The NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cutoff 2026 will be released after the session 2 results are declared by NTA. The Final admission in NIT Surathkal will be based on JoSAA 2026 Counselling and will be released in June-July 2026 after the seat allotment is completed.

As the total number of candidates is high, along with the difficulty level as well, the competition for top branches will increase.

  • To get admission in NIT Surathkal in 2026, the general candidates for CSE will require a closing rank of 3,100 to 3,500, so around 230 to 245+ marks will be required.
  • The overall expected cutoff for categories will increase, for the general category around the 93–95th percentile, for OBC 79–82, for EWS 80–82, for SC 60–63 and for ST 47.5th-50.5th percentile.

The NIT Surathkal offers around 1,000+ B.Tech seats in all branches, 50% seats for Home-State candidates and 50% for other state quotas.

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NIT Surathkal JEE Main 2026 Cutoff Expected

By the NIT Surathkal JEE Main Expected cutoff, you can have an idea of the benchmark required to get admission through JoSAA Counselling. With an increase in the number of candidates applying for JEE Main and high demand for top branches, the cutoff in 2026 is expected to be higher than in 2025, mainly for CSE, AI and ECE.

The Final Cutoffs will depend on Session 2 results, the seat matrix and counselling trends.

NIT Surathkal JEE Main 2026 Expected Cutoff: General Category

  • The CSE & AI at NIT Surathkal have high competition, with more than 99+ percentile required for a safe score.
  • For the other branches, like Mechanical and Electrical, it can be achieved by a slightly lower percentile as well.
Branch Expected Closing Rank Expected Percentile Expected Marks
Computer Science & Engineering 3,100 – 3,500 99+ 230 – 245
Artificial Intelligence 3,500 – 4,000 98.8 – 99.2 225 – 240
Electronics & Communication Engg. 5,500 – 6,500 98 – 98.8 210 – 225
Electrical & Electronics Engg. 7,500 – 9,000 96.5 – 97.5 190 – 205
Mechanical Engineering 11,000 – 13,500 95 – 96 175 – 190
Civil Engineering 20,000 – 25,000 92 – 93 150 – 165

NIT Surathkal JEE Main 2026 Expected Cutoff: OBC-NCL Category

  • The OBC-NCL Candidates having 79 to 82 percentiles have high chances of getting into top branches.
  • For the mid branches the score of around 150 to 170 is required.
Branch Expected Closing Rank Expected Percentile Expected Marks
CSE 7,500 – 8,500 79 – 82 185 – 200
ECE 11,000 – 13,000 77 – 79 170 – 185
EEE 15,000 – 18,000 75 – 77 160 – 170
Mechanical 22,000 – 26,000 73 – 75 145 – 160
Civil 35,000 – 42,000 70 – 72 130 – 145

NIT Surathkal JEE Main 2026 Expected Cutoff: EWS Category

The EWS Cutoffs are similar to OBC Candidates, with an 80+ percentile required, which will improve the chances of getting into the popular branches.

Branch Expected Closing Rank Expected Percentile Expected Marks
CSE 6,500 – 7,500 80 – 82 190 – 205
ECE 10,000 – 12,000 78 – 80 175 – 190
Mechanical 18,000 – 22,000 75 – 77 155 – 170
Civil 30,000 – 36,000 72 – 74 140 – 155

NIT Surathkal JEE Main 2026 Expected Cutoff: SC Category

The SC Category candidates with 60+ percentiles are expected to be competitive for the top branches.

Branch Expected Closing Rank Expected Percentile Expected Marks
CSE 18,000 – 22,000 60 – 63 140 – 155
ECE 25,000 – 30,000 58 – 60 130 – 145
Mechanical 40,000 – 48,000 55 – 57 115 – 130
Civil 55,000 – 65,000 52 – 54 100 – 115

NIT Surathkal JEE Main 2026 Expected Cutoff: ST Category

For the ST Candidates, a 50th percentile score can be enough for top branches at NIT Surathkal.

Branch Expected Closing Rank Expected Percentile Expected Marks
CSE 30,000 – 35,000 47.5 – 50.5 120 – 135
ECE 40,000 – 48,000 45 – 47 110 – 125
Mechanical 60,000 – 70,000 42 – 44 95 – 110
Civil 80,000 – 95,000 40 – 42 85 – 95

Also, Check:

NIT Surathkal 2025 JEE Main Cutoff Round 1 and Last Round Closing Ranks

Course Round 1 (Closing Rank) Last Round (Closing Rank)
B.Tech. in Mining Engineering 26603 27766
B.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence 2216 2594
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering 14669 15195
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering 20360 22939
B.Tech. in Computational and Data Science 2948 3348
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering 1423 1615
B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering 6303 7132
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering 3871 4227
B.Tech. in Information Technology 2760 2944
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering 10488 12380
B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 21728 23412

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NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2024

Branch-wise JEE Main Cut off 2024 for NIT Surathkal

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2024_ B.Tech CSE

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2024: B.Tech CSE

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
OPEN 2933 1615
EWS 1163 309
OBC - NCL 2099 532
SC 1223 324
ST 146 153

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2024_ B.Tech ECE

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2024: B.Tech ECE

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
OPEN 5662 4227
EWS 1792 725
OBC - NCL 4406 1580
SC 1959 986
ST 707 309

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2024_ B.Tech EE

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2024: B.Tech EE

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
OPEN 7809 7132
EWS 2660 1314
OBC - NCL 5845 2495
SC 2598 1710
ST 982 366

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2024: B.Tech Civil Engineering

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
OPEN 32691 22939
EWS 7099 3680
OBC - NCL 15103 8050
SC 7168 4134
ST 1807 1010

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2024: B.Tech Mechanical Engineering

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
OPEN 14011 12380
EWS 3965 2080
OBC - NCL 10194 4994
SC 4424 2633
ST 1618 1162

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2024: B.Tech Chemical Engineering

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
OPEN 19080 15195
EWS 4447 2732
OBC - NCL 12125 5917
SC 5478 3857
ST 1223 1229

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2024: B.Tech Artificial Intelligence

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
OPEN 3717 2594
EWS 1321 398
OBC - NCL 2383 740
SC 1555 586
ST 314 224

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2024: B.Tech Computational and Data Science

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
OPEN 4786 3348
EWS 1424 556
OBC - NCL 3272 1110
SC 2096 979
ST 578 232

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2024: B.Tech Information Technology

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
OPEN 4452 2944
EWS 1333 478
OBC - NCL 3268 1038
SC 1860 852
ST 613 158

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2024: B.Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
OPEN 26584 23412
EWS 5369 4418
OBC - NCL 15553 9052
SC 9437 5257
ST 1965 2069

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2024: B.Tech Mining Engineering

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
OPEN 41318 27766
EWS 7757 4517
OBC - NCL 17436 10611
SC 9388 5712
ST 1861 1538

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2023

Branch-wise JEE Main Cut off 2023 for NIT Surathkal

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2023: B.Tech CSE

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
Opening Rank Closing Rank Opening Rank Closing Rank
OPEN 1865 3406 813 1984
OPEN (PwD) 50 50 187 295
EWS 687 1436 273 666
OBC-NCL 674 2422 27 27
SC 101 881 273 434
ST 41 120 42 70

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2023: B.Tech ECE

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
Opening Rank Closing Rank Opening Rank Closing Rank
OPEN 4592 7219 2306 5596
EWS 1320 2327 590 858
OBC-NCL 1773 4883 1497 1768
SC 730 2179 616 1214
ST 338 382 172 246

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2023: B.Tech EEE

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
Opening Rank Closing Rank Opening Rank Closing Rank
OPEN 6404 9789 4975 8437
EWS 1888 3239 1063 1423
OBC-NCL 2701 6367 1690 3115
OBC-NCL (PwD) 343 343 135 135
SC 1977 3450 1088 1485
ST 404 946 332 394

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2023: B.Tech Civil Engineering

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
Opening Rank Closing Rank Opening Rank Closing Rank
OPEN 15098 38203 5423 23632
OPEN (PwD) 1008 1592 634 634
EWS 4613 10933 3091 3735
OBC-NCL 8070 16844 5868 8409
SC 4468 6396 3045 4193
ST 1211 1660 487 1001

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2023: B.Tech Mechanical Engineering

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
Opening Rank Closing Rank Opening Rank Closing Rank
OPEN 5579 16814 7716 14069
OPEN (PwD) 862 862 225 708
EWS 3004 4873 1784 2566
OBC-NCL 4087 8906 2876 5345
OBC-NCL (PwD) 495 495 267 412
SC 1760 5431 939 2885
ST 515 1447 607 969

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2023: B.Tech Artificial Intelligence

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
Opening Rank Closing Rank Opening Rank Closing Rank
OPEN 3128 5631 1914 2973
EWS 1506 1506 79 207
OBC-NCL 2042 4249 342 380
OBC-NCL (PwD) 68 178 727 1236
SC 1368 1977 486 566
ST 120 278 205 205

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2023: B.Tech Chemical Engineering

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
Opening Rank Closing Rank Opening Rank Closing Rank
OPEN 10656 22754 11728 16357
EWS 4422 5755 2225 2791
OBC-NCL 5963 10797 4876 6737
SC 2866 5568 2918 3038
ST 414 2209 377 1150

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2023: B.Tech Computational and Data Science

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
Opening Rank Closing Rank Opening Rank Closing Rank
OPEN 4548 6155 1509 3922
EWS 1564 1888 409 544
OBC-NCL 1980 4326 1172 1314
SC 1342 2249 690 820
ST 152 561 233 233

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2023: B.Tech Information Technology

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
Opening Rank Closing Rank Opening Rank Closing Rank
OPEN 3256 5616 1854 3403
OPEN (PwD) 84 84 31 31
EWS 1436 1564 344 432
OBC-NCL 2044 4557 792 1161
SC 900 2145 487 690
ST 159 404 76 76

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2023: B.Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
Opening Rank Closing Rank Opening Rank Closing Rank
OPEN 18517 32230 15214 25127
OPEN (PwD) 997 1008 1035 1063
EWS 5052 6853 3329 4859
OBC-NCL 7429 18899 5961 9185
SC 5101 6633 3952 5177
ST 1153 2074 1827 1875

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2023: B.Tech Mining Engineering

Seat Type Home State Ranks Other State Ranks
Opening Rank Closing Rank Opening Rank Closing Rank
OPEN 28779 46155 7929 30068
EWS 5485 11056 4197 5070
OBC-NCL 10167 20036 7228 10587
SC 6100 9218 4218 7167
ST 1841 2795 1124 1510

Category-wise NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, offers candidates qualifying JEE Main exam to take admission into various undergraduate courses provided, in compliance with the ranking obtained followed by JoSAA Counseling. The seat allotment process is based on NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off and the candidate's preference for courses and colleges.

Candidates can check the previous years’ JEE Main Cut off of NIT Surathkal below for reference.

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2022

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2022

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off: Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Seat Type Cut off for HS Quota Cut off for OS Quota
OPEN 2957 1689
EWS 1173 247
EWS (PwD) - 10
OBC-NCL 1992 444
OBC-NCL (PwD) 26 31
SC 1310 141
SC (PwD) - 5
ST 269 54

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off: Computational and Data Science (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Seat Type Cut off for HS Quota Cut off for OS Quota
OPEN 4906 3763
OPEN (PwD) - 94
EWS 1974 450
OBC-NCL 4058 1376
SC 2580 705
ST 448 162

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off: Artificial Intelligence (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Seat Type Cut off for HS Quota Cut off for OS Quota
OPEN 4377 2677
OPEN (PwD) 63 -
EWS 1901 349
OBC-NCL 3784 963
OBC-NCL (PwD) - 12
SC 1705 330
ST 326 151

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off: Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Seat Type Cut off for HS Quota Cut off for OS Quota
OPEN 9534 7316
EWS 3106 1359
OBC-NCL 6505 2889
OBC-NCL (PwD) 148 191
SC 2918 1204
ST 674 454

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off: Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Seat Type Cut off for HS Quota Cut off for OS Quota
OPEN 6612 5179
EWS 2630 841
EWS (PwD) - 35
OBC-NCL 4510 1566
OBC-NCL (PwD) - 16
SC 2284 718
ST 562 214
ST (PwD) - 7

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off: Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Seat Type Cut off for HS Quota Cut off for OS Quota
OPEN 33765 22886
OPEN (PwD) 372 460
EWS 5989 3566
OBC-NCL 17808 7381
OBC-NCL (PwD) 575 -
SC 7217 2894
SC (PwD) - 63
ST 1988 789

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off: Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Seat Type Cut off for HS Quota Cut off for OS Quota
OPEN 16161 12255
OPEN (PwD) 902 340
EWS 4775 2206
EWS (PwD) - 113
OBC-NCL 8995 4629
OBC-NCL (PwD) 394 372
SC 4781 2416
ST 1373 717

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off: Information Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Seat Type Cut off for HS Quota Cut off for OS Quota
OPEN 3979 2882
OPEN (PwD) 125 69
EWS 1760 444
OBC-NCL 3427 816
SC 1653 310
ST 295 132
ST (PwD) 31 -

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Seat Type Cut off for HS Quota Cut off for OS Quota
OPEN 29315 22615
OPEN (PwD) 775 1290
EWS 6941 3371
OBC-NCL 18528 8303
SC 7118 3812
ST 2092 1204

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off: Mining Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Seat Type Cut off for HS Quota Cut off for OS Quota
OPEN 46108 27100
EWS 8999 4665
OBC-NCL 19772 9917
SC 8489 4239
ST 2179 1393

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off: Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Seat Type Cut off for HS Quota Cut off for OS Quota
OPEN 20862 15511
OPEN (PwD) 165 718
EWS 4806 2424
OBC-NCL 12772 5931
OBC-NCL (PwD) 587 -
SC 6013 2870
ST 1436 638

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2021

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2021

Course Name Category Male Female
Home State Other State Home State Other State
Artificial Intelligence Open 3783 1680 4268 2647
EWS 1364 250 7799 250
OBC-NCL 2910 681 3819 2254
SC 2094 989 2507 989
ST 327 203 327 518
Chemical Engineering Open 13802 12472 18044 18836
EWS 3038 2089 8159 2089
OBC-NCL 7173 5145 11140 9195
SC 3931 2662 3931 4053
ST 1011 843 1011 1356
Civil Engineering Open 23143 15587 25292 24378
EWS 4418 2690 8026 4074
OBC-NCL 8413 5965 14412 10408
SC 5953 2626 5953 3555
ST 2001 506 2001 506
Computer Science and Engineering Open 2734 618 4247 1045
EWS 837 135 1398 300
OBC-NCL 1418 296 3790 524
SC 796 190 2026 302
ST 264 65 264 163
Electronics and Communication Engineering Open 6981 5295 11279 11045
EWS 2667 984 6287 1570
OBC-NCL 4061 2686 9363 5430
SC 3163 1369 3373 2289
ST 749 519 965 994
Mechanical Engineering Open 11930 9791 18637 17954
EWS 4026 1473 9190 3618
OBC-NCL 6667 4190 13423 9359
SC 5050 2128 5502 3940
ST 1292 863 1665 1393
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Open 22626 17681 26004 28003
EWS 5613 3167 10318 3167
OBC-NCL 10306 7330 15215 13224
SC 5758 4130 5923 6028
ST 2750 1479 2750 2647
Mining Engineering Open 27307 21427 31919 34041
EWS 6426 3679 10814 3679
OBC-NCL 11163 7833 15823 13702
SC 7136 4549 7136 6079
ST 2838 1659 2838 1830
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Open 6981 5295 11279 11045
EWS 2667 984 6287 1570
OBC-NCL 4061 2686 9363 5430
SC 3163 1369 3373 2289
ST 749 519 965 994
Information Technology Open 3755 1650 5366 3203
EWS 918 211 2412 434
OBC-NCL 2474 612 5509 1620
SC 1077 446 2265 1065
ST 213 226 213 630

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2020

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2019

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off 2018

FAQs

NIT Surathkal JEE Main Cut off FAQs

Ques. What are the different categories for which JEE Main Cut off for NIT Surathkal is released separately?

Ans.The JEE Main 2023 Cut off for NIT Surathkal will separately be released for candidates of General, OBC NCL, SC and ST categories.

Ques. Who releases JEE Main Cut off for NIT Surathkal?

Ans.The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) is responsible for releasing Cut off for NITs along with other institutes.

Ques. What are the popular specializations offered under B.Tech courses at NIT Surathkal?

Ans.11 specializations are offered under 4 year B.Tech course at NIT, Surathkal. These include popular branches such as CSE, EEE, ECE, ME, CE, etc.

Ques. Can I get direct admission to NIT Surathkal?

Ans. NIT Surathkal does not offer direct admission to any program. Admissions are strictly based on JEE Main scores and JoSAA Counselling.