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Chemical Engineering · final-round JoSAA closing ranks at 17 institutes, most competitive first
JoSAA counselling 2026, Round 5 (final) · years 2024, 2025, 2026 · updated 2026-11-02
In JoSAA 2026, Chemical Engineering closed at 17 IITs between JEE Advanced rank 2,724 (IIT Delhi) and 17,411 (IIT Jammu), for OPEN, gender-neutral seats in the final round.
Quota: All India quota. Typical change on 2025: 6.9% later (easier).
Data last updated , from official JoSAA counselling results. CRL = Common Rank List (the overall JEE rank) · OPEN = open to all categories · EWS = Economically Weaker Section · OBC-NCL = Other Backward Classes (non-creamy layer) · SC = Scheduled Caste · ST = Scheduled Tribe · PwD = Persons with Disability
Chemical at IITs (17)
| Institute | Quota | 2026 closing | 2025 closing |
|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Delhi | All India | 2,724 | 2,548 |
| IIT Bombay | All India | 2,833 | 2,464 |
| IIT Madras | All India | 4,162 | 4,116 |
| IIT Kanpur | All India | 4,436 | 4,280 |
| IIT Roorkee | All India | 5,572 | 4,816 |
| IIT Kharagpur | All India | 5,803 | 5,222 |
| IIT Hyderabad | All India | 5,988 | 5,756 |
| IIT Guwahati | All India | 6,915 | 6,053 |
| IIT Indore | All India | 9,168 | 8,824 |
| IIT (BHU) Varanasi | All India | 9,512 | 8,381 |
| IIT Gandhinagar | All India | 9,842 | 9,276 |
| IIT Ropar | All India | 11,670 | 10,655 |
| IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | All India | 13,029 | 11,980 |
| IIT Jodhpur | All India | 13,579 | 11,626 |
| IIT Patna | All India | 14,174 | 13,715 |
| IIT Tirupati | All India | 15,969 | 15,636 |
| IIT Jammu | All India | 17,411 | 16,284 |
Frequently asked questions
What JEE Advanced rank is needed for Chemical at IITs?
In JoSAA 2026, Chemical Engineering at 17 IITs closed between 2,724 and 17,411 (final round, OPEN, gender-neutral, All India quota); the middle value was 9,168. IIT Delhi was the most competitive and IIT Jammu the easiest to get.
Did Chemical get easier or harder in 2026?
Across 17 programs with closing ranks in both years, the typical final-round closing rank was 6.9% later (easier) than in 2025. 17 got easier and 0 got harder.
Other branches
Source: JoSAA counselling results (josaa.admissions.nic.in). Final JoSAA round, OPEN, gender-neutral seats, JEE Advanced common rank list. 4-year B.Tech only; dual degrees are on each institute's page. A later closing rank means easier to get.