NIT Meghalaya branch-wise cutoff 2026
Closing ranks for the Open category, JoSAA 2026 round 5. Candidates who passed Class 12 in Meghalaya compete for Home State (HS) seats; everyone else competes for Other State (OS) seats. Female-only seats are supernumerary and usually close later.
| Programme | Home State | Other State | OS female | OS 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering4-year B.Tech | 1,27,321 | 28,662 | 29,745 | 24,074 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering4-year B.Tech | 1,49,045 | 34,994 | 44,096 | 31,476 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering4-year B.Tech | 1,51,607 | 44,300 | – | 43,231 |
| Mechanical Engineering4-year B.Tech | 2,26,660 | 50,947 | 65,326 | 47,505 |
| Civil Engineering4-year B.Tech | 2,30,791 | 58,913 | 70,061 | 52,450 |
NIT Meghalaya CSE cutoff by category
Computer Science and Engineering (4-year B.Tech) closing ranks for each category, JoSAA 2026 round 5. Ranks for EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST are category ranks, not CRL. A dash means that seat was not offered.
| Category | Home State | Other State | HS female | OS female |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open (General) | 1,27,321 | 28,662 | – | 29,745 |
| EWS | – | 4,106 | – | – |
| OBC-NCL | – | 9,054 | – | – |
| SC | 30,452 | 4,360 | – | 7,241 |
| ST | 7,227 | 1,622 | 3,165 | – |
Source: JoSAA opening and closing ranks (2026 round 5) and the 2025 round 6 archive, retrieved 2026-10-22. Closing ranks change every year; treat them as a guide.
Questions
What is the NIT Meghalaya cutoff for CSE?
In JoSAA 2026 round 5, Computer Science and Engineering (4-year B.Tech) at NIT Meghalaya closed at JEE Main rank 28,662 for Other State and 1,27,321 for Home State candidates, Open category, gender-neutral. In 2025 the Other State closing rank was 24,074.
What JEE Main rank is needed for NIT Meghalaya?
For Other State candidates in the Open category, the most competitive programme closed at rank 28,662 and the last one to close was Civil Engineering (4-year B.Tech) at 58,913 in JoSAA 2026. Category, Home State and female-only seats close at different ranks; use the predictor above for yours.
Is there a home state quota at NIT Meghalaya?
Candidates who passed Class 12 in Meghalaya compete for Home State (HS) seats; everyone else competes for Other State (OS) seats. Home and Other State closing ranks for the same branch can differ a lot.
Which rank does NIT Meghalaya use for admission?
JEE Main rank, through JoSAA counselling: your Common Rank List (CRL) rank for Open seats and your category rank for EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST seats. B.Arch and B.Planning seats use the JEE Main Paper 2 rank list.
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