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Engineering Physics cutoff at all IITs and IISc
Engineering Physics · final-round JoSAA closing ranks at 16 institutes, most competitive first
JoSAA counselling 2026, Round 5 (final) · years 2024, 2025, 2026 · updated 2026-11-02
In JoSAA 2026, Engineering Physics closed at 16 IITs between JEE Advanced rank 1,316 (IIT Madras) and 15,070 (IIT Jammu), for OPEN, gender-neutral seats in the final round.
Quota: All India quota. Typical change on 2025: 4.7% earlier (harder).
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
Engineering Physics at IITs (16)
| Institute | Quota | 2026 closing | 2025 closing |
|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Madras | All India | 1,316 | 1,441 |
| IIT Bombay | All India | 1,575 | 1,539 |
| IIT Delhi | All India | 2,435 | 2,565 |
| IIT Hyderabad | All India | 4,208 | 4,686 |
| IIT Roorkee | All India | 4,251 | 4,544 |
| IIT Guwahati | All India | 6,121 | 7,117 |
| IIT Indore | All India | 7,062 | 8,299 |
| IIT (BHU) Varanasi | All India | 7,798 | 8,441 |
| IIT Ropar | All India | 10,879 | 9,576 |
| IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | All India | 11,713 | 11,711 |
| IIT Mandi | All India | 11,744 | 12,110 |
| IIT Patna | All India | 12,425 | 12,986 |
| IIT Bhubaneswar | All India | 12,622 | 12,466 |
| IIT Tirupati | All India | 13,132 | 12,915 |
| IIT Dharwad | All India | 14,696 | 15,353 |
| IIT Jammu | All India | 15,070 | 15,917 |
Frequently asked questions
What JEE Advanced rank is needed for Engineering Physics at IITs?
In JoSAA 2026, Engineering Physics at 16 IITs closed between 1,316 and 15,070 (final round, OPEN, gender-neutral, All India quota); the middle value was 9,339. IIT Madras was the most competitive and IIT Jammu the easiest to get.
Did Engineering Physics get easier or harder in 2026?
Across 16 programs with closing ranks in both years, the typical final-round closing rank was 4.7% earlier (harder) than in 2025. 5 got easier and 11 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.