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NIT Durgapur Cutoff 2025

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur · Durgapur, West Bengal · Established 1960 · Official site ↗

Branches tracked
12
Years of data
2022–2025
Top branch 2025
CSE
Closing rank 2025
9,836
Category: OPEN·Gender: Gender-Neutral·Quota: OS

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
7,39811,27115,14319,01622,8882022202320242025CSE · 2022 · Closing rank 8,689CSE · 2023 · Closing rank 10,070CSE · 2024 · Closing rank 8,765CSE · 2025 · Closing rank 9,836M&C · 2024 · Closing rank 12,077M&C · 2025 · Closing rank 13,340ECE · 2022 · Closing rank 14,177ECE · 2023 · Closing rank 14,893ECE · 2024 · Closing rank 13,608ECE · 2025 · Closing rank 13,888EE · 2022 · Closing rank 21,597EE · 2023 · Closing rank 21,383EE · 2024 · Closing rank 19,559EE · 2025 · Closing rank 19,972
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 NIT Durgapur

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).

BranchQuotaOpening 2025Closing 2025YoY
CSE
Computer Science and Engineering
OS6,5659,836+12%
M&C
Mathematics and Computing
OS10,44913,340+10%
ECE
Electronics and Communication Engineering
OS9,88313,888+2%
EE
Electrical Engineering
OS14,67119,972+2%
ME
Mechanical Engineering
OS21,03429,158+4%
CHE
Chemical Engineering
OS25,47033,937+1%
CHE [5Y]
Chemical Engineering
OS36,84236,842+7%
CE
Civil Engineering
OS30,00640,941+2%
MME
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
OS31,81144,5600%
Bio Technology
Bio Technology
OS37,54948,0520%
BT [5Y]
Biotechnology
OS47,98449,920+4%
Chemistry
Chemistry
OS50,99555,165+2%

Colour on YoY column: green = cutoff rose (easier), rose = cutoff fell (tougher).

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.

RoundOpening rankClosing rankΔ vs R1
R16,2148,596baseline
R26,2149,010+414 ranks
R36,2149,010+414 ranks
R46,2149,010+414 ranks
R56,2149,010+414 ranks
R66,5659,836+1,240 ranks

Home-state advantage: CSE

NITs reserve 50% of their seats for Home State (HS) candidates. Here's how the 2025 final-round closing ranks compare. If you're from West Bengal, the HS number is what matters for you.

Home State (West Bengal)
Opening rank
3,827
Closing rank
11,587
Other State
Opening rank
6,565
Closing rank
9,836

NIT Durgapur — frequently asked questions

What was the closing rank for CSE at NIT Durgapur in 2025?+
The JoSAA final-round closing rank for Computer Science and Engineering at NIT Durgapur in 2025 was 9,836 for the OPEN Gender-Neutral OS quota. This is the cutoff the predictor uses by default.
Which are the toughest branches to get into at NIT Durgapur?+
Based on 2025 JoSAA final-round closing ranks (OPEN, Gender-Neutral), the most competitive branches at NIT Durgapur are: CSE (9,836), M&C (13,340), ECE (13,888). The number in brackets is the last rank that got in.
How much does the closing rank drift between rounds at NIT Durgapur?+
For CSE in 2025, Round 1 closed at rank 8,596 while the final round (R6) closed at 9,836. Students further from the cutoff still get in if they hold out through later rounds, so R1 data alone underestimates the real admit line.
How much is the Home State advantage at NIT Durgapur?+
For CSE in 2025, the Home State (West Bengal) closing rank was 11,587 versus 9,836 for Other State candidates. NITs reserve 50% of their seats for HS, so if you're from West Bengal, your effective cutoff is the HS number.
Is NIT Durgapur admission based on JEE Main or JEE Advanced?+
NIT Durgapur admits through JoSAA counselling using JEE Main scores. JEE Advanced is only used for IITs. You need to register on the JoSAA portal after JEE Main results, fill a choice list, and the allocation runs across multiple rounds.
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. NIT Durgapur has 4 years of data in our database. The predictor uses the final round of each year to avoid over-optimistic Round 1 projections.