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Electronics and Communication Engineering · final-round JoSAA closing ranks at 73 institutes, most competitive first

JoSAA counselling 2026, Round 5 (final) · years 2024, 2025, 2026 · updated 2026-11-02

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In JoSAA 2026, Electronics and Communication Engineering closed at 31 NITs between JEE Main rank 3,285 (NIT Tiruchirappalli) and 49,700 (NIT Mizoram); at 20 IIITs between JEE Main rank 7,804 (IIIT Allahabad) and 70,259 (IIIT Manipur); at 22 GFTIs between JEE Main rank 21,759 (PEC Chandigarh) and 1,02,719 (IET Dr. H. S. Gour University Sagar), for OPEN, gender-neutral seats in the final round.

Quota: NITs Other State quota; IIITs All India quota; GFTIs Other State or All India quota, depending on the institute. Typical change on 2025: 7.6% 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

ECE at NITs (31)

InstituteQuota2026 closing2025 closing2026 Home State
NIT TiruchirappalliOther State3,2853,2835,142
NIT SurathkalOther State3,9474,3475,652
NIT WarangalOther State4,6235,0576,867
NIT RourkelaOther State5,4565,78512,295
NIT CalicutOther State8,1798,31411,625
MNNIT AllahabadOther State8,9048,53210,605
MNIT JaipurOther State9,3099,66710,646
VNIT NagpurOther State11,02910,54512,731
NIT DelhiOther State11,80310,90914,303
NIT JamshedpurOther State13,32212,86817,395
NIT KurukshetraOther State13,92412,16318,218
SVNIT SuratOther State14,98514,08615,896
MANIT BhopalOther State15,28414,20518,263
NIT DurgapurOther State16,37013,88819,376
NIT JalandharOther State17,38916,18026,029
NIT HamirpurOther State19,29018,73341,614
NIT SilcharOther State20,00818,06838,785
NIT GoaOther State20,06017,67343,967
NIT RaipurOther State21,60520,04445,393
NIT PatnaOther State21,82820,55825,462
NIT PuducherryOther State26,11024,07887,306
NIT UttarakhandOther State28,52126,16839,350
NIT Andhra PradeshOther State29,56926,67829,157
NIT AgartalaOther State30,20428,7581,15,963
NIT MeghalayaOther State34,99431,4761,49,045
NIT SrinagarOther State35,59036,651–
NIT SikkimOther State35,80836,7051,95,559
NIT Arunachal PradeshOther State45,71741,5231,59,477
NIT ManipurOther State47,21742,6952,90,546
NIT NagalandOther State47,73344,158–
NIT MizoramOther State49,70044,87111,32,006

ECE at IIITs (20)

InstituteQuota2026 closing2025 closing
IIIT AllahabadAll India7,8048,050
IIITDM JabalpurAll India19,57818,809
IIIT PuneAll India27,02727,380
IIITDM KancheepuramAll India27,10225,834
IIIT Sri CityAll India29,47333,596
IIIT GuwahatiAll India35,68030,554
IIIT TiruchirappalliAll India37,11038,827
IIIT NagpurAll India37,47340,844
IIIT SuratAll India39,18236,049
IIIT KotaAll India39,66736,737
IIIT VadodaraAll India40,42337,951
IIIT KottayamAll India43,03141,402
IIIT UnaAll India44,15442,197
IIIT BhopalAll India44,18940,247
IIIT DharwadAll India48,88245,440
IIIT RanchiAll India49,25545,216
IIIT KalyaniAll India50,80947,163
IIIT Vadodara (Diu Campus)All India50,82944,651
IIIT BhagalpurAll India52,65047,785
IIIT ManipurAll India70,25965,373

ECE at GFTIs (22)

InstituteQuota2026 closing2025 closing
PEC ChandigarhOther State21,75920,155
IIIT Naya RaipurAll India31,27530,902
BIT MesraAll India35,42828,464
JNU DelhiAll India44,72341,588
BIT Mesra (Patna Campus)All India67,45358,571
Assam University SilcharAll India69,07867,237
Central University of RajasthanAll India69,31064,451
JK Institute, University of AllahabadAll India70,23364,472
Puducherry Technological UniversityAll India71,24361,192
Tezpur UniversityAll India71,85175,585
BIT Mesra (Deoghar Campus)All India72,17266,125
Central University of KarnatakaAll India73,957–
SLIET LongowalAll India76,45770,288
CIT KokrajharAll India81,56070,302
NITTTR BhopalAll India85,523–
SMVDU KatraAll India89,47487,906
GGV BilaspurAll India97,01087,787
NEHU ShillongAll India97,30889,121
Gurukula Kangri VishwavidyalayaAll India98,22492,685
Mizoram UniversityAll India98,95386,262
Central University of JammuAll India1,02,35592,490
IET Dr. H. S. Gour University SagarAll India1,02,71987,468

Frequently asked questions

What JEE Main rank is needed for ECE at NITs?

In JoSAA 2026, Electronics and Communication Engineering at 31 NITs closed between 3,285 and 49,700 (final round, OPEN, gender-neutral, Other State quota); the middle value was 19,290. NIT Tiruchirappalli was the most competitive and NIT Mizoram the easiest to get.

What JEE Main rank is needed for ECE at IIITs?

In JoSAA 2026, Electronics and Communication Engineering at 20 IIITs closed between 7,804 and 70,259 (final round, OPEN, gender-neutral, All India quota); the middle value was 40,045. IIIT Allahabad was the most competitive and IIIT Manipur the easiest to get.

What JEE Main rank is needed for ECE at GFTIs?

In JoSAA 2026, Electronics and Communication Engineering at 22 GFTIs closed between 21,759 and 1,02,719 (final round, OPEN, gender-neutral, Other State or All India quota, depending on the institute); the middle value was 73,065. PEC Chandigarh was the most competitive and IET Dr. H. S. Gour University Sagar the easiest to get.

Is ECE easier on the Home State quota at NITs?

At 28 of 29 NITs the Home State closing rank was later (easier) than the Other State closing rank in 2026. Home State seats are only for students whose state of eligibility is the NIT's state.

Did ECE get easier or harder in 2026?

Across 71 programs with closing ranks in both years, the typical final-round closing rank was 7.6% later (easier) than in 2025. 58 got easier and 13 got harder.

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Source: JoSAA counselling results (josaa.admissions.nic.in). Final JoSAA round, OPEN, gender-neutral seats, JEE Main common rank list. 4-year B.Tech only; dual degrees are on each institute's page. A later closing rank means easier to get.