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Mechanical Engineering · final-round JoSAA closing ranks at 23 institutes, most competitive first
JoSAA counselling 2026, Round 5 (final) · years 2024, 2025, 2026 · updated 2026-11-02
In JoSAA 2026, Mechanical Engineering closed at 23 IITs between JEE Advanced rank 1,900 (IIT Bombay) and 15,332 (IIT Dharwad), for OPEN, gender-neutral seats in the final round.
Quota: All India quota. Typical change on 2025: 7.3% 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
Mechanical at IITs (23)
| Institute | Quota | 2026 closing | 2025 closing |
|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay | All India | 1,900 | 1,834 |
| IIT Delhi | All India | 2,205 | 1,862 |
| IIT Madras | All India | 2,619 | 2,468 |
| IIT Kanpur | All India | 3,178 | 2,771 |
| IIT Roorkee | All India | 4,453 | 3,897 |
| IIT Kharagpur | All India | 4,588 | 4,016 |
| IIT Hyderabad | All India | 4,767 | 4,443 |
| IIT Guwahati | All India | 5,642 | 4,892 |
| IIT Gandhinagar | All India | 7,236 | 6,904 |
| IIT Indore | All India | 7,561 | 7,545 |
| IIT (BHU) Varanasi | All India | 8,010 | 7,286 |
| IIT Ropar | All India | 10,069 | 9,115 |
| IIT Jodhpur | All India | 10,844 | 9,569 |
| IIT Mandi | All India | 11,085 | 10,267 |
| IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | All India | 11,303 | 10,273 |
| IIT Bhubaneswar | All India | 12,064 | 11,678 |
| IIT Patna | All India | 12,088 | 11,758 |
| IIT Tirupati | All India | 12,618 | 12,143 |
| IIT Jammu | All India | 14,123 | 14,453 |
| IIT Goa | All India | 14,290 | 13,451 |
| IIT Palakkad | All India | 14,360 | 12,606 |
| IIT Bhilai | All India | 15,260 | 14,788 |
| IIT Dharwad | All India | 15,332 | 14,852 |
Frequently asked questions
What JEE Advanced rank is needed for Mechanical at IITs?
In JoSAA 2026, Mechanical Engineering at 23 IITs closed between 1,900 and 15,332 (final round, OPEN, gender-neutral, All India quota); the middle value was 10,069. IIT Bombay was the most competitive and IIT Dharwad the easiest to get.
Did Mechanical get easier or harder in 2026?
Across 23 programs with closing ranks in both years, the typical final-round closing rank was 7.3% later (easier) than in 2025. 22 got easier and 1 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.