|
Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
54605 |
36212 |
42783 |
|
Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Gender-Neutral |
21049 |
22208 |
25542 |
|
Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
22256 |
26420 |
36967 |
|
VLSI Design and Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Gender-Neutral |
16548 |
18485 |
- |
|
VLSI Design and Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
HS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
31187 |
24228 |
- |
|
VLSI Design and Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Gender-Neutral |
12972 |
15438 |
- |
|
VLSI Design and Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
OS |
Female-only (including Supernumerary) |
20667 |
22510 |
- |
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