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NIT Meghalaya Cutoff 2025

National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya · Shillong, Meghalaya · Established 2010 · Official site ↗

Branches tracked
5
Years of data
2022–2025
Top branch 2025
CSE
Closing rank 2025
24,074
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
15,51724,46733,41742,36651,3162022202320242025CSE · 2022 · Closing rank 18,501CSE · 2023 · Closing rank 19,175CSE · 2024 · Closing rank 20,039CSE · 2025 · Closing rank 24,074ECE · 2022 · Closing rank 26,298ECE · 2023 · Closing rank 29,028ECE · 2024 · Closing rank 29,484ECE · 2025 · Closing rank 31,476EEE · 2022 · Closing rank 35,677EEE · 2023 · Closing rank 39,316EEE · 2024 · Closing rank 36,106EEE · 2025 · Closing rank 43,231ME · 2022 · Closing rank 42,222ME · 2023 · Closing rank 44,699ME · 2024 · Closing rank 48,332ME · 2025 · Closing rank 47,505
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 Meghalaya

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
OS20,71224,074+20%
ECE
Electronics and Communication Engineering
OS26,84231,476+7%
EEE
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
OS36,91443,231+20%
ME
Mechanical Engineering
OS43,37647,505-2%
CE
Civil Engineering
OS32,79552,450+5%

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
R115,04419,623baseline
R218,68822,102+2,479 ranks
R319,10822,131+2,508 ranks
R419,10822,131+2,508 ranks
R519,10822,131+2,508 ranks
R620,71224,074+4,451 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 Meghalaya, the HS number is what matters for you.

Home State (Meghalaya)
Opening rank
59,949
Closing rank
59,949
Other State
Opening rank
20,712
Closing rank
24,074

NIT Meghalaya — frequently asked questions

What was the closing rank for CSE at NIT Meghalaya in 2025?+
The JoSAA final-round closing rank for Computer Science and Engineering at NIT Meghalaya in 2025 was 24,074 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 Meghalaya?+
Based on 2025 JoSAA final-round closing ranks (OPEN, Gender-Neutral), the most competitive branches at NIT Meghalaya are: CSE (24,074), ECE (31,476), EEE (43,231). The number in brackets is the last rank that got in.
How much does the closing rank drift between rounds at NIT Meghalaya?+
For CSE in 2025, Round 1 closed at rank 19,623 while the final round (R6) closed at 24,074. 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 Meghalaya?+
For CSE in 2025, the Home State (Meghalaya) closing rank was 59,949 versus 24,074 for Other State candidates. NITs reserve 50% of their seats for HS, so if you're from Meghalaya, your effective cutoff is the HS number.
Is NIT Meghalaya admission based on JEE Main or JEE Advanced?+
NIT Meghalaya 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 Meghalaya has 4 years of data in our database. The predictor uses the final round of each year to avoid over-optimistic Round 1 projections.