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NIT Sikkim Cutoff 2025

National Institute of Technology, Sikkim · Ravangla, Sikkim · Established 2010 · Official site ↗

Branches tracked
6
Years of data
2022–2025
Top branch 2025
CSE
Closing rank 2025
26,616
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
20,06526,45732,84939,24045,6322022202320242025CSE · 2022 · Closing rank 22,196CSE · 2023 · Closing rank 24,093CSE · 2024 · Closing rank 28,284CSE · 2025 · Closing rank 26,616AI & ML · 2024 · Closing rank 33,955AI & ML · 2025 · Closing rank 29,014ECE · 2022 · Closing rank 35,394ECE · 2023 · Closing rank 35,568ECE · 2024 · Closing rank 37,004ECE · 2025 · Closing rank 36,705EEE · 2022 · Closing rank 40,990EEE · 2023 · Closing rank 40,863EEE · 2024 · Closing rank 42,538EEE · 2025 · Closing rank 43,501
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 Sikkim

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
OS15,38926,616-6%
AI & ML
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
OS16,83429,014-15%
ECE
Electronics and Communication Engineering
OS27,17636,705-1%
EEE
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
OS41,47043,501+2%
ME
Mechanical Engineering
OS35,23149,151+4%
CE
Civil Engineering
OS51,02254,2680%

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
R18,52721,087baseline
R215,38925,441+4,354 ranks
R315,38925,441+4,354 ranks
R415,38925,441+4,354 ranks
R515,38925,441+4,354 ranks
R615,38926,616+5,529 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 Sikkim, the HS number is what matters for you.

Home State (Sikkim)
Opening rank
71,127
Closing rank
1,85,001
Other State
Opening rank
15,389
Closing rank
26,616

NIT Sikkim — frequently asked questions

What was the closing rank for CSE at NIT Sikkim in 2025?+
The JoSAA final-round closing rank for Computer Science and Engineering at NIT Sikkim in 2025 was 26,616 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 Sikkim?+
Based on 2025 JoSAA final-round closing ranks (OPEN, Gender-Neutral), the most competitive branches at NIT Sikkim are: CSE (26,616), AI & ML (29,014), ECE (36,705). The number in brackets is the last rank that got in.
How much does the closing rank drift between rounds at NIT Sikkim?+
For CSE in 2025, Round 1 closed at rank 21,087 while the final round (R6) closed at 26,616. 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 Sikkim?+
For CSE in 2025, the Home State (Sikkim) closing rank was 1,85,001 versus 26,616 for Other State candidates. NITs reserve 50% of their seats for HS, so if you're from Sikkim, your effective cutoff is the HS number.
Is NIT Sikkim admission based on JEE Main or JEE Advanced?+
NIT Sikkim 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 Sikkim has 4 years of data in our database. The predictor uses the final round of each year to avoid over-optimistic Round 1 projections.