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SMVDU Katra Cutoff 2025
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra · Katra, Jammu and Kashmir · Established 1999 · Official site ↗
Branches tracked
8
Years of data
2022–2025
Top branch 2025
CSE
Closing rank 2025
69,474
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 SMVDU Katra
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CSE Computer Science and Engineering | AI | 37,918 | 69,474 | +13% |
M&C Mathematics and Computing | AI | 59,776 | 72,314 | +9% |
Robotics and AI Robotics and AI | AI | 54,849 | 74,007 | — |
Bio Technology Bio Technology | AI | 71,886 | 83,268 | -6% |
ECE Electronics and Communication Engineering | AI | 55,063 | 87,906 | +16% |
EE Electrical Engineering | AI | 81,430 | 94,375 | +15% |
ME Mechanical Engineering | AI | 78,020 | 94,474 | +5% |
CE Civil Engineering | AI | 88,343 | 1,02,500 | +7% |
Colour on YoY column: green = cutoff rose (easier), rose = cutoff fell (tougher).
Architecture & Planning at SMVDU Katra
Different rank pool. B.Arch and B.Plan admissions use JEE Main Paper 2 ranks, which come from a separate exam and a much smaller candidate pool (~40k) than Paper 1 (~14 lakh). Do not compare these closing ranks to the B.E./B.Tech numbers above — a B.Arch closing rank of 289 is within the Paper 2 list only.
| Branch | Quota | Opening 2025 | Closing 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B.Arch Architecture · JEE Main Paper 2 | AI | 1,233 | 1,287 | -31% |
Round-by-round: CSE 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 | 33,316 | 56,963 | baseline |
| R2 | 33,316 | 63,735 | +6,772 ranks |
| R3 | 33,316 | 64,782 | +7,819 ranks |
| R4 | 33,316 | 65,475 | +8,512 ranks |
| R5 | 33,316 | 65,994 | +9,031 ranks |
| R6 | 37,918 | 69,474 | +12,511 ranks |
SMVDU Katra — frequently asked questions
What was the closing rank for CSE at SMVDU Katra in 2025?+
The JoSAA final-round closing rank for Computer Science and Engineering at SMVDU Katra in 2025 was 69,474 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 SMVDU Katra?+
Based on 2025 JoSAA final-round closing ranks (OPEN, Gender-Neutral), the most competitive branches at SMVDU Katra are: CSE (69,474), M&C (72,314), Robotics and AI (74,007). The number in brackets is the last rank that got in.
How much does the closing rank drift between rounds at SMVDU Katra?+
For CSE in 2025, Round 1 closed at rank 56,963 while the final round (R6) closed at 69,474. 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. SMVDU Katra has 4 years of data in our database. The predictor uses the final round of each year to avoid over-optimistic Round 1 projections.