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NEHU Shillong Cutoff 2025
North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong · Shillong, Meghalaya · Established 1973
Branches tracked
4
Years of data
2022–2025
Top branch 2025
IT
Closing rank 2025
85,700
Category: OPEN·Gender: Gender-Neutral·Quota: AI
Closing rank — 5-year trend
JoSAA final-round closing ranks for OPEN · Gender-Neutral. Toggle branches to compare. Rising cutoffs are normal for newer branches; a sharp fall usually signals growing demand (e.g. CSE everywhere post-2020).
Closing rank by yearLower rank = more competitive
Y-axis inverted so rank 1 sits at the top. A line sloping upward means the closing rank is falling — the branch is becoming harder to get into.
All branches at NEHU Shillong
Every branch with JoSAA final-round data, sorted by how competitive it is. YoY change compares the latest year to the previous year — negative means cutoff dropped (tougher).
| Branch | Quota | Opening 2025 | Closing 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IT Information Technology | AI | 72,789 | 85,700 | +15% |
ECE Electronics and Communication Engineering | AI | 78,780 | 89,121 | +11% |
Energy Energy Engineering | AI | 65,412 | 92,928 | +7% |
Biomedical Biomedical Engineering | AI | 72,281 | 1,00,180 | +6% |
Colour on YoY column: green = cutoff rose (easier), rose = cutoff fell (tougher).
Round-by-round: IT in 2025
JoSAA runs up to 6 rounds of counselling. The closing rank climbs each round as students upgrade or withdraw. If you're banking on R1 data, you're under-estimating your chances.
| Round | Opening rank | Closing rank | Δ vs R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 45,652 | 61,868 | baseline |
| R2 | 45,652 | 70,898 | +9,030 ranks |
| R3 | 45,652 | 73,687 | +11,819 ranks |
| R4 | 45,652 | 75,532 | +13,664 ranks |
| R5 | 45,652 | 75,532 | +13,664 ranks |
| R6 | 72,789 | 85,700 | +23,832 ranks |
NEHU Shillong — frequently asked questions
What was the closing rank for IT at NEHU Shillong in 2025?+
The JoSAA final-round closing rank for Information Technology at NEHU Shillong in 2025 was 85,700 for the OPEN Gender-Neutral AI quota. This is the cutoff the predictor uses by default.
Which are the toughest branches to get into at NEHU Shillong?+
Based on 2025 JoSAA final-round closing ranks (OPEN, Gender-Neutral), the most competitive branches at NEHU Shillong are: IT (85,700), ECE (89,121), Energy (92,928). The number in brackets is the last rank that got in.
How much does the closing rank drift between rounds at NEHU Shillong?+
For IT in 2025, Round 1 closed at rank 61,868 while the final round (R6) closed at 85,700. Students further from the cutoff still get in if they hold out through later rounds, so R1 data alone underestimates the real admit line.
Where does this cutoff data come from?+
Closing ranks shown here are from the official JoSAA Opening-Closing Rank (OR-CR) reports, consolidated across all rounds from 2022 through 2025. NEHU Shillong has 4 years of data in our database. The predictor uses the final round of each year to avoid over-optimistic Round 1 projections.